South East European University
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Universiteti i Evropës Juglindore Универзитет на Југоисточна Европа | |
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Latin: Universitas Evropae Orientalis Meridionalis | |
Type | Private-public nonprofit university |
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Established | 2001 |
Rector | Abdylmenaf Bexheti[1] |
Students | 1,849 (2018–19)[2] |
Location | , 41°59′09″N 20°57′40″E / 41.98583°N 20.96111°E |
Campus | Tetovo and Skopje |
Website | www |
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 former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities HE Max van der Stoel and is located in Tetovo, North Macedonia, with a branch campus in Skopje.[3]
Since its establishment the university has succeeded in combining the best of European and U.S. experience and has continued to benefit from countless academic collaborations sponsored by the European Commission and USAID, among other donors.[4]
During the opening ceremony former Swedish diplomat HE Rolf Ekéus stated: "Today is a good day for Europe. At a time when good news is in short supply, it is heartening to see that progress can be made towards building peace among people. […] In the future, people will think of Tetovo as the site of a [renowned] multi-lingual university".[5]
The university is an associate member of the European University Association[6] and the Balkan Universities Network.[7]
Project initiation, funding and supervision
[edit]The praise for the establishment of the South East European University (SEEU) has been given to former Dutch diplomat HE Max van der Stoel who initiated the venture of launching a globally recognized university and higher education excellence center with a European orientation in the region since the late 1990s.[8]
Max van der Stoel, who has also been the first Chairman of the University's International Advisory Board, stressed the European orientation of the University by saying: "We know the wish of the population of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to have increasingly close relations with countries of the European Union and to have education at a standard recognized by European academic institutions".[9]
Funds for the project were sought from the international community, while the local government provided the land where the university is situated.[10]
The running of the project has been overseen since its beginning by both an international and a national advisory board.[11]
Faculties and study programmes
[edit]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.[12][13]
Study programmes are offered in three languages: English, Albanian and Macedonian.[14][15]
The university is constituted of six faculties:[16]
- Law[17]
- Contemporary Social Sciences[18]
- Business and Economics[19]
- Languages, Cultures and Communications[20]
- Contemporary Sciences and Technologies[21]
- Health Sciences[22]
Admissions
[edit]South East European University (SEEU) has a selective admission policy based on students' previous academic record and grades.[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ Bexheti, Abdylmenaf. "Abdylmenaf Bexheti". South East European University.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University - History of SEEU". South East European University. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "EUA". eua.eu. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Balkan Universities Association". www.baunas.org. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University opens in Tetovo | OSCE". www.osce.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Study Programmes". SEEU Study Programmes.
- ^ "South East European University". South East European University. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "Language of studies in SEEU". South East European University.
- ^ "South East European University - Faculties". South East European University. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "Law Faculty". South East European University.
- ^ "Faculty of Contemporary Social Sciences". South East European University.
- ^ "Faculty of Business and Economics". South East European University.
- ^ "Faculty of Languages, Cultures and Communication". South East European University.
- ^ "Faculty of Contemporary Sciences and Technologies". South East European University.
- ^ "Faculty of Health Sciences". South East European University.
- ^ "South East European University - Admission Requirements". South East European University. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ "South East European University | Ranking & Review". www.4icu.org. Retrieved 31 July 2019.