MA in International Relations and Diplomacy

SCHOOL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

GRADUATE STUDIES

WHY IS SPS THE BEST SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE IN MACEDONIA?

If you are a young diplomat or you wish to start a career in the diplomatic service and the international organizations, or if you see yourself as part of the public administration, working for the government, state institutions and the local self-government, then see what UACS can offer you!

TOP 5 REASONS TO ENROLL

Our mission is to create professionals who are capable of coping with modern-day challenges in the areas of international relations and diplomacy
In-depth knowledge in international relations and diplomacy, with a special focus on economic diplomacy
Carefully designed courses tackling some of the most important political and economic issues of today
Well-balanced combination of theoretical and practical knowledge delivered interactively by professors, experts and career diplomats
Interchange of professional experience among international professors, guest speakers and students
Exceptional mix of the best practices of European and American educational systems

TITLE AND DEGREE EARNED UPON GRADUATION

Master of Arts in Political Science (120 ECTS) – Major: International Relations and Diplomacy

Master of Arts in Political Science (60 ECTS) – Major: International Relations and Diplomacy

OUR FACULTY

ACADEMICS

Prof. Zoran Shapurikj, PhD – Professor of European and Environmental Law
Prof. Stevo Pendarovski, PhD – Professor of International Affairs and Security (on leave), incumbent President of the Republic of North Macedonia
Prof. Ivan Dodovski, PhD – Dean of the School of Political Science
Assoc. Prof. Marina Andeva, PhD – Associate Professor of European Law and Migration Studies
Tihomir Janchovski, MA – Teaching Assistant in Modern History and Academic Writing

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Prof. Evica Delova Jolevska, PhD – Professor of Statistics, Director of Supervision and Licensing at the National Bank of Macedonia
Assist. Prof. Dancho Markovski, PhD – Assistant Professor of International Law and Diplomacy
Assist. Prof. Viktor Dimovski, PhD – Assistant Professor of Political Systems and Security Studies (on leave), incumbent Director of the Macedonian National Security Agency
Assist. Prof. Vasilka Salevska-Trajkova, PhD – Assistant Professor of Administrative Law and Public Administration
Assist. Prof. Ivan Stefanovski, PhD – Assistant Professor in Political Science and Constitutional Law
Assist. Prof. Ivo Bosilkov, PhD – Assistant Professor in Political Science, Media and Communication

PROFESSORS OF PRACTICE

Vincent Mosby, MA – Professor of Practice in US History
Saso Ordanoski, PhD – Professor of Practice in Sociology
Zhivko Gruevski, PhD – Professor of Practice in Theory and History of Diplomacy
Ivan Stefanovski, PhD – Director of Eurothink Centre for European Strategies
Marijana Opashinova Shundovska, PhD – Multilateral Cooperation Advisor at the Assembly of the Republic of North Macedonia
Donatino Marcon, MA – Professor of Practice in Economic Diplomacy, former Italian Ambassador to Macedonia

VISITING AND EXCHANGE PROFESSORS

Prof. David McGaffey, PhD – Professor Emeritus in International Relations and Director of Global Stewards Institute – Berkeley, California, USA
Prof. Robert Hudson, PhD – Professor in European History and Cultural Politics at the University of Derby, UK
Prof. Dimitrios Akrivoulis, PhD – Professor of International Relations at the University of Macedonia and Visiting Professor at the European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democratization (UNESCO Chair, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece)
Heinz Bongartz, PhD – Representative of Friedrich Ebert Stiftung to Kenya and UACS visiting lecturer in Sociology and Development Studies