First cycle studiesPlant Protection
Plant Protection – Phytomedicine
Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Plant Protection – Phytomedicine.
- 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
- 40 places25 state-funded, 5 co-funded, 10 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, or at most 80.5% of all courses. Elective courses make up 19.5% 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 Plant Protection – Phytomedicine
- Contents
- 41 courses: 33 compulsory and 8 elective (electives carry 48 ECTS)
- In English
- Plant Protection — Phytomedicine
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 4 | Agrometeorology with agroclimatologyFZNH 4 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 96 | Fundamentals of EconomicsFZNH 96 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 194 | ChemistryFZNH 194 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 99 | Fundamentals of crop productionFZNH 99 · 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 27 | GeneticsFZNH 27 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 140 | Human resource developmentFZNH 140 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 36 | EcologyFZNH 36 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 102 | PedologyFZNH 102 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 77 | MicrobiologyFZNH 77 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 82 | Fruit GrowingFZNH 82 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 68 | Plant protection machinery and equipmentFZNH 68 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 54 | Plant nutritionFZNH 54 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 158 | Special field crop productionFZNH 158 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 64 | ViticultureFZNH 64 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 79 | IrrigationFZNH 79 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 87 | General entomologyFZNH 87 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 88 | General phytopathologyFZNH 88 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 152 | Modern genetic methodsFZNH 152 · 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 153 | Special entomology IFZNH 153 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 135 | Pseudomycoses and mycosesFZNH 135 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 195 | Weed ScienceFZNH 195 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 146 | Plant breedingFZNH 146 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 154 | Special entomology IIFZNH 154 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 15 | BacteriosesFZNH 15 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 191 | PhytopharmacyFZNH 191 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 155 | Special zoologyFZNH 155 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| Elective course3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 | |
| Total | 30 ECTS |
| Code | Course | L+E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZNH 51 | Integrated Plant ProtectionFZNH 51 · 3+2 hours | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 25 | VirosesFZNH 25 · 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 47 | ZoologyFZNH 47 · semester 1 · 3+2 hours | 1 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 67 | MathematicsFZNH 67 · semester 1 · 2+2 hours · PMFPMF | 1 | 2+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 3 | Agricultural managementFZNH 3 · semester 1 · 3+2 hours | 1 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 22 | BiochemistryFZNH 22 · semester 2 · 3+2 hours | 2 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 162 | StatisticsFZNH 162 · semester 2 · 3+2 hours | 2 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 61 | Computer applicationsFZNH 61 · semester 2 · 2+2 hours · PMFPMF | 2 | 2+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 187 | Plant PhysiologyFZNH 187 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 28 | GMOFZNH 28 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 66 | Marketing of Agricultural ProductsFZNH 66 · semester 3 · 3+2 hours | 3 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 29 | Geoinformatics in agricultureFZNH 29 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours · FShNPAFShNPA | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 63 | Medicinal and Aromatic PlantsFZNH 63 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 138 | Beekeeping with bee productsFZNH 138 · semester 4 · 3+2 hours | 4 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 181 | TurfgrassFZNH 181 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 18 | Bioenergy plantsFZNH 18 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 197 | Horticulture in protected cultivationFZNH 197 · semester 5 · 3+2 hours | 5 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 199 | Open-field flower growingFZNH 199 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 59 | Climate change in agricultureFZNH 59 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 132 | Tobacco productionFZNH 132 · semester 6 · 3+2 hours | 6 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 184 | Urban horticultureFZNH 184 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 16 | Harvest and post-harvest technologies of vegetablesFZNH 16 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 17 | Harvest and post-harvest technologies of fruitFZNH 17 · semester 7 · 3+2 hours | 7 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 123 | Principles of food quality and safetyFZNH 123 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 143 | Rural developmentFZNH 143 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
| FZNH 116 | Cereal processingFZNH 116 · semester 8 · 3+2 hours | 8 | 3+2 | 6 |
Admissions
Enrolment in the 2026/2027 academic year
Places
| State-funded places | 25 |
|---|---|
| Co-funding | 5 |
| Part-time students | 10 |
| Total | 40 |
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 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 Jovan Azhderski
Full professor
Department of Rural Development
Email: azderski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 176
Office hours: Monday 10:00–12:00, Friday 10:00–12:00
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
Assist. Prof. Dr Ivana Angelova
Assistant professor
Department of Ecology and Environmental Protection
Email: ivana.angelova
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 49
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Wednesday 12:00–14:00
Prof. Dr Tosho Arsov
Vice-Dean for Science, Cooperation with Industry and Development
Department of Fruit Growing
Email: arsovt
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 41
Office hours: Monday 08:30–10:30, Thursday 08:30–10:30
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
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Prof. Dr Krum Boshkov
Full professor
Department of Viticulture and Enology
Email: krum.boskov
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 54
Office hours: Monday 12:00–14:00, Tuesday 12:00–14:00
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
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 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 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 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
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
Prof. Dr Srebra Ilikj-Popova
Full professor
Department of Agrometeorology
Email: srebraip
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
Room 138
Office hours: Tuesday 12:00–14:00, Thursday 12:00–14:00
Titular Assist. Prof. Dr Igor Iljovski
Senior laboratory technician
Department of Special Field Crop Production
Email: iiljovski
@fznh.ukim.edu.mk Telephone: +389 2 3255 100
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 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
Assist. Prof. Dr Nadica Sandeva Atanasova
Assistant professor
Department of Genetics and Breeding
Email: nadicasa
@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 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
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 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 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 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
Second cycle
Phytomedicine
One year to the title of Master of Agricultural Sciences – Phytomedicine.
Plant Protection
Third cycle
Plant Protection – Phytomedicine
Three years to the title of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences – Plant Protection – Phytomedicine.
Plant Protection
First cycle
Field Crop Production
Four years to the title of Graduate Agricultural Engineer in Field Crop Production.
Plant Production
Admissions
Prepare your application
Applications are submitted online at www.upisi.ukim.mk, and the documents are handed in at the Student Affairs Office.