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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...

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

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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

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“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...

Join the CtrlZ Challenge and win a Go Pro Hero 7

The Metamorphosis Foundation announces a CtrlZ Challenge for a short video on the topic: The life of young people after the emergence of COVID-19. The challenge is open for all interested young people who are aged 13 to 24. All you have to do is create a short video about what the daily activities of young people will look like after...

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...

Skopje Zoo opens again after two and a half months

Today, 26 May, the Skopje Zoo opens again. The visitors will have to follow protocols of movement, the number of people who can be in the zoo at the same time will be limited and everybody has to wear a mask and keep distance from others. The working hours will be from 9 am until 6 pm. The zoo was closed...

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...

“Politikin Zabavnik” se suprostavlja teorijama zavere o 5G

Evropski koncept medija podrazumeva da oni obavljanju informativnu, zabavnu i edukativnu funkciju. Podložnost stanovništva Balkana poplavi dezinformacija koja je zahvatila region se često povezuje  sa niskim nivoom obrazovanja, u čemu ulogu igra i slabi kvalitet ili nepostojanje obrazovnih programa u medjskim sferama zemalja regiona. Redak primer privatnog medija koji integriše edukaciju u svoj rad je beogradski "Politikin Zabavnik", koji u...

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...