Institutional Setting
Euro College was formed on the 11th of November 2003 as a joint venture of the two main shareholders: Ljubisa Petrusevski and Linkers Investments. On 29th of November the college has signed an agreement about academic support with North European Studies from Greece, representing the programs of Chartered Management Institute, UK. Since then the college has been cooperating with numbers of foreign universities and colleges: University of London, University of Wales, Kensington College of Business, London City College (UK) and American City University, American Heritage University of Southern California, Apollos University (USA).
Presently the college is a partner institution with Apollos (nationally accredited by DETC) and is accredited college by the Accreditation Board of the Republic of Macedonia and licensed by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Macedonia. Euro College is also an authorized center of the Institute of Professional Management (ICM), a government body from UK. Within that capacity it offers academic courses in the area of Business Management but also customized courses to the working professionals in the country in the area of Tourism and Hospitality, Law, English, IT and Accounting.
Euro College was awarded a European Quality Award in October 2010 as a result of its outstanding achievements in the area of global education. In December 2010, in Vienna, Euro College got a prestigious “Best Enterprise” award by the European Business Assembly, while the Dean of the college, Dr. Petrusevski Ljubisa was voted “Manager of the Year”.
In 2011, Euro College was accredited by IDEAL (International Distance Education Training Council) – a renowned international accrediting agency consisted of academic professionals from Asia, USA and Europe. In the same year Euro College got another international accreditation. This time from Brussels based agency EDU – an intergovernmental accrediting agency whose mission is to curb the questionable activities of fake schools and bogus accreditation agencies currently plaguing the global educational market.
In 2011, Euro College got their first international students who study for Euro College degrees in United Arab Emirates and Vietnam in cooperation with the respective local colleges. In 2015, Euro College will also offer its degrees to the students in India in cooperation with the WKMDC college from Bangalore.
Recognition/Approval
Since 26.02.2008, Euro College is accredited by the Accreditation Board of the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Macedonia
Mission
Euro College is a higher educational university college dedicated to excellence in teaching and service. Through its Undergraduate and Graduate programs in Business Administration, Euro College seeks to stimulate intellectual curiosity, imagination, rational thinking, and thoughtful expression in a broad range of disciplines and professional fields.
Our mission is to graduate students who are knowledgeable, clear‐thinking, articulate, and effective in problem‐ solving.
Vision
Euro College will promote and engage in high-quality undergraduate and graduate education. The academic and administration staff, and students of Euro College are committed to achieving excellence and to placing Euro College in a position of pre-eminence among the higher educational institutions in the region of South East Europe.
Euro College will provide secure and attractive premises encourage intellectual and cultural diversity, foster regional engagement, and value individual growth and development. In these ways, Euro College will prepare its graduates for a life time of learning, achievement and service for the betterment of their societies.
Community Mission Statement
Since its beginnings the mission of the college was to distinguish itself as a diverse, socially responsible learning community with high quality that will draw its power from the cultural, intellectual and economic resources of Macedonia and from Kumanovo to enrich and strengthen its educational programs. Our quest is to uplift the region’s educational attainment, cultural opportunities, economic growth, environmental quality, scientific and technological progress, and social and personal well‐being.
Euro College is committed to make optimum use of available resources and to celebrate, study, and protect the rich heritage, the quality of life, and the environment of the Balkan region in which it is located.
Euro College Research Statement
Euro College lays emphasis on efforts to make a contribution to the total body of knowledge through original investigation and creative research. The college has incorporated research methodologies as a means of preparation of its undergraduates and graduates for a future filled with progress, accomplishments, improvement and continuous development of self and the community.
Euro College strives to make available the findings of research and creative activities to the public through publications, business forums, and seminars and conferences.
Links with the companies
Some of the companies that have been developing projects with the college and with whom we have the pleasure to work with:
- Germanos Mobile Service Provider
- New Moment Marketing Agency
- Seavus Computers
- VIP Mobile Operator
- Cosmofon/ONE Mobile Operator
- 2 Be Mobile Service Provider
- Stopanska Bank
- British Business Group Macedonia
- The Chamber of Tourist Associations of Macedonia
- The Bar Association of Macedonia
- The Association of Real Estate Agencies of Macedonia
- The Chamber of Tourist Associations of Macedonia
- The Chamber of Commerce of City of Kumanovo
- The Police Syndicate of the Republic of Macedonia
- The Employment Bureau of the City of Kumanovo
Companies that are currently employing Euro College graduates
- Seavus computers
- VIP Mobile operator
- ONE Mobile Operator
- 2 Be Mobile Provider
- Commercial Bank Skopje
- Stopanska Bank
- Alpha Bank
- Automobile Association of Macedonia
- Ohridska Bank Skopje
- The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Macedonia
- The Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Macedonia
- The Ministry of Defense of The Republic of Macedonia
