11 August 2022
Primary and secondary school students in North Macedonia are returning to the classrooms on the 1st of September, although there was an idea for the school year to start 10 days later, that is, on the 12th of September, confirmed for Meta.mk the Minister of Education and Science, Jeton Shaqiri. Neverhteless, as he announced, starting […]
14 July 2022
There are no funds for a wider network of low-price air pollution measuring stations, which were supposed to be emplaced all across Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. There are no funds for the preparation of the Green Cadaster, either. With the last rebalancing of the City of Skopje’s budget, that was voted in on […]
5 July 2022
Yilli Morina, the 13-year-old mathematical genius from the Shuto Orizari quarter in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, who spends most of his time solving math and physics exercises and problems and tutors university students from North Macedonia and abroad, received a full scholarship and will continue his education at an international school. Meta.mk has […]
16 June 2022
In the Novo Lisiche Park, at the outskirts of Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, 50-some enthusiasts for the second consecutive year have been working in the Bostanie Cooperative Garden. The enthusiasts, including, of course, young people, through training and workshops, can learn gardening and composting, how to protect and nourish the plants, but they […]
14 June 2022
Safeguarding the environment through the fight against climate change and air pollution in the cities throughout North Macedonia is something that exists only in theory. In reality, the data provided by the State Statistical Office – SSO show that unlike any period before, the number of Macedonian households owning a passenger vehicle last year has […]
2 June 2022
The number of filmgoers in North Macedonia last year was 170,567, shows the data provided by the State Statistical Office (SSO). In 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic began and a decision was made to close the cinema theaters, it contributed to a decline in the annual number of visitors compared to the pre-pandemic period. In […]
30 May 2022
The primary and secondary school pupils, but also the undergraduate students in North Macedonia, should have access to free counseling centers, where they will be able to discuss their problems and talk freely about everything which is bothering them. This is the conclusion from the online debate that took place on the 27th of April […]
4 May 2022
There is not a bit of progress about the process of digitalization of the education in North Macedonia. The pupils will still study the traditional way, from print textbooks. Of course, the other option is available – if they choose so, they can study from whatever e-books are available. Even though it promised, the Ministry […]
28 December 2021
The attractive inhabitant of the Zoological Garden in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, Coco the chimp, turned 26 yesterday. The caretakers at the Skopje Zoo prepared a delicious surprise for Coco on his birthday. “It celebrated its birthday with its caretaker Biljana, with whom it shares the same birthday date. Apart from the birthday boy, […]
23 December 2021
Apart from women and persons with disabilities, the young people are yet another group that in regard of the political participation, is one of the most marginalized in North Macedonia. Although a quarter of the population are young people aged up to 29, only 3% of the mayoral candidates at the local elections that took […]
1 October 2021
The dross produced in the process of melting scrap iron in the “Makstil” smelter in Skopje, North Macedonia, will be used as material for subbases of new roads and streets and as partial substitute for cement in the production of concrete blocks. This innovation which was presented in the industrial complex “Makstil” yesterday to Fatmir […]
30 September 2021
This year, the Skopje landfill Drisla will receive an autoclave, or a machine for treatment of the medical waste, but also an air quality measurement station. The landfill received €800,000 in an IPA project for the recycling of construction waste. But the projects for secondary waste selection, treatment of industrial waste and the waste sorting […]
22 July 2021
During the coronavirus crisis, some young people in North Macedonia saw the opportunity to start their own businesses or to adapt their existing businesses to the new normal that was imposed by the restrictive measures against the coronavirus. The stories that were told to Meta.mk by Teona Mango, Goran Bakrevski and Darko Milevski, entrepreneurs from […]
22 June 2021
What to choose, a gymnasium or vocational-technical high school Not so long ago, the majority of 9th-grade primary school students in North Macedonia were choosing to continue their secondary education in a gymnasium instead of opting for vocational-technical schools. Now, only 4 days after the start of the high school enrollment, it is obvious that […]
14 June 2021
Two times a year (around New Year’s Day and during the summer) there are big sales of games on most platforms. The summer sale of GOG.com started and it will last from the 9th to the 28th of June. The summer sales are excellent chance to buy the best titles and to get a game […]
31 May 2021
The Tie Dye mobile game produced by Furious Avocado, a gaming studio from North Macedonia exceeded 100 million downloads worldwide last week. It’s a DIY creative game that can be used for coloring clothes by one’s own choice. The game is very easy to understand and available for wider audiences. Furious Avocado has already set […]
26 May 2021
Civil society organizations appeal for better conservation of the protected areas in North Macedonia and for better assistance to the managers in preserving the biodiversity. Illegal logging, poaching, dumping enormous quantities of waste by irresponsible people and jeopardizing the living world are the greatest threats to the areas with the country’s greatest natural treasures. The […]
5 May 2021
The reform of the primary education that will start at the beginning of the next school year are good for the whole society in North Macedonia. From what we saw and understood so far, and we have seen pretty much, and taking into account that the whole process of sketching the changes has been implemented […]
15 February 2021
The North Macedonia’s State Graduation Board accepted the proposal which envision that this year’s State graduation exams for the high school graduates will consist of four exams i.e. 2 external and 2 internal and a project task, informed the Ministry of Education and Science. In the next several days, the Board will prepare the new […]
9 January 2021
Empty amphitheaters, empty student dormitories – the pandemic has emptied the locations where students used to live, study and socialize. During last year, the lectures and the exams took place at home and the new conditions for studying additionally stressed the problems that the students faced even before the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Last […]
