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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. Introductory layer

 

The introductory layer is intended for students who study for less than four years or have earned less than 240 credits from previous studies.

Table 1: List of introductory layer items

РБ Subject Semester ECTS
1 Mandatory subject 1 of Table 2 VII 6
2 Mandatory subject 2 of Table 2 VII 6
3 Mandatory subject 3 of Table 2 VIII 6
4 Mandatory subject 4 of Table 2 VIII 6
5 Elective course 1 1 VII 6
6 Elective 2 1 VII 6
7 Elective course 3 1 VII 6
8 Elective 4 1 VIII 6
9 Elective course 5 1 VIII 6
10 Selection from the university list of free courses VIII 6

[1] Selection from the lists of subjects from the introductory layer of all master studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering

Elective courses can be selected from the proposed list of courses of the study program, Table 2, or from the proposed lists of courses from the introductory layer of other study programs of the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering. The choice of courses should be made in accordance with the previous knowledge of the candidate and the necessary knowledge to continue with the postgraduate studies in Internet technologies. Only one free choice of subject is allowed which is on the university list of subjects for the first year of two-year postgraduate studies.

 

Table 2:   List of items

РБ New Code / Subject Semester ECTS Prerequisite2
1 CSEW705   Innovation in ICT   V 6  
2 CSEW502   Microprocessor Systems V 6  
3 CSES627   Sensor Systems VI 6  
4 CSEW525   Personal and Ad Hoc networks V 6  
5 CSES813   ARM architecture VIII 6  
6 CSES604   Embedded Computer Systems VI 6  
7 CSES608   Digital Signal Processing IV 6  
8 CSES405   Wireless mobile systems  VI 6  
9 CSEW702   Web based systems  VII 6  
10 CSEW519   Mobile platforms and programming  VII 6  

 

[2] The titles of the courses are given according to the curricula of the undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Information Technologies and Computer Engineering, UKIM, Skopje. Students who have graduated from other institutions will have to show passed exams in subjects appropriate to the above in order to meet the prerequisites for the respective subject.

 

After the successful completion of all ten courses and 60 credits, the student with previously acquired 180 ECTS credits (or completed three-year studies) continues with the courses from the second academic year of postgraduate studies - Table 3 (IX and X semester).

 

3. Studies

Table 3: List of Postgraduate Courses

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

 

The following table shows the electives from the study program

Table 4: Electives

РБ New code /   Subject Semester ЕКТС
1 PS-I-01   Data Analysis from Related Systems X 6
2 PS-I-02   Sensory data fusion IX 6
3 ПС-И-03   Smart mobility X 6
4 ПС-И-04   Smart contracts in IoT IX 6
5 PS-I-05   Smart Energy Networks IX 6
6 ПС-И-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-И-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 ИТ-И-04   E-business IX 6
13 ИТ-И-11 Smart Sensor Networks X 6
14 IT-I-13   Network Virtualization and Cloud Computing X 6
15 ИТ-И-18 Data Science IX 6
16 ИС-И-21   Sensor-robotic systems X 6
17 СИ-И-01   Time series analysis and forecasting  IX 6
18 EI-Z-03   Implementation of Geographic Information Systems  X 6

 

The student can choose a course 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 .

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Lupcho Kocarev Academician Ph.D.

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д-р Дејан Ѓорѓевиќ

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Marija Mihova Ph.D.

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Panche Ribarski Ph.D.

Историјат

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History

The Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE) is the result of the unification of the two largest institutions in the area of informatics and computer technologies in Macedonia – the Institute of Informatics (II) at Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics and the Institute of Computer Technics and Informatics at Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies (ICTI).

In the given form, the two institutes are working since the eighties of the last century. II started to work in the distant 1985 year as equitable integral hole of the reunited FNSM under the name Institute of informatics. ICTI originates from the Cathedrae of Technical Cybernetics. In was promoted to the level of a Department in 1982 and then grew into an Institute.

As a result of the extraordinary efforts of their members, and in trend with global growth of the informatics field, this period of nearly 30 yearsfollowed with a continuous growth of the scientific and technical capability of these two institutes. The costantly increasing student interest in thisarea and the development of the two institutes, have led them to becoming the most prominent at ther respective faculties and to serve nearly 50% of the students.

Throughout the period of development, there were many joint projects and research activities, on both personal as well as on institutional basis.Both institutes were in a constant race for improving the quality of the studies, scientific research and applications. This race resulted the end, in one final unifying factor - significant development and growth of informatics in Macedonia and the formation of an extremely strong community ofteachers focused on informatics. Since 2011 they formally begun to walk the path together as the strongest and most advanced scientific researchand educational institution in Macedonia in the field of informatics – the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE).

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Академик д-р Љупчо Коцарев

Универзитетот „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје има континуирана заложба да ја поддржува научноистражувачката работа. Секоја година на Светскиот ден на науката за мир и развој, 10-ти Ноември, се доделува Награда за избор на најдобри научници/уметник на Универзитетот „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје, за покажани врвни резултати во научноистражувачката дејност во текот на календарската година.

Оваа година, тројца професори на ФИНКИ се стекнаа со престижни награди во рамките на оваа манифестација.

Во научното подрачје на техничко-технолошки науки, за најдобар научник со врвни резултати за 2021 година е избран д-р Петре Ламески, вонреден професор на ФИНКИ. Истиот професор минатата година беше добитник на наградата за успешни млади за 2020 година во категоријата најдобар млад научник во природно-математички и технички науки, која ја доделува претседателот на државата, Стево Пендаровски.

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Професорот д-р Марјан Гушев, редовен професор на ФИНКИ доби признание за посебен придонес во науката за исклучително достигнување во кариерата и објавени повеќе од 100 научни трудови афилирани на Универзитетот, индексирани во базата Web of Science (158 заклучно со 2021) како и за најголем број научни публикации на Web of Science во изминатата деценија 2011 – 2020.

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Академик проф. д-р Љупчо Коцарев, редовен професор (во пензија) на ФИНКИ, исто така доби награда за исклучително достигнување во кариерата и објавени повеќе од 100 научни трудови афилирани на Универзитетот, индексирани во базата Web of Science (106 заклучно со 2021) како и за исклучително достигнување во кариерата и меѓународно признаена извонредност преку застапеност во листата на Stanford Универзитетот за 2% најцитирани научници на планетата за целата кариера, заклучно со 2021.

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Добиените награди се потврда на посветеноста на наставниот кадар на ФИНКИ за континуиран развој на науката. Наградите се мотивација за понатамошен развој на науката и за уште поголеми достигнувања во иднина. Големата активност во науката и посветеноста на научниот развој, му овозможува на ФИНКИ континуирано да ги модернизира своите студиски програми и им овозможува на своите студенти запознавање со најновите научни достигнувања во науката и техниката. Со тоа, студентите кои студираат на ФИНКИ се здобиваат со огромна предност во своите знаења и компетенции и се едни од најбараните инженери по информатички науки и компјутерско инженерство на пазарот на трудот во регионот.

 

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Master's Studies for International Students

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Master's Studies for International Students

Important Dates for Enrollment

Date

Time

Activity

October 1-11, 2024

09:00-12:00

First enrollment session for master’s studies

February 3-14, 2025

09:00-12:00

Second enrollment session for master’s studies

Quota for International Students

  • The distribution of available places by study programs can be viewed in the Quotas section.

 

Required Documents

  • Application Form (Form A1): Download here
  • Original diploma for completed higher education (certified with an apostille stamp, or a stamp from the relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs for countries that are not members of the Hague Convention)
  • Original diploma for completed secondary education (certified with an apostille stamp, or a stamp from the relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs for countries that are not members of the Hague Convention)
  • Original birth certificate
  • Original citizenship certificate
  • Annual health insurance from your own state
  • Three photos (two with dimensions 3.5x4.5 and one with dimensions 2x3)
  • Nostrification decision from the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia for completed higher education
  • Internationally recognized English language certificate or certificate from "Blaze Koneski" Faculty of Philology, UKIM (can be delivered later)

 

Enrollment Procedure

  1. Application Submission:
    • Submit originals of the required documents to the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering (FCSE).
    • The submission of documents should be done at the counter in the Student Service - FCSE on the specified dates from 09:00 to 12:00.
    • Enrollment must first be done electronically on the new student enrollment system at UKIM.
  2. Registration:
    • Nostrification of previously finished education (document issued by the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia)
    • Index, student identification, and application forms provided by the faculty
    • Receipt of tuition payment for the semester
    • Receipt for the payment of 750 MKD for IKSA (informative, informational, cultural, and sports activities) of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje

Additional Information

  • International Students Guide: Download here
  • Request to Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of North Macedonia: Download here

Nostrification Procedure

Required Documents:

  1. Original diploma for completed secondary education (certified with an apostille stamp, or a stamp from the relevant Ministry of Foreign Affairs for countries that are not members of the Hague Convention)
  2. Two photocopies of the original diploma (one copy notarized)
  3. Two copies of the diploma translated by an authorized court translator in the Republic of North Macedonia (one copy notarized)
  4. Original certificates for each completed year in secondary education
  5. Two photocopies of each original certificate (one notarized)
  6. Two copies of each certificate translated by an authorized court translator in the Republic of North Macedonia (one notarized)
  7. Original birth certificate and two photocopies
  8. Original citizenship certificate and two photocopies
  9. Original birth certificate and two photocopies (for persons not born in the Republic of North Macedonia)
    • Two copies of the birth certificate translated by an authorized court translator in the Republic of North Macedonia (one notarized)
  10. Original citizenship certificate and two photocopies (for persons not born in the Republic of North Macedonia)
    • Two copies of the citizenship certificate translated by an authorized court translator in the Republic of North Macedonia (one notarized)

 

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Contact

If you have any additional questions, please contact the coordinator of the corresponding study program via e-mail.

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д-р Ивица Димитровски