Supporting Activities for ECTS Implementation by Ministry ofEducation and Sports

Mirko Ožegović, Serbian Ministry of Education and Sports

Bologna Process in Bologna Process in SerbiaSerbia

Bologna Declaration 1998Bologna Declaration 1998 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia and Montenegro

joins in 2003joins in 2003 Law on Higher Education in Law on Higher Education in

September 2005 – a Bologna September 2005 – a Bologna compatible law, replaces University compatible law, replaces University Law Law

Strategy for implementation of HE lawStrategy for implementation of HE law

Bologna requirementsBologna requirements

EstablishingEstablishing aa systemsystem ofof comparablecomparable andand

readablereadable degreesdegrees includingincluding thethe implementationimplementation ofof DiplomaDiploma SupplementSupplement

Introduction ofIntroduction of threethree--cyclecycle systemsystem ofof studiesstudies

Quality AssuranceQuality Assurance IntroducingIntroducing EuropeanEuropean CreditCredit TransferTransfer

SystemSystem

ECTS in HE LawECTS in HE Law

60 ECTS credits = 40 work hours per week 60 ECTS credits = 40 work hours per week during one academic yearduring one academic year

Core academic courses - 180 - 240 ECTS Core academic courses - 180 - 240 ECTS creditscredits

Core courses of professional careers - 180 Core courses of professional careers - 180 ECTS creditsECTS credits

Specialist professional career courses - at Specialist professional career courses - at least 60 ECTS credits.least 60 ECTS credits.

Specialist academic courses - at least 60 Specialist academic courses - at least 60 ECTS credits if diploma academic courses ECTS credits if diploma academic courses have previously been completedhave previously been completed

ECTS in HE LawECTS in HE Law

Master’s degree:Master’s degree:1) 60 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core 1) 60 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core

academic courses earned a total of 240 ECTS academic courses earned a total of 240 ECTS credits;credits;

2) 120 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core 2) 120 ECTS credits at least, if the prior core academic courses earned a total of 180 ECTS academic courses earned a total of 180 ECTS credits.credits.

Doctoral degree studies Doctoral degree studies 180 ECTS credits at least, with a compulsory 180 ECTS credits at least, with a compulsory previous total of at least 300 ECTS credits previous total of at least 300 ECTS credits earned through the core academic and earned through the core academic and master’s degree courses master’s degree courses

Implementation of HE Implementation of HE lawlaw Creation of a national policy Creation of a national policy

and strategy for higher and strategy for higher education.education.

Conference of the UniversitiesConference of the Universities in October in October 20052005

Conference of the Higher Conference of the Higher Vocational School Directors - Vocational School Directors - provisionally establishedprovisionally established

Implamentation of HE Implamentation of HE Law – in progressLaw – in progress National Council for Higher EducationNational Council for Higher Education by by

the end of March 2006the end of March 2006 Commission for AccreditationCommission for Accreditation by the end by the end

of Juneof June 2006 2006 Statutes Statutes of universities and faculties by the of universities and faculties by the

end of September end of September 20062006 Faculty councilsFaculty councils for teaching and scientific for teaching and scientific

work, work, student parliamentsstudent parliaments and election of and election of deans by the end of September 2006deans by the end of September 2006

University councils, university senate University councils, university senate and university students’ parliaments, and university students’ parliaments, election of rectors by the end of December election of rectors by the end of December 20062006

TempusTempus

Tempus projects are a valuable Tempus projects are a valuable tool facilitating inclusion of our tool facilitating inclusion of our country in European reform country in European reform processes processes

Ministry support and participation Ministry support and participation

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