Welcome to the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade Alumni and Friends Association start-up meeting. All alumni & friends will need to register in order to access many areas that we plan to cover. Registering is the first and most important step in getting started in the Alumni Community.register WELCOME !!!!

PRINCIPLES: The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Belgrade Alumni ETF-BAFA is a volunteer, non-profit organization. Upon graduation, all graduates of the Faculty of ETF, Belgrade qualify to be members of the ETF-BAFA.

ETF-BAFA Strategic Plan Vision: An enriching lifelong connection between alumni and the ETF, Belgrade. Mission: To further the excellence of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering by fostering an enduring and mutually beneficial relationship between the Faculty and its alumni.

BAFA in project oriented education Individuals and companies could jointly with ETF design/create projects for senior students providing exiting and attractive research that leads to new products and technology. These projects could be formulated as bachelor, master or doctoral thesis projects. BAFA should provide essential information how to continuously modify curriculum in order to guaranty to students that they receive the best education at all times.

BAFA in creation of new and expansion/enhancements of the existing laboratories BAFA should link individuals and companies that are potentially interested in investing in new and existing laboratories at ETF. BAFA should provide means so that said individuals and companies are recognized and credited for the investments in the new facilities.

BAFA in life-long education BAFA and ETF should jointly provide continuing education in form of seminars, workshops, summer schools, distant education, teleconferencing, and other means of communication. The life-long education should include alumni, yet also ETF staff.

BAFA in development of new research initiatives BAFA should provide instrumental support to ETF to develop new research initiative and apply for international funding. Joint research projects would allow mobility, integration, and transfer of know- how and technology to and from ETF. The research projects should be created following the trends and rules of European Community and North America research policy in order to contribute to the development of spin-off companies that applies the established knowledge and technology.

BAFA in preparation for the life challenges BAFA could jointly with ETF develop new positions that would allow ETF graduates to start their carriers in a productive and efficient way. BAFA could help in establishing new spin-off companies that will mostly employ young and talented senior undergraduate and graduate students.

BAFA social activities ETF-BAFA should organize charity and similar events that would generate funds that are necessary for the activity of the Association, but even more to better space and working conditions of ETF. BAFA should organize social events that will lead to continuing communication between alumni and ETF.

BAFA awards BAFA should provide resources for the awards at all levels that motivate the best to become better.

BAFA in ETF policy Individuals and companies or their associations should organize meetings and workshops that lead to continued improvement of curriculum and development of new disciplines that will be taught at ETF. These new programs should be tested in experimental programs for selected volunteer students in the facilities that are technologically adequate.

BAFA should provide assistance in generating the policy of attracting young researchers and teachers to new disciplines. This assistance should also include advising for the opening and closing of some research/teaching directions based on the over all trends in the engineering. BAFA in ETF policy

All alumni & friends will need to work hard to get ETF-BAFA to get the same reputation as ETF already has. WELCOME !!!!