| University of Tetova | |||||
| Native Name: | Universiteti i Tetovës Универзитет во Тетово | ||||
| Type: | Public | ||||
| Rector: | Prof. Dr. Jusuf Zejneli | ||||
| Students: | 7,097 [1] | ||||
| Coor: | 42°N 20.9667°W | ||||
| Campus: | Urban | ||||
| Colors: | Red and Yellow | ||||
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The University of Tetova (Albanian: Universiteti i Tetovës; Macedonian: Универзитет во Тетово) is a public university in North Macedonia. The university was established on 17 December 1994 as the first Albanian language higher education institution in Macedonia, though not recognized as a state university by the national government until January 2004. Courses and lectures are held in Albanian, Macedonian and English. As of 2018–19 school year, a total of 7,097 students are enrolled at the university.
University of Tetova was founded on 17 December 1994 upon the initiative of the Albanian Cultural Society of North Macedonia.[2] The first lectures were held on February 16–17, 1995 in Poroj and Rečica. The first rector was Fadil Sylejmani from Bozovce.
The university consists of eleven faculties:
University of Tetova was at the center of a forged diploma scandal throughout the 2000s and early 2010s.[3] In neighboring Albania, diploma mills were selling forged diplomas on the street for between 500 and 800 euros, with diplomas coming from the State University of Tetovo a popular choice, given that the university was outside the remit of Albania's official institutions. The State University of Tetova rector claimed that former students who had not completed their studies were purchasing these forged diplomas, with forged diplomas even being sold in Kosovo and Montenegro.[4] In 2021, it was revealed that at least seven professors from the medical faculty of the State University of Tetova had engaged in academic dishonesty, after it was revealed parts of their scientific works had been plagiarized and copied.[5]