1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Bioinformatics will enable students to understand, develop and use advanced algorithms and techniques for analyzing, indexing, searching and using data from biological databases, as well as modeling events and processes that occur at the level cell, organ or organism, including the latest developments in the fields of databases, molecular biology, genetics, machine learning and data science.

• 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: Second cycle academic studies in Bioinformatics
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological / natural mathematical
• Field: Computer Science and Informatics / Informatics
• Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Systems, Programming Languages ​​and Systems, Databases, Numerical Analysis, Algorithms, Simulation, Information Processing, Data Processing, Other .
• 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).
• In the first and the second semester, subjects are performed, while in the second semester, the final project is additionally prepared, ie. master thesis.
• Admission Requirements : Completed undergraduate studies in Computer or Biological-Medical Sciences with a minimum of 240 or 180 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 first semester of postgraduate studies.
• First semester : 2 compulsory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester : 1 compulsory and 1 elective, one of which can be from the university list (only if in the first semester the subjects are selected at the Faculty level) and the final project - master's thesis 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 upon completion of studies is:

- Master in Information Science and Computer Engineering in Bioinformatics

2. Studies

Table 3: Course structure in IX and X semesters

Table 4 shows the elective courses from the Bioinformatics study program. In addition to these courses, the student can choose from all elective courses defined for all study programs of the second cycle that are serviced by the faculty. One elective course can be chosen from the university list of free elective courses. Table 4: Electives

Table 4: 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 electives can be found on this   link .

Education with ICT (4 + 1)

Postgraduate studies in Education with ICT aim at top European and world education and training of primary and secondary school educators with the most modern approaches to the acquisition of new knowledge, as well as the use of advanced information technologies. These studies will also enable students in engineering to focus on research in the field of information science education. After graduation, students will be able to more successfully approach the new generations of students in the field of informatics.

The ICT Education Studies program is compatible with the relevant studies offered at most of the world's universities that support this theme and enable student mobility. Some of them are:

1. Institute of Education, University of London, England

http://www.ioe.ac.uk/study/PMM9_ICT9IM.html

2. Kings College London, England

http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/graduate/structure/name/computing-in-edu...

3. University of Edinburgh, UK

http://online.education.ed.ac.uk/content/

• 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 E ICT duplication
• Scientific-research area: natural-mathematical
• Field: Informatics
• Area: Informatics
• 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 : Completed undergraduate studies before ECTS or completed undergraduate studies with a minimum of 240 credits.
• First semester: three compulsory courses and two elective courses, for a total of 5 courses, one of which can be from the University list (5x6 = 30 ECTS).
• Second semester: two elective courses and a final project - master's thesis (12 + 18 = 30 ECTS)
• 1 ECTS credit corresponds to 30 hours of total work engagement.
• The number of contact hours is 4.

Acquired title:     Master in ICT Education

2.1 Electives

1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Security, Cryptography and Coding aim at a top European education and training staff, which after graduation will be able to meet the needs of the industry.

• 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 Security, cryptography and coding
  
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological sciences, natural-mathematical and sciences
• Field: Computer Science and Informatics, Informatics
• Area: Other ( Computer Security, Cryptography, and Coding)
• 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 consists of subjects and the final project, ie. master thesis.
• Admission Requirements : Completed undergraduate studies in computer science or computer science 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 security, cryptography and coding

2. Studies

Table 3: List of Postgraduate Courses

When choosing the courses, at least one elective course should be chosen from the offered elective courses in Table 4. The remaining elective courses can be selected from courses offered in all directions of the second cycle of studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering, and one of the electives can be chosen from the University list of courses of the second cycle of studies.

Table 4: 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 electives can be found on this   link .

1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Ecoinformatics strive for top European education and training of staff, who after graduation will be able to meet the needs of industry.

• 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 Ecoinformatics
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological
• Field: Computer Engineering & Informatics
• Area: eco-informatics
• 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 Ecoinformatics

2. Studies

Table 3: List of Postgraduate Courses

At least one elective should be chosen from the offered electives in Table 4. At most one of the electives can be chosen from the University list of master's degree programs. A maximum of two electives can be selected from the courses offered at the other postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering.

Table 4: 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 electives can be found on this   link .

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

The following table shows the electives from the study program

Table 4: 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 electives can be found on this   link .

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.

1. General Information

This program is designed to train staff with solid statistical knowledge with a focus on the newly recognized field of data science. The curriculum combines rigorous statistical theory with broader practical experience in applying statistical models to data work. Graduates will be in high demand. Most students are expected to be employed as statisticians, analysts and data experts within private and public institutions providing statistical consultations.

• Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
• Title of the study program: Second cycle academic studies in Statistics for Data Analysis
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological / natural mathematical
• Field: Informatics / Mathematics
• Areas: Mathematical Statistics and Operations Research, Data Processing, Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Programming, Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Information Processing .
• 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).
• Conditions for enrollment : according to the competition announced by the university, completed undergraduate studies in information science, computer or related fields with a minimum of 240 credits.
• First semester: 3 compulsory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester : 1 compulsory and 1 elective course and completed project - master's thesis 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 upon completion of the studies is Master of Information Science - Statistics in Data Analysis

                Master of Science in Informatics - Statistics for Data Analytics

2. Studies

Table 2: List of Postgraduate Courses in Statistics for Data Analysis

Table 3 shows the electives from the study program Statistics for Data Analysis. In addition to these courses, the student can choose from all elective courses, defined for all study programs, from the second cycle that are serviced by the faculty. It is allowed to choose one elective course from the university list of free elective courses.

Table 3: Optional list of offered items

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 .