Principal objectives, expected output and suggested activities.

1. Project management team: Contractor: Mr Luc Haerens Mr Geert Delepeleer KAHO Sint-Lieven Hogeschool Gebroeders Desmetstraat 1, B-9000 Gent Tel. +32/(0)9/265 86 45 Fax +32/(0)9/265 86 46 E-mail: geert.delepeleer@kahosl.be Coordinator: Mr Dejan Bokonjic Medical Faculty Foca, University of East Sarajevo Tel. +38758210-420 Fax: +38758 210-007 E-mail: dejan.bokonjic@paleol.net Tempus CM SCM-C005A05-2005 QUuMAMED Quality Management in Medicine Tempus-cards project European Commission Principal objectives, expected output and suggested activities. Qumamed Bokonjic D., Trbojevic S., Simunovic V.

2. Consortium • Contractor: KAHO Sint-Lieven Hogeschool • Coordinator: Medical Faculty Foca,University of East Sarajevo • Consortium members: • Dublin Institute of Technology • University of Ghent • University of Mostar • University of Sarajevo • Duration: one year

3. Main aim • This structural and measurement project proposal aims to focus exactly on internal assessment procedures and methods and education of staff for performing self- assessment according to EFQM excellence model

4. Background of the project • Lack of financial means, equipment and well-trained personal is very common problem • Lack of regular and systematic quality assessment procedures on our Medical faculties • Lack of common standards for quality control and the recognition or accreditation of the Universities and faculties • Mechanisms for the mutual validation and diploma recognition of the university diplomas in Bosnia and Herzegovina do not exist so far.

5. WIDER PROJECT OBJECTIVE • Introducing regular quality assessment procedures at Medical faculties in B&H • Improving of quality of teaching at Medical faculties in B&H

6. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES • introduction of formal QM structures at Medical Schools (QM office, QM legislation, procedures, databases, etc.) • education of QM staff at BH Universities about quality management • writing and publishing of manual for quality management • internal and external assessment of BH Schools • dissemination of QM ideas in BH

7. ACTIVITIES: • 1.1 Management of the project • 1.2 Organization of planning meeting and evaluation meeting. • 2.1Training visits in EFQM model at EU Universities • 2.2Education of staff about procedures and methods for internal assessment during seminars at partner Universities • 3.0 Preparing of manual and questionnaires for internal assessment • 4.1 Introduction of web site of the project • 4.2 Dissemination conference and monitoring questionnaires • 5.0 Self-assessment and external assessment of BH faculties

8. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES-related activities • introduction of formal QM structures at Medical Schools (QM office, QM legislation, procedures, databases, etc.) Activity 1: legal papers and office establishment • education of QM staff at BH Universities about quality management Activity 1: small number highly motivated people fully trained in QM instead of basic training of large number of people Activity 2: 3-sessions training and formal assessment Activity 3: international certification

9. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES-related activities 3. writing and publishing of manual for quality management Activity 1: design of manual structure (content) Activity 2: establishment of working group for each chapter, leader responsible for deadlines Activity 3: editorial process and publishing Note: Questionnaire would be a part of manual

10. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES-related activities 4. internal and external assessment of BH Schools Activity 1: controlled self-assessment procedure in all Schools Activity 2: terms of reference for external assessment Activity 3: establishment of international teams of assessors Activity 4: comparative analysis and publishing under title “two years later”

11. SPECIFIC PROJECT OBJECTIVES-related activities 5. Dissemination of QM ideas in BH Activity 1: local dissemination seminars at each School Activity 2: regional conference on QM principles Activity 3: printing&publishing activities Activity 4: web site of projects from the very beginning of the project

12. Proposal for new activitiesSummary • Formal structure, regulations and bylaws and office for QM • Evaluation of the courses and existing Questionnaires form Self-evaluation • Involving of Medical Faculty Tuzla and Banja Luka in project activities • New publishing activities

13. Expected results • Forming of core groups at Medical faculties in BH in charge of quality assessment • Basic education of the core groups about introducing QM on Medical faculties • Developing of QMmanual • Evaluation of the courses • New self assessment report and external assessment report • Establishing regular systematic quality assessment procedures on our faculties