The Saints Cyril and Methodius University () is a

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Skopje Skopje ( , ; ; , sq-definite, Shkupi) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It lies in the northern part of the country, in the Skopje Basin, Skopje Valley along the Vardar River, and is the political, economic, and cultura ...

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. It is the oldest and largest public university in the country. It is named after the

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Christian theologians Christian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christianity, Christian belief and practice. It concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Ch ...

and

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Cyril and Methodius Cyril (; born Constantine, 826–869) and Methodius (; born Michael, 815–885) were brothers, Population of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Christian theologians and Christian missionaries, missionaries. For their work evangelizing the Slavs ...

. 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. The primary language of instruction is

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, but there are a number of courses which are carried out in English,

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and

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History

The beginnings of modern, organized tertiary education in Skopje are connected to the establishment of the Faculty of Philosophy on the 16th December 1920. This Faculty was organized as an autonomous entity of the

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. During the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 Skopje was conquered by the Kingdom of Serbia, and after the end of the

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in 1918 the city became part of the newly estbalsihed

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. The establishment of a University-level institution in the city was part of the wider assimilationist and colonialist policy of the Kingdom, which considered its part of Macedonia as historically and ethnically Serbian, and in line with such policies the first Faculty of Philosophy consisted only of humanities departments. With the spread of the World War Two into the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1941, the activities of the Faculty ceased. Following the occupation of the region by the Kingdom of Bulgaria, a new institution of higher education was established in 1943 in Skopje – the Tsar

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University. In September 1944 a coup d'état in Sofia led to Bulgaria joining the Soviets. As a result the Bulgarian administration in Macedonia withdrew to the old borders of the country. So, the Bulgarian University stopped its educational activity. In 1944 the

Socialist Republic of Macedonia The Socialist Republic of Macedonia (), or SR Macedonia, commonly referred to as Socialist Macedonia, Yugoslav Macedonia or simply Macedonia, was one of the six constituent republics of the post-World War II Socialist Federal Republic of Y ...

was established by

ASNOM The Anti-fascist Assembly for the National Liberation of Macedonia (, ''Antifašističko sobranie za narodno osloboduvanje na Makedonija''; Serbo-Croatian: ''Antifašističko sobranje narodnog oslobođenja Makedonije''; abbr. ASNOM) was the supr ...

, which became officially operational in December, shortly after the German retreat from Skopje. On the 16th of April 1945 a new Faculty of Philosophy was established in Skopje by the Macedonian communist authorities. On the 16th of December 1946 the official opening ceremony for the Faculty of Philosophy took place, which would serve as the cornerstone of the University of Skopje. This marked the beginning of a first Macedonian

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. The first Faculty consisted of the Department of History and

Philology Philology () is the study of language in Oral tradition, oral and writing, written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also de ...

and the Department of

Mathematics Mathematics is a field of study that discovers and organizes methods, Mathematical theory, theories and theorems that are developed and Mathematical proof, proved for the needs of empirical sciences and mathematics itself. There are many ar ...

and

Natural Science Natural science or empirical science is one of the branches of science concerned with the description, understanding and prediction of natural phenomena, based on empirical evidence from observation and experimentation. Mechanisms such as peer ...

, while the Medical Faculty and the Faculty of Agriculture and

Forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests and woodlands for associated resources for human and Natural environment, environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and ...

were added in 1947. Fifty-eight students enrolled during the first academic year of 1946–1947; in the next year this number grew to 907. The development of higher education in Macedonia was characterized by rapid growth, and several other faculties were added in the following years. Parallel to the education activities in the existing faculties, scholarly research was undertaken with the development of independent institutes of research. The University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius was officially established in 1949. The Institute of National History was founded in 1948, followed by Institute of Folklore in 1949, and the Institute of Economics in 1952. Today, there are 10 research institutes affiliated with the University of Skopje. After the great

1963 Skopje earthquake The 1963 Skopje earthquake () was a 6.1 moment magnitude earthquake which occurred in Skopje, SR Macedonia (present-day North Macedonia), then part of the SFR Yugoslavia, on July 26, 1963, which killed over 1,070 people, injured between 3,000 an ...

, which destroyed most of the city of Skopje, the university was leveled and some of the most modern laboratories in

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were destroyed. By this time the University of Skopje was the third largest in Yugoslavia. It was quickly rebuilt on the premises of a much larger and modern urban campus. At the request of Yugoslav authorities, scientists from

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's Department of Natural Sciences were sent to meet with the university's scientists to develop plans for the rehabilitation of the university's science laboratories. As a result, a large donation of equipment for science teaching and research was gathered from around the world through UNESCO's international programme of aid to Skopje. At present, the University of Skopje is carried out in the spirit of the 1991 Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia, which incorporated the social, economic and political changes that had taken place after North Macedonia proclaimed its independence from the Former Yugoslav Federate State. On 3 August 2000 the Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia brought the new Law on Higher Education which adopted the overall European standards of higher education. The management organs of the university are the University Senate, consisting of two staff members from each faculty and scientific research institutes, five appointed members by the government of the Republic of North Macedonia and five students delegated from the Student Organization; the University Board, consisting of the rector, the vice-rectors, the secretary general, the deans of the faculties, the directors of the scientific-research institutes and one student representative; and the rector. The university represents a functional community of 25 faculties and 10 research institutes.

Departments and faculties

The university is divided into 23

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and 10

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Faculties

* Faculty of Philosophy **Founded in 1946 **12 undergraduate study programmes **17 postgraduate study programmes * "

Blaže Koneski Blaže Koneski ( Macedonian and ; 19 December 1921 – 7 December 1993) was a Macedonian poet, writer, literary translator, and linguistic scholar, who had a major contribution to the codification of the standard Macedonian language, for which ...

" Faculty of

**Founded in 1946 **11 undergraduate study programmes **13 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

s and

**Founded in 1946 **24 undergraduate study programmes **31 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food **Founded in 1947 **10 undergraduate study programmes **24 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Forestry **Founded in 1947 **4 undergraduate study programmes **17 postgraduate study programmes * Medical Faculty **Founded in 1947 **3 undergraduate study programmes **24 postgraduate study programmes * "St.

Clement of Ohrid Saint Clement (or Kliment) of Ohrid ( Bulgarian, Macedonian, , ''Kliment Ohridski''; , ''Klḗmēs tē̂s Akhrídas''; ; – 916) was one of the first medieval Bulgarian saints, scholar, writer, and apostle to the Slavs. He was one of the mos ...

" Faculty of

Pedagogy Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political, and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken ...

**Founded in 1947 **6 undergraduate study programmes * Faculty of Architecture **Founded in 1949 **1 undergraduate study programme **4 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Civil Engineering Civil engineering is a regulation and licensure in engineering, professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads ...

**Founded in 1949 **5 undergraduate study programmes **4 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Economics **Founded in 1950 **7 undergraduate study programmes **10 postgraduate study programmes * " Iustinianus Primus" Faculty of Law **Founded in 1951 **3 undergraduate study programmes **6 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Mechanical Engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...

**Founded in 1959 **9 undergraduate study programmes **6 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Electrical Engineering Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems that use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ...

and

Information Technology Information technology (IT) is a set of related fields within information and communications technology (ICT), that encompass computer systems, software, programming languages, data processing, data and information processing, and storage. Inf ...

**Founded in 1959 **8 undergraduate study programmes **9 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Technology and

Metallurgy Metallurgy is a domain of materials science and engineering that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are known as alloys. Metallurgy encompasses both the ...

**Founded in 1959 **9 undergraduate study programmes **16 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Stomatology An oral medicine or stomatology doctor/dentist (or stomatologist) has received additional specialized training and experience in the diagnosis and management of oral mucosal abnormalities (growths, ulcers, infection, allergies, immune-mediated an ...

**Founded in 1959 **3 undergraduate study programmes **7 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Music **Founded in 1966 **27 undergraduate study programmes **36 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Dramatic Arts Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance: a play, opera, mime, ballet, etc., performed in a theatre, or on radio or television.Elam (1980, 98). Considered as a genre of poetry in general, the dramatic mode has been c ...

**Founded in 1969 **7 undergraduate study programmes **13 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Physical Education Physical education is an academic subject taught in schools worldwide, encompassing Primary education, primary, Secondary education, secondary, and sometimes tertiary education. It is often referred to as Phys. Ed. or PE, and in the United Stat ...

**Founded in 1977 **2 undergraduate study programmes **2 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Pharmacy Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...

**Founded in 1977 **2 undergraduate study programme **9 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

**Founded in 1980 **4 undergraduate study programmes **3 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with the prevention, management, medical diagnosis, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, disorder, and injury in non-human animals. The scope of veterinary medicine is wide, covering all a ...

**Founded in 1991 **1 undergraduate study programme **5 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of

Design A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...

and Technologies of Furniture and Interior **Founded in 2010 **2 undergraduate study programmes **8 postgraduate study programmes * Faculty of Computer Science and Computer Engineering **Founded in 2010 by uniting of institutes (institutes founded 1982) **8 undergraduate study programmes **16 postgraduate study programmes

Research Institutes

* Institute of Agriculture **Founded in 1923 * Institute of National History **Founded in 1948 * " Marko Cepenkov" Institute of

Folklore Folklore is the body of expressive culture shared by a particular group of people, culture or subculture. This includes oral traditions such as Narrative, tales, myths, legends, proverbs, Poetry, poems, jokes, and other oral traditions. This also ...

**Founded in 1950 * Institute of Cattle Breeding **Founded in 1952 * Institute of Economics **Founded in 1952 * "

Krste Misirkov Krste Petkov Misirkov (, ; ; Serbian Cyrillic: Крста Петковић Мисирков; ; 18 November 1874 – 26 July 1926) was a philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer from the region of Macedonia. In the period between 1903 ...

Institute of the Macedonian Language" **Founded in 1953 * Institute of Sociological, Political, and Juridical Research **Founded in 1965 * Institute of Earthquake and

Seismology Seismology (; from Ancient Greek σεισμός (''seismós'') meaning "earthquake" and -λογία (''-logía'') meaning "study of") is the scientific study of earthquakes (or generally, quakes) and the generation and propagation of elastic ...

Engineering **Founded in 1965 * "St. Clement of Ohrid" Faculty of

Theology Theology is the study of religious belief from a Religion, religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an Discipline (academia), academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itse ...

**Founded in 1977 * Institute of Macedonian Literature **Founded in 1998 *Institute of Immunobiology and Human Genetics

Alumni

Nina Angelovska Nina Angelovska (born 13 July 1988 in Skopje) was the Minister of Finance in North Macedonia. She is also an entrepreneur, UNCTAD eTrade for Women Advocate and president of the Macedonian E-commerce Association. She co-founded and led the firs ...

– Finance minister * Džordže Arsov – Mayor of Kisela Voda *

Ljube Boškoski Ljube Boškoski (, ; born 24 October 1960) is a Macedonian politician and former Ministry of Internal Affairs (North Macedonia), Minister of Internal Affairs of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). He created and led a controversial elite Special fo ...

– former Minister of Internal Affairs of Macedonia *

Vlado Bučkovski Vlado Bučkovski (; born 2 December 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as Prime Minister of North Macedonia, Prime Minister of Macedonia from 2004 to 2006. He previously served as Minister of Defense (North Macedonia), Minister of Defence ...

– former Prime Minister of Macedonia *

Branko Crvenkovski Branko Crvenkovski (, pronounced ; born 12 October 1962) is a Macedonian politician who served as the President of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) from 2004 to 2009. He previously served as Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1992 to 1998 and from ...

– former President of Macedonia *

Živko Čingo Živko Čingo (also spelt Zhivko Chingo) (13 August 1935 – 11 August 1987) was a Macedonian writer, born in Velgosti, near Ohrid, Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Biography He studied literature at the University of Sts Cyril and Methodius in Skopje. ...

– Writer * Georgi Efremov – Macedonian

academician An academician is a full member of an artistic, literary, engineering, or scientific academy. In many countries, it is an honorific title used to denote a full member of an academy that has a strong influence on national scientific life. Accor ...

and scientist at

Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts () is an academic institution in North Macedonia. History The Academy of Sciences and Arts was established by the Socialist Republic of Macedonia's assembly on 23 February 1967 as the highest scientifi ...

in the field of

genetic engineering Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology. It is a set of Genetic engineering techniques, technologies used to change the genet ...

and

biotechnology Biotechnology is a multidisciplinary field that involves the integration of natural sciences and Engineering Science, engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms and parts thereof for products and services. Specialists ...

Fatmir Besimi Fatmir Besimi (; born 18 November 1975) is a Macedonian politician and economist of Albanian ethnicity. He served as Minister of Finance in North Macedonia from 2020 to 2024. He also served twice as Minister of Economy (December 2004 – June ...

– Minister of Economy *

Nikola Dimitrov Nikola Dimitrov (born 30 September 1972) is a Macedonian politician and diplomat, who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs for North Macedonia from 31 May 2017 to 30 August 2020. He also served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in 20 ...

– former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Ambassador to the United States * Elizabeta Dimitrova – art historian * Igor Durlovski – opera singer *

Lazar Elenovski Lazar Elenovski (born 19 March 1971 Macedonian : Лазар Еленовски) is a Macedonian politician, former Minister of Defence, elected on 26 August 2006 until 26 July 2008. He was Ambassador of Macedonia to Belgium and Luxembourg fro ...

– former Minister of Defense * Elena Filipovska - philologist, teacher, writer *

Taki Fiti Taki Fiti () is an economist and former Minister of Finance of North Macedonia. Taki Fiti was born on 7 November 1950 in Kruševo, North Macedonia. He is an ethnic Aromanian. He received his MA in 1980, and his Ph.D. in 1983 at the Faculty of E ...

– former Minister of Finance *

Ljubomir Frčkoski Ljubomir Danailov Frčkoski ( Macedonian: Љубомир Данаилов Фрчкоски-Фрчко; born 12 December 1957) is a Macedonian diplomat who is current Permanent Representative of North Macedonia to the United Nations and a full-t ...

– author of the

Constitution of North Macedonia The Constitution of the Republic of North Macedonia ( Macedonian: Устав на Република Северна Македонија, ''Ustav na Republika Severna Makedonija''; Albanian: ''Kushtetuta e Republikës së Maqedonisë së Veriut' ...

Ljubčo Georgievski Ljubčo Georgievski (, ; ; born 17 January 1966) is a Macedonian politician and writer who served as the only Vice President of Macedonia from January to October 1991 and as the Prime Minister of Macedonia from 1998 to 2002. He advocated for th ...

– former Prime Minister of Macedonia * Sofija Grandakovska, author in the field of comparative literature studies and interdisciplinary studies in

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

Jewish history Jewish history is the history of the Jews, their Jewish peoplehood, nation, Judaism, religion, and Jewish culture, culture, as it developed and interacted with other peoples, religions and cultures. Jews originated from the Israelites and H ...

literature Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, Play (theatre), plays, and poetry, poems. It includes both print and Electroni ...

and

culture Culture ( ) is a concept that encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and Social norm, norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, Social norm, customs, capabilities, Attitude (psychology), attitudes ...

* Maja Hill – artist *

Gjorge Ivanov Gjorge Ivanov (, ; born 2 May 1960) is a Macedonian academic and politician, who served as the President of (North) Macedonia from 2009 to 2019. Early life and education Ivanov was born in Valandovo on 2 May 1960. He finished primary and seco ...

– President of (North) Macedonia and Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Macedonian Army *

Zoran Jolevski Zoran Jolevski (; born 16 July 1959) is a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian diplomacy, diplomat and the former Minister of Defense of the Republic of Macedonia. Prior to his appointment as Minister of Defense, he served as Macedonia's Ambas ...

– Ambassador to the United States and Negotiator for the

Macedonia naming dispute The use of the country name "Macedonia (terminology), Macedonia" was disputed between Greece and the North Macedonia, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia) between 1991 and 2019. The dispute was a source of instability in the Balkans#W ...

* Sashko Kedev – former presidential candidate * Gabriela Konevska-Trajkovska – Deputy Prime Minister in charge of European Integration * Trifun Kostovski – businessman and former Mayor of

Tamara Kotevska Tamara Kotevska (; born 9 August 1993) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for her 2019 documentary ''Honeyland''. Early life Kotevska was born in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia). She earned a scholarship to study abroad in ...

- film director, best known for the documentary

Honeyland ''Honeyland'' () is a 2019 North Macedonia, Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. It portrays the life of Hatidže Muratova, a lonely beekeeper of wild bees who lives in the remote mountain vil ...

which won three awards at the

2019 Sundance Film Festival The 2019 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 24 to February 3, 2019. The first lineup of competition films was announced on November 28, 2018. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * '' Before You Know It'' by Hannah Pearl Utt * '' ...

and received two nominations at the

92nd Academy Awards The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 2019 and took place on February 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:00 ...

* Jagnula Kunovska – Member of Parliament * Denko Maleski - intellectual, diplomat, and professor * Sehadete Mekuli – gynecologist *

Antonio Milošoski Antonio Milošoski (born January 29, 1976) is a Republic of Macedonia, Macedonian politician, former Ministry of Foreign Affairs (North Macedonia), minister of foreign affairs of the Republic of Macedonia from 2006 to 2011 and a member of VMRO-DP ...

– Minister of Foreign Affairs * Zan Mitrev - General Manager of the Zan Mitrev Clinic *

Stevo Pendarovski Stevo Pendarovski (, ; born 3 April 1963) is a Macedonian politician who served as the President of North Macedonia from 2019 to 2024. Early life and education Stevo Pendarovski was born on 3 April 1963 in Skopje. His family originates from Gal ...

- former President of North Macedonia * Tito Petkovski – Member of Parliament * Filip Petrovski – former Member of Parliament and Director of the City Library * Petar Popovski – Full professor at

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and

IEEE The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is an American 501(c)(3) organization, 501(c)(3) public charity professional organization for electrical engineering, electronics engineering, and other related disciplines. The IEEE ...

fellow *

Nikola Ristanovski Nikola "Kole" Ristanovski (born 23 January 1969) is a Macedonians (ethnic group), Macedonian actor. He has appeared in more than twenty films since 1993. Filmography Film References External links

* 1969 births Living people Mace ...

- actor * Luan Starova – writer and scholar * Zoran Stavrevski – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finances of Macedonia *

Miroslav Stojanovski Miroslav Stojanovski (; born 10 July 1959) is a North Macedonia, Macedonian military officer who holds the rank of lieutenant general and was the longest-serving Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, Chief of Genera ...

– former Chief of General Staff of Macedonia *

Boris Trajkovski Boris Trajkovski ( GCMG; , pronounced ; 25 June 1956 – 26 February 2004) was a Macedonian politician who served as the President of Macedonia from 1999 until his death in 2004 in a plane crash. Early life Trajkovski was born on 25 June 195 ...

– former

President of Macedonia The president of the Republic of North Macedonia (; )In Macedonian, the feminine form of the position is ''Претседателка на Република Северна Македонија'', while in Albanian it is ''Presidentја е Rep ...

* Simon Trpčeski - World-renowned classical

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

Vasil Tupurkovski Vasil Tupurkovski (; born 8 April 1951) is a Macedonian academic, politician and the former president of the Olympic Committee of North Macedonia. Tupurkovski was born in Skopje, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia. After graduation, he worked as a ...

– politician * Xheladin Murati - university professor * Gëzime Starova - university professor

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