# MSOS — Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia

> MSOS is the first official Macedonian student organisation in Slovenia. This site helps Macedonian students move to and study in Slovenia — enrolment guides, events, community news and support. Content is student-written and informative; official sources should always be verified.

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## Main pages
- [Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/): The first official Macedonian student organisation in Slovenia — support, events, community and a voice for Macedonian students from application to graduation.
- [Our Team, Mission, Vision & Core Values](https://msosorg.com/en/about-us/): Our shared values keep us connected and guide us as one team.
- [MSOS Hub](https://msosorg.com/en/msos-hub/): Discover the MSOS Hub in Ljubljana — the community space of the Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia for events, gatherings and student life.
- [Become a member](https://msosorg.com/en/become-a-member/): Join MSOS and find your people in Slovenia. Meet students, attend events, get support and help create projects across the Macedonian student community.
- [Support MSOS](https://msosorg.com/en/support/): Support the Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia (MSOS) through a donation or partnership and help fund student events, guidance and community programs.
- [Gallery](https://msosorg.com/en/gallery/): A look back at the events, gatherings and moments that make the MSOS community — browse photo albums from Macedonian student life in Slovenia.
- [Frequently asked questions](https://msosorg.com/en/faq/): Short answers to the questions Macedonian students ask most about studying and living in Slovenia — applications, residence, work, housing and more.
- [Timeline & Milestones](https://msosorg.com/en/timeline-and-milestones/): Learn more about the company and the team behind it.
- [Official information](https://msosorg.com/en/legal/): Official information about the Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia (MSOS): legal registration data, tax number, IBAN and contact details.
- [Privacy Policy](https://msosorg.com/en/privacy-policy/): How the Macedonian Student Organisation in Slovenia collects, uses, and protects your personal data.
- [Cookie Policy](https://msosorg.com/en/cookie-policy/): How this website uses cookies and similar technologies, and how you can control them.

## Student guide
- [From Macedonia to Slovenia, step by step](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/): Your complete route from a Macedonian secondary school or first degree to enrolled student life in Slovenia.
- [How university study works](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/academic-life/): The academic year, ECTS, grades, exam registration, the referat, learning Slovenian, tutoring, and extracurricular ECTS.
- [Essential administrative tools](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/administrative-basics/): EMŠO, a tax number, SI-PASS, a bank account, and a phone plan unlock almost every other service.
- [You have been accepted, what happens next?](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/admission-and-enrolment/): Admission is not always enrolment. Read the decision, complete enrolment, get your certificate of enrolment, and check any charges.
- [Current application deadlines](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/application-deadlines/): The 2026/2027 bachelor and master periods for Macedonian citizens, by university. Always open the exact current call.
- [Your arrival checklist](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/arrival-checklist/): What to do in the first 72 hours, the first week, and the first month after you reach Slovenia.
- [Applying for a bachelor degree](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/bachelor-application/): The eVŠ process, the document package, the 2026/2027 rounds by university, and why you should apply early.
- [How to choose the right programme](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/choose-a-programme/): Compare the programme first, then the city. Use information days well, and confirm language and aptitude-test requirements early.
- [Your complete journey to Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/complete-student-journey/): Nine stages from researching a programme to your first year, with residence, health, and housing handled in parallel.
- [Prepare your documents correctly](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/document-preparation/): One master folder, clear filenames, the difference between original, copy, translation, and legalisation, and basic data protection.
- [How to apply through eVŠ](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/evs-application-guide/): Prepare, log in, enter your previous education, order preferences, upload, and press Submit. A draft is not an application.
- [Healthcare after you arrive](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/healthcare-in-slovenia/): Emergency numbers, what to bring, and student health contacts city by city.
- [Applying for a master degree](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/master-application/): Master admission is faculty-driven. Check field compatibility early, and remember there is no single national deadline.
- [Proving that you can live in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/means-accommodation-address/): How to prove sufficient means, accommodation, and a registered address for your residence permit.
- [Your personal study route](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/my-route/): Your personal study route to Slovenia — follow the Student Welcome Guide steps for Macedonian students, from choosing a programme to enrolment and residence.
- [Official sources and checklists](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/official-sources-and-checklists/): The primary official links behind this guide, grouped by topic, and how to manage your sources.
- [Preparing to move from Macedonia](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/prepare-to-move/): A month-by-month plan, the documents to keep in your hand luggage, how to travel, and a detailed packing list.
- [Recognition of Macedonian education](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/recognition-of-education/): Recognition decides whether your prior education gives access to the Slovenian programme. For applicants educated abroad, it is part of admission.
- [What happens after the first year?](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/renew-change-graduate/): Annual renewal, repeat and transfer rights, losing status, the post-study route, and leaving Slovenia are all connected.
- [Health insurance from Macedonia](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/rm-si-3-health-insurance/): How the bilateral RM/SI 3 route gives you healthcare access in Slovenia, and what it does not cover.
- [Finding accommodation as a Macedonian full-time student](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-accommodation/): Subsidised public dorms are usually closed to you on temporary residence. Plan for economic-rate or private housing, and avoid scams.
- [Plan a realistic student budget](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-budget/): There is no single national figure. Build a city-based budget, plan for a much larger first month, and use student discounts.
- [How to activate student meals](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-meals/): Subsidised meals are open to eligible foreign degree students and exist across Slovenian study centres, not only in Ljubljana.
- [How students are organised in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-organisations-and-extracurriculars/): Student organisations, student councils, local clubs, professional societies, university extracurricular programmes, ESN, and communities from home.
- [Temporary residence permit, step by step](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-residence-permit/): The documents, the six steps, the one-year validity, and how to renew the temporary residence permit for study.
- [Student public transport](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-transport/): National IJPP tickets, city transport, and bicycle sharing. Eligibility does not depend on the distance to your faculty.
- [Working through a student service](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/student-work/): Student work is allowed on the student permit through a napotnica. Regular employment is a different route that needs a work permit.
- [Choose and understand your study city](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/study-cities/): Ljubljana is not the only option. Compare each Slovenian study centre and build your life around the real teaching location.
- [Tuition rules for Macedonian students](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/tuition-and-scholarships/): Full-time public study is generally tuition-free for Macedonian citizens, but this is not a promise that every programme is free.
- [Entry is not the same as residence](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/visa-and-residence-explained/): Short visa-free entry, visa D, and the study residence permit are three different things. Know which one keeps you here legally.
- [Support while living abroad](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/wellbeing-and-community/): Culture shock is normal. Build support in several places, use university counselling, and know your emergency numbers.
- [Where to submit the residence application](https://msosorg.com/en/student-welcome-guide/where-to-apply-for-residence/): The embassy in Skopje or a Slovenian administrative unit: where to submit, and the lawful-stay risk to manage.

## Blog
- [Blog](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/): Real experiences and practical advice from Macedonian students in Slovenia. New stories are on the way.
- [Study in Slovenia with an Ad futura Scholarship: Guide for Western Balkan Students in 2026](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/ad-futura-scholarship-slovenia-2026/): Planning to continue your studies in Slovenia? Citizens of North Macedonia and several other Western Balkan countries can apply for an Ad futura scholarship…
- [How I coped with leaving home](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/how-i-coped-with-leaving-home/): Arriving at the end of your secondary education, with a modest eighteen years behind you, you have to decide where to continue your studies. Will you stay in…
- [How to open a Slovenian bank account as an international student](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/how-to-open-slovenian-bank-account/): A practical guide for Macedonian students: the documents you need, how to choose a bank, using Flik, and keeping your details up to date after you open the account.
- [Learning Slovene: Where to Start](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/learning-slovene-where-to-start/): Moving to Slovenia for your studies? You do not need to speak perfect Slovene before arriving, but learning the basics early will make university…
- [Study in North Macedonia with a Government Scholarship: 2026/2027 Guide](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/study-in-north-macedonia-government-scholarship-2026-2027/): Are you a foreign citizen of Macedonian origin living in Slovenia or another eligible country? The Ministry of Education and Science of North Macedonia is…
- [Welcome Days for Bachelor's, Master's and Erasmus students in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/welcome-days-slovenian-universities-2026-2027/): Starting university in another country is easier when you know where to go, who to ask, and what happens during the first days. Slovenia’s main universities…
- [Where to search for student accommodation in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/blog/where-to-search-for-accommodation-in-slovenia/): Finding accommodation is often one of the most stressful parts of moving to Slovenia, especially in Ljubljana and on the coast. The best approach is to begin…

## News
- [News and updates](https://msosorg.com/en/news/): Everything new at MSOS in one place — events and projects, blog stories, announcements and official updates for Macedonian students in Slovenia.
- [Proof-of-means amount updated to €507,43 per month](https://msosorg.com/en/news/proof-of-means-updated-2026/): If you are applying for or renewing a student residence permit in Slovenia, you must prove you have enough money to support yourself. That requirement is tied…

## Events & projects
- [Projects](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/): The events, projects and moments that bring the Macedonian student community in Slovenia together.
- [Humanitarian Sports Tournament: Playing with Heart, Together for Kočani](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/humanitarian-tournament-in-maribor/): Over 200 students gathered in Maribor, raising €1.000 through sport to support families hit by the Kočani tragedy.
- [In Memory of Frosina Kulakova](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/in-memory-of-frosina-kulakova/): On February 8, 2025, Macedonian students in Ljubljana gathered for a peaceful public event to honor the memory of Frosina Kulakova, who tragically lost her…
- [In Memory of the Victims of the Kochani Tragedy](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/in-memory-of-the-kochani-victims/): On March 21, 2025, more than 600 people gathered at Kongresni trg in Ljubljana for a peaceful public gathering to honor the victims of the tragic fire in Kochani.
- [Macedonian Student Night in Ljubljana](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/macedonian-student-night-in-ljubljana/): From an idea to a party with 500 students, that's how our story began!
- [Meet Student Slovenia 2023](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/meet-student-slovenia-2023/): Through honest first-hand stories, future students received support for their first step towards their new home.
- [Meet Student Slovenia 2024](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/meet-student-slovenia-2024/): When student stories turn into the first step towards a new home.
- [Morning Coffee in front of CTK, 2024: Coffee, burek, and lots of smiles](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/morning-coffee-in-front-of-ctk/): When exams somehow become easier with Saturday morning coffee, burek, and good company in at CTK!
- [Paint & Wine at Sunset, Celebrating Women’s Day with Art & Music](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/paint-and-wine-at-sunset/): Paint, wine, and music brought students together in Gorizia to celebrate Women’s Day and mark the first MSOS Nova Gorica event.
- [Cheering for Macedonia, Watching Handball Together in Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/projects/watching-handball-together-in-slovenia/): From Ljubljana to Maribor, Macedonian students filled cafés with chants, flags, and laughter while watching the national handball team.

## Get to know Slovenia
- [Get to know Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/): Slovenia may be small on the map, but there is a lot to discover between the Alps, the Adriatic coast, green rivers, old towns, and quiet places that quickly…
- [A First Taste of Slovenian Food](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/a-first-taste-of-slovenian-food/): Start with štruklji, jota, žlikrofi, frika, bograč, and potica. Together they reveal a cuisine shaped by regions rather than one fixed menu.
- [Lake Bled Beyond the Famous View](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/lake-bled-beyond-the-famous-view/): The island is the image everyone knows. The full character of Bled appears when you walk around the lake and let the view keep changing.
- [Ljubljana Through Our Eyes](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/ljubljana-through-our-eyes/): Not a complete guide to the city, but a collection of places and routines through which many of us began to feel at home.
- [Slovenian Habits That May Surprise You](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/slovenian-habits-that-may-surprise-you/): Not rules that describe every person, but small patterns many of us noticed while learning how everyday life works.
- [Slovenia's Stories in Stone and Tradition](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/slovenias-stories-in-stone-and-tradition/): Heritage is not one castle or museum. It can be a bridge used every day, a river disappearing underground, a mining town shaped by mercury, or knowledge passed…
- [Welcome to Slovenia](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-slovenia/welcome-to-slovenia/): A small country of many landscapes, quiet discoveries, and places that slowly begin to feel like home.

## Get to know Macedonia
- [Get to know Macedonia](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/): Macedonia is not only a place on the map. It is a table that always has room for one more person, music that brings everyone closer, mountains on the horizon…
- [A Table Full of Macedonia](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/a-table-full-of-macedonia/): The food matters, but so do the order of the plates, the people around them, and the fact that nobody leaves after the first course.
- [History You Can Still Walk Through](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/history-you-can-still-walk-through/): Stobi, Heraclea, Kokino, and Krusevo do not belong to the same century or tell the same story. That is exactly why they belong in the same journey.
- [Music, Dance and the Moments That Bring Us Together](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/music-dance-and-the-moments-that-bring-us-together/): In Macedonia, music is often not something performed in front of a room. It is what changes the room and brings people into the same rhythm.
- [Ohrid, More Than a Postcard](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/ohrid-more-than-a-postcard/): The lake attracts the first look. The old streets, wooden houses, churches, neighbourhoods, and evening conversations are what make people return.
- [Skopje, A City of Many Layers](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/skopje-a-city-of-many-layers/): A city best understood by crossing the river, changing neighbourhoods, and noticing what each period left behind.
- [Welcome to Macedonia](https://msosorg.com/en/get-to-know-macedonia/welcome-to-macedonia/): A country of mountains, open tables, long conversations, and stories that remain close wherever we go.