Student's Day in Macedonia
Student's Day in Macedonia is held on December 8. This event in the first decade of the month December is annual. Help us
Macedonia was the first country in the world to have full access to a wireless broadband connection in 2006, after being part of a high-tech project.
Education in Macedonia follows a 3-tier process, namely elementary, secondary and then tertiary education. The former process takes 8 years from age 7 to 15, culminating in a certificate for completed elementary education or svidetelstvo za zavreno osnovno obrazovanie.
Nearly half of all classical secondary students enroll at 1 of 2 universities, namely Saint Clement of Ohrid University founded in 1979, and Saints Cyril and Methodius University established in 1946.
It has 25 faculties and 11 research institutes, over 50,000 students and approximately 3,000 research and teaching staff.
Student's Day in Bulgaria and Macedonia is usually celebrated on December 8th. This holiday is associated with St. Clement of Ohrid, the Enlightener of Bulgaria and Macedonia. The holiday "St. Kliment Ohridski" - December 8 is a non-working day for all citizens of the Republic of Macedonia, the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy announced.
Similar holidays and events, festivals and interesting facts
Day of the Macedonian Revolutionary Struggle on October 23 (Republic of Macedonia);
Vodici in Macedonia on January 19 (Baptism of Jesus Christ);
Feast of the Mother of God on August 28 (Eastern Orthodox Church, a public holiday in the Republic of Macedonia, Serbia, and Georgia)