1. Cro4Bologna Prof.dr.sc. Aleksa Bjeliš Prof.dr.sc. Blaženka Divjak
Sandra Kukec, dipl. oec.

2. Tempus Bologna Call
Call for projects which contribute to realization of European Higher Education Area (EHEA)
Joint Call SOCRATES - TEMPUS (SCM)
Deadline April 16, 2004
Establishment of the National Teams of Bologna Promoters
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

3. CRO4Bologna Project duration: 1 year
1st December 2004 – 31st November 2005
Financials:
€ total grant
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports 5% + travel costs Italy - Croatia
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

4. Partners Coordinator: University of Zagreb Prof.dr.sc. Aleksa Bjeliš
Contractor:
Österreichischer Austauschdienst, Austria
Mr.sc. Ulrich Hörmann
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

5. Partners and contacts from Croatia:
Ministy of Science, Education and Sports
Prof.dr.sc. Mirjana Polić-Bobić
University of Rijeka
Prof.dr.sc. Pero Lučin
University of Split
Prof.dr.sc. Ivan Slapničar
University of Dubrovnik
Prof.dr.sc. Vjekoslav Damić
University of Zadar
Doc.dr.sc. Danica Škara
University of Osijek
Prof.dr.sc. Ksenija Čulo
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

6. Partners and contacts from EU:
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Czech Republic
RNDr. Vera Stastna
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, Austria
OR Mag. Gottfried Bacher
University of Udine, Italy
Prof.dr.sc. Franca Battigelli
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

7. Project goal:
To meet the Bologna requirements and demands of The Act on Higher Education and Research in Croatia in order to join EHEA and to intensify the cooperation in the field of higher education in the region.
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

8. Specific goals:
Establishment of the National Bologna Promotes Team – 10 members
150 professors, teachers, students, staff and management at 6 Croatian universities trained in Bologna requirements and best practice exchange in order to make the transformation of the system feasible
The Ministry will be provided with expertise on the theoretical and practical foundations for reform polices and development strategies
The EU partners will exchange their know-how with us
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

9. Outcomes: 1. 10 Bologna Promoters retrained
Croatian university teachers , staff and students retrained
3. Seminar material (handouts, visuals, readers, best practice)
4. Croatian Bologna Guidelines publication
5. Recommendations for Ministry
6. Progress review and report
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

10. Activities:
1. Kick off meeting – Promoters’ team selection, General promotion program
2. Preliminary seminar program
3. Participant selection
4. Special request questionnaire for participants
5. Construction of seminar material, final program and web page
6. Writing the Croatian Bologna guidelines
7. Seminars at the universities 4-6
8. Writing Recommendations for Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
9. Counseling of individual institutions
10. Participation of Promoters in training seminars and other events abroad at European level
11. Analysis, report writing and final meeting
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

11. Activities: 1. Kick off meeting -R: UZg; P: all partners
2. Preliminary seminar program - R: UZg; P: all
3. Participant selection - R: URi; P: all
4. Special request questionnaire for participants- R: URi; P: all
5. Construction of seminar material, final program and web page - R: UZg; P: all
6. Writing the Croatian Bologna guidelines- R: UZg; P: all
7. Seminars at the universities 4-6- R: USt; P: all
8. Writing Recommendations for Ministry- R: Austrian Ministry; P: all
9. Counseling of individual institutions- R: Os; P: all
10. Participation of Promoters in training seminars and other events abroad at European level- R: MSES; P: UZg, URi, UOs, USt, UDu
11. Analysis- R:Cz, report writing -R: UZg, ÖAD, and final meeting -R: I; P: all
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

12. PERT - CPM Project approval Construction of seminar material
HR-HR 5 * 1d
Construction of
seminar material
and final program
Croatian
Bologna
Guidelines 8 2 6
Endorsement
letters
Preliminary
seminar
program 1 4 4
E-W 20 p * 4d 2
Seminars 4-6
2 days each
10 w
HR-HR 10 * 3d
W-E 4* 4d
Promoters
– seminars
abroad
Kick-off
Meeting
3 d 2
Participant
Selection
Special request
questionnaire 6
HR-HR 10 * 3d
W-E 3*3d
6 weeks 8
HR-HR 10 * 1d
W-E 4* 3d
E-W 4*3d
Travel
organization 3
Report and
Analysis
Final meeting
Recommendations
for Ministry 8
24 February 2019

13. Croatian Team of Bologna Promotes
Bologna Promoters Team ≠ Bologna Follow-up Group
Will cooperate with the National Authorities
Advising their colleagues on how best to introduce Bologna reforms
Do not replace the work done by Ministries, Rectors Conferences, Quality Assurance Agencies, ENIC/NARIC centres, Socrates-Erasmus National Agencies etc.
Embedded in the national higher education environment and cooperate closely with National Bologna Committees where these committees exist.
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

14. Croatian Team of Bologna Promotes
Consists of 12 promoters
Knowledge and experience to provide counseling to HEIs on the three Bologna priorities as defined by ministers in Berlin:
Quality Assurance (Internal and External)
The Three Cycle System (Curricular Reform, Qualification Frameworks, Tuning)
Recognition (ECTS, Diploma Supplement, EUROPASS, Lisbon Recognition Convention)
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

15. Croatian Team of Bologna Promotes
Promoters should be able to present and explain the other Bologna Action lines:
Promotion of mobility
Promotion of the European dimension in higher education
Lifelong learning
Higher education institutions and students
Promoting the attractiveness of the European Higher Education Area
European Higher Education Area and European Research Area – two pillars of the knowledge based society
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

16. Croatian Team of Bologna Promotes
A National Team of Bologna Promoters would normally consist of persons holding the following positions (or a combination thereof):
(Vice-)Rectors
Deans
Senior Academics
Directors of Study
International Relations Officers
Higher Education Experts
Student representatives
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

17. 24 February 2019 Bologna Promoters: Name
Recognition (ECTS-DS, Lisbon Recognition Convention)
Quality Assurance and Accreditation
The Three Cycle System (Curriculum Reform, Qualifications framework, Tuning)
Joint programmes
Other Bologna related capacities
Mirjana Polić-Bobić X
Arijana Mihalić
Ksenija Čulo
Ivan Slapničar
Pero Lučin
Danica Škara
Nada Čikeš
Blaženka Divjak
Sandra Katarina Kukec
Šime Višić
Petar Bezjak
Mladen Andrassy
Melita Kovačević
Bologna Follow-Up Group Member (BFUG)
Aleksa Bjeliš
TEMPUS National Office Contact Person
Ana Tecilazić
ENIC-NARIC contact person
TEMPUS Project Coordinator
24 February 2019

18. PERT - CPM Project approval Construction of seminar material
HR-HR 5 * 1d
Construction of
seminar material
and final program
Croatian
Bologna
Guidelines 8 2 6
Endorsement
letters
Preliminary
seminar
program 1 4 4
E-W 20 p * 4d 2
Seminars 4-6
2 days each
10 w
HR-HR 10 * 3d
W-E 4* 4d
Promoters
– seminars
abroad
Kick-off
Meeting
3 d 2
Participant
Selection
Special request
questionnaire 6
HR-HR 10 * 3d
W-E 3*3d
6 weeks 8
HR-HR 10 * 1d
W-E 4* 3d
E-W 4*3d
Travel
organization 3
Report and
Analysis
Final meeting
Recommendations
for Ministry 8
24 February 2019

19. What we have to decide upon at the kick-off meeting?
Areas of expertise of each promoter
Description of the area
Expertize of the promoters in each area
Group leader for each area (group of areas)
Identification of problems regarding Bologna at each university and the Ministry
Based on the reports
Conclusion at the end of the kick-off meeting
Program of seminars and Guidelines
Responsible:
Deadline – March
Guidelines for dissemination and workshop material – April
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

20. What we have to decide upon on kick-off meeting?
Plan of workshops/seminars
4-6 seminars
Duration of each 2 days
Experts from EU partners
From April until July
Recommendations for MSES –
Responsible:
Deadline: October
Involvement of EU partners
Additional education of the promoters
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

21. Organization of the seminar/workshop at an university
Main organizer: host university
Put emphasis on 2-3 themes
Based on the reports and questionnair
4-5 promoters
paid from the Tempus
Expert from EU partner
About 30 participants from host university
Additional participants from other universities
paid from other sources – MSES/University
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

22. Organization of the seminar/workshop at an university
Administration – Ms Arijana Mihalić
Financials – contractor
Travels inside Croatia for seminars/kick-off meeting
3 days x 65 Euro
Equipment
Printing and publishing
Web site
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI

23. Costs: 107,500 € Staff costs (academic & administrative): 44,000 €
Travel & stay costs: 30,000 €
HR-HR: 20p*3d; 15p*1d;
W-E: 7p*3d; 4p*4d;
E-W: 4p*3d; 20p*4d
Equipment: 11,500 € - University of Zagreb
Books and periodicals
Notebooks 5
Color printer
Projector
USB memory sticks
Printing and publishing: 13,000 €
Guidelines, Progress reports, Recommendations, Seminar material
Other costs: 1,500 €
Indirect costs: 7,500 €
24 February 2019
Kick-off meeting
B. Divjak & S. Kukec FOI