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New higher education institution to be established in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
30 November 2000
SKOPJE, 30 November 2000 - Issued on behalf of the SEE University Foundation:
On 29 and 30 November 2000, the Board of the international foundation created to establish a new private higher education institution in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (SEE University Foundation) was constituted in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Board Members include Max van der Stoel, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; Dr. Alajdin Abazi, Branch Director Kreditna Banka A.D. Skopje (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); Dr. Roberto Carneiro, Former Minister of Education, Professor Catholic University of Portugal (Portugal); Dr. Dennis Farrington, Deputy Secretary, University of Sterling (UK); Prof. Dr. Jan De Groof, President European Association for Education Law and Policy, Professor University of Ghent (Belgium), Dr. George S. Papadopoulos, Former Deputy Director Education, OECD (France). Two additional board members form the United States and Switzerland will be announced shortly. The board elected Max van der Stoel as its first chairman.
The purpose of the international Foundation is to manage international funds for the new institution, to provide international expert and executive support to the implementation of the project, as well as to establish appropriate legal structures for the new institution in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The new higher education institution shall have a European, international and modern orientation, while being committed to the Albanian language and culture. It shall reach high academic quality by international standards. It is planned that the new institution will open its doors on 1 October 2001.
At its first session, the Board decided to invite Dr. Aladijn Abazi to serve as Director of the Institution to be established. A revised business plan was adopted as a reference document of the Foundation and will soon be distributed to interested parties. As set out in the business plan, it was decided to establish working groups to address in detail curriculum, staffing and other important issues. The working groups will include international experts as well as local academics and professionals in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The business plan for the new private institution has been distributed to interested parties and is also available in electronic format on the website of the OSCE Mission to Skopje at www.osce.org/skopje
For additional information, contact Harald Schenker, Media Adviser at the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission, tel.: + 389 91 111 143, fax: + 389 91 111 267, e-mail: oscemsk@unet.com.mk
On 29 and 30 November 2000, the Board of the international foundation created to establish a new private higher education institution in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (SEE University Foundation) was constituted in Zurich, Switzerland.
The Board Members include Max van der Stoel, OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities; Dr. Alajdin Abazi, Branch Director Kreditna Banka A.D. Skopje (former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia); Dr. Roberto Carneiro, Former Minister of Education, Professor Catholic University of Portugal (Portugal); Dr. Dennis Farrington, Deputy Secretary, University of Sterling (UK); Prof. Dr. Jan De Groof, President European Association for Education Law and Policy, Professor University of Ghent (Belgium), Dr. George S. Papadopoulos, Former Deputy Director Education, OECD (France). Two additional board members form the United States and Switzerland will be announced shortly. The board elected Max van der Stoel as its first chairman.
The purpose of the international Foundation is to manage international funds for the new institution, to provide international expert and executive support to the implementation of the project, as well as to establish appropriate legal structures for the new institution in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The new higher education institution shall have a European, international and modern orientation, while being committed to the Albanian language and culture. It shall reach high academic quality by international standards. It is planned that the new institution will open its doors on 1 October 2001.
At its first session, the Board decided to invite Dr. Aladijn Abazi to serve as Director of the Institution to be established. A revised business plan was adopted as a reference document of the Foundation and will soon be distributed to interested parties. As set out in the business plan, it was decided to establish working groups to address in detail curriculum, staffing and other important issues. The working groups will include international experts as well as local academics and professionals in former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The business plan for the new private institution has been distributed to interested parties and is also available in electronic format on the website of the OSCE Mission to Skopje at www.osce.org/skopje
For additional information, contact Harald Schenker, Media Adviser at the OSCE Spillover Monitor Mission, tel.: + 389 91 111 143, fax: + 389 91 111 267, e-mail: oscemsk@unet.com.mk