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Call for participation in a seminar "Improvement of teaching processes - Case study method"

Sarajevo. WUS Austria has the pleasure to invite you to take part in the seminar "Improvement of teaching processes - Case study method" that will be held on January 22, 2009 at the Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo.

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Second Meeting of Project Consortium „From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development – QASD (JEP_41078_2006)”

Sarajevo. The second meeting of the Consortium Committee took place in Sarajevo from November 10-11, 2008. This meeting served as a valuable cross-cutting activity – an opportunity to present achieved outcomes and discuss future project implementation, partner responsibilities and all technical details pertaining to implementation of the TEMPUS project „From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development“.

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WUS Austria Information Meeting on Cooperation Possibilities for Austrian Universities within new ADC-Projects in Vienna

Vienna. On Tuesday, June 24th, WUS Austria organised an information meeting with the aim to inform about cooperation possibilities for Austrian universities within the projects 2007-2010 / 2008-2011, financed by the Austrian Development Cooperation. Around 30 university representatives participated in the meeting which took place in the Urania in Vienna.

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Round Tables at BH Universities – Presentation of WUS Austria/ ADC Projects

Sarajevo. In the period from May 23 to June 17, 2008, WUS Austria –  Sarajevo Office held a series of round tables at all BH public universities with the aim of introducing its new projects to the wider academic community.

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Training for University Management within TEMPUS Project "From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development (QASD)"

Sarajevo/ Neum. WUS Austria has the pleasure to inform you that from 08 – 09 May 2008, the last in a series of four trainings was successfully held at Hotel Zenit in Neum.

The training, “The Role of Management in Internal Quality Assurance Processes”, was primarily targeted at university management.

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CONFERENCE „Quality Assurance Systems at B-H Universities“, Sarajevo, April 03-04, 2008

Sarajevo. Our Conference „Quality Assurance Systems at B-H Universities“ was successfully held on April 03-04, 2008, at Hotel Saraj in Sarajevo. This Conference was foreseen as one of the last activities within WUS Austria's two-year project „Structural Development of Quality Assurance in Higher Education“, financed by Liechtenstein Government and Austrian Development Cooperation.

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Series of trainings within the TEMPUS project ’’From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development (QASD)’’

Sarajevo. WUS Austria has the pleasure to inform you that from 11 – 13 March 2008, three trainings were successfully held at Center for Interdisciplinary Postgraduate Studies in Sarajevo.

Trainings were tailored for the students, university administration and teaching staff under the titles:

1. “The Role of Students in Internal Quality Assurance Processes”, 11/03/08, Sarajevo
2. “The Role of Administration in Internal Quality Assurance Processes”, 12/03/08, Sarajevo
3. “The Role of Teaching Staff in Internal Quality Assurance Processes”, 13/03/08, Sarajevo.

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Dear visitor,

It is our pleasure to present to you the preliminary agenda for the trainings mentioned below, and to announce the location of the trainings:

PRELIMINARNY AGENDA:(click on a link to download)

1. „The Role of Students in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 11, 2008
2. „The Role of Administrative Staff in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 12, 2008
3. „The Role of Teaching Staff in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 13, 2008
4. „The Role of Management in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Neum, May 08-09, 2008

LOCATION (for trainings):
CIPS (CENTAR ZA INTERDISCIPLINARNE POSTDIPLOMSKE STUDIJE),
Zmaja od Bosne 8, Sarajevo
(University Campus, ex Tito barracks)

LOCATION (for Conference „Quality Assurance Systems at BH Universities”):
HOTEL SARAJ
Nevjestina 5, Sarajevo

TAKE PART IN QA TRAININGS AND CONFERENCE!

Dear visitor,
 
It is our pleasure to announce 4 trainings and a Conference which will be organized by WUS Austria in the next couple of months. The trainings are foreseen with the TEMPUS project „From Quality Assurance to Startegy Development“ (financed by European Commission) and their main purpose is to prepare the BH universities for the upcoming self-evaluation processes by training the four main internal stakeholder groups:

1. One-day training: „The Role of Students in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 11, 2008
2. One-day training: „The Role of Administrative Staff in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 12, 2008
3. One-day training: „The Role of Teaching Staff in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Sarajevo, March 13, 2008
4. Two-day training: „The Role of Management in Internal Quality Assurance Processes“ Neum, May 08-09, 2008

* Information on training location and agenda will be announced soon!

The Conference „Quality Assurance Systems at BH Universities“ will be organized in Sarajevo, 03-04 April 2008 within WUS Austria's project „Structural Development of Quality Assurance in Higher Education“, financed by Austrian Development Agency and Liechtenstein Government as one of the final activities within the project. The main aim will be to evaluate the progress achieved in the field of QA development in BH Higher Education form January 2006 onwards.

Both the trainings and the conference will have an open character so all are welcome to apply!
Unfortunately travel and accomodation costs will be covered only for those university representatives for whomWUS Austria receives official power of authorney by respective Rectorate's Office.

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1. „The Role of Students in Internal QA Processes“, Sarajevo, March 11, 2008
2. „The Role of Administrative Staff in Internal QA Processes“, Sarajevo, March 12, 2008
3. „The Role of Teaching Staff in Internal QA Processes“, Sarajevo, March 13, 2008
4. „The Role of Management in Internal QA Processes“, Neum, May 08-09, 2008
5. Conference „Quality Assurance Systems at BH Universities“, Sarajevo, April 03-04

Third and Final Meeting of TEMPUS Project “Strengthening Quality Assurance in BiH”

Sarajevo. On the 28th of January 2008, the third and final meeting of the Consortium for the TEMPUS Project ''Strengthening Quality Assurance in Bosnia and Herzegovina'' (UM_JEP_19074-2004) was held in the ACCESS Centre in Sarajevo.

Representatives of the University of Graz, University of Ljubljana, all public Universities in BiH (university management representatives, vice rectors, secretary generals, professors and QA coordinators), WUS Austria representatives and SUS BiH representatives came together in Sarajevo to summarize all the activities implemented through the abovementioned project and to plan possible further actions.

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Seminar EU Experience in University Self-Assessment at University of Girona

Sarajevo-Girona. From December 12-14, 2007, 16 representatives of B&H universities attended a three-day seminar at the University of Girona, Spain, on the topic of EU Experience in University Self-Assessment.

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NGO Comittee / Higher Education Cooperation Board Meeting

Sarajevo. On December 7th, the traditional NGO Comittee Meeting took place at the ACCESS Centre. The gathering of NGO's dealing with higher education is aimed at information exchange in order to avoid overlapping of acitivities.

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CDP+ and eCP Awarding Ceremony in B&H

It is our pleasure to announce that the CDP+ and eCP Awarding Ceremony took place on November 30th at the ACCESS Center in Sarajevo. H.E. the Austrian Ambassador to B&H addressed the audience and handed over the awards.

Here are the awarded CDP+ courses:

1. Place – Course „Human Physiology I“ coordinated by Professor Emina Nakas-Icindic, Faculty of Medicine, University of Sarajevo
2. Place – Course „Voice Disorders“ coordinated by Professor Nevzeta Salihovic, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation, University of Tuzla
3. Place – Course „Technology of Machining“ coordinated by Professor Malik Kulenovic, Faculty of Mechnical Engineering, University of Sarajevo

The best eCourse is the course “Digital Image Processing” coordinated by Professor Zdenka Babic, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka.

We wish to once again thank all the participants in the CDP+ and eLarning-eContent Program for their cooperation and to congratulate the winners!

QA Coordinators and University Representatives visit the University College Cork in Ireland

Within the Project “Quality Assurance at Universities in B&H” representatives of BH Universities and WUS Austria visited the University College Cork (UCC) on October 22nd and 23rd in order to get familiar with their procedures in QA. After an excellent experience of the QA coordinators of the University of Sarajevo, who visited the UCC in May 2007, representatives from three additional Universities in B&H (Mostar, Tuzla, Zenica) decided to visit it as well. Another reason for choosing a university in Ireland was the fact that they have received one of the best scores in the field of QA and in general at the Ministerial Conference in London this year. The decision to visit the UCC has proven to be right. More facts speaking in favor of the UCC you can find below.

Here is the list of participants from B&H:

1. Vojo Visekruna (Vice rector University of Mostar)
2. Jadranko Batista (QA Coordinator, University of Mostar)
3. Amir Tokic (Faculty dean, University of Tuzla)
4. Edin Delic (QA Coordinator, University of Tuzla)
5. Darko Petkovic (Vice rector, University of Zenica)
6. Ibrahim Plancic (QA Coordinator University of Zenica)
7. Almir Kovacevic (Executive director, WUS Austria)
8. Dino Mujkic (Regional Manager B&H, WUS Austria)

Overview of the themes discussed during the two-day visit and their presenters:

1. Overview of Quality Review Procedures in UCC, Dr. Norma Ryan, Quality Processing Unit
2. University structures; Student Services, Mr. Con O'Brien, Academic Secretary                       University structures
3. University Statutes; Legal framework of the University, Mr. Michael Farrell, Acting Secretary
4. UCC Student Career Services, Ms. Mary McNulty, Careers and Appointments Office
5. Support for teaching and learning in the University including certificate and diploma courses, Dr. Bettie Higgs, Lecturer, Department of Geology & Director of Ionad Baire (UCC's Teaching and Learning Centre) & Professor Grace Neville, Head, Department of French, Lecturer on Postgraduate Teaching and Chair of the Staff Enhancement and Professional Development Committee,
6. Institutional Research, Dr. Ronan O'Dubhghaill, Director of Planning and Insitutional Research.  
7. Quality Assurance/Validation of new Programmes, Ms. Eleanor Fouhy, Head of Office for Academic Programmes & Regulations
8. Wrap-up Q&A Session, Dr. Norma Ryan, QPU

University College Cork (UCC) is one of four constituent universities of the federal National University of Ireland. Founded in 1845, UCC is one of Ireland’s oldest institutes of higher learning but it is at the same time a progressive, dynamic university of over 14,500 students and 3,000 employees.
UCC is Ireland’s leading research institute. It is the highest research income earner in the Irish state. The University offers an innovative, research-led curriculum, taught by world-class academics who consistently attract a quality student intake. The University's internal research reputation spans all of its faculties where it offers over 120 degree and professional programmes through seven schools and 27 departments. For additional information, please visit the UCC's website at www.ucc.ie

On behalf of WUS Austria and of all participants from B&H, we wish to thank the kind staff who received us at the UCC and made our stay as well as valuable as pleasant!

I CONSORTIUM COMMITTEE MEETING FOR NEW TEMPUS PROJECT

It is our utmost pleasure to inform you that our new TEMPUS project „From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development“, financed by the European Commission, has officially been commenced on October 9, 2007, when the Kick-off meeting of the Project Consortium Committee took place in Graz, Austria.

This two-year JEP project represents a follow-up of previous WUS Austria initiatives to strengthen quality assurance processes in BH higher education:

1) TEMPUS project „Strengthening Quality Assurance at Universities in B&H“ (JEP 19074 2004), implemented by SUS B&H in cooperation with WUS Austria

2) “Structural Development of Quality Assurance in Higher Education”
(OZA 8099-00/2006), implemented by WUS Austria, financed by the Liechtenstein Government and the Austrian Development Cooperation.

One of the most significant progresses achieved since the Bergen Conference was the establishment of QA Centers at each University, which was a direct outcome of above listed projects. Apart from institution building, both projects aimed at capacity building by training university QA coordinators and enabling them to implement QA processes at their institutions. This action has been formally recognized by the BH Bologna Follow Up Group and promoted in the last BH Stocktaking Report and at the Ministerial Conference in London (May 2007). Although much progress is still needed, the Bologna Process Stocktaking Report London 2007 showed that BH universities have made positive shifts with regard to quality assurance.

Realizing that QA issues will be one of the priorities in the next couple of years for both BH and EU universities, WUS Austria applied once more for a Tempus grant in December 2006, with a proposal to further develop quality assurance systems through the project “From Quality Assurance to Strategy Development” with the University of Graz, University of Girona and all 8 Universities in BH as project partners. 

Goals and Objectives
The overall aim of the project is to contribute to a coherent and far-reaching reform of higher education in B&H in accordance with the Bologna Process and with the society and market needs. For this objective to be achieved, universities in B&H need to develop modern, student-oriented strategies, which will pave the path towards the university's long-term goals. However, a “one-for-all” model does not exist. Therefore each university first needs to conduct a thorough analysis, i.e. assessment of its environment, operations, structure, and results so as to be able to customize and develop a progressive strategy in line with its needs and priorities.

1st Meeting of the Consortium Committee in Graz
The initial meeting of the Consortium Committee took place on October 9, 2007 in Graz. This meeting served as a valuable opportunity to discuss future project implementation, partner resposibilities and all technical details pertaining to the following project implementation.

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Agenda for I Consortium Meeting [.pdf/219KB]
Presentation_ University of Banja Luka [.pdf/806KB]
Presentation_University of Bihać [.pdf/235KB]
Presentation_University Džemal Bijedić in Mostar [.pdf/2.22MB]
Presentation_University of East Sarajevo [.pdf/3.25KB]
Presentation_University of Mostar [.pdf/387KB]
Presentation_University of Sarajevo [.pdf/144KB]
Presentation_University of Zenica [.pdf/2.88MB]
Presentation_TEMPUS QASD_WUS Austria [.pdf/205KB]

eLearning-eContent Program Meetings at BH Universities

Within the eLearning-eContent Program from Ocotber 1st until October 4th a series of informative one-day meetings have been organized at three BH universities: University of Mostar, University of Bihac and University of Tuzla. The purpose of the meetings was knowledge transfer between BH experts and wider university communities. Three BH experts (two project experts and one university expert in eLearning) delivered presentations to meeting participants (university and faculty management structures, teaching staff, WUS Austria representatives, etc). The main aim of the meetings was to present the “Cross-Cutting Report 2007 B&H” produced by the BiH eLearning Task Force as well as to promote the concept of eLearning among BH academic community and to inform university staff about the eLearning/ Distance Learning Centers and offered services which are at their disposal. Copies of the Report were handed out to the participants. The eLearning experts at the respective universities were in charge of the organization of the meetings.

The meetings were scheduled as follows:

• Monday, October 1st – University of Mostar
• Tuesday, October 2nd – University of Bihac
• Wednesday, October 3rd – University of Banja Luka

(The meeting at the University of Banja Luka had to be postponed due to three days of mouring related to the death of the President of RS. A new meeting will be scheduled ASAP.)

• Thursday, October 4th – University of Tuzla

The meeting at the University of Tuzla was followed by two TV stations. The meetings at the remaining Universities (Sarajevo, East-Sarajevo, Dzemal Bijedic and Zenica) will be organized ASAP.

For a look at the agenda of the meetings, please click here.