CURRICULUM AND TEACHER UPDATE AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO Aida Hodzic

CURRICULUM AND TEACHER UPDATE

AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY,

UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

Aida Hodzic

Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo

Advisory Committee on Veterinary TrainingAdvisory Committee on Veterinary Training (ACVT)(ACVT)

European association of establishments for European association of establishments for

veterinary educationveterinary education (EAEVE)(EAEVE)

EVALUATIONEVALUATION OF VETERINARY TRAINING OF VETERINARY TRAINING IN IN EUROPE:EUROPE:

Standard Operating ProceduresStandard Operating Procedures 20020022

(ANNEXES I-X 2007/2008)(ANNEXES I-X 2007/2008)

EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE GENERAL XV Internal Market and Financial Services Free movement of goods and regulated professions Regulated professions (qualifications)

http://www.eaeve.org

NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO

Curriculum Development According to Curriculum Development According to Bologna PrinciplesBologna Principles - a cooperation project - a cooperation project between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science - including School of Veterinary Science - including secondary cooperation with other institutions secondary cooperation with other institutions of veterinary medicine on the Western Balkans.of veterinary medicine on the Western Balkans.

Project title


Norwegian Cooperation Program on ResearchNorwegian Cooperation Program on Researchand Higher Education with the countries onand Higher Education with the countries onthe Western Balkans (CPWB)the Western Balkans (CPWB)Project Application FormProject Application Form

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Project financed by:


(Master's and Ph.D. students, Post-doc.'s and others to be included in the Project (Master's and Ph.D. students, Post-doc.'s and others to be included in the Project Description)Description)

IINN

NamName:e:

Yngvild Yngvild WastesonWasteson

DegreeDegree::

Dr, Med Dr, Med Vet (PhD)Vet (PhD)

PositionPosition::

ProfessorProfessorViceRectoViceRectorr

NamName:e:

Melanie EtchellMelanie Etchell DegreeDegree::

Cand. Cand. Philol. Philol. (masters)(masters)

PositionPosition::

InternatioInternational nal AdviserAdviser

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PositionPosition::

NamName:e:

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PositionPosition::

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DegreeDegree::

PositionPosition::

Academic staff and researchers involved in project


WBWBSarajevSarajevoo

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Aida HodzicAida Hodzic DegreeDegree::

PhDPhD PositioPositionn

Assistant Assistant ProfessorProfessor

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Edin SatrovicEdin Satrovic DegreeDegree::

DVMDVM PositioPosition:n:

Senior Senior AssAss..

NamName:e:

Amir Amir ZahirovicZahirovic

DegreeDegree::

MScMSc PositioPosition:n:

Senior Ass.Senior Ass.

NamName:e:

Davor AlagicDavor Alagic DegreeDegree::

MScMSc PositioPosition:n:

Senior Ass.Senior Ass.

NamName:e:

Dunja Dunja RukavinaRukavina

DegreeDegree::

BiologiBiologistst

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AssAssistantistant

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Teufik Teufik GoleticGoletic

DegreeDegree::

DVMDVM PositioPosition:n:

Senior Senior AssAss..

SkopjeSkopje NamName:e:

Toni Toni DovenskiDovenski

DegreeDegree::


ProfessorProfessor/Ass. Dean/Ass. Dean

ZagrebZagreb NamName:e:

Ljiljana Ljiljana PinterPinter

DegreeDegree::


DeanDean

Academic staff and researchers involved in project


Project Description

Bologna Declaration was signed by B&H in 2003

Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo is the only veterinary faculty in B&H


Project Description

The main objective is to:

adjust our curriculum,

install ECTS and all ECTS documents,

and to install the quality assurance system.


Activities (sub-goals)Activities (sub-goals) Year of Year of realizationrealization

Methods of realizationMethods of realization

1. To define professional 1. To define professional profiles with regard to national profiles with regard to national economy and market needseconomy and market needs

20062006 Opinion polls + Opinion polls + workshopworkshop

2. Visits of professors from 2. Visits of professors from European faculties of European faculties of veterinary medicine veterinary medicine concerning education of our concerning education of our staff about study regime, staff about study regime, syllabus and curriculum, syllabus and curriculum, quality assurance as well as quality assurance as well as other critical aspects of other critical aspects of Bologna processBologna process

20062006 5 visiting 5 visiting lectures/instructorslectures/instructorsorganizing lectures organizing lectures

and workshops, and workshops, regional participants regional participants

involvedinvolved

3. Preparing of elements for 3. Preparing of elements for syllabus and curriculum syllabus and curriculum proposalproposal

20062006 Questionnaires for Questionnaires for students and teachersstudents and teachers

Project Description


4. Visits of our teaching staff 4. Visits of our teaching staff to European faculties of to European faculties of veterinary medicine (e.g. veterinary medicine (e.g. Austria, Slovenia, Norway)Austria, Slovenia, Norway)

2006-2006-20072007

5. Syllabus and curriculum 5. Syllabus and curriculum proposal making according to proposal making according to the the Bologna DeclarationBologna Declaration

20072007 Questionnaire analysis and Questionnaire analysis and comparation with regional comparation with regional and European veterinary and European veterinary

curriculumscurriculums

6. To define ECTS points and 6. To define ECTS points and ECTS documents (Information ECTS documents (Information package, Student application package, Student application form, Transcript of records, form, Transcript of records, Learning agreement, Diploma Learning agreement, Diploma supplement)supplement)

20072007 Questionnaire for students, Questionnaire for students, calculation of STWL and calculation of STWL and

ECTS points by “top-down” ECTS points by “top-down” methodsmethods

Project Description


7. Discussion and alignment of 7. Discussion and alignment of defined curriculums and ECTS defined curriculums and ECTS in regard to regional and in regard to regional and international exchange of international exchange of students and staff students and staff

20082008 Workshop (European Workshop (European and regional and regional

participants involved participants involved in project)in project)

8. Quality assurance system8. Quality assurance systemeevaluation and accreditation valuation and accreditation

20082008 EAEVE Evaluation,EAEVE Evaluation,one weeks duration,one weeks duration,6 external examiners6 external examiners

Project Description


Project Description

Student and faculty staff mobility on a regional level firstly:

the economic, commercial and cultural similarities,

the absence of language barriers.

TThe professional profile of he professional profile of veterinarians veterinarians asas response to response to

economiceconomic and market needs in and market needs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina

--presentation of the presentation of the results of results of Project Activity 1-Project Activity 1-

Overview of the responseOverview of the response

Approximately Approximately 10001000 veterinarians in the country veterinarians in the country

estimate of the State estimate of the State VVeterinary eterinary OOffice of BiH for 200ffice of BiH for 20066 600 questionnaires mailed 600 questionnaires mailed outout

400 to veterinary practitioners400 to veterinary practitioners 200 to veterinarians in government, education, 200 to veterinarians in government, education,

industry...industry...

324 to veterinarians in FBiH324 to veterinarians in FBiH 26 to veterinarians in DB26 to veterinarians in DB 250 to veterinarians in RS250 to veterinarians in RS

Overall response Overall response 40,8%40,8% (245/600) (245/600)

Returned questionnaires, differentiated Returned questionnaires, differentiated in in accordance withaccordance with location and job type location and job type

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SummarySummary of respondent data of respondent data - gender ratio differentiated according to job type-- gender ratio differentiated according to job type-

Overall 3 : 1 ratio between men and womenOverall 3 : 1 ratio between men and women

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SummarySummary of respondent data of respondent data - age ratio differentiated by job type-- age ratio differentiated by job type-

Average age of a veterinarian 43,3 yearsAverage age of a veterinarian 43,3 years Men 43,7 yearsMen 43,7 years Women 41,3 yearsWomen 41,3 years

Overall 4 : 1 ratio between veterinarians older than or equal to 33 Overall 4 : 1 ratio between veterinarians older than or equal to 33 and those younger than 33 years of ageand those younger than 33 years of age

FBiH 42,9 years

RS+DB 45,3 years

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Basic natural sciencesBasic natural sciences 76%76% 1166%% 7,5%7,5% 0,50,5%% 1111,5 : 1,5 : 1

Pre clinical sciencesPre clinical sciences 7711%% 17,17,55%% 10,10,55%%

1%1% 7,7,7 7 : 1: 1

Clinical veterinary medicineClinical veterinary medicine 2255,,33%%

1122,,66%% 3366,,88%%

25,25,33%% 1 : 1,1 : 1,66

Food safety and qualityFood safety and quality 60,60,88%%

15,15,11%% 2211,,11%%

3%3% 3,13,1 :1 :1

Infectious agents and Infectious agents and laboratory diagnosticslaboratory diagnostics

63,863,8%%

11,7%11,7% 17,917,9%%

6,6%6,6% 3 : 13 : 1

Veterinary legislation and Veterinary legislation and organisation of veterin. organisation of veterin. sevicessevices

54%54% 7,5%7,5% 20%20% 18,5%18,5% 1,6 : 11,6 : 1

Preventive veterinary Preventive veterinary medicinemedicine

55,755,7%%

7,5%7,5% 20,920,9%%

15,9%15,9% 1,7 : 11,7 : 1

Business and Business and organisational managementorganisational management

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5%5% 18,318,3%%

45,2%45,2% 1 : 1,71 : 1,7

InformatiInformationon technolog technologyy 23,923,9%%

2%2% 9,4%9,4% 64,6%64,6% 1 : 1 : 2,82,8

Respondent opinion on proportionRespondent opinion on proportion of of time needed for time needed for specific specific subject subject areasareas within within the the veterinary curriculum (inveterinary curriculum (in

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Study sample% Current curriculum%

Vox populi veterinarumVox populi veterinarum

Elective courses focusing on a student's area of Elective courses focusing on a student's area of interest would improve the capabilities of new interest would improve the capabilities of new graduatesgraduates (80,8 % of respondents) (80,8 % of respondents)

Veterinary faculty Sarajevo should not enroll more Veterinary faculty Sarajevo should not enroll more than 40 freshmen students annuallythan 40 freshmen students annually

Length of veterinary studies not less than 5 and not Length of veterinary studies not less than 5 and not more than 6 yearsmore than 6 years

Vox populi veterinarumVox populi veterinarum

Continuing education Continuing education 99% respondents believe it is necessary 99% respondents believe it is necessary 90% respondents 90% respondents state state it is required by their employerit is required by their employer the most popular type – seminars and workshopsthe most popular type – seminars and workshops

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Workshop:Curriculum Development According to the Bologna

Principles(Cooperation project between the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian School of

Veterinary Science, Oslo - including secondary cooperation with other institutions of Veterinary Medicine

on the Western Balkans)

Organised in cooperation withEuropean Veterinary Faculties

Venue:

Veterinary Faculty SarajevoSarajevo 10-11 April 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina

Presentation of Project Activity 2

Workshop

Tuesday, 10 April 2007

Participants: management, teaching staff, and students of Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo and guests

09:00 WelcomeDr. Almedina Zuko, Dean, Veterinary Faculty SarajevoDr. Yngvid Wasteson, Vice-Rector and IN Project Leader, Norwegian School of Veterinary ScienceAlmir Mashala, assistant Minister of Education and Science, Canton Sarajevo

09:20 Introduction to the project – Dr. Aida Hodzic,WB Project Leader

09:30 Presentations of veterinary faculties participating in the project:Veterinary Faculty Zagreb, CroatiaVeterinary Faculty Skopje, FYR MacedoniaVeterinary Faculty Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

10:00 Competence and professional profile of veterinarians today and in the near future–challenges and possibilities for education in regard to EU Directives – Ursula M. Schober, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

10:20 Defining veterinarian professional profile(s) with regard to national economy and market needs – presentation of the Project Activity 1 results - Dr. Nihad Fejzic, Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo

10:40 Discussion

11:00 Coffee/tea break

Workshop

Workshop

11:20 Design and development of curriculum for higher education in veterinary medicine according to the Bologna Principles – practical example of the Veterinary Faculty Oslo, Helsinki, Dublin, Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, and Belgrade. Representative of each of these veterinary faculties should give a presentation addressing the following main issues:

-The new veterinary medicine curriculum

- Two cycles study: Yes or NO

- Professional degree(s)

- Creating and applying ECTS system

- ECTS and letter grading system

- ECTS documents

- The role of students in Bologna process

- What is new in student-teacher relationship

Workshop

13:40 Discussion

14:00 Lunch organized by host institution

15:00 The role and obligations of state authorities in reforming the process of higher education system in accordance with the Bologna Principles – Dr. Grace Mulcahy, Veterinary Faculty Dublin

15:20 Quality assurance concept, internal and external evaluation as a instrument of quality assurance – Dr. Timo Soveri, Veterinary Faculty Helsinki

Workshop

15:40 Students and teachers mobility in the Bologna Process - Dr. Ursula M. Schober, University of Veterinary MedicineVienna

16:00 Importance and possibilities of harmonization of higher education on regional level - Dr. Yngvild Wasteson, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Oslo

16:20 Institutional cooperation with South Eastern Europe - Dr. Mensur Vegara, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Aas

16:40 Discussion

17:00 The end of Day1

20:00 Dinner organized by the host dean

Workshop

Wednesday, 11 April 2007

Participants: project participants, student representatives, guests, vice dean for student affairs

09:00 Practical work:- Designing a new veterinary curriculum- Questionnaires for teachers and students – concrete

practical examples and ways of development- Analysis and harmonization of questionnaires- Way(s) of assignment and calculation of ECTS – concrete

practical examples- ECTS and letter grading system – concrete practical

examples- ECTS documents - concrete practical examples

13:00 Lunch organized by host institution

15:00End of the workshop

Results of project activities 3, 5 and 6

• New curriculum proposal with ECTS has prepared

• Curriculum proposal has been already disscussed with Norwegian and regional partners

• Curriculum proposal will be disscussed with some other European Veterinary Faculties in 2008 as well

• Application for EAEVE evaluation in 2008

EAEVE evaluation

• STAGE I

Main Indicators

Teaching staff

Students

Support staff

Theoretical training

Supervised practical training (laboratory and desk work, non-clinical and clinical work

Self-directed learning

Animal case-load training

Post-mortem examinations

Ambulatory (mobile) clinic

EAEVE evaluation

• STAGE II (Accreditation)

Internal System of Quality Assurance

Policy statement

Student assessment and student welfare

Assessment of teaching staff

Assessment of learning opportunities

Assessment of training programme and the award of title of a Veterinary Surgeon

Continuing education

Post-graduate education

Research

Internationalisation of education and research

Cooperation wih stakeholders and society

Project participantsProject participants

Veterinary faculty SarajevoVeterinary faculty Sarajevo Veterinary Faculty MilanVeterinary Faculty Milan Veterinary Faculty PortoVeterinary Faculty Porto

Objective 1

KEEP TEACHING AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY SARAJEVO

1a. Purchasing modern equipment

1b. Development of e-learning methods

1c. Employ a young Sarajevo ICT expert assisting students and teachers to develope e-learning material

Objective 2

IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING SKILLS OF YOUNG TEACHERS

2a. Young teachers retraining in Milan and Porto

2b. Didactic material and books

Objective 3

SARAJEVO VETERINARY FACULTY’S FAMILIARIZATION TO ECTS FOR FUTURE INTRODUCTION OF CREDIT SYSTEM ACCORDING TO EU STANDARDS

3a. Meeting in Sarajevo

3b. Proposal for an ECTS reorganization

3c. Presentation of newly elaborated plan in a project closed meeting in Sarajevo

Documents

CURRICULUM AND TEACHER UPDATE AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO Aida Hodzic