Terms and explanations
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A school is each school unit, regardless of whether it is an independent school, district school or class sections at another regular school.
Faculty is a tertiary education institution performing educational, scientific, research or applied activity in one or several related scientific or vocational spheres.
Higher school is a tertiary education institution that performs tertiary education activity for vocational and educational studies in one or several subject matter spheres.
Pupil is a person who has completed school and obtained a degree in a certain area.
Students are persons that are continuing with their education at the tertiary education institutions in the Republic of Macedonia as full-time or part-time students, after completing their upper secondary education and fulfilling the conditions for enrolling at the tertiary education institutions.
The title Master of Science is obtained by the person who has completed university education, postgraduate studies and has passed the master's thesis.
The title Specialist is obtained by the person who has completed university education, postgraduate studies of at least one year of duration and has passed the specialist's thesis. The specialization in medical sciences is not considered as specialization, because it means broadening the vocational knowledge, but not acquiring scientific title.
The title Doctor of Science is obtained by the person who has completed university education, first and second cycle, and has passed the doctoral dissertation.
Teacher is a person who carries out educational work in a school, according to a curriculum.
Teachers and supporting staff in the tertiary education institutions are the persons who perform educational activities. According to the academic titles they are:
- full professors, associate professors, docents (at faculties);
- senior lecturers, lecturers and professors at higher school (at higher schools).
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