SVEUČILIŠTE U MOSTARU 2007 THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR Prof. Vojo Višekruna , Ph. D.

1. SVEUČILIŠTE U MOSTARU 2007 THE UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAR Prof. Vojo Višekruna, Ph. D. Vice-Rector for teching process and students

2. A Concise Guide to the University FACULTIES 1. Faculty of Agriculture – Zrinka Knezović 2.  Faculty of Economics 3.  Faculty of Law 4.  Faculty of Philosophical and Humanistic sciences – Ivana Grbavac 5. Faculty of Sciences and Education – Dragan Škobić 6.  Faculty of Mechanical Engineering-Computing 7.  Faculty of Medicine 8.  Faculty of Civil Engineering – Božo Penavić 9.  Academy of FineArts 10. Univ. College of Nursing Studies

3. A Concise Guide to the University • INSTITUTES • Mechanical Engineering, • Civil Engineering, • Economics, • Croatian Language and Literature, History, • Law, • Latin Language

4. A Concise Guide to the University • OTHER FACILITIES AND SERVICES • University Library, • Students Hostel (Hall of Residence) • Student Union and Student Associations, • Student Services, • University Sports Facilities.

5. A Concise Guide to the University • Over 50 study groups in graduate and post-graduate programmes, • More than 950 employees, • 850 professors and associates, • 13.000 students, • 1.959 students enrolled in first year (2006/2007), • 1040 graduated students year 2005./2006.

6. A Concise Guide to the University MANAGEMENT • UNIVERSITY LEVEL - Governing Council - Senate - Rector and vice-rectors - General Secretary • FACULTY LEVEL - Academic Council - Dean and vice-deans - Secretary

7. FINANCES • Financing of the University is based on the cantonal budget, students’ participation, research projects and donations • The funds from the cantonal budget, allocated to the University are distributed among the Faculties according to compromise • The University does not receive any funds from the revenue raised by the Faculties but common costs are covered exclusively by the budget • Students’ fees are mostly used to increase the salaries and cover material costs of the Faculties • The present system of financing has as its consequence different salaries for the employees at the respective Faculties

8. SVEUČILIŠTE U MOSTARU International Cooperation ''The whole world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page'', St.Augustine -European University Association (EUA) -   Danube Rectors' Conference (DRC) -   Virtual University of the Adriatic – Ionian Basin (UniAdrion) -   Croatian Rectors' Conference -   European Universities Continuing Education Network (EUCEN) -   Magna Charta Observatory

9. -German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) -  Bilateral inter-university agreements and conventions -  EU TEMPUS Programme and other international programmes and schemes -  UNESCO, European Commission, Council of Europe, OSCE, OHR, World Bank, UN -  Embassies in BiH -  SFOR/EUFOR (Spanish Battalion) -  NATO (Network of Depository Libraries)

11. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES Implementation of the regulations of the Bologna Declaration at the University of Mostar had started even before Bosnia and Herzegovina signed the Bologna Declaration. Making the Institutional plan of development by 2010 we clearly pointed out our vision which reads as follows:

12. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES “University of Mostar is one of the eight institutions of higher education in the country. It should provide the adequate level of quality of education and scientific-research work through the implementation of a teaching process and provide the conditions for studying for optimal number of students, quality application of research and service for individuals, economy and institutions. The University will direct its activity at the international recognition of quality and for every activity it will apply norms and standards which are applied at Universities in the European countries.”

13. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES Following the above mentioned we came up to the implementation of the activities which represented the necessary steps for achieving the vision of the foreseen. In that sense I think that it is necessary to point out the activities which resulted in: • • Making the internal analyses of the faculties, • • Making the internal analysis of the University, • Carrying out of the external evaluation by the Evaluation Group of European University Association (EUA), 

15. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES • • Making the ECTS guidebook or Information packages of the faculties, • • Making the unique ECTS guidebook of the University of Mostar Information package(1 , 2) , (1) ECTS guidebooks are entirely made according to the methodology prescribed by the regulations of the Bologna Declaration primarily from the aspect of allocating the ECTS scores and other necessary information which are of great interest for students including teaching, accomodation, Mostar as an University town etc. In addition of this publication there are documents which have to be implemented (some of them have already been implemented at our University as an addition to diploma) according to the regulations of the Bologna Declaration, and these are: the agreement about learning, copy of grades, ECTS coordinators etc) (2) At the Conference of Ministers which was held in Bergen in May, 2005 Bosnia and Herzegovina got the passing grade in the implementation of the Bologna Declaration thanks to thefinished work at our University and University of Tuzla.

16. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES • • Establishing the unique information system of students’ sections of the University, • • Making the survey for the implementation of students’ poll and holding the workshops at faculties which have the goal of educating the students for efficient carrying out of the poll. • The finished work represented a really good base for the further quality breakthrough in raising the level of quality assurance of education at our University. That breakthrough started with the decision of the University of Mostar Senate that the academic year 2005/2006 begins with the new curricula wholly adjusted to the regulations of the Bologna Declaration.

17. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES • (3+2), Faculty of Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Faculty of Education (4)  and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computing (college of computing), • • (3,5+1,5), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Computing (college of mechanical engineering), • • (5+0), Academy of Fine Arts and Faculty of Law, • • (3+1+1), Faculty of Economics, • • (6), Faculty of Medicine and • • (3), Higher Medical School. • (4)Reformation of the Faculty of Education according to the Decision of the Administrative Council of the University is underway. Namely, Faculty of Education is divided at, according to that decision, two faculties: • Faculty of Philosophical-humanistic Sciences, andFaculty of Science and Education.

18. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES With a new educational system we put the students and their needs in the center of attention. The curricula are adjusted to their needs, what should result in increased quality of graduated students and in opening of possibilities for increased mobility during the study. Taking into consideration the significance of the Quality Assurance of education, University of Mostar focused its activities at the following:

19. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES • • The Senate of the University of Mostar made a decision about the implementation of the homogeneous students’ poll about the teaching process (quality, accuracy, relation to work, work with students etc.).(6) • • The Senate of the University of Mostar made a decision that a teaching process from the year 2004/2005 should be organized in a form of “semestral courses” what should result in increased quality of a teaching process and it would significantly influence on the shortening of the average time of studying. (6) After the preparations for the efficient implementation of the students’ poll were successfully made, the same poll was pursued in the summer semester of the year 2004/2005 and its results were analyzed and delivered to the deans of the faculties

20. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES • • The Senate of the University made a decision according to which deans of the faculties are entrusted that at their Faculty Councils regularly discuss the implementation of the Bologna Process, that they activate and update the work of their commissions for the implementation of the educational reform and that they: • 1. Find at least 3 faculties in European countries which could be the “partnership institutions”, with which curricula could be compared, ECTS applied, diplomas have the same validity and the same level of quality and with which the mobility of students and stuff could be possible.

21. THE UNIVERSITY AND BOLOGNA PROCES 2. Entrust the professors that, through the web pages or in some other way, find the corresponding faculties (with the same field of work as their is) in European countries and that they define if their su-bjects, that they are teaching now at their faculties, are on the list of subjects at corresponding faculties in those countries, are if the su-bjects and literature are similar in content, and what is the status of those subjects (obligatory or optional).

22. Conclusion • Adaptation of the higher education to EU standards is a long process. • We have made the very first step. • Ahead of us is a long, risky and challenging way, but stakes and expecting benefits are so high that we have to done our best to succeed.

23. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!