Потпишан меморандум за соработка со амбасадата на Франција во РСМ - Универзитет „Св. Кирил и Методиј“ во Скопје

Memorandum of cooperation signed with the Embassy of France in the Republic of North Macedonia

On 12 December this year, the University 'St. Cyril and Methodius' in Skopje signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the Embassy of France in the Republic of North Macedonia. On behalf of both institutions, the Memorandum was signed by the University's Rector, Professor Dr Nikola Jankulovski, and the Ambassador of the French Republic to the country, His Excellency Mr Cyrille Bombardier.
The signing of the Memorandum is intended to foster mutual cooperation, initiated by the needs of higher education, in order to achieve the following objectives:

Promoting enrolments on the French Language and Literature degree programme, within the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the Faculty of Philology "Blaže Koneski" at the University, by increasing their attractiveness through strengthening mobility to France, implementing promotional and communication activities, and improving the study programme (enrichment/modernisation of the programmes, activities in partnership with the French Institute);
strengthening the study of professional French at the University's other faculties, primarily the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Law 'Justinian I' and the Faculty of Medicine, and adding usefulness (by introducing quality programmes) and sustainability (by offering classes adapted to students' needs, especially through inter-faculty cooperation).

In this regard, the Faculty of Philology at the University 'St. Cyril and Methodius' and the Embassy of France, through the French Institute in Skopje, are defining an action plan which aims to promote studies in French language and literature through three areas of activity: the provision of mobility scholarships to France for students on this programme at the Department; communication activities aimed at secondary school pupils from 15 pre-identified secondary schools in North Macedonia; and the improvement and enrichment of French language studies.
Both parties have committed to collaborating on a wide range of activities and initiatives of mutual interest to promote enrolments and enhance the appeal of the French language programme.