Frequently Asked Questions

The university has its campuses in Sveti Nikole and Bitola.

Of course, our working hours are from 08:00 to 15:00 Monday to Friday and from 09:00 to 14:00 on Saturdays.

If you want to talk to one of our professors, in order to give you advice about your career choice, please contact us before coming in order to better prepare your visit.

Also note that every year in March and April, we have open days with organized buses for high school graduates from many parts of North Macedonia. Follow us to be always up to date with our events.

Undergraduate studies

• Management and entrepreneurship (4 + 1)
• Finances and banking (4 + 1)

Postgraduate studies

• Human resource management in small and medium-sized enterprises (4 + 1)
• Marketing Management (4 + 1)

Costs depend on the type of accommodation you choose and your personal lifestyle. University offers accommodation in their own student dorms, so students often rent apartments or travel for lectures. Prices for accommodation and food are low, so students do not have big financial costs.

The lectures are adjusted for students who travel. Depending on the faculty at which the student is enrolled, classes are held 2 to 3 days per week. Students often jointly organize and come with a private car, bus, taxi etc.

When applying for enrollment on the first cycle, candidates should submit the following documents:

• A diploma of passed state, school or international matura exam (matriculation examination) or an equivalent;
• High school transcripts for each of the 4 years;
• Nostrification of the diploma (for international students)
• Birth certificate;
• Citizenship certificate;
• 4 document photos.

For international students additional documents might be necessary.

When applying for admission to second cycle, candidates should submit the following documents:

• Certificate (diploma) of graduation/bachelor’s degree;
• Transcript of records;
• Nostrification of the diploma (for international students)
• Birth certificate;
• ID;
• 4 document photos

For international students additional documents might be necessary.

The annual fee for studying at all Faculties is 2030 euros for undergraduate and 3030 euros to postgraduate studies, except for the Faculty of safety engineering, where participation is 2430 euros for undergraduate and 3430 euros (for the fifth year) for postgraduate studies.

The annual fee covers all expenses for study, and includes:

• Student’s record book
• Verification of semester
• Signing up for a course
• Examinations for the courses
• Project activities (papers, essays …)
• Certificates of any kind
• Account on the E-Learning system (free materials and scripts for the courses)
• Membership in the University Library
• Internship
• Documentation for work abroad as a student
• Life insurance
• Membership in the Students’ Association of Slavic University

Instead of the classic scholarship testing, we decided to introduce the unnovative intellectual game DerzhaWIN for tandem scholarships, which is held in Sveti Nikole and Bitola. Thus, you can win a scholarship together with you best friend and study together. The application for the intellectual game is available in February every year, and it is held at the end of April.

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Students can enroll as full-time and part-time students.

The full-time students have to attend classes, while the part-time students have an obligation to attend only the final exams. Usually, people who work and don’t have the time to attend lectures enroll as part-time students.

Part-time students must submit a certificate that they are employed or a medical note that explains the reason why they are not able to attend lectures.

Both the full-time and part-time students pay the same the tuition fee.

Part-time students can attend classes if they like.

Full-time students can be absent from classes, but that is going to effect their point for regularity. For attending lectures the student can earn 10 points maximum, that number decreases with absences.

The right to transfer have all students from other faculties in North Macedonia and abroad.

If the passed exams coincide with the study programme at our faculty on which you want to make a transfer then passed exams are fully recognized.

The year in which you will enroll depends on the number of exams you have passed and the programme on which you have previously studied.

According to the number of passed exams that correspond to our programme , the Dean of the Faculty shall decide that the student can be enrolled.

For the Dean to make a decision, the student must submit Transcripts of previous passed exams to our Student Affairs offices.

If the student enrolls, for example, in the third year – then he begins to follow the lectures of that year.

But if the program in which he previously was studying is not completely compatible with our courses and he has not earned courses from first or second year in our program, the student must pass the exams in one of the sessions. For taking exams from previous academic years , you must pay MKD 3.000 for a courses.

The semester is a period of the academic year when the lectures are held. The academic year starts on 1^st October and finishes on 30^th September the next year and it is divided into two semesters: winter and summer. The winter semester starts on 1^st October and it lasts till 14^th February the next year, and the summer semester starts on 15^th February and it finishes on 30^th June.

Follow the instructions and the recommendations for the studies on our website and the first semester will be a real enjoyment for you.

It is important at the beginning of the academic year (around 15^th September) to check the Lecture Schedule on E-Platform. Check the time and the day of your lectures and attend the classes regularly. Follow the instructions given by your course professor, work on your project activities, and prepare your research paper.

Follow the terms for the midterm exams and prepare well. If you need help, ask for help your course professor or teaching assistant.

Students from every department usually have lectures 2 to 3 days during the week, which is practical for those students who travel.

The lectures are held according to the following scheme:

First semester
six weeks of lectures (mid-September to end October)
a preparatory midterm exam week
a partial exam week (early November)
six weeks of lectures (mid-November to mid-December)
a preparatory midterm exam week
a partial exam week (end December)

Second semester
six weeks of lectures (mid-February to mid-March)
a preparatory midterm exam week
a partial exam week (end of March)
six weeks of lectures (beginning of April to mid-May)
a preparatory midterm exam week
a partial exam week (end of May).

The schedule for the classes is published one week before the start of the semester and is available to students through the e-learning system.

Midterm exams are midterm tests of knowledge that are conducted twice during the semester:

• First midterm exam – in the middle of the semester, or after 6 weeks of lectures
• Second midterm exam – at the end of the semester or after 6 weeks new lectures

To have the possibility to pass the second midterm exam, the first midterm exam should be passed. Students, who have not passed the midterm exams, must pass the midterm exam in test sessions.

By passing the two midterm exams, students are not required to take a written exam.

The terms for the midterm exam are published in E-learning.

Most of the literature suitable for the faculties, as well as presentations of the lectures are available on our system for e-learning and they are free. Literature which is not available online can be found at the bookstore at the university.

The university also has its own library where some titles are available which are related to courses. Renting a book from the library is free and students are only required a student’s record book to take a book.

One academic year has two exam sessions and two additional exams as well.

The first exam session is in January and the exams are related to the lectures from the first semester. If the student does not pass the exams in January, they can be tested in April’s session. For passing an exam in the April’s session, students do not pay penalties.

Second exam session is held in June and students pass exams from the lectures of the second semester. If the student does not pass the exams in June, they can pass them in September’s session – also without payment of penalties. In these sessions, exams from the first semester also can be taken.

Before the session, regardless of whether the student has previously passed two midterm exams, exams should be registered electronically (E-learning). The results of the exams will arrive on the account of the student as soon as the professor announces them.

The exact dates for the exams are announced one week before the exam session and will be available to students in the e-learning platform.

All students at ISU have regular internship during their studies, which is organized in collaboration with many institutions and companies in North Macedonia.

During the summer, students have independent practical work and choose a company or institution where they will work. They can choose any of the institutions with which the University has an agreement or institution of their choice.

The internship is free and the only cost arises buying Practical Diary (annually) which costs  MKD 100.

Do not hesitate to seek help from the professor at any time. Professors at ISU are flexible and always available, and since the first day of registration you have access to a list of their contact telephone numbers and email addresses.

The formation of final assessment on any course is earned through a set of points scored by midterm exams, points of attendance and activities and term paper points or extra task / project etc. The establishment of an assessment of the courses for regular students is determined by the following principle:

The evaluation is based on the scoring points during the semester.

+ first midterm exam (35 points)
+ second midterm exam (35 points)
+ term paper (10 points)
+ attendance and activities (20 points)

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Maximum points = 100

For the part-time students that will not take part in the midterm exams, the maximum points they can receive from the final exam is 70 points.

Below are the estimates based on the number of points:
Grade 6: 51-60 points
Grade 7: 61-70 points
Grade 8: 71-80 points
Grade 9: 81-90 points
Grade 10: 91-100 points

If a full-time student wants to change his/her student status to part-time student, he/she can do that by submitting a certificate of employment or a medical note confirming that he/she cannot attend lectures. The change of the status is done during the enrollment for the next semester where the student has to submit a Request to the Student Affairs Office.

If a part-time student wants to change his/her student status to full-time student, he/she can do that by submitting a Request to the Student Affairs Office. The change of status id done when enrolling the next semester.