
The official languages are Macedonian (written in Cyrillic) and Albanian. At UKIM teaching is mainly in Macedonian.
If you don't speak Macedonian, UKIM runs a one-year programme "Macedonian Language for Foreigners" (60 ECTS) at the Blaže Koneski Faculty of Philology. Classes are intensive, and at the end you receive a certificate of the exam you passed. There is also a similar one-year English programme.
UKIM teaches in English in programmes including:
For doctoral studies UKIM requires an English certificate at level B2.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.