The University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (Macedonian: Универзитет „Св. Климент Охридски" - Битола, romanized: Univerzitet "Sv. Kliment Ohridski") is a public university in North Macedonia. Headquartered in Bitola, it also has faculties in Prilep, Ohrid, Veles, Kichevo and Skopje. It was founded on 25 April 1979, but the name of St. Clement of Ohrid was not given until late 1994. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 4,139 students are enrolled at the university.
The act of the formal establishment of the university of Bitola was on 25 April 1979. The 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Bitola many other universities across the country were opened.
Organization
A Self-Managing Agreement for joining into the University of Bitola was signed by six higher education institutions and two research institutes, namely:
Faculty of Economics – Prilep
Faculty of Law – Bitola
Faculty of Technical Sciences – Bitola
Faculty of Tourism and Catering – Ohrid
Higher School of Agriculture - Bitola
Academy of Pedagogy- Bitola
Tobacco Institute – Prilep
Institute of Hydro-biology- Ohrid
The following institutions have since joined the university:
Institute for Old Slav Culture – Prilep (1985)
National and University Library "St.Kliment Ohridski" – Biota (1980)
Student Center "Koch Racin" – Bitola (1981)
Higher Medical School – Bitola (1988)
Police Academy – Skopje (2004)
The international character of UKLO is confirmed by the participation in international programs and associations among which the most significant is the membership in EUA and BUA. St. Clement of Ohrid University is also a holder of the Erasmus+ Charter.
Study fields
Natural Sciences
Computer & information sciences
Engineering & Technology
Transport engineering
Electrical, electronic and information engineering
Communication engineering and systems
Applied engineering (environmental protection)
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Graphic Engineering
Medical & Health Sciences
Nursing
Nutrition (gastronomy)
Dietetics
Health care (midwifery, physiotherapy, radiology, medical laboratory)
Forensic science
Agricultural Sciences
Agricultural biotechnology and food biotechnology
Animal products processing
Agronomy, plant breeding and plant protection
Veterinary science
Social Sciences
Economics and Business (finances, management, banking, accounting, auditing, marketing, insurance)
Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies – Bitola
Tobacco institute – Prilep
Accompanying units
Hydro-biological institute – Ohrid
Institute for Ancient Slav literature
National Institution University Library "St.Kliment Ohridski"
Students’ residence "Kocho Racin" – Bitola
International research journal – Horizons
Horizons is an international research journal of St. Clement of Ohrid University published in two series depending on the research areas: Series A in the area of social sciences and humanities, and Series B in the area of natural sciences and mathematics, engineering and technology, biotechnology, medicine and health sciences. The journal is EBSCO classified.
