Higher education in tourism, hospitality, and gastronomy: an answer to the need for professional staff in this area in the Republic of Macedonia

The subject of this article is tourism and the role that higher education institutions have in shaping the professional staff in the field of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy in Republic of Macedonia. For this purpose the need of higher education institutions in the field of tourism is explained, and a review of universities in Macedonia in which function faculties of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy is made. Republic of Macedonia is not a country with a long tradition in tourism but statistics show steady levels of economic development in this area, internationally and in our country, too. In the last ten years efforts are made by the faculties in order to be in step with modern trends of tourism. In this regard, professional studies in the field of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy aim to enhance the quality supply for both domestic and foreign tourists in the provision of a diverse range of services in all segments in the domain of tourism, hospitality and gastronomy