It serves as a platform for school students across the country to unite in one strong student movement. The Union is a unique structure run by high schoolers for high schoolers, and therefore possesses a wealth of knowledge and information exclusive to the organization. Being the sole representative of Macedonian high school students, it has to be recognized as a group of education activists in th
e field of education. it should be a key player in the North Macedonia policy-making on educational and youth matters, representing the voice of secondary school students towards North Macedonia decision-making bodies, political institutions and other stakeholders in the field of education. The protection of school student rights must be ensured in North Macedonia and national policies on education. The organisation takes initiative of cooperation and dialogue between representative bodies for students, teachers, school principals and other institutions possessing political power. In this process, we play a key role in widening the well represented narrow perception of education. In our eyes, the matter of education can never be tackled without, in parallel, tackling society as a whole - education is not a static fragment of society, but a process constantly shaping society. It represents a challenge to bring the debate on education to society as something valuable not only for the few actors interested in specific educational matters, but also for society as a whole. As such, the existence of our movement is wholly dependent on the relationship between the organization and its members: without a direct link to the grassroots, the Union loses its value and meaning as an educational stakeholder and school students’ representative.
