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Illegal logging, poaching and illegal waste dumping harshest enemies to protected areas in North Macedonia
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 environmentalists, during the days...
Teachers give support: Changes in primary education in North Macedonia bring benefits to the minority communities
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 in a transparent way...
State Graduation Board accepts the draft model for state graduation exams in North Macedonia
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 draft concept.
"At today's online...
The pandemic directed the light to the problems and the need for functional digitalization of higher education
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 year, several events marked the...
Analysis: In the IT sector in North Macedonia, the gap between men and women almost non-existent
Unlike other industrial sectors in the Macedonian economy, the IT sector stands out as the one where the gap between men and women is almost non-existent. In some industries, such as digital marketing, the ratio is 55.56% percent women versus 44.44% percent men.
Over the years, the number of women graduates in formal education is on the rise. If in...
From attending classes on a pedal boat to playing video games during classes – the misuses of the online teaching?
The new school year in North Macedonia started on the 1st of October with a distance learning based on the national platform schools.mk where the pupils are able to see and hear the lectures of their teachers and professors. But, this way of teaching also posed new challenges both for the students and the teachers, and the whole educational...
Environmentalists in North Macedonia dedicate the International Day of Rivers to the fight against micro hydropower plants at Leshnica
The International Day of Rivers, which is marked each year during the last week of September, will be dedicated this year to the effortsfor saving the rivers at Shar Mountain from the micro hydropower plants. Two days ago, environmentalists, civic associations, hiking associations, local citizens from the surrounding villages of Vejce, Bozovce, Brodec, and Veshala, including nature enthusiasts, formed...
After the protest of the high school students, Minister Carovska offers a combined teaching model
After yesterday's protest by high school students against an overall online teaching model, the students have met with the new Minister for Education and Science, Mila Carovska, who during the two meetings with the students and their parents offered a combined teachingmodel.
"It is of the highest priority to start the school year on the 1st of October and the...
Government and High-School representatives will work together on a teaching model
Today, the interim Prime Minister Oliver Spasovski; the Deputy Prime Minister in charge of economic affairs, Mila Carovska; the Minister of Education, Arber Ademi; The Health Minister Venko Filipche; and the Deputy Minister of Education Elizabeta Naumovska have met with a delegation of the Union of High School Students, led by Union's President Blendi Hodai.
"The model for a combined...
Reactions: Manual for learning system for teachers in North Macedonia useless
"Instructional manual for the use of the learning system management" is the title of the document published on the North Macedonia's Bureau for Development of Education's official webpage (BDE), that is supposed to be of use for the teachers for their professional career development. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the BDE's management have created an online course titled "Performing...
The planet is overheating, if we don’t prevent the climate change, it will bring new pandemics
The COVID-19 pandemic has put the world in crucible. The economies, health systems, and the education are in the process of creating habits for the "new normal" that, when we are at it, mustn't ignore the environment and the fight against the climate change. There are cries that are getting louder and louder that the pandemics are the unavoidable...
SpeakOut: Better mental health through anonymous conversations and debates
The improvement of mental health through anonymous conversation is the goal of the new platform that was recently put into use in North Macedonia. The SpeakOut application will be fighting the mental health stigma among the young through lectures and discussions and will be stressing the importance of the mental health.
"The idea behind this application comes from the ‘Generation...
Macedonian mobile game “Tie Dye”, No. 1 in the USA, soon launches in China
The mobile game "Tie Dye“ created by the Macedonian game studio,"Furious Avocado“ is a number one game in the United States Of America after it has reached over one million downloads daily. It's a DIY creative game that can color any clothing by user's own choice. The game is very easy to understand and easily inteligible for the wider...
Crime, alcohol and drugs feature in most popular songs among the youngsters, Macedonian influencers are careful about what they are promoting
“Zbog nje valjo bi ko Pablo, samo da joj kupim sve” (For her, I would sell drugs like Pablo Escobar, only to be able to buy her everything)
“Jedva stoji na nogama, svu noć miješala alkohol je sa drogama” (She could barely stand on her feat, as she was mixing alcohol and drugs all night long)
These are some of the...
Survey: Most of the young people will either skip the vacation this summer or will head for Lake Ohrid
The young people in North Macedonia have different plans for their summer vacation in the forthcoming period, showed the survey that was carried out by the @studentarijamk Instagram profile. The questions were posted online on 5 and 6th of July, and 3.129 respondents replied.
When asked whether they plan a summer vacation during the next three months, 51.8 % of...
Cancellation of state graduation exam in North Macedonia brings happiness to some, trouble to others
The students who completed their secondary education this year, met the end of the school year in their homes. Due to the pandemic, the Education Ministry decided to cancel the state graduation exam. Minister Ademi said that this decision was meant to eliminate the stress among secondary school students during these extraordinary times. The students will receive valid diplomas...
Environmental lessons must become priority for Macedonian education system
The threats caused by the use of fossil fuels as primary fuel source, the emissions of carbon dioxide and the greenhouse effect, the overheating of the planet, the inappropriate waste management and other dangers are just some of the subjects that have to become a priority in the youth's education and interests.
The road to green and sustainable future, according...
Teams from 39 schools qualified for the final of FITD’s challenge
Students from 39 primary and secondary schools entered the final selection in the public call "A Challenge for Young Explorers 3" by Fund for Innovations and Technology Development (FITD) that is carried out in cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Science. They say that the process of exploration should be based upon a "scientific method" i.e. to include...
Cyber-crime unit of Macedonian police warns about a new scam involving fake Chinese cryptocurrency
Be careful - be ware of a new scam with alleged cryptocurrency, warned the Computer Crime and Digital Forensics Sector of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Republic of North Macedonia through a press statement.
Scammers target Macedonian internet users via the social networks or via e-mail in order to lure them to a fake web page that promises easy...
The online lectures have advantages, but the students miss real life interactions
Two months ago, the Government issued a decree that stopped the education process in order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus in North Macedonia. Since then, teaching has been conducted through online platforms. With the introduction of this measure, it was clear that the forthcoming period will present a challenge for all included in the education process. The...
