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 .

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 .

Software Engineering TEMPUS (4+1)

1. General information 

The MSc curriculum in software engineering is committed to excellence in European-wide software education and training of engineers to deliver high quality and trustworthy software systems that meet the local industrial needs.

General competencies

• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Capacity for critical analysis and synthesis
• Capacity for applying knowledge in practice
• Capacity for generating new ideas (creativity)
• Capacity to learn
• Decision-making
• Knowledge of a second language
• Research skills 

Specific learning outcomes

• Show mastery and critical thinking of the software engineering (SE) knowledge and skills and professional issues necessary to begin practice/research as a software engineer.
• Work as individual or as part of a team to develop and deliver high quality software artefacts, being able to analyze its level of quality.
• Identify, analyse, and reconcile conflicting project objectives, finding acceptable compromises within limitations of cost, time, knowledge, existing systems and organizations.
• Analyze, design and document appropriate solutions in more than one application domains using SE approaches that integrate ethical, social, legal and economic concerns.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and critically analyze and apply current theories, models and techniques that provide a basis for problem identification and analysis, software design, development, implementation, verification and documentation.
• Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding for the importance of negotiation, effective work habits, leadership and good communication with stakeholders in a typical, industry-strength software environment.
• Learn new theories, models, techniques and technologies as they emerge and appreciate the necessity of such continuing professional development. 

• Offered by: Sts. Cyril and Methodius University - Skopje, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering – FCSE in collaboration with the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
• Study programme: Joint MSc curricula in Software Engineering / Tempus JEP 18035
• Scientific-research field: Computer Science
• Category: Computing
• Sub-category: Software and its Engineering, Theory of Computation, Information Systems
• 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 the second semester there 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.
• First semester: 5 elective courses divided into two groups: general SE competence and specific SE competence. Student can select at most two from the general SE courses, and at leas from the specific SE courses
• Second semester: Final master thesis project that equals 30 ECTS.
• 1 ECTS = 30 hours of work load.
• Contact hours per week is 4. 

Degree: Master of computer science in the area of software engineering.

IT Management   (3 + 1 + 1)

1. General Information

Postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management aim to provide quality and top European education and training of highly educated staff with in-depth knowledge of methods and techniques for managing ICT projects and systems. Upon completion of their studies, these staff will be able to take responsible positions in the processes of planning, design, management and monitoring of ICT projects and systems, including their business aspects.

The program in Management Studies in Information Technology is compatible with the relevant studies offered at most of the world's universities that support this 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
• Study Program Name:   Information Technology Management
• Scientific-research area:   2 technical-technological
• Field
• 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 : Students in Information Technology Management 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 mandatory courses, 2 elective courses in the field.
• Second semester: 1 mandatory subject in the field, 1 elective subject in the field and 1 elective subject from the list of UKIM 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

Upon successful completion of the postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management, the successful student will possess the following general abilities and qualifications:

• Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams
• Power of analysis and synthesis
• Power to apply knowledge in practice
• Power to generate new ideas (creativity)
• Power of learning
• Ability to critique and self-critique
• Ability to make decisions
• Knowledge of English
• Research skills

Upon successful completion of the postgraduate studies in Information Technology Management, the successful student will possess the following specific abilities and qualifications:

Acquired title:   Master of Information Science and Computer Engineering in Information Technology Management. & Nbsp;

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

* If the student has passed the course in his / her undergraduate studies, he / she will have to choose another course from the list of elective courses from the introductory layer (Table 2).

** The course can be selected from the list of electives from Table 2 or from the university list of free electives

Table 2: List of introductory electives

After successfully completing all ten courses and achieving 60 credits, the student with previously acquired 180 ECTS credits (or completed three-year studies) continues with the subjects from the second academic year of postgraduate studies.