Skopje is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
Vlado Bučkovski is a former prime minister of the Republic of Macedonia, elected by parliament on 15 December 2004. He was previously the defense minister of Macedonia from May 2001 to November 2001 and from November 2002 to December 2004. He was president of the Social Democratic Union of Macedonia. After the 2006 election defeat by the centre-right VMRO-DPMNE, Radmila Šekerinska took over the party's leadership.
The Saints Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje is the oldest and largest public university in North Macedonia. It is named after the Byzantine Christian theologians and missionaries Cyril and Methodius. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 25,220 students are enrolled at the university. Furthermore, the teaching and research staff number 2,390 people; this is further supported by over 300 members in the university's institutions.
Andrijana Janevska is a famous Macedonian singer and musician.
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola 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.
Skopje Fest or Festival na zabavni melodii Skopje is one of the main musical events in the Republic of North Macedonia.
Marko Savić was a Serbian pianist and university professor.
The FON University is a private university with headquarters in Skopje, North Macedonia. It is the second private university established in North Macedonia after the liberalization of the High education law's in 2002. After its establishment great number of professors from the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje transferred to the new university and contributed to building a better educational system in the Republic of Macedonia.
The European University Skopje is a private university headquartered in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Stole Popov is a Macedonian film director.
Nano Ružin is a Macedonian professor of political and social sciences, Ex-Macedonian Ambassador to Nato, and was the presidential candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) for the Macedonian presidential election in 2009, the first round of which took place on 22 March 2009.
Riste Tevdoski is a Macedonian singer and was the lead singer of the popular Macedonian band Bravo Band. He started his career in the show hosted by the Macedonian presenter Lila Stojanovska together with Bravo Band. But from 2009 he pursues a solo career. He is also well known for his saxophone solo in his hit song "Ti". He has since performed duos with Brant Ford in America.
Dimitrije Bužarovski Ph.D. is a Macedonian composer, versatile artist and a scholar with interests in different fields: composition, musicology, computer and electronic music, performance, teaching and research.
Lorenc Antoni was an Albanian composer, conductor, and ethnomusicologist.
Ljubomir Cuculovski is a Macedonian philosopher and professor in Skopje. He graduated from the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje, with a thesis on The Sources of Bergson’s Theory of Knowledge. Then he received his master's title in sociological science in 1982, at the Institute for Sociological, Political and Juridical Research in Skopje, with a thesis on Religion and Morality. He received his PhD in philosophical sciences from the Faculty of Philosophy in Skopje in 1992, with a dissertation on Karl Marx: The Origin of Historical Materialism (1841–1849).
Vlatko Ilievski was a Macedonian pop rock singer and actor. He was the runner-up to be the Macedonian entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 and represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 with the song Rusinka in Düsseldorf, Germany. He was previously a member of the rock band "Moral". He was a student of acting at the faculty of Dramatic Arts, Skopje, where he graduated in 2010 with the drama "Anger" from Stephen King.
The Suli An is a han in the Old Bazaar of Skopje, North Macedonia. It was built in the mid-15th century by Isa-Beg Isaković.
Dr. Ana Stojanoska, born 22 November 1977 in Prilep, SR Macedonia is a theatre researcher and writer.
David (Ninov) is an Eastern Orthodox titular Bishop of Stobi and administrator of the Eparchy of Strumica of the Orthodox Ohrid Archbishopric, an autonomous church in the Republic of Macedonia, under the supreme jurisdiction of Serbian Orthodox Church.
Tomislav Zografski was a Macedonian composer (1934–2000) and music pedagogue who also wrote music for film and television. His progressive neoclassical language played a key part in the journey of Macedonian music toward the postmodern era.
