National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina Overview of HE System and National Priorities in BiH Tempus/Erasmus Mundus Information Day Zagreb, Croatia, January 17, 2013 Bosnia and Herzegovina

RELEVANT MINISTRIES Bosnia and Herzegovina  Ministry of Civil Affairs BiH/Education Sector - state level - responsible for international cooperation and coordination between entities, cantons, Brcko District, and other bodies  Federal Ministry of Education and Science/HE Sector - entity level - coordination between 10 cantons - no constitutional authority for HE policies  Ministry of Education and Culture of Republica Srpska - entity level - full authority on education matters  C antonal Ministries of Education - 10 cantons in FBiH - full authority on education matters  Government of Brcko District/Education Department - full authority on education matters

RELEVANT AGENCIES Bosnia and Herzegovina  Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance (HEA) - state level, established in 2007 as an independent public organization; - sets criteria and standards for accreditation of HEIs and study programs; - determines criteria for selection of experts involved in assessment; - provides recommendations on criteria and standards regarding establishment, termination, licensing of HEIs, restructuring of study programs, etc;  Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republica Srpska (RS HEAA) - entity level, established in 2011 as a public institution - organization and implementation of the external quality evaluation process - accreditation of HEIs and applied study programs  Centre for Information and Recognition of Qualification in Higher Education (CIP) - provide information/opinion on recognition of foreign degrees and diplomas

RELEVANT LEGISLATION Bosnia and Herzegovina  Framework Law on Higher Education in BiH - adopted in establishes main principles in HE and responsibilities of competent authorities - sets methods of QA in HE - established two new agencies (HEA and CIP)  Cantonal Laws on HE( 9 cantons have laws on HE, 1 doesn’t)  Law on HE in RS - adopted in July 2010  Decision on Standards and Norms for HE in FBIH - adopted in June 2008  Strategic Document for Educational Development and Implementation Plan for period adopted in 2008 by Council of Ministers

HE INSTITUTIONS IN BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina  45 HEIs (public and private), including:  26 universities (8 public, 18 private);  15 colleges;  4 religious faculties  3 decentralized public HEIs (University of Sarajevo, Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar and University of Mostar)  5 centralized public HEIs (University of Zenica, University of Tuzla, University of Bihac, University of Banja Luka, University of East Sarajevo)

LEADING HEIs IN BIH Bosnia and Herzegovina University Number of faculties Current situation Number of students Academic year 2010/2011 University of Sarajevo2330,484 University of Banja Luka1617,926 University of Tuzla1314,212 University of East Sarajevo1711,972 University of Mostar119,431 University of Bihac74,732 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar 84,710 University of Zenica84,655

Bosnia and Herzegovina Under the Framework Law, HE in BiH is organized in the following 3 cycles:  First cycle - leading to an undergraduate Bachelor degree or equivalent - can be obtained after 3 or 4 years of full-time study - carries between 180 and 240 ECTS (exceptions are studies in medical sciences, which can comprise up to 360 ECTS)  Second cycle - leading to a Master degree or equivalent - lasts for 1 or 2 years - can be obtained after completing undergraduate studies - comprises between 60 and 120 ECTS - the first two cycles together account for 300 ECTS  Third cycle - leading to a doctoral degree - lasts 3 years and comprises 180 ECTS PROGRAMMES AND QUALIFICATIONS

TEMPUS PROJECTS INVOLVING BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina BiH has been involved in Tempus programme since 1996 In period implemented/under implementation:  143 Tempus projects (100 JP and 43 SM)  111 Individual Mobility Grants allocated supporting the mobility of teaching staff Total value of these projects/grants estimated at 34.5 million EUR

TEMPUS PROGRAMME INVOLVING BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina Tempus projects involving BIH in period : TOTAL Joint Projects (JP) Structural Measures (SM) TOTAL

TEMPUS PROGRAMME INVOLVING BiH Bosnia and Herzegovina Participation of BiH public HEIs in Tempus projects in period : Institution No. of projects University of Sarajevo (UNSA)105 University of Banja Luka (UNBL)88 University of Tuzla (UNTZ)70 University of Mostar (UNMO)55 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar (UNDBM)42 University of East Sarajevo (UNES)29 University of Bihac (UNBI)17 University of Zencia (UNZE)17

Bosnia and Herzegovina CROATIAN INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN TEMPUS PROJECTS JOINTLY WITH BIH INSTITUTIONS Year Number of Croatian institutions Number of projects

Bosnia and Herzegovina LEADING INSTITUTIONS FROM CROATIA AND BIH INVOLVED IN JOINT TEMPUS PROJECTS HR InstitutionsInvolvements University of Zagreb 11 University of Split5 University of Zadar4 Ministry of Science, Education and Sports 4 University of Rijeka3 University of Osijek2 Ministry of Science and Technology 2 University of Dubrovnik1 BA InstitutionsInvolvements University of Sarajevo 8 University of Banja Luka6 University of Mostar5 University of Tuzla4 Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar 3 Federal Ministry of Education and Science 3 University of Bihac1 Ministry of Education and Culture of RS 1

Bosnia and Herzegovina COOPERATION: BiH & CROATIA Harmonization of qualifications frameworks - involving all 8 public universities from BiH, possibly some private universities + MCA, HEA, 5 cantonal ministries of education, SUS BIH + University of Split?? University e-governance as a basis for improving the quality of institutional governance - involving University of Mostar + University of Split? or other institution(s) from Croatia Accreditation at regional level - WUS Austria + other institutions from the WB region, including BiH and Croatia Potential project proposals under 6 th Call:

Bosnia and Herzegovina MOBILITY WITHIN THE ERASMUS MUNDUS PROGRAMME IN BIH TOTAL EMMC Students* EM Scholars ** NA EMJD Fellows*** * EMMC Students – Erasmus Mundus Master Courses Students ** EM Scholars – Erasmus Mundus Scholars ***EMJD Fellows – Erasmus Mundus Joint Doctorate Fellows Mobility under Action 1 programmes:

Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH HEI S INVOLVED IN ERASMUS MUNDUS PROJECTS HEIs Involved Total University of Sarajevo University of Tuzla University of Mostar University of Banja Luka Action 2 – Erasmus Mundus Partnerships (former External Cooperation Window):

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Priorities for BiH and Regional Priorities for WB National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Priorities CURRICULAR REFORMGOVERNANCE REFORMHIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY Modernization of curricula with 3 cycle structure, ECTS and degree recognition in the following subject areas University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Equal and transparent access to higher education Development of international relations Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle: education- innovation-research Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning in society at large Qualifications frameworks Bosnia and Herzegovina Teacher Training and Education Science, Humanities, Social and Behavioral, Mathematics and Statistics, Computing, Engineering and Engineering Trades, Manufacturing and Processing, Architecture and Building, Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Health, Transport Services, Environmental Protection XX XXX XXXX NATIONAL PRIORITIES BIH - JP

Bosnia and Herzegovina National priorities GOVERNANCE REFORMHIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Equal and transparent access to higher education Development of international relations Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle: education-innovation- research Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning in society at large Qualifications frameworks Bosnia and Herzegovina X XXXXXXX NATIONAL PRIORITIES BIH – SM

Bosnia and Herzegovina Regional Priorities CURRICULAR REFORMGOVERNANCE REFORMHIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY Modernization of curricula with 3 cycle structure, ECTS and degree recognition in the following disciplines University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Equal and transparent access to higher education Development of international relations Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle: education- innovation-research Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning in society at large Qualifications frameworks Region Western Balkans (IPA) X Education/pedagog y (including primary and secondary teacher training), vocational education and training, rural development, law and good governance (including human rights) XXXX XXXXX REGIONAL PRIORITIES WB - JP

Bosnia and Herzegovina Regional Priorities GOVERNANCE REFORMHIGHER EDUCATION AND SOCIETY University management and student services Introduction of quality assurance Institutional and financial autonomy and accountability Equal and transparent access to higher education Development of international relations Training of non-university teachers Development of partnerships with enterprises Knowledge triangle: education- innovation-research Training courses for public services (ministries, regional/local authorities) Development of lifelong learning in society at large Qualifications frameworks Region Western Balkans (IPA) XXXX XXXXX REGIONAL PRIORITIES WB - SM

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION ! Suad Muhibic Head of Office National Tempus Office Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Web: