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P O R T F O L I O
for participation in Scientific conference on the occasion of
5 the annual Jubilee of the founding of
The Union of Employees' Trade Unions of the University "St. Cyril and Methodius"„
on the topic
The New Challenges in Higher Education
And the Trade Union Movement

 

Date:‎ 3.3.2025 Place: Rectorate of the University "St. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje
Start: 10:00
10:00-10:15
Registration of participants
10:15-10:30
Welcome and log in
Prof. Dr Angel Ristov,  President of the Union of Trade Unions of the University "St. Cyril and Methodius" in Skopje and President of the Union of Trade Unions in Higher Education
Formal opening welcome speech
Professor Dr Biljana Angelova, Rector of the University 'St. Cyril and Methodius' in Skopje
Professor Dr Vesna Janevska, Minister of Education and Science in the Government of the Republic of S. Macedonia

 10:30- 11:45
Working part
Prof. Dr Svetomir Škarić, The University's responsibility for the survival and development of Macedonian society
Professor Dr Borche Davitkovski, The status of employees in higher education (academic and non-academic staff) in accordance with the new legislative proposals
Valentina Vrebalov, Trade Union of Higher Education of Serbia, President of the University Board in Novi Sad, Trade Union Association and Collective Bargaining in Higher Education in the Republic of Serbia
Emil Krstanoski, National Coordinator, International Labour Organization
Freedom of association – a fundamental right of workers and employers
Professor Dr Lazar Jovevski, Collective bargaining versus the challenges in the reform process of labour relations
Mr Ilija Manasiev, mediator, authorised arbitrator and conciliator, Collective disputes in the Macedonian legal system
Prof. Dr Angel Ristov, The role and responsibility of trade unions in higher education
11:45-12:15
Coffee break

 12:15- 13:30
Panel discussion: New challenges in higher education – the need for reforms through the prism of university autonomy (discussion, proposals and possible solutions)

 13:30-14:30
Cocktail