Organisation
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is founded in 1991, as one of 24
faculties members of University Ss Cyril and Methodius Skopje. The
Faculty of veterinary medicine is organized in
educational-scientific units: Institute for veterinary biomedicine,
Veterinary institute, Institute for reproduction, Institute for food
and also educational-specialized units or centres. The departments,
clinics, and laboratories are incorporated in institutes. For
administrative staff one faculty is responsible for administrative
services. Total number of staff employed at the faculty is 77 people.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine – Skopje performs teaching and
educational, scientific and research and applicative activity within
the field of veterinary science. This structure gives unique merging
of the research groups who perform state surveillance program for
animal health and public health with educational units of the
faculty. One of specialized centres is the Animal Welfare centre
which is established in 2008. Activates of this centre are directed
to promote animal welfare as scientific discipline at the scientific
community organising research projects and collaborations with
different stakeholders interested in animal welfare
Main task in project
UKIM has a supporting role in WP 0 to 4.
Experience and network
In 2008 the Animal Welfare centre started to work in the animal
welfare research field. The first project in this line was performed
in the period January 2008 - March 2008 through collaboration with
the RSPCA (UK). At the end of the pilot project two workshops: “Animal
Welfare: The European Framework” and “The 3Rs concept – The Legal
Framework on the protection of laboratory animals” were held in
Ohrid, R. Macedonia, in March 2008. Currently work is done in the
field of animal welfare within the project “Western Balkans
University Network for Animal Welfare” with timetable Jan 2009-
April 2011.The aim of the Network is to undertake initiatives that
would ultimately promote animal welfare in the region through
academic and scientific engagement, knowledge transfer and
information exchange. The multinational and multidisciplinary
character of this Network would accommodate and focus on the
promotion of new concepts, the transfer of resources, the
establishment of joint postgraduate programmes, the exchanges of
databases. The Network will work to achieve a closer collaboration
between stakeholders such as legislators, enforcers, industry and
academics for the advancement of Animal welfare In frame of this
network tree subprojects will be developed.
- Animal Welfare training the trainer program is read meat program
of The University of Bristol, UK, Department of Clinical Veterinary
Science, Division of Farm Animal Science. in the field of animal
welfare during production, transport, stunning, slaughter, killing,
carcass and meat quality relating to red meat animals, poultry and
aquaculture
- Developing a farm visitation and assessment system for
conventional farms in the Western Balkans, this is especially
important when bearing in mind that most farms in the region are
small to medium size and will come under enormous pressure to meet
the EU requirements. The farm visitation system would bring together
the veterinary profession and the administration in developing a way
of working with the farming community and animal keepers in a
participatory manner.
- To conduct a comparative study of conventional and alternative
education in veterinary, biomedical, and pharmacological faculties
in the Western Balkans with aims to conduct a comparative survey of
conventional and alternative educational programs and prepare
recommendations for the competent authorities.
Staff members
Vlatko Ilieski Ph.D. is head of the Animal Welfare centre he has 17
year working experiences as teaching assistant and professor at
Department of functional morphology at the Faculty of veterinary
medicine, University ‘St. Cyril and Methodius’. He actively
participated at following projects: Project coordinator The Western
Balkans University Network for Animal Welfare 09-2008-12-2010 with
collaboration of RSPCA 01.09.2008- 01.12.2010; Consortium member of
the project: “The importance of chlamydia infections in birds for
animal and human in Southeastern Europe”; SEE-ERA-NETs Pilot Joint
Call, INTAS ref. Nr 06-1000031-10035 (Epidemiological study of the
presence of Chalmudophila psittaci in Southeast Europe and
genotypization of isolates September 2007- June 2008* (Under 13);
Coordinator of the national project "Animal Chlamydiosis and its
zoonotic implications" part of COST action 855 01.09 2004-
01.09.2007; Management committee member of project: "Strengthening
the veterinary services in the fYR Macedonia, Harmonization of
Veterinary Legislation with the Acquis Communautaire Project
Co-ordinator Klaus Meyn GFA Terra Systems GmbH (On the position -
Local veterinary expert - Operation of the veterinary sub sector
managed by the European Agency for Reconstruction
20.03.2004-15.11.2004); Contact person of Hellenic Development
Assistance and Collaboration Program. Scientific programs supported
by Ministry of Health of Greece (Survey of epidemiological aspects
of BSE, Leishmaniosis, Filariosis and Ricketsiosis) 2002-2003 (Under
13); Coordinator of the Joint European Project (JEP) Tempus project
CD_15017 - 2000 (807).
Snezana Ristovska-Jovanovska Ph.D. she works at Faculty of Economics
- Skopje Conducting lectures, preparation of study materials (books,
case studies), conducting research, participation in different
projects and commissions. Main activities and responsibilities: she
actively participated in several research projects actively
participated in “E – banking in the Republic of Macedonia”
International conference: Marketing in 21 st century: Paradigms,
Strategies, Tactics” and “Climate Change: The Impact on Corporate
Strategy”
Aleksandra Martinovska Stojceska Ph.D. she works at University "Ss
Cyril and Methodius" – Skopje Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and
Food - Skopje Department of Agricultural Economics on the position
Assistant Professor with main duties preparing and delivering
lectures and tutorials in Cost Management and Enterprise Budgets,
Valuations in Agriculture and Farm Business Analysis. Also active
participant in research and applied agricultural economics related
projects. Currently coordinating following projects: FMS data
collection upgrade (2007-); Farm business planning (2008); activity
coordinator of a research activity with Swedish SLU Uppsala; Cost
for production using FADN Daya (2008-2010).
Ivanco Naletoski, Ph.D. he works at Department of Infectious
diseases at the Faculty of veterinary medicine, University “St.
Cyril and Methodius” on the position of assistant professor. Routine
work comprises diagnosis of infectious diseases in animals;
participation in the IAEA project; use of immunoassay technologies
for diagnosis of brucellosis in sheep and goats; coordinator of an
EU FP6 project 043653 ‘Upgrading and introduction of sustainable
diagnostic tools for the major transboundery diseases of animals in
Fyr of Macedonia’; course director for training for personal fro
Tajkistan in the field of Brucelosis serology and molecular
diagnostics IAEA project TAD/5/003.
Blagica Sekovska, Ph.D. she works at Department of rural economy and
management, Faculty of veterinary medicine, University “St. Cyril
and Methodius” on the position of assistant professor. She actively
participated on following projects: Measuring of domestic demand of
organic agriculture (coordinator of the project) - sponsored by
Ministry of agriculture, forestry and water management of RM;
Farmers education on using of IPARD funds for all participants in
supply chain in RM (coordinator of the project) with cooperation of
Fridrich Naumman foundation January - June 2008.