South East European University

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South East European University
Universiteti i Evropës Juglindore
Универзитет на Југоисточна Европа
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University's logo
TypePrivate-public nonprofit university
Established2001;23 years ago (2001)
Rector Abdylmenaf Bexheti [1]
Students1,849 (2018–19) [2]
Location
Tetovo
,
North Macedonia

41°59′09″N20°57′40″E / 41.98583°N 20.96111°E / 41.98583; 20.96111
Campus Tetovo and Skopje
Website www.seeu.edu.mk
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South East European University (SEEU), informally also known as the Max van der Stoel University, is an internationally recognized private-public nonprofit higher education institution established upon initiative of OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities Max van der Stoel and is located in Tetovo, North Macedonia, with a branch campus in Skopje. [3]

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The university is an associate member of the European University Association [4] and the Balkan Universities Network, [5] and a member of the International Association of Universities. [6]

Background and foundation

In the early 1990s, Dutch diplomat Max van der Stoel, who was then OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities, became involved in efforts to resolve the issue of Albanian-language study at the university level, between Macedonian and Albanian political leaders. Albanians protested against the failure of the Macedonian state to provide Albanian-language study in universities. Two public universities, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University of Skopje and St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola, only offered courses in the Macedonian language. In 1994, an illegal Albanian-language university was established in Tetovo, which led to increased tension between Macedonians and Albanians. With Van der Stoel's efforts, a compromise solution was reached between Macedonian and Albanian political leaders. On 25 July 2000, under recommendations of OSCE, the Macedonian parliament adopted a Law on Higher Education, which permitted the establishment of private universities in the languages of the minorities. [7] It resulted in the establishment of the university in Tetovo in 2001. [8] [9]

Faculties and study programmes

South East European University (SEEU) offers courses and programmes leading to internationally recognized higher education degrees at bachelor, master and doctorate levels in several areas of study. [10] [11]

Study programmes are offered in three languages: English, Albanian and Macedonian. [8]

The university is constituted of seven faculties: [12]

Admissions

South East European University (SEEU) has a selective admission policy based on students' previous academic record and grades. [20] [21]

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References

  1. ↑ Bexheti, Abdylmenaf. "Abdylmenaf Bexheti". South East European University.
  2. ↑ "Запишани студенти на високите стручни школи и факултетите во Република Северна Македонија во академската 2018/2019 година" (PDF). stat.gov.mk (in Macedonian). Statistical Office of North Macedonia. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ↑ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". osce.org . Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  4. ↑ "EUA". eua.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "Balkan Universities Association". www.baunas.org. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  6. ↑ Jana Bacevic (2014). From Class to Identity: The politics of education reforms in former Yugoslavia. Central European University Press. p. 180. ISBN   9786155225734.
  7. ↑ Pål Kolstø (2016). Strategies of Symbolic Nation-building in South Eastern Europe. Routledge. p. 191. ISBN   9781317049364.
  8. 1 2 Jenny Engström (2009). Democratisation and the Prevention of Violent Conflict: Lessons Learned from Bulgaria and Macedonia. Ashgate. p. 128. ISBN   9780754674344.
  9. ↑ Voldemar Tomusk, ed. (2007). Creating the European Area of Higher Education: Voices from the Periphery. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 150. ISBN   9781402046162.
  10. ↑ "South East European University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Study Programmes". SEEU Study Programmes.
  12. ↑ "South East European University - Faculties". South East European University. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  13. ↑ "Law Faculty". South East European University.
  14. ↑ "Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences". South East European University.
  15. ↑ "Faculty of Business and Economics". South East European University.
  16. ↑ "Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communication". South East European University.
  17. ↑ "Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies". South East European University.
  18. ↑ "Faculty of Health Sciences". South East European University.
  19. ↑ "Faculty of Technical Sciences". South East European University.
  20. ↑ "South East European University - Admission Requirements". South East European University. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  21. ↑ "South East European University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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