UNIVERSITY OF SKOPLJE AND SECONDARY TECHNICAL SCHOOL IN SKOPLJE

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R008800210001-5
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: April 6, 2001
• Sequence Number: 1
• Publication Date: September 28, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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~ItX 9 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT NO.
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY Yugoslavia
SUBJECT University of Skoplje and Secondary
Technical School in Skopl4e
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DATE DISTR. 28 Sept. 1951
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1. The Chief of F~dum.tion and Culture in the People r s Republic of Macedonia
was a certain Krsta Cvenkovski, who was also a member of the Central
Committee of the M.cedonian Communist Party.
2. The student body at Skopije University numbered approximately 2,800 persons.
The University of S..op1je comprised the following schools:
a. Medical School, which offered a five-year course.
b. Technical School, ?iith a five-year course. There were two
separate divisions in the Technical School:
1) Building Construction division
2) Architectural division
c. School of Agriculture and Forestry, with a four year course.
d. School of Philosophy;- which offered a four year course.
3? In May 1951 Kiro Milevski was Director of the School of Philosophy. The
student body comprised approximately 500 persons and classes were held
in the prewar #iational Library Building in Skoplje. A building to house
the School of Philosophy w .s under construction at Gasi Baba.
4. Dl.mce Toshev was head of the, Chemistry School in the School of Philosophy.
Tice Chemistry School was housed in the former elementary school on Braca
i'iladirsovic Street in Skoplje. First year students took the following
courses:
a. Chemistry, given by Dimce Toshev
b. Fhysics, taught by Josipposer
c. Mathematics, given by Blagoe Popov
d. Pre..rilitary Instruction, taught by a certain Captain #tijatovic
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8. All students at Skoplje University had to join the Studeneki Sojuz
(Student Federation). Dues were 10 dinars per year.
mass for each student was 1,200 dinars per month. Lodging in the Univer.
sity dormitory amounted to 200 dinars per month for each student.
Construction of three 4-story dormitories was underway at Gazi Babi. Each
building,, when completed, would be 50 x 10 meters, and the three dormitories
together are planned to house 900 students.
5. The majority of the students at the University of Skopije had'scholarshipe.
Students received between 2,000 to 30000 dinars per month for room, board
and expenses. Students who had military scholarships2 were given 3,000 to
4,500 dinars per month for room, board and personal expenses.
6. The student mess was located at 9 Eighteenth Street .in Skopi je. Cost of
at Skoplje University are adherents of the I) t0.3
10. The Secondary Technical School in Skoplje was composed of the following
divisions:
There were only a few Cammnmiats at. Skopl je University. Only five of the
students .In the Chemistry School were members of the Communist Party.
Informsnt is of the opinion that at, roxinmtely 80 Der cent of the students
a. Construction division
b. Architectural division
c. Mining division
d. Electro-Technical. division
e. Textile division
f. Chemistry division
g. Forestry division
h. Geodetice division
i. Machinist division
11. A certain Mishee was Director of the Secondary Technical School in Skoplje.
A four year course use offered at this school. In early 1951 approsimately
1,200 students were entolled in the Secondary Technical School. The
majority of students had scholarships and each one of them received 1,700
to 3,500 dinars a month for room, board and other expenses.
25X1A omen : This school is essentially a teacher training schooL
The students take courses in mathematics, chemistry, et cetera in order
to prepare themselves for teaching.
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&001: Military authorities graht scholarships to train
technicians. In some cases, students are sent to universities for
training and in other cases, they are sent to factories for a period of
apprenticeship. In either case, after completion of the training period,
the student is required to serve for several years with the military,
either in a military unit or b,& military industrial enterprise.
: For additional information concer-ninr the
organisation In Macedonia, specifically in the Skoplje area,
and SO-4837.
Cam: For earlier reports on the University of Skoplje,
your attention is called to 25X1A
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