Presentation of the Higher Education Systemand cooperation opportunities

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Marija Filipovic‐OzegovicFoundation Tempus ‐ National Erasmus+ Office in Serbia

Serbia

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19-27

Secondary education Gimnasium Art school Vocational school

Other forms of vocational education

PhD studies

Academic spec.

Int.

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Bachelor studies180 or more frequently 240 ECTS

MSc studies60‐120 ECTS

HIGHER

education 

Bachelor studies180 ECTS

Master of applied studies and/or specialization

Some figures

• 242848studentsenrolledin2013/2014academicyear• TwotypesofHEIs– universitiesandcollegesofappliedstudies• 1553studyprogrammesaccreditedduringthefirstaccreditationcycle

• NationalCommissionforAccreditationandQualityControlisamemberofENQAandEQAR

• Accommodation:17.184placesinstudentcenters(866fromvulnerablesocialgroups);

• Food:44.733students(3mealsperday)+4.418students(1mealperday)

Remark:individualfacultiesmostlyactaslegalbodies,integrativefunctionsarebeingdevelopedandgraduallyapplied.PleasenotethatonlyuniversitiesandotherindependentlegalentitiescanparticipateintheErasmus+programme

Joint study programmes

OverviewoftheexistingjointstudyprogrammesinSerbia

IssuingofjointdiplomasispossibleaccordingtotheLawonHigherEducation

ItisalsoregulatedbyInstructionsonPreparationofDocumentsforAccreditationofJointStudyProgrammes

Therearecurrently28accreditedjointstudyprogrammesinvolving19HEIs

*AccordingtotheCAQAdata(CommissionforAccreditationandQualityControl)

Study level Number of joint study programmes

Bachelor studies 6

Master studies 20

PhD studies 2

Total: 28

ExampleofajointstudyprogrammeswiththeEUuniversities

ASTROMUNDUS

•InternationalMasterprogramme inastrophysicsimplementedatfiveleadinguniversities:Innsbruck,Rome,Padua,Göttingen andBelgrade•ResultoftheErasmusMundusAction1project•ProgrammeisbeingconductedinEnglishlanguage•Studentsreceivejointmasterdegreeissuedbyalluniversitieswherestudentattendedtheclasses

CooperationopportunitiesErasmus+

PositionofSerbiaintheErasmus+2016call– SerbiaisapartnercountryFullparticipationinCapacitybuildingprojects,eTwinningandsomepolicynetworkslikeEuroguidanceandEurydicePartialparticipationinknowledgealliances,strategicpartnershipsandsectorskillsalliances .PartnercountryinJointmasterdegrees.EligibleforJeanMonnet

Plans– from2016preparatoryphaseforthefullparticipation

2017call(willbepublishedinautumn2016)andprobably2018calls– universitiesandcollegesinSerbiawillbealsoabletocoordinateKA1mobilityprojectsandParticipateincapacitybuildingprojects.

Importantdocumentsforprojectplanning(KA2CapacitybuildinginHE)

• StrategyonEducationDevelopment(translatedinEnglish)http://erasmusplus.rs/important‐for‐project‐contents/national‐documents/?langkl=lat

• ActionplanforimplementationoftheStrategy• LawonHigherEducation• Alreadyfundedprojects,http://projects.tempus.ac.rs/• DescriptionoftheSerbianeducationsystemis availableinEurypediahttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Serbia:Higher_Education

ItisveryimportantthattheprojectsupportsthenationalpoliciesrelevantforHEreform

SometopicsrelevantforHEreform

ImprovementoftheaccountabilityofHEinstitutionsFurtherdevelopment/rationalizationofstudentservices

AdaptationoftheenrollmentpolicyintotheHE Initialpedagogicaltrainingofteachersthatwillworkatuniversitiesandcolleges

FinancingofHECurriculumdevelopment/modernization(Law,Journalism,Marketing…)

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• RequestforcooperationtotheMinistryofEducationistobesubmittedbyadeadline (expectedaftertheCallispublished)bye‐mailtorazvoj@mpn.gov.rs (pleaseputneo_serbia@tempus.ac.rs incopy)

• TheroleoftheMinistryneedstobeclearlydescribedandthelinkswiththeStrategyonEducationDevelopmentanditsActionplanhttp://erasmusplus.rs/important‐for‐project‐contents/national‐documents/?langkl=lat

• BasicdataabouttheprojectproposalneedtobeprovidedtotheMinistry– ashortoverview withobjectivesandexpectedoutputs,plannedoverallbudget,listofprojectpartners

ProcedureforinvolvementoftheMinistryofEducation,ScienceandTechnologicalDevelopment

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NEOSerbiageneralobservationsconcerningCBHEproposals

Needforrealinvolvementsofrelevantauthorities/ministries,socialpartners,stakeholders,companies,enterprises

Effectiveinvolvementofstudents/studentrepresentativebodies

Insistenceoncost‐effectivenessandwiderimpact– especiallyinrespectoftargetgroups(andbearinginmindaprojectbudget)

Capacity/levelofinstitutionsforaddressingcertaintopicsoftheprojects

Sustainabilityofresults

OverlappingwithcurrentorpreviousTempusorotherEUfundingneedstobeavoided,pleaseconsultdatabaseswhichprovideinformationonallTempusprojectsandtheirresultsinSerbia

Usefulresources

For checking overlapping with previously funded EU projects http://projects.tempus.ac.rs/

Serbian HE systemhttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu/fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Serbia:Higher_Education National laws and strategieshttp://erasmusplus.rs/important‐for‐project‐contents/national‐documents/?langkl=lat

Brochure: Serbia‐Opportunities for Cooperationhttp://erasmusplus.rs/wp‐content/uploads/2014/11/Serbia‐Opportunities‐for‐Cooperation.pdf

Leaflet on National and Regional Priorities relevant for CBHE projectshttp://erasmusplus.rs/wp‐content/uploads/2014/11/Serbia‐in‐ErasmusPlus‐2015‐Call‐for‐Proposals.pdf

Data base on learning opportunities in Serbia• www.studyinserbia.rs

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Useful for mobility projectswww.studyinserbia.rs

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