įunds for the project were sought from the international community, while the local government provided the land where the university is situated. Max van der Stoel, who has also been the first Chairman of the University's International Advisory Board, stressed the European orientation of the University by saying: 'We know the wish of the population of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to have increasingly close relations with countries of the European Union and to have education at a standard recognized by European academic institutions'. The praise for the establishment of the South East European University (SEEU) has been given to former Dutch diplomat HE Max van der Stoel who initiated the venture of launching a globally recognized university and higher education excellence center with a European orientation in the region since the late 1990s. Project initiation, funding and supervision 1 Project initiation, funding and supervision.The university is an associate member of the European University Association and the Balkan Universities Network. In the future, people will think of Tetovo as the site of a multi-lingual university'. At a time when good news is in short supply, it is heartening to see that progress can be made towards building peace among people. ĭuring the opening ceremony former Swedish diplomat HE Rolf Ekéus stated: 'Today is a good day for Europe. experience and has continued to benefit from countless academic collaborations sponsored by the European Commission and USAID, among other donors. Since its establishment the university has succeeded in combining the best of European and U.S. South East European University (SEEU) is an internationally recognized private-public nonprofit higher education institution officially inaugurated in 2001 upon initiative of former top-level Dutch diplomat and OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities HE Max van der Stoel and is located in Tetovo, North Macedonia with a branch campus in Skopje.

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