UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Snjezana Maric

UNIVERSITY OF TUZLA BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA Snjezana Maric, Nijaz Tihic Strengthening of Internationalization of BH Universities - STINT Kick-off meeting 25 – 26 January 2016 Ghent

Background information • The University of Tuzla is a public higher education institution which was established in 1976. • In 2001 the University of Tuzla became the first integrated University in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and since has invested its efforts in creating a model of an integrated university that would work under specific conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. • It obtained institutional accreditation from the Cantonal Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports in 2015.

Background information • The teaching is organized in three cycles, in line with the Bologna Process: bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies. • The University offers more than 80 study programs in bachelor, master’s and doctoral studies in 12 faculties and Academy of Performing Arts. • Currently, there around 13. 400 students studying at the University of Tuzla in all cycles of studies.

Background information • The University employs 741 administrative staff members. academic and • University administrative offices consist of Rector's Office, Office of Research, Office for International Relations, Office for Teaching and Student's Affairs, Human Resources and Department of Accounting and Finances.

Background information • Considering objectives of this project, Office of Research and Office for International Relations will be involved in implementing and coordinating activities at the University of Tuzla, in cooperation with other departments.

Faculties and study programs STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY ACADEMY OF DRAMATIC ARTS Production Acting Speech and Language Therapy FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION Special Education and Rehabilitation Behavioral Disorders Marketing Accounting and Business Finance FACULTY OF ECONOMICS Finance, Banking and Insurance Management Economic Theory and Politics Power Systems and Conversion Automatics and Informatics FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Technical Informatics Telecommunication Power System Networks Technical Education and Informatics Physical Education and Sports FACULTY OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS Athletic Coaching Special Purposes

Faculties and study programs FACULTY OF PHILOSOPHY FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF MEDICINE FACULTY OF LAW FACULTY OF SCIENCE FACULTY OF MINING, GEOLOGY, CIVIL ENGINEERING FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY Bosnian Language and Literature English Language and Literature Philosophy-Sociology History German Language and Literature Pedagogy and Psychology Social Work Turkish Language and Literature Journalism Teacher’s Education Mechatronics Power Mechanical engineering Processing engineering Medical school Nursing school Law Mathematics Physics Biology Geography Chemistry Mining Geology Civil engineering Borehole Mining Safety Engineering Chemical Engineering and Technology Environment Food Technology

Internationalization • The University of Tuzla set out its commitment to the objective of increasing level of internationalization in Strategic Development Plan for the University of Tuzla for the period 2011 – 2015. in order to promote and strengthen internationalization • The University has implemented and focused on activities relating to: Cooperation agreements Mobility programs Research projects

Cooperation agreements • The University of Tuzla has signed over 60 Cooperation Agreements with national and international universities and is focused on developing relationships with the academic community worldwide. • Although cooperation agreements with the national and regional universities (universities in neighboring countries) yield most results in terms of specific cooperation activities such as participation in joint projects, mobility of students and academic staff, joint conferences and alike, the University has had increasingly good cooperation with the universities abroad, most notably universities in Turkey.

Mobility programs • Mobility programs are the most efficient tool in implementing internationalization activities, since they provide the opportunities for both students and academic staff to exchange experience and ideas with their peers abroad. • The University of Tuzla has participated in the following mobility programs: SUNBEAM, an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 – Strand 1 project with the aim to interlink European and Western Balkans universities; it fits into the European policies on higher education by sharing the main objectives of such policies, like promotion of European higher education, improvement and enhancement of the career prospects of students, promotion of the intercultural understanding through cooperation with third-countries and sustainable development of third-countries in the field of higher education.

Mobility programs Erasmus Mundus Action 2 program Join. EU-SEE (I, III, IV and Penta) funded by the European Commission, which offers scholarships for undergraduate, master, Ph. D and post-doctoral students as well as for university staff. SIGMA and SIGMA Agile, an Erasmus Mundus Action 2 project within the European Commission scholarship program Erasmus Mundus Action 2, Strand 1, Lot 2, Western Balkans - part of a wider program that aims at promoting institutional cooperation and mobility between the EU and other parts of the world. Central European Exchange Program for University Studies (CEEPUS), an international exchange program Mevlana Exchange Program, a program which aims the exchange of students and academic staff between the Turkish higher education institutions and higher education institutions of other countries.

SUNBEAM (Structured UNiversity mobility between the Balkans and Europe for the Adriatic-ionian Macro-region) ACADEMIC YEAR NAME HOME UNIVERSITY/FACULTY HOST UNIVERSITY/FACULTY 1 2015/2016 Adela Mujić University of Tuzla Universitá Politecnica delle Marche UNDERGRADUATE 2 2015/2016 Alma Junuzović University of Tuzla University of Split UNDERGRADUATE 3 2015/2016 Sanja Bajgorić University of Tuzla University of Split POST DOC 4 2015/2016 Amra Bratovčić University of Tuzla Universitá Politecnica delle Marche STAFF 5 2015/2016 Meliha Hrustić University of Tuzla University of Zadar STAFF 6 2015/2016 Mario Hibert University of Tuzla University of Zadar STAFF MOBILITY No.

JOIN EU SEE II ACADEMI C YEAR NAME 1 2011/2012 Ahmeto vić Elvis 2 2011/2012 3 2011/2012 4 2011/2012 N o. 5 2011/2012 HOME HOST UNIVERSITY/FAC UNIVERSITY/FA ULTY CULTY MOBILITY University of Tuzla University of Maribor Post-doc Suljagić Jasmin University of Tuzla University of Groningen Doctorate exchange Osmić Lejla University of Tuzla Vilnius University Master degree University of Leuven University of Tuzla Master degree Muris Sarajlić Poljac Ervin University of Tuzla University of Leuven Post-doc

JOIN EU SEE III ACADEMIC YEAR NAME HOME UNIVERSITY/FACULTY HOST UNIVERSITY/FACULT Y MOBILITY No. 1 2012/2013 2 2012/2013 Amra Hasanagić Nenad Lazić Amel Šećerkadić University of Tuzla University of Graz Undergraduate University of Latvia Undergraduate University of Maribor Undergraduate University of Graz Master University of Maribor Doc Exchange University of Graz Doc University of Maribor Staff University of Tuzla Masaryk, Brno Staff Masaryk University of Tuzla Doc University of Tuzla 3 2012/2013 4 2012/2013 Mersiha Suljkanović University of Tuzla 5 6 2012/2013 Azra Bešić University of Tuzla 7 2012/2013 University of Tuzla 8 2012/2013 Alija Selimović Atiković Almir 9 2012/2013 Edvina Bešić Katerina Hoskova Alina Maria University of Tuzla

JOIN EU SEE IV ACADEMIC YEAR NAME 1 2013/2014 Selma Galešić 2 2013/2014 Alma Gegić 3 2013/2014 Arnela Džinić 4 2013/2014 Lejla Mehmedovic 5 2013/2014 Tirita Divković 6 2013/2014 Berina Zenuni 7 2013/2014 Enisa Kalajac 8 2013/2014; 2014/2015 Haris Husaric 9 2013/2014; 2014/2015 Nikola Kožuljević 10 2013/2014; 2014/2015 Alen Hadžiefendić 11 2013/2014; 2014/2015 Jasna Kruškić No. 12 2013/2014; 2014/2015/2016 Velid Beganovic 13 2013/2014 Adisa Delic 14 2013/2014 Zijad Džafić 15 2014/2015 Bojan Musil HOME UNIVERSITY/FACULTY University of Tuzla University of Tuzla University of Tuzla University of Tuzla University of Maribor HOST UNIVERSITY/FACULTY MOBILITY Freie Universität Berlin Undergraduate Masaryk Brno Undergraduate University of Graz Undergraduate University of Maribor Undergraduate University of Montpellier 2 Undergraduate Masaryk Brno Master University of Graz Master University of Maribor Master Masaryk Brno Doc University of Graz Staff University of Tuzla Staff

JOIN EU SEE PENTA N o. 1 2 3 4 5 6 HOME UNIVERSITY/ NAME FACULTY Dijana University of 2014/2015 Avdagić Tuzla Indira University of 2014/2015 Dzombic Tuzla University of Ivana 2014/2015 Bošnjaković Tuzla Milena University of 2014/2015 Ivanović Tuzla Amra University of 2014/2015 Bratovčić Tuzla Mirela University of 2015/2016 Duranović Tuzla ACADEMI C YEAR HOST UNIVERSITY/F ACULTY Aarhus University Masaryk, Brno Tilburg University of Maribor University of Granada University of Graz MOBILITY Master exchange Master Degree Doctorate Degree Staff

SIGMA AND SIGMA AGILE No. ACADEMI C YEAR 1 2013/2014 2 2013/2014 3 2013/2014 4 2014/2015 5 2013/2014 6 2013/2014 7 2014/2015 8 2014/2015 HOME NAME UNIVERSITY/FACU LTY University of Tuzla Elisa Rapetti Sanela Halilović Kristina Konjić Haris Poljskić Belma Sarajlić Elma Hercegovac Ahmed Kovačević Ewa Nowicka Rusek HOST UNIVERSITY/FACU LTY MOBILITY University of Tuzla Post doc Freie Universität Berlin Undergradu ate Lund University Post doc Freie Universität Berlin University of Salzburg Undergradu ate City University London University of Tuzla Staff University of Warsaw University of Tuzla Staff University of Tuzla University of Tuzla

Mobility programs • It is also worth mentioning that the University of Tuzla adopted the Rulebook on International Mobility in 2012 which regulates mobility of academic staff and students and focuses on an important aspect of recognition of mobility for outgoing students and staff. • The Rulebook was designed following best practices in the region and in line with the national and cantonal laws and regulations.

Research projects • The University of Tuzla has participated in international research project and thus encouraged exchange of knowledge and collaboration in various fields of science. Currently, the University is participating in the following international projects: • FP 7 PROJECT: Optimized Diagnostics for Improved Treatment Stratification in Invasive Fungal Diseases – FUNGITEC • SCOPES PROJECT: Computer aided process engineering applied to energy, water, and waste reduction during process design and operation • SEECEL PROJECT: Developing the Entrepreneurial Society in Western Balkans and Turkey - support to the South East European Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning • Research project: Transformation of Vehicle in Filter Mobile – TVIFIM • The University also implements over 50 national projects of research which aim to build University capacities relating to learning and teaching processes.

Project expectations • Finally, the University is in the process of designing the Strategic Development Plan for the University of Tuzla for the period 2015 – 2020, which means that we will be able to incorporate good practices from this project into an official document that we would implement in the future.