The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola ( mk, Универзитет „Св. Климент Охридски" - Битола, translit=Univerzitet "Sv. Kliment Ohridski") is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in state ownership, owned by the state or receives significant government spending, public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private unive ...

North Macedonia North Macedonia, ; sq, Maqedonia e Veriut, (Macedonia before February 2019), officially the Republic of North Macedonia,, is a country in Southeast Europe. It gained independence in 1991 as one of the successor states of Socialist Feder ...

. Headquartered in

Bitola Bitola (; mk, Битола ) is a city in the southwestern part of North Macedonia. It is located in the southern part of the Pelagonia valley, surrounded by the Baba (North Macedonia), Baba, Nidže, and Kajmakčalan mountain ranges, north of th ...

, it also has faculties in

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appea ...

Ohrid Ohrid ( mk, Охрид ) is a city in North Macedonia and is the seat of the Ohrid Municipality. It is the largest city on Lake Ohrid and the eighth-largest city in the country, with the municipality recording a population of over 42,000 inh ...

, Veles, Kichevo and

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; ...

. 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

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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

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.

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