UNIVERSITY OF EAST SARAJEVO Stevan Trbojevic Dejan Bokonji c Srdjan Masic

1. UNIVERSITY OF EAST SARAJEVO Stevan Trbojevic Dejan Bokonjic Srdjan Masic 1st Consortium meeting of CCNURCA project 24.02-27.02.2014

2. University of East Sarajevowas established on 14 September 1992 by the decision of the National Assembly of Republic of Srpska.

3. University of East Sarajevo heritages the tradition of the first institutions of higher education established in BiH. This is primarily related to the Sarajevo Seminary, founded in 1882 which, as the first Serbian high school in BiH, it is a kind of stem of the University of East Sarajevo.

4. University “East Sarajevo” differs from the other universities, Mainly because of the fact it is located in 10 towns, which makes it decentralized and therefore contributes to the faster development of these towns

5. The UES is togetherwith University of Banja Luka the largest higher education institution in RS 13.500 Students - FULL-TIME STUDIES 2.000 Students - POSTGRADUATE STUDIES Number of employees: 809 Research staff: 420 Administration versus Academic staff 40 : 60 UES trains specialists in Bachelor, Master and PhD degree engineering programmes essential for the industrial development, as well as specialists in Low and Medicine.

6. Teaching process • Regular up-dating of programs on the 1st cycle • Establishing and adopting programs on 2nd and 3rd cycle • Merging of programs • Introducing new methodologies and approaches • Developing new competence based approach • Creation of joint programs with industry and other institutions

7. 46 Study Programmes: • Library science • Mathematics and Physics • Medicine • Musicоlogy • Music Pedagogy • Pedagogy • Philosophy • Physical Education and sport • Power Engineering • Production Engineering and >Management • Psychology • Serbian Language and Literature • Sociology • Teacher Education • Theology • Transport Engineering • Agricultural Sciences • Automatics and Electronics • Business Economy • Chemical Engineering and Technology • Civil Engineering • Computer Engineering and Information • Dental Medicine • Economy • English Language and Literature • Fine arts • Geography • Health care and Defectology • History • Journalistic Science • Law • Library Science

9. Faculty of Medicine • At the Faculty, teaching process of the first cycle is performed within the following programs: • Medicine Study Program • Dentistry Study Program • Nursing Study Program • Special Education and Rehabilitation Study Program

10. Faculty of Medicine • Since the academic 2013/2014, the second study cycle is performed within study programs of Special Education and Rehabilitation and Nursing. • 602 students graduated until the beginning of the academic 2013/2014.

11. Quality assurance • University of East Sarajevo is fully accredited institution by HEARS and HEA and is the first High education institution in BH put into Register of Accredited institutions • QA office and Committee • Process of accreditation of study programs (6 already finished) • Self-assessment reports and auditing • Student inquiries/feedback • New strategy and other key documents

12. Investments and development • New equipment and infrastructure (Austrian grant (17+10 million euros), different EU projects, Government and Ministry of Education of Republic of Srpska) • Innovation Center • Strategic agreements with work-field • Close connection between faculties and work-field

13. International and Interuniversity Cooperation The University of East Sarajevo has over 130 bilateral agreements signed with partner universities at home and abroad. These bilateral agreements regulate different types of cooperation, such as work on subjects and projects of common interest, exchange of scholars and students, joint publications, exchange of information and other activities in order to improve the academic cooperation. Certain organisational units/faculties of the University of East Sarajevo have also a number of bilateral agreements signed with their partner faculties abroad. The University of East Sarajevo is a member of several university networks and international associations - European University Association; - EUA, the Network of Central and Eastern European Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, BiH Rectors Conference, etc.

14. International and Interuniversity Cooperation • Ceepus and Ministry of Education RS-40 representatives of students and staff • Bilateral agreements and projects/more than 100 students and staff • Currently running 12 international projects • Two new Erasmus projects

15. Science and Research The University of East Sarajevo has participated in 24 TEMPUS projects since 2000, two FP6 projects, one FP7 project; and other international project Developing Centres of Excellence for Research (Medicine, Transportation, Food technology, Engineering and Agriculture) New doctoral programs New preconditions for passing is one to another academic conditions

16. Future priorities Restructuring of programs and updating curricula with Involvement of stakeholders • Internationalization • Mobility of staff and students • Accreditation of all study programs • Doctoral studies and enhancing research • New strategic plan of the University • Finishing infrastructural investments (dormitories, new faculty buildings, additional equipment, new Rector office…) • Integration of University should be continued

17. Thank you for your attention!