WHY IS SPS THE BEST SCHOOL FOR POLITICAL SCIENCE IN MACEDONIA?
The School of Political Science offers a rich academic curriculum that exposes our students to cutting-edge knowledge transferred by leading scholars in the field. It provides students with a unique experience that enables them to explore and understand politics as a science and as a profession. The courses are designed to provide theoretical insight and ability to analyze politics at local, national and international level. By drawing on the rich professional and extensive academic achievements of our team, students gain practical skills and expand their decision making capacities.
Master of Arts or Specialization study programs in:
International Relations and Diplomacy
International Relations and Diplomacy with Business (ACBSP Accredited)
TOP 5 REASONS TO ENROLL
- We create professionals who are capable of dealing with modern-day challenges in the areas of international relations and diplomacy.
- Our courses are carefully designed to tackle some of the most important political issues of today.
- We have a well-balanced combination of theoretical and practical knowledge delivered interactively by professors, experts and career diplomats.
- We create a vivid environment for continuous interchange of professional experience among international professors, guest speakers and students.
- We offer an exceptional mix of the best practices of European and American educational systems
OUR FACULTY
ACADEMICS
Prof. Zlat Milovanovic, PhD - Professor in International Law and European Law
Prof. Zoran Shapurikј, PhD - Professor in Constitutional Law, European Institutions and Environment, former Macedonian Minister of Environment and Urban Planning
Prof. Katerina Kolozova, PhD - Professor in Gender Studies and Political Philosophy
Prof. Stevo Pendarovski, PhD - Associate Professor in International Security and Foreign
Affairs, former Macedonian Assistant Minister for Public Relations and political adviser to the
Macedonian President
Prof. Ivan Dodovski, PhD - Dean of the UACS School of Political Science
Prof. Miodraga Stefanovska - Petkovska, PhD - Associate Professor in Sociology and EU
Economics
Ljupcho Stevkovski, PhD - Assistant Professor in Political Culture and Conflict Management
Marina Andeva, PhD - Assistant Professor in EU Regional Policy, Minorities and Migrations
DIPLOMATS
Zhivko Gruevski, PhD - Honorary Consul of Canada to Macedonia, and UACS lecturer in Diplomatic and Consular Law
Donatino Marcon- former Italian Ambassador to Macedonia, and UACS Lecturer in Economic Diplomacy
Viktor Gaber - former Macedonian Ambassador, and UACS lecturer in Diplomatic Protocol, Etiquette and Correspondence
Erwan Fuere - former EU Ambassador to Macedonia, and UACS lecturer in European Foreign and Security Policy
INTERNATIONAL VISITING PROFESSORS
Prof. David McGaffey, PhD- Professor Emeritus in International Relations, and Director of Global
Stewards Institute - Berkeley, California, USA
Prof. Robert Hudson, PhD - Professor of 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