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The purpose of these studies is to cover the gap at postgraduate formal education among civil society organizations (CSOs) and foundations, their employees, activists and volunteers, staff in international institutions, donor agencies and government sector, but also cooperate with the civil sector, in order to improve their knowledge and skills to strengthen civil society, with special emphasis in the process of building an effective democracy in Macedonia and region of Southeast Europe.
“The postgraduate study programme Civil Society Development is a new second cycle study programme offered by SEEU Faculty of Public Administration and Political Sciences, which is designed by the proposal of the Faculty external evaluator Professor William Dunn from the University of Pittsburgh, USA, in partnership with the Centre for Institutional Development", said Prof. dr. Elena Andreevska, Dean of the Faculty PA&PS.
Prof. Dr Zamir Dika , Rector of South East European University stated the arguments according to which this study program fulfils all the expectations for competitiveness on a global level that makes him enthusiast for this new study program –“Civil Society Development”. The program is a result of the process of evaluation of study programs at the University by the eminent world experts in the field of public administration and political sciences and the same is designed in cooperation with the most successful organizations in Macedonia and in the region in the field of non-governmental organizations –Center for Institutional Development (CID).
According to Zoran Stojkovski ,Executive director of CID, the program and the proposed courses of the Master studies for civil society are tailored to respond to the developmental needs of every civil organization in Macedonia and in the region and they will contribute to the development of skills for work which respond to the midterm and long term challenges faced by associations, foundations and volunteers who want to be directly introduced with the civil sector. “The influence and role of civil sector in the Western Balkan countries, although weaker from the other sectors is important in the aspect of building effective democracy and development in the countries in the region and for aspirations for EU integration”
The Master studies will start in the academic year 2012/2013