1. UNIVERSITETI I PRISHTINËS "HASAN PRISHTINA” Project name: “Increasing the Financial Autonomy and accountabIliTy at public Higher education institutions in Kosova ” Kick off Meeting, March 31 – April 2, 2014, Venue: FH CAMPUS WIEN, Vienna, Austria

2. University of Prishtina (UP) Established in 1970 Comprised of the following faculties: – Faculty of Philosophy – Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences – Faculty of Philology – Faculty of Law – Faculty of Economics – Faculty of Engineering and Architecture – Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering – Faculty of Medicine – Faculty of Arts – Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary – Faculty of Sport Sciences – Faculty of Education – Faculty of Applied Sciences and Engineering - Ferizaj

3. University of Prishtina: Important statistics 60000 students 2000 teaching staff 650 administrative staff Academic Development Unit Central University Library Management structure – Rector – 5 Vice Rectors Board of the UP: 9 members

4. University of Prishtina Strategy for the QA Strategy for R&D Budget –around 27 million Euros Studies are organized in the three cycle system, according to Bologna process: (BA, MA & PhD) Several Student Unions 7 members represented in the Senate of the UP

5. Finance and Infrastructure Service The unit conducts all the activities related to finance and accounting for all the faculties of the UP. The main tasks of the Finance and Infrastructure Service include: – Determination of the development strategy and budgeting; – Income equalization and reporting; – Expenditure processing, approval and reporting; – Physiscal assets management and expendable supplies; – Cash and petty cash management; – Document development; – Document retention and systematization; – Financial statements analysis and reporting.

6. Main UP’s expectations from the project (according to the project objectives) To enhance modernisation of human and organisational capacities of financial management through capacity building and experience exchange; To develop a sustainable communication platform between UP, HEIs and the relevant ministries with the objective of improving transparency and systematisation of financial management practices

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