Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ ЧЛЕНКИ НА УКЛО (1) PRIUM – Promoting a Model of Integrated University in the Republic of Macedonia EXCHANGE OF BEST PRACTICE SEMINAR Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje November 2008 Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector,, From fragmentatiot to integration,,

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ ЧЛЕНКИ НА УКЛО (1) FROM FRAGMENTATION TO INTEGRATION : UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA ON THE ROAD TO INTEGRATION

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ ЧЛЕНКИ НА УКЛО (1) TABLE OF CONTENTS THE CONDITION OF THE HIGHER-EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN THE SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (SEU); VIEW OVER SOME SIGNIFICANT PRE-CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING THE CONDITION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA THE CONDITION OF THE UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA HOW SHOULD WE GO ON? WHAT SHOULD WE NEED TO DO?

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ ЧЛЕНКИ НА УКЛО (1) SIGNIFICANT ISSUES: 1. WHAT DEGREE OF FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY? 2. WHAT DEGREE OF FINANCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY? HOW HIGH SHOULD THE AMMOUNT OF COSTS BE?- (EXPRESSED IN PERCENTS) 3. HOW COULD THE POWER OF THE RECTOR AND HIS RESPONSIBILITIES BE BALANCED? 4. SHOULD THE DEANS/DIRECTORS HAVE THE SAME POWER THEY USED TO HAVE? 5. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE?

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ THE CONDITIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (SIE) (1) From fragmentation to cooperation: Higher education, research and development of South- Eastern Europe; SOURCE: Tobi Linden and Nina Arnhold with Kiril Vasilev. International bank for restoration and development/World bank, June, 2008, Washington, DC, USA.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ THE CONDITIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (SIE) (2) PRE-CONDITIONS NECESSARY FOR EFFICIENT FUNCTIONING: 1. APPROPRIATE LEGAL FRAME 2. SYSTEM OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONING (PROVIDES MOTIVATION FOR THE INSTITUTIONS TO FULFIL THEIR APPROPRIATE MISSIONS)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ THE CONDITIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEMS IN SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE (SIE) (3) 3. ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURING (IMBALANCED AND BALANCED HIGHER- EDUCATION SYSTEMS) 4. POLITCAL WILL AND GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT 5. IMPROVEMENT OF MANAGING CAPACITIES OF HIGHER-EDUCATION SYSTEMS 6. IMPROVEMENT OF FINANCING MECHANISMS 7. QUALITY PROVIDING

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ THE CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN R. of MACEDONIA (MODELS-1):  4 (FOUR) PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES 1. CRITERIA FOR FRAGMENTATION/INTEGRATION : TWO OF THEM ARE COMPLETELY CENTRALISED/INTEGRATED (THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN TETOVO AND THE UNIVERSITY GOCE DELCEV-STIP) WHERE AS THE OTHER TWO ARE IN THE PHASE OF TRANSFER FROM FRAGMENTIZED TO INTEGRATED UNIVERSITY (SS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS AND THE UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ THE CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN R. of MACEDONIA (MODELS-2): 2. SPATIAL ORGANISATION CRITERION: TWO OF THEM ARE MULTICAMPUS AND DISPERSED IN MANY CITIES (THE UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA AND UNIVERSITY GOCE DELCEV-STIP) WHERE AS THE OTHER TWO ARE SITUATED (mainly the faculties) IN ONE CITY (THE UNIVERSITY SS. CYRIL AND METHODIUS /WITH DISPERSED STUDIES IN STIP, VELES AND STRUMICA/ AND THE STATE UNIVERSITY IN TETOVO)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ DETERMINING AND NORMATIVE ACTS: LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION (March, 2008) THE STATUTE OF THE University St. Kliment Ohridski-Bitola OTHER NORMATIVE ACTS (regulation and direction books etc)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (1) ESTABLISHED TYPE OF UNIVERSITY 1. ACCORDING TO THE SPATIAL CRITERION МУЛТИКАМПУС UNIVERSITY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA IS SITUATED IN 6 (SIX) CITIES IN MACEDONIA: BITOLA (THE SEAT OF THE UNIVERSITY), PRILEP, OHRID, SKOPJE, VELES AND KICEVO.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (2) TYPE OF THE UNIVERSITY BASED ON THE CRITERION OF FRAGMENTATION/INTEGRATION; UNIVERSITY IN TRANSFER PHASE FROM FRAGMENTATED TO INTEGRATED, WITH LOW LEVEL OF FINANCIAL INTEGRATION (THE LEVEL OF FINANCIAL COSTS = 10%)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (3) UNITS AND KINDS/TYPES OF UNITS 1. FULLY LEGAL 2. ACCOMPANYING NUMBER OF REPRESENATIVES IN THE SENATE : FACULTIES WITH FULL LEGAL MEMBERSHIP = THREE REPRESENATIVES INSTITUTES WITH FULL LEGAL MEMBERSHIP= TWO REPRESENTATIVES ACCOMPANYING UNITS =ONE REPRESENTATIVE

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (4) : UKLO UNITS (1-5) TOTAL= 15 UNITS: 9 faculties, 1 higher school, 3 institutes, University library and Students’ residence. FACULTY OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES- BITOLA FACULTY OF ECONOMY-PRILEP FACULTY OF TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY- OHRID FACULTY OF EDUCATION- BITOLA FACULTY OF BIOTECHNICAL SCIENCES- BITOLA

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (5): UKLO UNITS (6-10) FACULTY OF ADMINISTARTION AND MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATIONA SYSTEMS-BITOLA HIGHER MEDICAL SCHOOL-BITOLA FACULTY OF SECURITY-SKOPJE FACULTY OF LAW-KICEVO (from 2008) TECHNOLOGICAL-TECHNICAL FACULTY- VELES ( from 2008)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (6) : UKLO UNITS (11-15) TOBACCO INSTITUTE-PRILEP INSTITUTE OF ANCIENT SLAV CULTURE- PRILEP HYDRO-BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE-OHRID NATIONAL INSTITUTION UNIVERSITY LIBRARY ST.KLIMENT OHRIDSKI-BITOLA STUDENTS’ RESIDENCE KOCO RACIN- BITOLA

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (7) NUMBER OF STUDENTS (1) till the academic 2007/2008 (students enrolled in the first year) students AREAS TECHNICAL SCIENCES (Technical, Biotechnical faculty) 3001 student Social sciences (Faculty of education, FAMIS, Tourism and hospitality, Police academy, Faculty of economics) 6278 students Humanitarian sciences (Higher medical school) 1239 students

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (8) NUMBER OF STUDENTS (2) till the academic 2008/2009 (students enrolled in the first year) students AREAS TECHNICAL SCIENCES (Technical, Biotechnical faculty, Technological-technical faculty) 748 students Social sciences (Faculty of education, FAMIS, Tourism and hospitality, Faculty of security, Faculty of economics) 2002 students Humanitarian sciences (Higher medical school) 261 student

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ UKLO FACTS (9) STAFF MEMBERS Academic year 2008/2009  Academic and scientific staff total: 474 persons

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION (official gazette of RM no. 35/2008 ) - 1 FUNCTIONS/ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY AND COMMITMENTS AGAINST THE RESPONSIBILITIES - Within its functioning the university participates in establishing of the Program of realization and development of higher education activities in RM. The University integrates its units functions (functional integration) and by its organs it provides concordant functioning of all the units by performing activities determined by the Law and Statute of the University)

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION (official gazette of RM no. 35/2008) – 2 STATUS OF THE UNIVERSITY UNITS - ”Organizational university unit” is an internal organizational form of the university organized according the statute of the university or by a decision, or general act based on the statute of the university for whose commitments is responsible the university which organized it.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION (official gazette of RM no. 35/2008) – 3  RECTOR’S AUTHORISATION AGAINST HIS RESPONSIBILITY -The Rector has 14 authorisations within the frames of managing the University -He is obliged to submit a Report on his work and the work of the university at least once a year to the Senate, University Council and the founder - If the Senate does not accept the Report then a procedure for dismissal of the Rector of the University is conducted.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ LAW ON HIGHER EDUCATION (official gazette of RM no. 35/2008) -4 DEANS’/DIRECTORS’ AUTHORISATION AGAINST THEIR RESPONSIBILITY - Deans/directors have 10 authorisations within the frames of their managing function - Dean/Director is obliged to submit a Report on his work at leas once a year to the teaching-scientific council as well as to the Rector of the university - Dean/Director can empower a vice-dean/director for performing a part of his rights and commitments.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ PROPOSITION – STATUTE OF UKLO UNIVERSITY STATUS UNITS’ STATUS AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIS OF THE RECTOR AUTHORITIES AND RESPOSNIBILITIES OF THE DEANS/DIRECTORS INTEGRATING ACTIVITIES

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ PROPOSITION – STATUTE OF UKLO UNIVERSITY STATUS UNITS’ STATUS - A basic act of the university is the Statute. It helps to manage the internal organization, the way of performing the higher education activity, authorization and the way of functioning, decision making and other issues significant for the higher education activity - A university unit has a regulation book prepared according the Statute of the University which regulates the internal relations and units functioning. - The Statute of the University is accorded by the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia. - The Regulation book of each unit is accorded by the University Senate.

Prof.d-r Zlatko Zhoglev, Rector Skopje, 12/11/ IMPORTANT MATTERS- 2 WHAT DEGREE OF FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITIES? WHAT DEGREE OF FINANCIAL INTEGRATION OF THE UNIVERSITIES? (HOW HIGH SHOULD THE AMMOUNT OF COSTS BE?- EXPRESSED IN PERCENTS) HOW COULD THE POWER AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE RECTOR BE BALANCED? 4. SHOULD THE DEANS/DIRECTORS HAVE THE SAME POWER AS THEY USED TO HAVE? 5. WHAT SHOULD BE DONE? 6. HOW CAN A DISPERSED UNIVERSITY BE MANAGED?