544538 TEMPUS1 2013 1 RSTEMPUSSMGR Strengthening of Internationalisation

544538 -TEMPUS-1 -2013 --1 -RS-TEMPUS-SMGR Strengthening of Internationalisation Policies at Universities in Serbia (SIPUS) UNIVERSITY OF NIŠ Perceptions on the current state of internationalization at institutional level Prof. dr Zoran S. Nikolić, Vice-Rector KICK-OFF MEETING University of Novi Sad - Rectorate Friday, 7 February 2014

Recognition Entering the European Higher Education Area q offers many benefits, but q requires the necessary changes such as § parallel process of integration, § rationalization of university structure, § adequate level of competence, etc. q University of Niš has the great expectations!

Toward Integrated University of Niš q Integrated Departments/Divisions q Multidisciplinary study programs § Master Academic Studies § Doctoral Studies § Life-Long Learning q (Any kind of) International Cooperation q International Projects (TEMPUS, ERASMUS MUNDUS, FP 7, . . . )

Toward Integrated University of Niš q Integrated University System for Quality Assurance and Quality Enhancement § Integrated strategy for quality assurance; § Integrated system for internal quality control; § Integrated tools for quality control; §. . . § Vice-Rector for quality assurance and quality enhancement.

University of Niš: Integrated Units q Center for Quality Enhancement q Center for International Cooperation q Center for Career Development q Center for Technology Transfer q Center for Life-Long Learning q Interface Center q Center for Multidisciplinary Study q Innovation Center

Comprehensive Internationalization q It is a commitment, confirmed through action, to infuse international and comparative perspectives throughout § the teaching, § research, and § service missions of higher education. q It shapes institutional ethos and values and touches the entire higher education enterprise. q It is essential that it be embraced by § § § institutional leadership, governance, faculty, students, and all academic service and support units.

Comprehensive Internationalization q the movement of students, scholars, q the movement of ideas across national boundaries, q developing cross-cultural awareness, q promoting values of interconnectedness, q upholding the values of inter-cultural exchange, q internationalization of curricula, q continued professional development, q global ranking schemes, q the search for common standards, q international recruitment.

Necessary University Reform Internationalization and Cooperation are two parts in global strategy at the University of Niš q Establishing and strengthening the network with European HEIs. q Responsibly fostering established cooperation and building new bridges of collaboration with European HEIs. q Facilitating the mobility of students as the primary objective. q Facilitating the transfer of knowledge and new technologies (e. g. through Innovation Center).

International Associations and Networks q EUA - European University Association q IUC - Inter-University Center in Dubrovnik q DRC - Danube Rectors' Conference q Uni. Adrion - Virtual University of the Adriatic-Ionian Basin q EFQUEL - European Foundation of Quality in E-Learning q AARC - Alps-Adriatic Rectors Conference q EEN - Enterprise Europe Network

International Programmes q TEMPUS: 2001 q CEEPUS: 2005 q FP 7: 2007 q IPA: 2007 q ERASMUS MUNDUS: 2008 q MEVLANA: 2013

Academic Agreements Over 30 countries More than 90 agreements

University Regulation • Office for international collaboration (Current state: reconstruction). • General rules for the international projects realization. • General rules and regulations for students mobility realization: § § Learning Agreement Training Agreement and Quality Commitment Transcript of Records Transcript of Work. . .

Scientific Journals q Facta Universitatis: published in English since 1986 q Journal of Teaching English for Specific and Academic Purposes: 2013

General Opinion of University of Niš Internationalization and cooperation Two key processes in joining the European Higher Education Area! Internationalization Not an end but a means to many ends! Internationalization An institutional imperative, not just a desirable possibility!

TEMPUS Project FUSE Fostering University Support Services and Procedures for Full Participation in the European Higher Education Area [544006 -TEMPUS-1 -2013 -1 -RS-TEMPUS-SMGR] q Providing legal and administrative conditions and working protocols q Establishing and improving integrated university support services for academic mobility and international cooperation q Capacity building of teaching and non-teaching staff for full participation in EHEA

Let’s do it with SIPUS!