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Supporting Activities for ECTS Implementation by Ministry of Education and Sports. Mirko Ožegović, Serbian Ministry of Education and Sports. Bologna Process in Serbia. Bologna Declaration 1998 Serbia and Montenegro joins in 2003
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Supporting Activities for ECTS Implementation by Ministry ofEducation and Sports Mirko Ožegović, Serbian Ministry of Education and Sports
Bologna Process in Serbia • Bologna Declaration 1998 • Serbia and Montenegro joins in 2003 • Law on Higher Education in September 2005 – a Bologna compatible law, replaces University Law • Strategy for implementation of HE law
Bologna requirements • EstablishingasystemofcomparableandreadabledegreesincludingtheimplementationofDiplomaSupplement • Introduction ofthree-cyclesystemofstudies • Quality Assurance • IntroducingEuropeanCreditTransferSystem
ECTS in HE Law • 60 ECTS credits = 40 work hours per week during one academic year • Core academic courses - 180 - 240 ECTS credits • Core courses of professional careers - 180 ECTS credits • Specialist professional career courses - at least 60 ECTS credits. • Specialist academic courses - at least 60 ECTS credits if diploma academic courses have previously been completed
ECTS in HE Law • Master’s degree: 1) 60 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core academic courses earned a total of 240 ECTS credits; 2) 120 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core academic courses earned a total of 180 ECTS credits. • Doctoral degree studies 180 ECTS credits at least, with a compulsory previous total of at least 300 ECTS credits earned through the core academic and master’s degree courses
Implementation of HE law • Creation of a national policy and strategy for higher education. • Conference of the Universitiesin October 2005 • Conference of the Higher Vocational School Directors - provisionally established
Implamentation of HE Law – in progress • National Council for Higher Education by the end of March 2006 • Commission for Accreditation by the end of June 2006 • Statutes of universities and faculties by the end of September 2006 • Faculty councils for teaching and scientific work, student parliaments and election of deans by the end of September 2006 • University councils, university senate and university students’ parliaments, election of rectors by the end of December 2006
Tempus • Tempus projects are a valuable tool facilitating inclusion of our country in European reform processes • Ministry support and participation