EDUCATION AS A FACTOR IN STRENGTHENING SOCIAL COHESION IN R.MACEDONIA

Abstract

Effective changes and reforms of the education system are necessary in countries like R. Macedonia. These changes will build an education system that betters social cohesion and the involvement of vulnerable groups of citizens in society. In essence, education is a key factor in sustainable economic and societal growth. The universities 0/ today, because of their ability to generate new skills and knowledge, are highlighted as a key factar in strengthening campetitiveness of economy at the global level. The key solutions that originate from the modern empirical and theoretical frames of societal growth refer to the impartant direct and indirect connections between the building of human capacity, the dynamics af technological change, employment, as well as the betterment of life conditions. Considering this, education has the crucial role in personal growth and sustainable societal growth of a country like R. Macedonia, because of its role in securing qualified and competent staff.