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Универзитет "Св. Климент Охридски" Битола | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 25 April 1979 |
Rector | Igor Nedelkovski |
Academic staff | 374 |
Administrative staff | 193 |
Students | 4,139 (2018–19)[1] |
Location | , 41°01′55″N 21°18′53″E / 41.03194°N 21.31472°E |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[2] | 351-400 (2022) |
The University St. Kliment Ohridski in Bitola (Macedonian: Универзитет „Св. Климент Охридски" - Битола, romanized: Univerzitet "Sv. Kliment Ohridski") is a public university in North Macedonia. Headquartered in Bitola, it also has faculties in Prilep, Ohrid, Veles, Kichevo and Skopje. It was founded on 25 April 1979, but the name of St. Clement of Ohrid was not given until late 1994. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 4,139 students are enrolled at the university.
The act of the formal establishment of the university of Bitola was on 25 April 1979. The 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Bitola many other universities across the country were opened.