First cycle studiesFood
Production & Processing of Agricultural Products & Food
Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Production and Processing of Agricultural Products.
- Duration
- 4 years8 semesters
- ECTS credits
- 24060 each year
- Language of instruction
- Macedonian
- Mode of study
- Full-time and part-time study
- Places 2026/2027
- 30 places20 state-funded, 5 co-funded, 5 part-time
- Next deadline
- no open deadlineThe new call is published on the “Admissions” page.
Overview
About the programme
The study programme consists of 41 one-semester courses in total, 33 of them compulsory. Elective courses make up 20% of the ECTS credits of the study programme: of the 41 courses, 8 are electives that students choose themselves from the list of courses offered by the unit.
- Professional title
- Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Production and Processing of Agricultural Products
- Contents
- 41 courses: 33 compulsory and 8 elective (electives carry 48 ECTS)
- In English
- Production & Processing of Agricultural Products & Food
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 194 | ChemistryFZNH 194 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 134 | Process engineeringFZNH 134 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 77 | MicrobiologyFZNH 77 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 31 | HorticultureFZNH 31 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 24 | BotanyFZNH 24 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 22 | BiochemistryFZNH 22 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 123 | Principles of food quality and safetyFZNH 123 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 12 | Analytical ChemistryFZNH 12 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 179 | Husbandry technology of ruminantsFZNH 179 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 110 | Industrial crops and their processingFZNH 110 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 111 | Grapevine and grapesFZNH 111 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 178 | Husbandry technology of non-ruminantsFZNH 178 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 109 | Cereals and their processingFZNH 109 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 176 | Milk technologyFZNH 176 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 167 | Fruit cropsFZNH 167 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 139 | Bee productsFZNH 139 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 180 | Animal feed technologyFZNH 180 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 174 | Meat technologyFZNH 174 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 121 | Dairy productsFZNH 121 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 173 | Technology of poultry meat and eggsFZNH 173 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 118 | Fruit processingFZNH 118 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 117 | Vegetable processingFZNH 117 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 120 | Meat productsFZNH 120 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 196 | Hygiene and sanitationFZNH 196 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 125 | Production of non-alcoholic beveragesFZNH 125 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 81 | Tobacco curing and processingFZNH 81 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 66 | Marketing of Agricultural ProductsFZNH 66 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 172 | Technology of wine and alcoholic beveragesFZNH 172 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 8 | Food packagingFZNH 8 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 182 | Costs and calculationsFZNH 182 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 202 | Bachelor’s ThesisFZNH 202 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 201 | Professional PlacementFZNH 201 · 0+4 hours | 0+4 | 4 |
| FZNH 159 | Sport and healthFZNH 159 · 0+2 hours | 0+2 | 2 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
Elective courses
24 elective courses
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 96 | Fundamentals of EconomicsFZNH 96 · semester 1 · 3+2 hours | 1 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 67 | MathematicsFZNH 67 · semester 1 · 2+2 hours · PMFPMF | 1 | 2+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 58 | Soil and water qualityFZNH 58 · semester 1 · 3+2 hours | 1 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 36 | EcologyFZNH 36 · semester 2 · 3+2 hours | 2 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 140 | Human resource developmentFZNH 140 · semester 2 · 3+2 hours | 2 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 61 | Computer applicationsFZNH 61 · semester 2 · 2+2 hours | 2 | 2+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 7 | Alternative animal productionFZNH 7 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 28 | GMOFZNH 28 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 47 | ZoologyFZNH 47 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 144 | Wild edible and poisonous plantsFZNH 144 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 193 | Forage productionFZNH 193 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 113 | Tobacco raw materialFZNH 113 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 133 | Regulations in agro-ecological and organic farmingFZNH 133 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 100 | Fundamentals of sensory propertiesFZNH 100 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 192 | Functional foodFZNH 192 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 142 | Fisheries and aquacultureFZNH 142 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 63 | Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsFZNH 63 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 162 | StatisticsFZNH 162 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 21 | Biological hazards in foodFZNH 21 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 160 | Standards for products of animal originFZNH 160 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 2 | AgribusinessFZNH 2 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 188 | Physical and chemical hazards of foodFZNH 188 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 86 | Consumer BehaviourFZNH 86 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 26 | Introduction to operations researchFZNH 26 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
Admissions
Enrolment in the 2026/2027 academic year
Places
| State-funded places | 20 |
|---|---|
| Co-funding | 5 |
| Part-time students | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Foreign students: up to 20% for each study programme.
Costs of studying
| State quota (tuition contribution)per 60 ECTS | 200 euros |
|---|---|
| Co-fundingper 60 ECTS | 400 euros |
| Part-time studiesper 60 ECTS | 400 euros |
| Foreign studentsper 60 ECTS | 1,000 euros |
The amounts are in euros and are paid in the denar equivalent, at the middle exchange rate of the National Bank.
Who teaches
Teaching staff
According to the overview of teaching assignments for the 2026/2027 academic year.
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 Zlatko Arsov
Full professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: zlatko.arsov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 163
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Assoc. Prof. Dr Frosina Babanovska-Milenkovska
Associate professor
Department of Fruit and Vegetable Processing
Email: fbmilenkovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 57
Office hours: Tuesday 11:30–13:30, Wednesday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Katerina Belichovska
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: kbelicovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 115
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Zvezda Bogevska
Full professor
Department of Vegetable and Flower Growing
Email: zvezda
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 145
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
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 Gjoko Bunevski
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: bunevski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 89
Office hours: Monday 11:00–13:00, Wednesday 11:00–13:00
Prof. Dr Lenche Velkoska-Markovska
Full professor
Department of Food Quality and Safety
Email: lencevm
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 73
Office hours: Tuesday 11:00–13:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
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Prof. Dr Vlado Vukovikj
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: vvukovic
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 101
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Tuesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Dragi Dimitrievski
Full professor
Department of Agricultural Policy
Email: ddragi
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 181
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
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 Srekjko Gjorgjievski
Full professor
Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Technology
Email: sreckog
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 118
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Dragan Gjoshevski
Full professor
Department of Rural Development
Email: gjdragan
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 183
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Tuesday 10:00–12:00
Assoc. Prof. Dr Riste Elenov
Associate professor
Department of Agribusiness
Email: relenov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 178
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Wednesday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Ivana Janeska-Stamenkovska
Full professor
Department of Agricultural Policy
Email: ijaneska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 177
Office hours: Wednesday 08:00–10:00, Friday 08:00–10:00
Prof. Dr Mirjana S. Jankulovska
Full professor
Department of Food Quality and Safety
Email: jankulovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 72
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Romina Kabranova
Full professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: romina
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 162
Office hours: Tuesday 09:00–11:00, Wednesday 09:00–11:00
Prof. Dr Ljubica Karakashova
Full professor
Department of Fruit and Vegetable Processing
Email: lkarakasova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 42
Office hours: Wednesday 11:00–13:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Hrisula Kiprijanovska
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: hrisulak
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 102
Office hours: Tuesday 11:00–13:00, Thursday 11:00–13:00
Prof. Dr Ana Kotevska
Full professor
Department of Agricultural Policy
Email: ana.kotevska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 180
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Dragoslav Kocevski
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: dkocevski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 92
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
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
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 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
Prof. Dr Elizabeta Miskoska-Milevska
Full professor
Department of Botany
Email: miskoska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 174
Office hours: Tuesday 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 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 Nacka
Full professor
Department of Agribusiness
Email: marina.nacka
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 188
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Zlatko Pejkovski
Full professor
Department of Animal Product Technology
Email: zpejkovski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 122
Office hours: Tuesday 13:00–15:00, Wednesday 13:00–15:00
Prof. Dr Mihail Petkov
Full professor
Department of Viticulture and Enology
Email: mpetkov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 56
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Zoran Popovski
Full professor
Department of Biochemistry and Genetic Engineering
Email: zpopovski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 119
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Friday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Tatjana Prentovikj
Full professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: tprentovic
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 149
Office hours: Monday 11:00–13:00, Wednesday 11:00–13:00
Assoc. Prof. Dr Zlatko Prculovski
Associate professor
Department of Viticulture and Enology
Email: zprculovski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 60
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Assist. Prof. Dr Biljana Ristakjovska Shirgovska
Assistant professor
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: brshirgovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 148
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 09:30–11:30
Prof. Dr Dushica Santa
Full professor
Department of Animal Product Technology
Email: dsanta
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 124
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
Assist. Prof. Dr Nikola Saraginovski
Assistant professor
Department of Fruit Growing
Email: nsaraginovski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 48
Office hours: Monday 09:00–11:00, Wednesday 09:00–11:00
Assist. Prof. Dr Aleksandra Silovska-Nikolova
Assistant professor
Department of Animal Product Technology
Email: silovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 121
Office hours: Tuesday 13:00–15:00, Wednesday 13:00–15:00
Prof. Dr Ana Simonovska
Full professor
Department of Rural Development
Email: ana.simonovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 182
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Tuesday 10:00–12:00
Prof. Dr Sonja Srbinovska
Full professor
Department of Animal Product Technology
Email: ssrbinovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 97
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Wednesday 10:00–12:00
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 Metodija Trajchev
Full professor
Department of Animal Health and Welfare
Email: metot
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 99
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 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 Aleksandar Uzunov
Full professor
Department of Animal Husbandry
Email: uzunov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 91
Office hours: Tuesday 09:00–11:00, Wednesday 09:00–11:00
Prof. Dr Ile Canev
Full professor
Department of Agricultural Engineering
Email: canevi
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 141
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
First cycle
Food Quality & Safety
Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Food Quality and Safety.
Food
Second cycle
Food Quality & Safety
One year to the title of Master of Agricultural Sciences – Food Quality and Safety.
Food
Second cycle
Fruit and vegetable processing
One year to the title of Master of Agricultural Sciences – Fruit and Vegetable Processing.
Food
Admissions
Prepare your application
Applications are submitted online at www.upisi.ukim.mk, and the documents are handed in at the Student Affairs Office.