Supporting Bodies
UACS Business Council
UACS Business Council incorporates more than 170 companies, organizations, NGO-s and governmental bodies, united in one goal: To enable better education for young students.
The first constitutive meeting of the UACS Business Council (BC) of University American College Skopje was held on May 22, 2007, at the premises of the University.
First President was Dr. Zivko Gruevski, Honorary Consul of Canada in Macedonia (2006-2009), followed by Iijancho Gagovski, CEO of Microsoft Macedonia (2009-2013), Mr. Antoni Peshev, MBA, CEO of Ultra Computers and Chairman of the Assembly of the Economic Chamber of Macedonia (2013-2017), Ms. Dragana Chifliganec, Executive Director of Adora Engineering (2017-2019), and Ms. Elena Mladenovska Jelenkovikj, Executive Director of Tikves Winery (2019 – 2022).
The current President of the UACS Business Council is Dita Starova, Former Director of the National Gallery, who was appointed as the new President at the 9th General Assembly Meeting of the UACS Business Council, which was held in December 2022.
The Business Council’s mission is:
- To create an environment where both academia and business can have mutual communication to create better curricula, learning outcomes, and learning environments.
- To encourage and support B2B relationships.
- To support the University as an asset for education and consulting in the society.
- To enable internships and jobs for students.
- To provide - when possible - Industry experts.
- Business Council consists of:
- General Assembly – All business council members.
- Clusters - Board of Trustees for each school.
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Business Council Coordinative (Managing) Body consists of:
- President of the Business Council
- Presidents of Clusters of each school, and
- Former President of the Business Council
Business Council Coordinative (Managing) Body
School of Business Economics and Management – Cluster (Board of Trustees)
School of Architecture and Design – Cluster (Board of Trustees)
School of Computer Science and Information Technology – Cluster (Board of Trustees)
School of Law and School of Political Science – Cluster (Board of Trustees)
School of Political Science
- Educational Center M-SHEST Company – Skopje, Memorandum of Cooperation 2021 – to be renewed
- Municipality of Centar – Memorandum of Cooperation – June 2021 (duration 5 years)
- Municipality of Ilinden – Memorandum of Cooperation, June 2022
- UNHCR Memorandum of Cooperation, September 2022 – (expired)
- Economic Chamber of North Macedonia – Agreement, December 2023 (no time limit)
- NGO EQUALIS Skopje – January 2024, Memorandum of Cooperation
- Municipality of Aerodrom, Memorandum of Cooperation, February 2024 (duration 5 years)
- TRD 24 News Skopje – Cooperation Agreement, May 2024 (duration 3 years)
- Independent Union of State Administration – Memorandum, September 2024 – (no time limit)
- ARS LAMINA – Business Cooperation Agreement, October 2024 (duration 3 years)
- United Macedonian Diaspora, Branch in Macedonia – September 2025 – (validity 5 years)
- UN North Macedonia – SDG Project – Sustained Coalition – December 2025 – (duration 3 years)
- European Association for Local Democracy ALDA Macedonia – Cooperation Agreement. Renewed January 2026
- City of Skopje – Memorandum of Cooperation, February 2026 (duration 3 years)
- MakStil AD, Skopje – May 2026 (duration 3 years)
- Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje – July 2026
- Secretariat for European Affairs – (agreement not renewed) – agreed September 2026
- MFA (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) – (each student signs an individual Internship Agreement)
Department of Psychology (SPS)
- SOOU Zlatan Sremac – Skopje, Memorandum of Cooperation 2022, duration 5 years
- Center for Early Childhood Development, Macedonian Montessori Association – Skopje – June 2022, Memorandum of Cooperation, no time limit
- Olive Jobs – services company, Skopje, Cooperation Agreement – February 2024 (duration 3 years)
- Municipality of Aerodrom, Memorandum of Cooperation, February 2024 (duration 5 years)
- EMAPTA DOOEL Skopje Cooperation Agreement – March 2024 (duration 5 years)
- Association for Health Education and Research HERA Skopje – April 2024 (duration 3 years)
- Association "Autism AAMK" Skopje (Deniz Jankulovski), April 2024, Cooperation Agreement (duration 3 years)
- LEORON Training Institute – Macedonia, Memorandum of Cooperation 2024 (duration 3 years)
- Children's Home "11 October" Skopje – February 2025 (duration 5 years)
- Association for Dyslexia "Ajnstajn" – Memorandum of Cooperation 2025 (duration 3 years)
- SOS Children's Village Skopje – December 2025, Memorandum of Cooperation (validity 3 years)
- PHI Polyclinic Biotek, December 2025 – (valid for 3 years)
- UN North Macedonia – SDG Project – Sustained Coalition, December 2025 (duration 3 years)
- Eurolink Insurance AD Skopje – January 2026 (valid for 3 years)
- Macedonian Association for Human Resources Management (MAHRM) – March 2026 (duration 3 years)
- AD MEPSO – April 2026, validity 3 years
- MakStil AD, Skopje – May 2026 (duration 3 years)
- Sparkasse Bank VIBE ON AD Skopje – May 2026 (Human Resources) – each student signs an individual Internship Agreement
- Stopanska Banka AD Skopje – Agreement for Practical Training (Human Resources), signed June 2026
- Zan Mitrev – private general hospital – (June 2026) – duration 3 years
- VDL Van Hool Macedonia – Memorandum of Cooperation 2026 – validity 3 years
- Council of Europe Programme Office in Skopje – July 2026
- Institute Alternative Skopje, Memorandum of Cooperation, August 2026
- Chamber of Psychologists – Skopje, Memorandum of Cooperation, no time limit
- University Clinic "St. Naum Ohridski" Skopje (*has not yet responded regarding renewal of the agreement)
- PHI Psychiatric Hospital Skopje – (*agreement not renewed)
- Komercijalna Banka AD Skopje – (Human Resources) – each student signs an individual Internship Agreement
- Halk Bank AD Skopje – Memorandum of Cooperation (Human Resources) – duration 3 years
- Tutunska Banka AD Skopje (Human Resources) – each student signs an individual Internship Agreement
- Citizens' Association "Ljubeznost" – Skopje / Action to help the homeless and socially vulnerable citizens amid the global economic crisis.
- NBRM (National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia) – each student signs an Internship Agreement
School of Foreign Languages
Join the UACS Business Council!
UACS Business Council is open to cooperation with all companies, institutions, and organizations, that are willing to become members.
If your company/organization/institution wishes to join us, it needs to sign an agreement to become a member of the UACS Business Council.
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Benefits of Membership
By joining the UACS Business Council, members get benefits including, but not limited to:
- 5% discount for enrollment in all UACS academic programs (undergraduate, graduate, doctoral programs) – for all employees and their family members;
- 10% discount for professional training aimed at your employees
- Opportunity to influence the curricula development – and get the tailor-made program
- Free promotion at the UACS premises and events
- Networking opportunities: Promote your products or services to UACS students, faculty, UACS Alumni, or other Business Council members.
General Assembly Meeting (GAM) at UACS
The General Assembly Meeting (GAM) of the UACS Business Council is one of the most important events that brings together our partners, supporters, and community to celebrate progress, discuss future initiatives, and strengthen our shared mission for excellence in education.
At the latest GAM, we reaffirmed our collective commitment to shaping a brighter future through education. This gathering marked key milestones, including the launch of the Foundation for a Better Education and the introduction of two prestigious recognitions: the Zlat Milovanovic Award and the Krliu Award. These initiatives were established to inspire, reward, and invest in future generations of leaders, innovators, and changemakers.
The event served as a powerful reminder of why UACS stands out—not only as an institution of higher learning but as a community driven by purpose, vision, and the belief that education is the key to building a better world. GAM is a platform where collaboration, gratitude, and hope meet, and where new initiatives take root, ensuring continuous impact in the years ahead.
UACS Foundation
The UACS Foundation was established in 2010. It performs a non-profit activity and is committed to improving and promoting opportunities and quality of higher education in Macedonia. The Foundation has a mission by which is being determined and will realize its strategic and long-term goals.
The mission of the foundation
Starting from the belief that every individual has the potential and values that deserve to be developed and enriched through education and keeping in mind that the progress of society depends on the contribution and active and creative participation of all its members, the Foundation will strive to enhance the availability and quality of the higher education as a vital basis for sustainable development of the society and its integration into modern European and world processes.
The Foundation has three main target groups:
- The business community, government bodies and institutions, civil society, and individuals for mobilization of financial and material resources to achieve the objectives of the Foundation.
- The senior high school students – Future UACS undergraduate students.
- Junior and middle professionals – Future UACS graduate students
Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development Institute (ELDI)
The vision of the Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development Institute (ELDI) is to increase the entrepreneurial momentum among students at University American College Skopje. Simultaneously encourage the introduction of modern technology and leadership orientation in the wider business environment to achieve a higher level of competitiveness in the regional and global market.
The Entrepreneurship and Leadership Development Institute (ELDI) aims to:
- To offer educational programs to encourage entrepreneurial attitude, professional counseling for business ideas, new technologies, establishment of businesses, legal advice, and guidance on funding through mentoring and training, to work on improving the leadership skills of students and the wider business community.
- The mission will be accomplished in close cooperation with the schools of University American College Skopje and foreign educational institutions, networks, the European Foundation for Entrepreneurship Research (EFER), the RESITA Network, as well as key stakeholders in the country led by the National Council for Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness and Innovation Fund.
- To train the human resources within the Institute in the area of implementation of international research projects, projects in the field of entrepreneurship and innovation, as well as through the development of modern educational aids in collaboration with foreign universities.