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Bosnia and Herzegovina National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina Overview of HE System and National Priorities in Bi. H Tempus/Erasmus Mundus Information Day Zagreb, Croatia, January 17, 2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina RELEVANT MINISTRIES § Ministry of Civil Affairs Bi. H/Education Sector - state level - responsible for international cooperation and coordination between entities, cantons, Brcko District, and other bodies § Federal Ministry of Education and Science/HE Sector - entity level - coordination between 10 cantons - no constitutional authority for HE policies § Ministry of Education and Culture of Republica Srpska - entity level - full authority on education matters § Cantonal Ministries of Education - 10 cantons in FBi. H - full authority on education matters § Government of Brcko District/Education Department - full authority on education matters

Bosnia and Herzegovina RELEVANT AGENCIES § Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance (HEA) - state level, established in 2007 as an independent public organization; - sets criteria and standards for accreditation of HEIs and study programs; - determines criteria for selection of experts involved in assessment; - provides recommendations on criteria and standards regarding establishment, termination, licensing of HEIs, restructuring of study programs, etc; § Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republica Srpska (RS HEAA) - entity level, established in 2011 as a public institution - organization and implementation of the external quality evaluation process - accreditation of HEIs and applied study programs § Centre for Information and Recognition of Qualification in Higher Education (CIP) - provide information/opinion on recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas

Bosnia and Herzegovina RELEVANT LEGISLATION § Framework Law on Higher Education in Bi. H - adopted in 2007 - establishes main principles in HE and responsibilities of competent authorities - sets methods of QA in HE - established two new agencies (HEA and CIP) § Cantonal Laws on HE(9 cantons have laws on HE, 1 doesn’t) § Law on HE in RS - adopted in July 2010 § Decision on Standards and Norms for HE in FBIH - adopted in June 2008 § Strategic Document for Educational Development and Implementation Plan for period 2008 -2015 - adopted in 2008 by Council of Ministers

Bosnia and Herzegovina HE INSTITUTIONS IN BIH § 45 HEIs (public and private), including: Ø 26 universities (8 public, 18 private); Ø 15 colleges; Ø 4 religious faculties § 3 decentralized public HEIs (University of Sarajevo, Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar and University of Mostar) § 5 centralized public HEIs (University of Zenica, University of Tuzla, University of Bihac, University of Banja Luka, University of East Sarajevo)

Bosnia and Herzegovina LEADING HEIs IN BIH Number of faculties Current situation Number of students Academic year 2010/2011 University of Sarajevo 23 30, 484 University of Banja Luka 16 17, 926 University of Tuzla 13 14, 212 University of East Sarajevo 17 11, 972 University of Mostar 11 9, 431 University of Bihac 7 4, 732 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar 8 4, 710 University of Zenica 8 4, 655 University

Bosnia and Herzegovina PROGRAMMES AND QUALIFICATIONS Under the Framework Law, HE in Bi. H is organized in the following 3 cycles: § First cycle - leading to an undergraduate Bachelor degree or equivalent - can be obtained after 3 or 4 years of full-time study - carries between 180 and 240 ECTS (exceptions are studies in medical sciences, which can comprise up to 360 ECTS) § Second cycle - leading to a Master degree or equivalent - lasts for 1 or 2 years - can be obtained after completing undergraduate studies - comprises between 60 and 120 ECTS - the first two cycles together account for 300 ECTS § Third cycle - leading to a doctoral degree - lasts 3 years and comprises 180 ECTS

Bosnia and Herzegovina TEMPUS PROJECTS INVOLVING Bi. H has been involved in Tempus programme since 1996 In period 1996 -2012 implemented/under implementation: § 143 Tempus projects (100 JP and 43 SM) § 111 Individual Mobility Grants allocated supporting the mobility of teaching staff Total value of these projects/grants estimated at 34. 5 million EUR

Bosnia and Herzegovina TEMPUS PROGRAMME INVOLVING Bi. H Tempus projects involving BIH in period 1996 -2012: TOTAL Joint Projects (JP) Structural Measures (SM) TOTAL 19961999 20002006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 1996 -2012 18 52 6 4 3 6 11 100 7 23 3 2 2 43 25 75 9 7 6 8 13 143

Bosnia and Herzegovina TEMPUS PROGRAMME INVOLVING Bi. H Participation of Bi. H public HEIs in Tempus projects in period 1996 -2012: 120 Institution No. of projects University of Sarajevo (UNSA) 105 University of Banja Luka (UNBL) 88 University of Tuzla (UNTZ) 70 University of Mostar (UNMO) 55 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar (UNDBM) 42 University of East Sarajevo (UNES) 29 University of Bihac (UNBI) 17 University of Zencia (UNZE) 17 100 80 60 40 20 0 UNSA UNBL UNTZ UNMO UNDBM UNES UNBI UNZE

Bosnia and Herzegovina CROATIAN INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN TEMPUS PROJECTS JOINTLY WITH BIH INSTITUTIONS Year Number of Croatian institutions Number of projects 2000 - - 2001 13 3 2002 - - 2003 3 1 2004 3 2 2005 3 2 2006 2 1 2007 - - 2008 15 5 2009 4 1 2010 - - 2011 - - 2012 - -

Bosnia and Herzegovina LEADING INSTITUTIONS FROM CROATIA AND BIH INVOLVED IN JOINT TEMPUS PROJECTS 2000 -2012 HR Institutions University of Zagreb Involvements BA Institutions Involvements University of Sarajevo University of Split 11 5 University of Banja Luka 8 6 University of Zadar 4 University of Mostar 5 Ministry of Science, Education and Sports 4 University of Tuzla 4 University of Rijeka 3 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar 3 University of Osijek 2 3 Ministry of Science and Technology 2 Federal Ministry of Education and Science University of Bihac 1 University of Dubrovnik 1 Ministry of Education and Culture of RS 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina COOPERATION: Bi. H & CROATIA Potential project proposals under 6 th Call: • • • Harmonization of qualifications frameworks - involving all 8 public universities from Bi. H, possibly some private universities + MCA, HEA, 5 cantonal ministries of education, SUS BIH + University of Split? ? University e-governance as a basis for improving the quality of institutional governance - involving University of Mostar + University of Split? or other institution(s) from Croatia Accreditation at regional level - WUS Austria + other institutions from the WB region, including Bi. H and Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina MOBILITY WITHIN THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME IN BIH TOTAL 2004 -2012 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mobility under Action 1 programmes: EMMC Students* 50 0 0 1 7 7 10 11 7 7 EM Scholars ** 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 NA NA NA EMJD Fellows*** 3 - - - 0 1 2 * EMMC Students – Erasmus Mundus Master Courses Students ** EM Scholars – Erasmus Mundus Scholars ***EMJD Fellows – Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellows

Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH HEIS INVOLVED IN ERASMUS MUNDUS PROJECTS 2008 -2012 Action 2 – Erasmus Mundus Partnerships (former External Cooperation Window): 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Total 2008 -2012 University of Sarajevo 12 1 2 3 3 3 University of Tuzla 6 - 1 2 University of Mostar 5 - 1 1 2 1 University of Banja Luka 3 - - - 2 1 HEIs Involved

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina National Priorities for Bi. H and Regional Priorities for WB

Bosnia and Herzegovina NATIONAL PRIORITIES BIH - JP Qualifications frameworks X Development of lifelong learning in society at large X Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Knowledge triangle: educationinnovation-research X Training of non-university teachers X HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY Development of partnerships with enterprises Teacher Training and Education Science, Humanities, Social and Behavioral, Mathematics and Statistics, Computing, Bosnia and Engineering Trades, Herzegovina Manufacturing and Processing, Architecture and Building, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Health, Transport Services, Environmental Protection Development of international relations Modernization of curricula with 3 cycle structure, ECTS and degree recognition in the following subject areas Equal and transparent access to higher education Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability GOVERNANCE REFORM Introduction of quality assurance CURRICULAR REFORM University management and student services National Priorities X X X

Bosnia and Herzegovina X X X Knowledge triangle: education-innovationresearch Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning in society at large Qualifications frameworks GOVERNANCE REFORM Development of partnerships with enterprises National priorities Training of non-university teachers Development of international relations Equal and transparent access to higher education Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Introduction of quality assurance University management and student services Bosnia and Herzegovina NATIONAL PRIORITIES BIH – SM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY X X X

Western Balkans (IPA) X Qualifications frameworks Development of lifelong learning in society at large X Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) X Knowledge triangle: educationinnovation-research X Development of partnerships with enterprises X Training of non-university teachers Development of international relations Education/pedagog y (including primary and secondary teacher training), vocational education and training, rural development, law and good governance (including human rights) Equal and transparent access to higher education Region Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability degree recognition in the following disciplines Introduction of quality assurance Regional CURRICULAR REFORM Priorities Modernization of curricula with 3 cycle structure, ECTS and University management and student services Bosnia and Herzegovina REGIONAL PRIORITIES WB - JP GOVERNANCE REFORM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY X X X

Regional Priorities Region Western Balkans (IPA) Qualifications frameworks Development of lifelong learning in society at large X Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) X Knowledge triangle: educationinnovation-research X Development of partnerships with enterprises X Training of non-university teachers Development of international relations Equal and transparent access to higher education Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Introduction of quality assurance GOVERNANCE REFORM University management and student services Bosnia and Herzegovina REGIONAL PRIORITIES WB - SM HIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY X X X

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! Suad Muhibic Head of Office National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina E-mail: suad. muhibic@tempusbih. com Web: www. tempusbih. com