Third cycle studiesPlant Protection
Plant Protection – Phytomedicine
Three years to the title of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences – Plant Protection – Phytomedicine.
- 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 – Plant Protection – Phytomedicine.
- Academic title
- PhD in Agricultural Sciences – Plant Protection – Phytomedicine
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZRFM1 | Ethics in research in plant biotechnologyZRFM1 | 3 | |
| ZRFM2 | Methodology of Scientific Research WorkZRFM2 | 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
18 elective courses
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZRFM3 | Statistics in biotechnologyZRFM3 · semester 1 | 1 | — | 6 |
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZRFM14 | Modern technologies in fruit productionZRFM14 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM15 | Modern technologies in vegetable and flower growingZRFM15 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM16 | Viticulture – advanced topicsZRFM16 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM17 | Modern technologies in the production of cereals and legumesZRFM17 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM18 | Modern technologies in the production of industrial crops and their processingZRFM18 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM19 | Plant physiology – advanced topicsZRFM19 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM20 | Plant protection machinery and equipmentZRFM20 | — | — | 6 |
| Code | Course | Sem. | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZRFM4 | EntomologyZRFM4 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM5 | Insect systematicsZRFM5 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM6 | Integrated pest population managementZRFM6 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM7 | Agricultural entomologyZRFM7 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM8 | Anatomy and physiology of diseased plantsZRFM8 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM9 | General phytopathology (advanced topics)ZRFM9 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM10 | Advanced phytopathology (selected topics)ZRFM10 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM11 | Modern methods of protecting plants from pathogensZRFM11 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM12 | Biology, ecology and systematics of weedsZRFM12 | — | — | 6 |
| ZRFM13 | Chemical weed controlZRFM13 | — | — | 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 Biljana Kuzmanovska
Vice-Dean for Teaching
Department of Phytopathology
Email: bkuzmanovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 125
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Rade Rusevski
Full professor
Department of Phytopathology
Email: rrusevski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 127
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Stanislava Lazarevska
Full professor
Department of Entomology
Email: stanislava
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 66
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Zvonko Pacanoski
Full professor
Department of General Field Crop Production
Email: zvonkop
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 157
Office hours: Thursday 14:00–16:00, Friday 14:00–16:00
Who teaches
Teaching staff
The teachers named in the course syllabi of the study programme.
Prof. Dr Biljana Kuzmanovska
Vice-Dean for Teaching
Department of Phytopathology
Email: bkuzmanovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 125
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Rade Rusevski
Full professor
Department of Phytopathology
Email: rrusevski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 127
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Stanislava Lazarevska
Full professor
Department of Entomology
Email: stanislava
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 66
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Zvonko Pacanoski
Full professor
Department of General Field Crop Production
Email: zvonkop
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 157
Office hours: Thursday 14:00–16:00, Friday 14:00–16:00
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 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 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
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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 Margarita Davitkovska
Full professor
Department of Vegetable and Flower Growing
Email: margaritad
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 159
Office hours: Wednesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 10:00–12:00
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 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 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
Prof. Dr Sonja Ivanovska
Full professor
Department of Genetics and Breeding
Email: s.ivanovska
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 166
Office hours: Tuesday 10:00–12:00, Wednesday 10:00–12:00
First cycle
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Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Plant Protection – Phytomedicine.
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Second cycle
Phytomedicine
One year to the title of Master of Agricultural Sciences – Phytomedicine.
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Third cycle
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Admissions
Prepare your application
Applications are submitted online at www.upisi.ukim.mk, and the documents are handed in at the Student Affairs Office.