The Director and employees of the State Statistical Office introduced themselves to the students in attendance with their presentations related to the position and role of the Office in society, the significance of official statistics, the national statistical system and the crime statistics

The presentation, prepared by the experts from the SSO, covered the key aspects of the process of sample selection, data collection and their editing

This type of cooperation between the academic community and the State Statistical Office is of particular importance for advancing the knowledge and practical skills of future sociologists

The Center provides modern conditions for education, cooperation and professional development in statistics, it is available to the employees of the Office, as well as to the academic community, the media and other users of statistical data

Data should be the basis for evidence-based policymaking to achieve more inclusive and equitable development.

The State Statistical Office (SSO) hosted Acad. Prof. Abdylmenaf Bexheti, PhD, and Prof. Marina Trpeska, PhD, as representatives of the Fiscal Council of the Republic of North Macedonia, who were welcomed by Dejan Stankov, PhD, Director of the SSO, on 27.03.2025

This visit is part of the Office's activities to improve statistical literacy among students

The overall theme of the session is "Better Data, Better Lives", and members of the Statistical Commission, among other things, discussed and adopted two resolutions, “System of National Accounts 2025” and “2030 World Population and Housing Census Programme”

With this partnership, better coordination and exchange of information between the institutions will be ensured, which will enable more efficient use of statistical data in academic research and education

The purpose of the meeting was to define activities that will increase the scope of cooperation between the State Statistical Office and the non-governmental sector, with a special emphasis on the scientific and research community