St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola

The University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (Macedonian: Универзитет „Св. Климент Охридски" - Битола, romanized: Univerzitet "Sv. Kliment Ohridski") is a public university in North Macedonia. Headquartered in Bitola, it also has faculties in Prilep, Ohrid, Veles, Kichevo and Skopje. It was founded on 25 April 1979, but the name of St. Clement of Ohrid was not given until late 1994. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 4,139 students are enrolled at the university. The act of the formal establishment of the university of Bitola was on 25 April 1979. The 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Bitola many other universities across the country were opened. Organization A Self-Managing Agreement for joining into the University of Bitola was signed by six higher education institutions and two research institutes, namely: Faculty of Economics – Prilep Faculty of Law – Bitola Faculty of Technical Sciences – Bitola Faculty of Tourism and Catering – Ohrid Higher School of Agriculture - Bitola Academy of Pedagogy- Bitola Tobacco Institute – Prilep Institute of Hydro-biology- Ohrid The following institutions have since joined the university: Institute for Old Slav Culture – Prilep (1985) National and University Library "St.Kliment Ohridski" – Biota (1980) Student Center "Koch Racin" – Bitola (1981) Higher Medical School – Bitola (1988) Police Academy – Skopje (2004) The international character of UKLO is confirmed by the participation in international programs and associations among which the most significant is the membership in EUA and BUA. St. Clement of Ohrid University is also a holder of the Erasmus+ Charter. Study fields Natural Sciences Computer & information sciences Engineering & Technology Transport engineering Electrical, electronic and information engineering Communication engineering and systems Applied engineering (environmental protection) Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Graphic Engineering Medical & Health Sciences Nursing Nutrition (gastronomy) Dietetics Health care (midwifery, physiotherapy, radiology, medical laboratory) Forensic science Agricultural Sciences Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology Animal products processing Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection Veterinary science Social Sciences Economics and Business (finances, management, banking, accounting, auditing, marketing, insurance) Educational sciences Law Tourism and hospitality Security Political sciences Organization science and management Humanities Languages Literature Members Source: 12 higher education institutions (10 faculties, 1 higher school, 1 scientific institute) 4 accompanying units: Faculty of Economics – Prilep Faculty of Technical Sciences – Bitola Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences Faculty of Education – Bitola Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Bitola Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies – Bitola Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality – Ohrid Faculty of Security – Skopje Faculty of Law – Kichevo Faculty of Technology and Technical Sciences – Veles Higher Medical School – Bitola Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies – Bitola Tobacco institute – Prilep Accompanying units Hydro-biological institute – Ohrid Institute for Ancient Slav literature National Institution University Library "St.Kliment Ohridski" Students’ residence "Kocho Racin" – Bitola International research journal – Horizons Horizons is an international research journal of St. Clement of Ohrid University published in two series depending on the research areas: Series A in the area of social sciences and humanities, and Series B in the area of natural sciences and mathematics, engineering and technology, biotechnology, medicine and health sciences. The journal is EBSCO classified. See also Balkan Universities Network List of universities in the Republic of North Macedonia List of colleges and universities Bitola References External links Official website