The President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, today, at their request, received representatives of the Professor's Plenum and the Student's Plenum.

At the meeting, the interlocutors exchanged views on the overall situation in the field of education in the Republic of Macedonia and agreed on the necessity of implementing reforms in education and on the need for quality higher education.

The representatives of the Professor's Plenum and the Student's Plenum explained their views on the proposed legal amendments in the field of higher education.
President Ivanov said that the Republic of Macedonia needs a successful transformation of the higher education.

At the meeting, President Ivanov expressed concern about the tendency of divisions in the academic community and called for unity and dialogue in order to overcome the current situation.

The Macedonian President announced that tomorrow, at their request, he is to receive the representatives of the "Citizens' initiative to support knowledge in higher education".

President Ivanov proposed a joint meeting to be convened with representatives of the Professor's Plenum, the Student's Plenum and the "Citizens' initiative to support knowledge in higher education".