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Smart connected systems (4 + 1)

1. General Information

 

Postgraduate studies in smart connected systems aim to provide quality and top European education and training to ICT engineers with in-depth knowledge of smart systems connected via the Internet of Things (IoT). Upon completion of their studies, these engineers will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, design, programming, management, testing and monitoring of smart IoT systems and work with various types of the latest embedded technologies, including new IoT business aspects. >

  • Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
  • Study Program Name: Academic Second Cycle Studies in Smart Connected Systems
  • Scientific-research area: technical-technological
  • Field: Computer Engineering & Informatics
  • Area: Information Systems and Networks
  • The value of postgraduate studies is 60 ECTS or 120 ECTS credits .
  • Duration of studies: 2 or 4 semesters .
  • One academic year consists of two semesters lasting 30 weeks (1 semester = 15 weeks).
  • The first semester consists of subjects, while the second has a smaller number of subjects and is reserved for the final project, ie. for the master's thesis.
  • Admission Requirements : Completed undergraduate studies in the field of informatics or computer technology and informatics with a minimum of 240 credits. For study directions that carry less than 240 credits, exams offered in the introductory layer are added.
  • Introductory layer : Students who have earned less than 240 credits during their studies are offered a set of differential introductory courses. After their successful realization, the student acquires the right to continue with the second year of postgraduate studies.
  • First semester: 3 Mandatory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
  • Second semester: 1 Mandatory and 1 elective, which can be from the university list (only if in the first semester the subjects are selected at the Faculty level) and a final project of 18 ECTS
  • 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of total work engagement
  • The number of contact hours is 4
  • The academic title or degree obtained after graduation is

- Master in Information Science and Computer Engineering in the field of smart connected systems

 

2. Studies

Table 3: List of Postgraduate Courses

РБ Subject Semester M / E ECTS
1 Building the Internet of Things and Security IX M 6
2 Acquisition and data processing systems IX M 6
3 Smart City IX M 6
4 Elective IX E 6
5 Elective IX E 6
6 Developing IoT applications and IoT platforms X M 6
7 Elective X E 6
8 Master Thesis X M 18

 

The following table shows the electives from the study program

Table 4: Electives

РБ New code /   Subject Semester ECTS
1 PS-I-01   Data Analysis from Related Systems X 6
2 PS-I-02   Sensory data fusion IX 6
3 ПС-E-03   Smart mobility X 6
4 PS-I-04   Smart IoT Contracts IX 6
5 PS-I-05   Smart Energy Networks IX 6
6 PS-I-06   Smart and connected healthcare X 6
7 PS-I-07    IoT for Environmental Systems IX 6
8 PS-I-08   Open & Related Data X 6
9 ПС-E-09   Smart production and monitoring systems X 6
10 PS-I-01   Smart Financial Systems and Stock Exchange IX 6
11 IT-I-01   5G: Fifth Generation Wireless Mobile Systems IX 6
12 IT-I-04   E-business IX 6
13 IT-I-11  Smart Sensor Networks X 6
14 IT-I-13   Network Virtualization and Cloud Computing X 6
15 IT-I-18   Data Science IX 6
16 EС-E-21   Sensor-robotic systems X 6
17 СE-E-01   Time series analysis and forecasting  IX 6
18 EI-Z-03  Implementation of Geographic Information Systems  X 6

 

The student can choose a subject from the list of offered elective courses from all study programs of the second cycle of studies. The list of offered electives can be found on this   link .

Cloud computing (4+1)

Cloud computing (4 + 1)

Postgraduate studies in cloud computing aim at top European education and training, which after graduation will be able to deliver scalable and resilient infrastructures, platforms and software, which are high quality and reliable and that meet the needs of local industry.

 

The Cloud Computing Studies program is compatible with the respective studies offered at most of the world's universities that support this current topic and enable student mobility.

  • Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
  • Name of the study program: Academic second cycle studies in Cloud Computing
  • Scientific-research area: 2 technical-technological
  • Field: 212 Computer Engineering & Informatics
  • Area: 21208 other
  • The value of postgraduate studies is 60 ECTS credits .
  • Duration of studies: 2 Semesters .
  • One academic year consists of two Semesters lasting 30 weeks (1 Semester = 15 weeks).
  • Admission Requirements : Cloud computing students can enroll in graduate students who have 240 or 180 undergraduate credits.
  • Introductory layer : Students who have earned less than 240 credits during their studies are offered a set of differential introductory courses. After their successful realization, the student acquires the right to continue with the first Semester of postgraduate studies.
  • First Semester: 2 compulsory courses, 1 elective general education course, 2 elective courses in the field, one of which can be from the list of free elective courses at UKIM.
  • Second Semester: 2 elective courses in the field, one of which can be from the list of UKIM (only if in the first Semester the courses are selected at the faculty level) and final project - master's thesis (18 ECTS)
  • 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of total work engagement
  • The number of contact hours is 4

Acquired title:   Master of Information Science and Computer Engineering in the field of cloud computing.

2. Studies
 

Table 1: List of Postgraduate Courses

 

 

Name of the subject

Status

Semester

ECTS

1

Virtualized Data Centers 

З

winter

6

2

Scalability and multitenancy for SaaS applications 

З

winter

6

3

Elective general education subject *

И

winter

6

4

Elective

И

winter

6

5

Elective

И

winter

6

6

Elective

З

summer

6

7

Elective

И

summer

6

8

Master Thesis

З

summer

18

* Select one item from Table 2

Table 2. General education subjects  

 

Code

Name of the subject

Status

Semester

ECTS

1

СЕ-И2-08

Business modeling 

И

winter

6

2

ОО-З-01

Research Methods and Writing Techniques

И

winter

6

3

СЕ-И1-04

Privacy, ethics and social responsibilities

И

winter

6

2.1 Electives

The student can choose a subject from the list of offered elective courses from all study programs of the second cycle of studies . The list of offered elective courses can be found at   овој линк.

Computer Sciences (4+1)

Computer Sciences (4+1)

1. General information
 
The Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science are committed to excellent European education. We train highly skilled professionals who will be able to meet the needs of both IT companies and leading-edge scientific research institutions in the country and abroad.
  • Offered by: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – FCSE (FINKI)
  • Study programme: Academic master studies in Computer Science
  • Scientific Research Area: Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Scientific-research field: Informatics
  • Category: Information systems and programming, integrated computing methods and applications, algorithms, optimization, simulation, software development and databases.
  • The master studies cycle consists of 60 ECTS.
  • Study duration: 2 semesters.
  • One academic year is divided into two semesters with 30 weeks each (1 semester = 15 weeks)
  • The first semester is comprised of courses only, while in the second semester there are fewer courses and the rest of the time is devoted to the final project, i.e. master thesis.
  • Enrollment requisites: fully completed undergraduate study cycle with a minimum of 240 ECTS with a degree in the fields of computer science and/or computer engineering. In the case of having an appropriate degree with less than 240 ECTS, the student has to enroll the introductory courses first.
  • Introductory courses: only for students that have obtained less than 240 ECTS. A number of differential introductory courses are offered in order to level up the required competences. Upon successful completion of the introductory courses, the student has the right to continue with the formal master study programme courses in the second year of studies.
  • First semester: 3 compulsory courses + 1 elective course (the elective course can be chosen from the courses list offered by the University)
  • Second semester: 3 elective courses (can be chosen from the courses list offered by the University only in the event that this opportunity has not been used in the previous semester) + final master thesis project that equals 18 ECTS.
  • 1 ECTS = 30 hours of work load.
  • Contact hours per week are 4. 
Degree: Master of computer science and engineering in the field of Computer Science 
 
2. Studies
Table 1: List of courses for master studies
  Professor

Course

Semester

 ECTS

 1   assoc. prof. Ana Madevska Bogdanova, assoc. prof. Marija Mihova, assist. prof. Anastas Mishev, assist. prof. Boro Jakimovski

 Advanced algorithms

IX

6
 2  assist. prof. Boro Jakimovski, elect. assist. prof. Jasen Markovski  Formal methods IX 6
 3  prof. Vancho Kusakatov, prof. Margita Kon-Popovska, assist. prof. Vesna Dimitrievska Ristovska

 Optimization

IX

6

 4  

 Elective course

IX

6

 5  

 Elective course

X

6

 6    Elective course X 6
 7    Elective course X 6
 

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д-р Ивица Димитровски

Software Engineering TEMPUS (4+1)

Software Engineering TEMPUS (4+1)

1. General information 

The MSc curriculum in software engineering is committed to excellence in European-wide software education and training of engineers to deliver high quality and trustworthy software systems that meet the local industrial needs.

 

General competencies

  • Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis
  • Capacity for applying knowledge in practice
  • Capacity for generating new ideas (creativity)
  • Capacity to learn
  • Decision-making
  • Knowledge of a second language
  • Research skills 

Specific learning outcomes

  • Show mastery and critical thinking of the software engineering (SE) knowledge and skills and professional issues necessary to begin practice/research as a software engineer.
  • Work as individual or as part of a team to develop and deliver high quality software artefacts, being able to analyze its level of quality.
  • Identify, analyse, and reconcile conflicting project objectives, finding acceptable compromises within limitations of cost, time, knowledge, existing systems and organizations.
  • Analyze, design and document appropriate solutions in more than one application domains using SE approaches that integrate ethical, social, legal and economic concerns.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of and critically analyze and apply current theories, models and techniques that provide a basis for problem identification and analysis, software design, development, implementation, verification and documentation.
  • Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding for the importance of negotiation, effective work habits, leadership and good communication with stakeholders in a typical, industry-strength software environment.
  • Learn new theories, models, techniques and technologies as they emerge and appreciate the necessity of such continuing professional development. 
  • Offered by: Sts. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – FCSE in collaboration with the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
  • Study programme: Joint MSc curricula in Software Engineering / Tempus JEP 18035
  • Scientific-research field: Computer Science
  • Category: Computing
  • Sub-category: Software and its Engineering, Theory of Computation, Information Systems
  • The master studies cycle consists of 60 ECTS.
  • Study duration: 2 semesters
  • One academic year is divided into two semesters with 30 weeks each (1 semester = 15 weeks)
  • The first semester is comprised of courses only, while the second semester there is devoted to the final project, i.e. master thesis.
  • Enrollment requisites: fully completed undergraduate study cycle with a minimum of 240 ECTS with a degree in the fields of computer science and/or computer engineering.
  • First semester: 5 elective courses divided into two groups: general SE competence and specific SE competence. Student can select at most two from the general SE courses, and at leas from the specific SE courses
  • Second semester: Final master thesis project that equals 30 ECTS.
  • 1 ECTS = 30 hours of work load.
  • Contact hours per week is 4. 

Degree: Master of computer science in the area of software engineering.

Computer Sciences (3+1+1)

Computer Sciences (3+1+1)

1. General information
 
The Postgraduate Studies in Computer Science are committed to excellent European education. We train highly skilled professionals who will be able to meet the needs of both IT companies and leading-edge scientific research institutions in the country and abroad.
  • Offered by: Ss. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – FCSE (FINKI)
  • Study programme: Academic master studies in Computer Science
  • Scientific Research Area: Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Scientific-research field: Informatics
  • Category: Information systems and programming, integrated computing methods and applications, algorithms, optimization, simulation, software development and databases.
  • The master studies cycle consists of 60 ECTS.
  • Study duration: 2 semesters.
  • One academic year is divided into two semesters with 30 weeks each (1 semester = 15 weeks)
  • The first semester is comprised of courses only, while in the second semester there are fewer courses and the rest of the time is devoted to the final project, i.e. master thesis.
  • Enrollment requisites: fully completed undergraduate study cycle with a minimum of 240 ECTS with a degree in the fields of computer science and/or computer engineering. In the case of having an appropriate degree with less than 240 ECTS, the student has to enroll the introductory courses first.
  • Introductory courses: only for students that have obtained less than 240 ECTS. A number of differential introductory courses are offered in order to level up the required competences. Upon successful completion of the introductory courses, the student has the right to continue with the formal master study programme courses in the second year of studies.
  • First semester: 3 compulsory courses + 1 elective course (the elective course can be chosen from the courses list offered by the University)
  • Second semester: 3 elective courses (can be chosen from the courses list offered by the University only in the event that this opportunity has not been used in the previous semester) + final master thesis project that equals 18 ECTS.
  • 1 ECTS = 30 hours of work load.
  • Contact hours per week are 4. 
Degree: Master of computer science and engineering in the field of Computer Science 
 
2.  Introductory courses
 
Introductory courses: only for students that have obtained less than 240 ECTS. A number of differential introductory courses are offered in order to level up the required competences. Upon successful completion of the introductory courses, the student has the right to continue with the formal master study programme courses in the second year of studies.
 
Table 1: List of introductory courses
 

Course

Semester

ECTS

Prerequisite

 1

 Probability and statistics

VII

6 Calculus 2 (Mathematics 2)
 2  Calculus 3 VII 6 Calculus 2
 3

 Databases 2

VII

6

Databases

 4  Elective course 1  VII  6  
 5  Elective course 2  VII  6  
 6

 Discreet structures 3

VIII

6

Discreet strucutres 1

 7

 Information systems

VIII

6

Software engineering, Databases

 8  Algorithms VIII  6 Object oriented and visual programming
 9  Elective course 3 VIII 6  
 10  Elective course from University list of available courses VIII 6  
 
Table 2: List of elective introductory courses
 

Course

Semester

ECTS

Prerequisite

 1

 Modeling and simulation with visualization

VII

6 Object oriented and visual programming, Probability and statistics or Statistics
 2  Formal languages and automata VII 6 Discreet structures 2
 3

 Operations research

VIII

6

Probability and statistics or Statistics

 4

 Analyses and logical design of IS

VIII

6

Information sytems

 5

 Compilers

VIII

6

Discreet structures 3, Microprocessors and microcontrollers

 6  Discreet structures 2 VIII  6  Discreet structures 1
 7  Software engineering VIII 6  Object oriented and visual programming
 
2.2 Studies
 
Courses for the Master studies for the study programme Computer sciences can be found at this link

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д-р Слободан Калајџиски

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Dimitar Trajanov Ph.D.

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Zhaneta Popeska Ph.D.

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д-р Жанета Попеска