Computer Sciences (3+1+1)

• 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. 

1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Internet technologies aim to provide quality and top European education and training of ICT engineers with deep knowledge of Internet networks, technologies and security. Upon completion of their studies, these engineers will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, design, management and security of Internet networks and work with various types of the latest technologies, including their business aspects.

• Name of the proposer: University "Ss. Cyril and Methodius" University in Skopje, Faculty Computer Scienses and Engineering - FCSE
• Name of the study program: academic second cycle studies in Internet technologies
• 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 compulsory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester: 1 compulsory 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 Internet Technologies

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 courses can be selected from the courses offered at the other postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Computer Scienses and 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 computer science strive for top European education and training of staff, who after graduation will be able to meet the needs of both commercial companies in the information industry, as well as top scientific research institutions in the country and abroad. .

• 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 Computer Science
• Scientific-research area: natural-mathematical
• Field: Informatics
• Area: Information Systems and Programming, Computing Integrated Methods and Applications, Algorithms, Optimization, Simulation, Software Development and Databases.
• The value of postgraduate studies is 60 ECTS   or   120 ECTS   credits.
• Study time: 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 course and 1 elective, which can be from the university list (only if in the first semester the courses 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   Computer Science

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 elective courses 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

The second cycle studies in software engineering aim to provide quality and top European education and training of software engineers who will be able to bear the technical and economic responsibility of designing, developing, using and maintaining complex software systems. Upon completion of their studies, these engineers will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, designing, developing and running software projects, including their 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 Software Engineering Studies
• Scientific-research area: technical-technological (2)
• Field: Computer Science and Informatics (212)
• Area: Software Engineering
• 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 compulsory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester: 1 compulsory 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 Software Engineering

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 elective courses can be selected from the courses offered in the other second cycle 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 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 Mandatory courses and 2 electives, one of which may be from the University list.
• Second semester : 1 Mandatory 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. Introductory layer

The introductory layer is intended for students who have completed studies lasting less than four years or have earned less than 240 credits from previous studies. Students should pass differential exams that will allow them to enter the basics of bioinformatics. Table 1 shows the structure of items from the introductory layer. Table 2 lists the courses from the introductory layer, which are offered in the first cycle of studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering and which are required as prior knowledge. Students in the introductory layer choose the Mandatory courses from the list in Table 2. Students who in their previous education have heard the same or similar courses as those offered in the list in Table 2, can choose from the other courses offered in the first cycle of studies at The Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering, in coordination with the Head of the Department.

Table 1: Introductory layer structure

* The course should be chosen from Table 2. ** The course is recommended to be selected from Table 2, but can be chosen from the other courses offered in the first cycle of studies at the Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering, in coordination with the head of the department. *** The course can be selected from Table 2 or from the university list of free electives.

Table 2: List of recommended items for the introductory layer

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: 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 at this link .

Cloud computing (3+1+1)

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

The cloud computing program is compatible with the respective studies offered at most of the world's universities that support this topic and provide student mobility.

• Name of the proposer: University "St. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje,   Faculty of Information Sciences and Computer Engineering - FINKI
• Name of the study program:   Academic   second cycle cloud computing studies
• Scientific-research area:   2 technical-technological
• Поле:   212   Computer Technology & Informatics
• Област:   21208   other
• The value of postgraduate studies is   60 ECTS credits .
• Duration of studies:   2 semesters .
• An academic year consists of two semesters lasting 30 weeks (1 semester = 15 weeks).
• Conditions for enrolling in the studies : The studies can be enrolled in cloud computing graduate students who have 240 or 180 undergraduate credits.
• Introductory layer : students who earned less than 240 credits during their studies a set of differential introductory courses is offered. After their successful realization, the student acquires the right to continue with the first semester of postgraduate studies.
• First semester: 2 compulsory subjects, 1 elective general education subject, 2 elective subjects in the field, one of which can be from the list of free elective subjects 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 completed 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.   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