Presentation of the Higher Education System and cooperation opportunities “ Nemanja Dragicevic Foundation Tempus - National Erasmus+ Office in Serbia Serbia

Secondary education  Gimnasium  Art school  Vocational school Other forms of vocational education PhD studies Academic spec. Int. Stud. Bachelor studies Bachelor studies 180 or more frequently 240 ECTS Bachelor studies Bachelor studies 180 or more frequently 240 ECTS MSc studies ECTS HIGHER education Bachelor studies Bachelor studies 180 ECTS Bachelor studies Bachelor studies 180 ECTS Master of applied studies and/or specialization

Facts and figures Around students Two types of HEIs – universities and colleges of applied studies 1553 study programmes accredited during the first accreditation cycle National Commission for Accreditation and Quality Control is a member of ENQA and EQAR Accommodation: places in student centers (866 from vulnerable social groups); Food: students (3 meals per day) students (1 meal per day) Remark: individual faculties mostly act as legal bodies, integrative functions are being developed and gradually applied. Please note that only universities and other independent legal entities can participate in the Erasmus+ programme

Education and Culture International credit mobility

Higher education institutions:  Link to institutional strategies for internationalisation  Nomination of ECTS or Erasmus+ coordinators  Catalogues of courses in English  Redesign of faculty pages  Insisting on reciprocal exchange agreements 5 Credit mobility Call 2015

6 Participation of Serbian HEIs = 544 projects MOBILITYOUTGOINGINCOMINGTOTAL Student/learner Staff Total …as per EACEA/EC database, August 2015 Credit mobility 2015

Participation of Serbian HEIs Balanced numbers:  Ration between outgoing & incoming mobility ≈ 63:37  Ration between student and staff mobility ≈ 53:47 Countries with highest mobility flows with Serbia:  Italy 239  Poland 224  Germany 183  Hungary Credit mobility Call 2015

no. of projectsoutgoingincomingtotal Western Balkans Montenegro Kosovo Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Serbia ,430 Western Balkans 1,2492,0161,1433,159 Credit mobility Call 2015 Western Balkans in the first round CM Call 2015

 University of Belgrade ≈ 180  University of Novi Sad≈ 140  University of Nis ≈ 40  University of Kragujevac ≈ 30 Many cases of multiannual inter-institutional contracts – for the exchange to continue in new calls 9 Participation of Serbian largest universities in KA1 applications Credit mobility Call 2015

NEO activities:  Information campaign (info days in Belgrade and other university towns)  Participation in info days abroad  Letter to EU member states embassies in Serbia  Encouraging local HEIs to use links created through Tempus partnerships  More intensive communication with IRO offices of largest HEIs  Individual counseling  Mailing lists (6800 subscribers) 11 Credit mobility Call 2016

Challenges ahead:  Reaching programme country HEIs and making them interested in KA1 with Serbia  Accessibility of information about individual calls for students and staff at local level  Definition of mobility windows at HEIs for easier recognition of study periods abroad 12 Credit mobility Call 2016

Useful for mobility projects

Credit mobility Call 2016 o Expected budget for region of Western Balkans (region 1) = 22.7 million EUR o Possibility of additional 3.8 million EUR from previous call to be allocated to this call o Deadline: 2 February 2016

Education and Culture Joint study programmes

Overview of the existing joint study programmes in Serbia  There are currently 28 accredited joint study programmes involving 19 HEIs Study levelNumber of joint study programmes Bachelor studies6 Master studies20 PhD studies2 Total:28 * According to the CAQA data (Commission for Accreditation and Quality Control)

Education and Culture Cooperation opportunities in Erasmus+

Position of Serbia in the Erasmus+  2016 call– Serbia is a partner country  Full participation in Capacity building projects, eTwinning and some policy networks like Euroguidance and Eurydice  Partial participation in knowledge alliances, strategic partnerships and sector skills alliances.  Partner country in Joint master degrees.  Eligible for Jean Monnet Erasmus+ Call 2016

Important documents for CBHE project planning  Strategy on Education Development (translated in English) documents/?langkl=lathttp://erasmusplus.rs/important-for-project-contents/national- documents/?langkl=lat  Action plan for implementation of the Strategy  Law on Higher Education  Already funded projects,  Description of the Serbian education system is available in Eurypediahttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu /fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Serbia:Higher_Educationhttps://webgate.ec.europa.eu /fpfis/mwikis/eurydice/index.php/Serbia:Higher_Education It is very important the project supports the national policies relevant for HE reform Erasmus+ Call 2016

Some topics relevant for HE reform  Improvement of the accountability of HE institutions  Further development/rationalization of student services  Adaptation of the enrollment policy into the HE  Initial pedagogical training of teachers that will work at universities and colleges  Financing of HE  Curriculum development/modernization (Law, Journalism, Marketing…) Erasmus+ Call 2016

21  Request for cooperation to the Ministry is to be submitted by a deadline (expected soon) by to (please copy  The role of the Ministry needs to be clearly described and the links with the Strategy on Education Development and its Action plan documents/?langkl=lat documents/?langkl=lat  Basic data about the project proposal need to be provided to the Ministry – a short overview with objectives and expected outputs, planned overall budget, list of project partners Procedure for involvement of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development Erasmus+ Call 2016

22 NEO Serbia general remarks concerning CBHE proposals  Need for real involvements of relevant authorities/ministries, social partners, stakeholders, companies, enterprises  Effective involvement of students/ student representative bodies  Insistence on cost-effectiveness and wider impact – especially in respect of target groups (and bearing in mind a project budget)  Capacity/level of institutions for addressing certain topics of the projects  Sustainability of results  Overlapping with current or previous Tempus or other EU funding needs to be avoided, please consult databases which provide information on all Tempus projects and their results in Serbia

Useful resources  To avoid overlapping with previously funded EU projects use:  Serbian HE system: ducation ducation  National laws and strategies: contents/national-documents/?langkl=lathttp://erasmusplus.rs/important-for-project- contents/national-documents/?langkl=lat  Brochure: Serbia-Opportunities for Cooperation: content/uploads/2014/11/Serbia-Opportunities-for-Cooperation.pdfhttp://erasmusplus.rs/wp- content/uploads/2014/11/Serbia-Opportunities-for-Cooperation.pdf  Leaflet on National and Regional Priorities relevant for CBHE projects: Call-for-Proposals.pdf Call-for-Proposals.pdf  Database on learning opportunities in Serbia: 23

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