International Relations Office
The International Relations Office coordinates activities and develops international relations with partner universities and other teaching and research institutions and cooperation networks in Europe and the world.
We are taking part in:
• ERASMUS Lifelong learning program
• Erasmus Mundus Action 2
• University networks
• Other projects in the field of regional, cross-border and bilateral cooperation
Tetovo
Welcome to Tetovo! This is your first point of call for finding out what a great place Tetovo is to study, with lots of information especially for foreign students.
Founded in 2001, the South East European University in Tetovo is the only private public non for profit university in Macedonia. With more than 7500 enrolled students, it is also currently the university leader in the region. These pages give you details on how to apply, as well as some background on the academic and cultural life of Tetovo. There's also practical advice on visas, residence permits, financial aid and accommodation in the university campus.
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An international perspective
Since its founding, the South East European University in Tetovo (SEEU) has been an international hub, building bridges between cultures and partnerships with universities from all continents.
With over 30 agreements on cooperation with universities around the globe and many international alliances, SEEU is strategically developing its international connections and looking to intensify student and academic mobility.
We are looking forward to increase the number of international students being present at our university.
We very much welcome international students, and would also like to set up more outbound student opportunities for Macedonia.
The number of 799 international students enrolled in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year in the 2009-2010 represents a good basis for a university that is going towards internationalization.
Welcome to Tetovo!
General information
Tetovo is located close to the Shar Mountain, the highest and biggest mountain area in Macedonia. This is an important feature of the city where the mountain is always somewhere in the landscape, and the everyday life connected to it.
Shar Mountain massif spreads from the Lepenec river on northeast, to the inflow of Mavrovska Reka rivulet into Radika river on south, between Macedonia, Albania and Kosovo. The main characteristic of this mountain is the long continuous ridge, which is 85 km long, starting from Ljuboten to Vrutok. The surface of this huge massif is more than 1600 km2. The highest peak is Titov Vrv (2748m). Shar planina counts 39 lakes and 25 of them are permanents.
Geographic position and the climate
Lowland of Pollog is extended in south-east-northwest direction, with 55 km length and width of 8-10 km
Surrounded by the Sharr Mountains, Dry Mountain and Zheden Mountain . In the middle of Pollog valley, at the foot of Sharr Mountains, on the flow of the river Pena (Artat), is located the municipality of Tetova with around 86.560 citizens.
The region of Tetova covers an area of 1.080 km in the lower part of Pollog valley with an altitude of 460-500m.
The geostrategic position of Tetova is also characterized because it lays on international circulation crossroads as:
- Corridor 8 (passes through Tetova) and
- Corridor 10 (40 km. away from Tetova).
Tetova has a semi-continental climate, with warm and relatively humid summer, cold and snowy winter, spring and autumn have frequent rainfalls.
Because in each side it is surrounded by mountains and because of the appearance of the cold and warm air flows, there is a manifestation of inversion process in the Pollog field.
Natural circumstances as: climate, relieve, geologic composition of the soil, enabled many sources of flowing water to appear in the precincts of Tetova, therefore Tetova is one of the rare cities in Macedonia which has potable water, industrial needs and for irrigation.
Welcome to South East European University (SEEU)!
On behalf of the SEEU community, the SEEU International Office wants to be among the first to offer you these words of welcome. You will soon become part of an international community that includes great number of internationals from Europe and US. We believe you will find your time here rewarding and complimentary to your personal and professional goals. This brochure has been prepared to make your stay in SEEU rewarding and to assist you in getting start with your life in Tetova. In starting your academic life, your department, including the dean, as well as your colleagues will be the main source of assistance.
General Information on the Campus
The SEE university-campus makes available a few facilities to students and internationals aiming to assist in achieving academic success and improving social lives at the University. Among these facilities are the campus library, computer centers, the language center, the career center and the business planning center.
Tetova- the city where SEE University is located
Tetova is a city of different cultures and has a very long and interesting history. It is also a city in transition and is looking for its new identity after being a city of textile production and an agricultural center. The city is still engaged in textile production and agriculture but is also oriented more and more towards trading and commerce and becoming a university center as well. It is becoming a university center due to the fact that there are two universities in the city and more than 10 000 students of different ethnical and cultural backgrounds. This fact has changed the dynamic of the city and Tetova has evolved from a relatively quiet city to a very busy and active center. It has become a center that reconstructs its face in order to meet the student’s demands and strives to become a modern center.
Accommodation
Accommodation on campus Residence Halls is available for students and it has 24/7 of internet access and central heating. The price is approximately 75 euros per month. Off-campus housing is plentiful and varies in terms of location and cost.
The Culture Center
The Culture Center with the multifunctional nature it offers a lot of opportunities to visitors and others. Within the center among other institutions the city library is located as well. In order to become a member in this library you need to pay a membership fee of 250 denars per year and follow the rules of loaning books and other reading materials. The library is well equipped with books and magazines in Albanian, Macedonian and English. Also in the Culture Center there is the Actors group which organizes and performs periodically for the audience. If you are willing to expand your knowledge or manifest your art passion, then this is the location you like to be. For those who want to relax in an alternative atmosphere, there is an actor’s café placed inside the center which serves as a place where you can continue your conversation, read calmly or simply relax by having a drink.
Historical places to visit:
• Painted Mosque http://www.tetova.gov.mk/en/q/13/
• Tetovo Fortress http://www.tetova.gov.mk/en/q/13/
• Arabati Baba Teqe http://www.tetova.gov.mk/en/q/13/
Useful Information
• Phones and mobiles
Cell phone usage in Macedonia is very high. The main portion of communication flow runs through cell phones. It is very common to call somebody up on his cell phone first. Use of answering machines is very low. To buy a mobile phone is a very simple procedure. You can buy one in the locations of the three main networks in Macedonia and those are T-Mobile, VIP and One. When you buy a new mobile phone you get a number that goes with it and the prefixes are 070/071/072 or 078 and 075/076. We suggest you choose a pre-paid package and you can charge credit on your account as low as 100 denars. Also, you can buy pre-paid cards with credit up to 2500denars. Apart from the network locations you can also make transactions of similar nature in the representative stores which is located in the campus and offer services of their own as well.
• The Post Center
The post center is located in the heart of Tetova, at the beginning of ‘’Ilindenska’’ and ‘’Jane Sandanski’’. If you have a fixed phone that you are using or you want to get a line you can find all the services there. Apart from that you can send or pick up various items and you are charged based on the weight or the size of the object. Also if you miss a person or there are holidays approaching you might decide to send a postcard to your relatives and friends. At the Post center you can also make the payments for the electrical energy bills and phone bills payments.
• Stores, shops and food markets
Tetova is a trading city and there are a lot of stores, shops and markets. Most of the time the development of the small business takes the form of a store or a market and since you can find one or two in every corner or neighborhood. In these stores and markets you can find essential products such as food, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, hygienic products etc. Apart from that with the development of the city simultaneously there is a development of bigger markets that exist in chains or alone. Such markets are “ Vero” in the entrance of Tetovo from Skopje, Erzana Markets which are situated in the center and various other parts of the city, the “Ramstore” center has its own market as well. The most necessary products and their prices are listed below :
Products - price in denars
Bread 20
Water 30
Eggs 150
Meat 200/kg
Beverage 50-120 per liter
Apart from stores and markets fresh products such as fruits and vegetables can be bought in the green market which is situated in the entrance of Tetovo from Skopje. The green market in Tetovo is very well supplied from domestic and foreign products. A variety of fruits and vegetables can be bought at different prices according to the season of the products. Prices for vegetables and fruits vary.
Upon your arrival
There are two airports in Macedonia: the fist one is Alexander the Great in the capital Skopje and the other one is St. Apostle Pavle in Ohrid.
Tetovo is 50 km away from the capital Skopje ad you can get there by bus, train, taxi or mini bus. If you come by bus, you’ll need to get to the main bus station. The train station is at the same place but there is only couple of trains circulating. If you arrive to Skopje downtown, there are many mini buses that travel to Tetovo all day long and they are very cheap.
• Transportation in Tetova
The South Eastern European University is in the entrance of Tetova from the direction of Gostivar and is 2 km away from the center. Thus, is going to take you a mean of transport if you are interested in witnessing both the life at university and life in the city. There are several means of transport that is provided in the city and each one has its own characteristics. Students and others that don’t have cars, usually opt for using the numerous vans that carry their activities each day in a destination center to university and back. This form of transport is available from 8 Am until late hours or more precisely until 8 Pm. It is the most frequently used form of transport since it is the cheapest and the access is relatively easy. The price consists of 10 denars in one direction. The local bus network is released and is going around Tetova in several stop points and is circulating every 30 minutes. Despite this, inter-city busses can be used and there are 2 of them every hour that come from Gostivar and passes through the SEE University.
Taxi drivers and their services are another option for students especially for those cases where urgency is involved. There are several taxi companies operating in Tetova and many other private Taxi drivers and they charge equally for their services approximately 50 denars per kilometer. Below we give the names of the major taxi companies and their numbers:
Taxi Company - phone number
Arb-Eks 044 91 78
Bern 044 91 92
Hak 044 91 97
Ata 044 91 95
Most Taxi companies offer their services until 12.00 pm while Hak and Ata Taxi Company offer their services all the time and respond to the people’s need.
• Shopping Malls
For purpose of recreation, having a stroll, shopping or just looking around, Tetova as a city has a lot of stores with different kinds of styles, brands and designs. Among others there are 4 major shopping malls which offer shops, café places and other locals where people can fulfill their needs. Two of the shopping malls are located just across the Culture center opposite each other and they offer many shops with clothes, traditional food, café places for young people etc. In the Yellow mall you also have a couple of shops that offer computer services and wireless internet connection and this can be useful for those students who want to expand their field of studies. The shopping mall just opposite the post center offers approximately the same services with the sole difference of being an open shopping mall as opposed to the previous two that are closed. This shopping mall is the oldest in Tetovo and it has shops that sell clothes, very popular pastry stores, barber shops and café places. Recently a new shopping mall was opened and put in function and is outside the city in the direction to Skopje. This shopping mall follows the logic of family shopping as it offers a big supermarket for the everyday needs, clothes stores and very relaxing café places. To satisfy the costumer needs it has its own parking lot and in this way facilitates the shopping process. Of course you can find shops where you will find cheaper clothes and ones where you have brand clothes with more expensive prices.
Banks
In order to make your payments or store the extra money that you might have you can activate a bank account in one of the banks in Tetova. The procedure is very simple as you will need either your ID card or your passport and a symbolic amount of money that will activate your account. The banking system is well developed in Tetova and in many shops, you’ll be able to make transactions using your credit card.
Name of Banks Address Phone Fax Website
Stopanska Banka -Iliria 32, 1220 Tetovo +389 44 332 664 +389 44 337 754 www.stb.com.mk/
NLB Banka -Iliria bb, 1200 Tetovë 044 / 356 - 700, 356 - 702 www.nlbtb.com.mk
Pro-credit Banka -Boris Kidriç 1, 1200 Tetovo +389 44 356 733 +389 44 356 731 www.pcb.com.mk/
Komercijalna Banka -Iliria 168, 1200 Tetovo +389 44 352 270 www.kb.com.mk/
Ohridska Banka- Société Générale Rr.Ilindenit nr.1 (044) 353-430 www.ob.com.mk
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