IEEE in North Macedonia
Although there was interest in IEEE as early as the 1970s, it wasn’t until 1990 when the count of 10 IEEE members was reached. However, it wasn’t until the summer of 1996 the limit of 50 members was reached and the petition for forming the IEEE Republic of Macedonia Section was prepared.
The initiative board was established by Goce L. Arsov, Ljupcho Karadzinov, Katerina Gosheva, Vladimir Dimchev and Ljupcho Trpezanovski. Its goal was to organize activities and to recruit new members to fulfill the IEEE Bylaws. Finally, in the summer of 1996 the limit of 50 members was exceeded and the petition for forming the IEEE Republic of Macedonia Section was prepared.
In January 1997 Republic of Macedonia and its IEEE members were visited by the 1997 IEEE President, Charles “Chuck” Alexander. The Republic of Macedonia Section was officially approved on February 14th 1997. In September 1997 the 1996 IEEE President Wallace Read visited Republic of Macedonia Section. During his visit he received the highest Section Award for his support in Section formation.
Ss Cyril & Methodius University in Skopje
Currently there is only one student branch within the North Macedonia Section established at the Ss Cyril & Methodius University in Skopje. The student branch organizes different kinds of activities including seminars, workshops, membership development presentations, and student paper competitions. Section’s student members participated to Student & Young Professionals congresses several times. Section’s teams regularly participate in IEEEXtreme and reach to the top 10 in Region 8. One of the main events organized by the Student Branch is the international student competition in robotics and AI RoboMac, and its counterpart RoboMac Junior specifically designed for high school students, for which activities the SSCS SBC has received the 2022 SSCS Chapter with Best Pre-University Outreach Award.
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