Third cycle studiesSoil, Water and the Environment
Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Agriculture
Three years to the title of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences – Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Agriculture.
- Duration
- 3 years6 semesters
- ECTS credits
- 18060 each year
- Language of instruction
- Macedonian and English
- Mode of study
- Full-time study
Overview
About the programme
Three years to the title of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences – Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Agriculture.
- Academic title
- PhD in Agricultural Sciences – Management of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Agriculture
- Contents
- 20 activities: 14 compulsory and 6 elective (electives carry 36 ECTS)
Study programme structure
Courses by semester
The code, weekly hours (lectures + exercises) and ECTS credits of every course, according to the structure of the study programme.The elective courses are chosen from the list below.
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZMPR1 | Ethics in researchZMPR1 | 3 | |
| ZMPR2 | Methodology of Scientific Research WorkZMPR2 | 3 | |
| Course for acquiring generic research knowledge and skills, from the university list of electives | 6 | ||
| Course from the study programme for acquiring advanced knowledge | 6 | ||
| Course from the study programme for acquiring advanced knowledge | 6 | ||
| Course from the study programme for acquiring advanced knowledge | 6 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course from the study programme for acquiring advanced knowledge | 6 | ||
| Course from the study programme for acquiring advanced knowledge | 6 | ||
| Supervised research (preparing the doctoral project proposal) | 14 | ||
| First annual conference | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral project proposal | 27 | ||
| First doctoral seminar | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Writing the doctoral thesis | 20 | ||
| International mobility | 6 | ||
| Second annual conference | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activities towards publishing two papers in a reference scientific publication | 20 | ||
| Participation in an international meeting | 7 | ||
| Second doctoral seminar | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third annual conference | 4 | ||
| Defence of the doctoral thesis | 26 | ||
| Total | 30 ECTS |
Elective courses
21 elective courses
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPR1 | Advanced topics in pedologyMPR1 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR2 | Soil degradation and revitalisation – advanced topicsMPR2 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR3 | Reclamation of saline soilsMPR3 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR4 | Irrigation of crops – advanced topicsMPR4 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR5 | Advanced techniques in water useMPR5 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR6 | Advanced topics in water quality in agricultureMPR6 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR7 | Water management in agricultureMPR7 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR8 | Advanced topics in the application of geomatic techniques in agricultureMPR8 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR9 | Methods of plant nutritionMPR9 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR10 | Advanced topics in soil microbiologyMPR10 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR11 | The soils of North MacedoniaMPR11 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR12 | Soil evaluation, mapping and land ratingMPR12 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR13 | Advanced topics in ecologyMPR13 | — | — | 6 |
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPR14 | Modern technologies in fruit productionMPR14 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR15 | Vegetable cropsMPR15 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR16 | Modern technologies in the production of industrial cropsMPR16 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR17 | Modern technologies in the production of cereals and legumesMPR17 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR18 | Advanced topics in microbiologyMPR18 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR19 | Plant physiology – advanced topicsMPR19 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR20 | Viticulture – advanced topicsMPR20 | — | — | 6 |
| MPR21 | Statistics in biotechnologyMPR21 | — | — | 6 |
Structure
What doctoral studies consist of
| Component | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Organised academic training (research training, courses for generic knowledge and courses for advanced and professional knowledge) | 42 |
| Independent supervised research project (doctoral project) – research and doctoral project proposal | 41 |
| International mobility – a stay of at least one week | 6 |
| Lectures and other communication activities – seminars and conferences | 18 |
| Publishing in reference scientific publications and active participation in international meetings | 27 |
| Writing and publicly defending a doctoral thesis based on a doctoral project | 46 |
Admissions
Admissions
The call for enrolment in third-cycle studies, with the number of places and the tuition fee, is published by Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje.
Doctoral studies
Accredited mentors
According to the programme's accreditation decision of 2026. Each mentor may supervise at most three doctoral candidates at a time.
Prof. Dr Mile Markoski
Dean
Department of Soils
Email: mmarkoski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 74
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Olga Najdenovska
Full professor
Department of Food Quality and Safety
Email: onajdenovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 213
Office hours: Wednesday 12:00–14:00, Friday 14:00–16:00
Prof. Dr Marina Stojanova
Full professor
Department of Agrochemistry
Email: mstojanova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 44/45
Office hours: Wednesday 09:00–11:00, Thursday 09:00–11:00
Prof. Dr Marija Vukelikj-Shutoska
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: marijavs
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 137
Office hours: Wednesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Tatjana Mitkova
Full professor
Department of Soils
Email: tmitkova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 52
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: vtanaskovic
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 70
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Ordan Chukaliev
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: ordan.cukaliev
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 139
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Who teaches
Teaching staff
The teachers named in the course syllabi of the study programme.
Prof. Dr Tatjana Mitkova
Full professor
Department of Soils
Email: tmitkova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 52
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Mile Markoski
Dean
Department of Soils
Email: mmarkoski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 74
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Ordan Chukaliev
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: ordan.cukaliev
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 139
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Vjekoslav Tanaskovikj
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: vtanaskovic
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 70
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Marina Stojanova
Full professor
Department of Agrochemistry
Email: mstojanova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 44/45
Office hours: Wednesday 09:00–11:00, Thursday 09:00–11:00
Prof. Dr Marija Vukelikj-Shutoska
Full professor
Department of Water and Erosion Control
Email: marijavs
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 137
Office hours: Wednesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Olga Najdenovska
Full professor
Department of Food Quality and Safety
Email: onajdenovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 213
Office hours: Wednesday 12:00–14:00, Friday 14:00–16:00
Prof. Dr Aleksandra Martinovska-Stojcheska
Full professor
Department of Agricultural Policy
Email: amartinovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 185
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Friday 10:00–12:00
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Prof. Dr Gordana Popsimonova
Full professor
Department of Vegetable and Flower Growing
Email: gpopsimonova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 146
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Dane Boshev
Full professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: dbosev
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 134
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Elizabeta Angelova
Full professor
Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection
Email: eangelova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 53
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Emelj Tuna
Full professor
Department of Rural Development
Email: emelj.tuna
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 186
Office hours: Tuesday 11:00–13:00, Thursday 11:00–13:00
Prof. Dr Zoran Dimov
Full professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: zdimov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 151
Office hours: Monday 13:00–15:00, Wednesday 13:00–15:00
Prof. Dr Marjan Kiprijanovski
Full professor
Department of Fruit Growing
Email: kmarjan
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 46
Office hours: Wednesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Mirjana Jankulovska
Full professor
Department of Genetics and Breeding
Email: mjankulovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 166
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Wednesday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Rukie Agich
Full professor
Department of Vegetable and Flower Growing
Email: rukieagic
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 160
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Silvana Manasievska
Full professor
Department of Botany
Email: silvanam
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 170
Office hours: Wednesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
First cycle
Agroecology
Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Agroecology.
Soil, Water and the Environment
Second cycle
Soil and Water Management
One year to the title of Master of Agricultural Sciences – Soil and Water Management.
Soil, Water and the Environment
Third cycle
Agricultural Economics
Three years to the title of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences – Agricultural Economics.
Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
Admissions
Prepare your application
Applications are submitted online at www.upisi.ukim.mk, and the documents are handed in at the Student Affairs Office.