THE UNIVERSITY OF BIHAC phone: +387 37 222-022

fax: +387 37 222-022 address: Pape Ivana Pavla II 2/2 77000 Bihac, Bosnia & Herzegovina

Web: www.unbi.bae-mail: rektorat@unbi.ba

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIHAC

Scientific Working Group Meeting, 11-14th March 2013, Tirana, Albania

Elvira Ćatić-Kajtazović, MA, Faculty of Economics, UNBIPhD Ekrem Pehlic, Vice-rector for International Relations and Research

THE UNIVERSITY OF BIHAC

• The University of Bihac was established in 1997 in order to raise the level of literacy and educate young generations hoping that it will gradually introduce changes in the entire economic and cultural development of the region. It is the center of the Una-Sana Cantonal economic, cultural, scientific development and a driving force for its overall progress.

So far activities of the UNBI related to The Tempus project 517117:

1. Attending to all 5 working groups meetings

2. Info day at the level of the University and all faculties

3. Media coverage of the Project during the Info Day

4. Questionnaires filled up and evaluated

The media proved to be excellent partners in the monitoring of all

project activities

Proof of that are next pictures

You will see that all the media reports our message: the next academic year

will be establishing New elective course (new curriculum) at all

faculties INFORMATION LITERACY

and more…

5. Published pamphlets about the Project

6. Students and staff informed about the Project

7. International Conference “June on Una river” as a part of the University of Bihac working package (International recognition of the

Project)

and more…

9. Relevant Ministry of Education informed about the Project

10. IL proposed to be an elective course at all faculties within The UNBI – 1st and 2nd cycles

11. IL programs are to be taught together with the assistance of The University Library staff

12. The University of Bihac makes studying programs according to the community needs, so the IL will be adapted to those needs.

13. Three important documents were produced and translated into Bosnian

2 proposalsFor the first cycle

• Make a revision of syllabus of informatics• Syllabus IL incorporate in the syllabus of

informaticsFor the second cycle

• Elective course of Information Literacy

For the first and second cycle

• Elective courses of Information Literacy

When the University Senate accepts the changes in Curriculum, one can start with the

implementation

We did

everything w

e could

We have given (our representatives) a deadline (to Senate) by the end of April to adopt the changes.

If this not happen, the rector will use their influence and efforts to try to ensure that changes in the curriculum all faculties.

so we did not have enough time to complete the report. We filled in some of the most important parts, such as:

Please provide a description of the activities

Obstacles and shortcomings

Sustainability

Quality control and monitoring

1. Info day at the level of the University and all faculties 2. Media coverage of the Project during the Info Day 3. Published pamphlets about the Project4. Students and staff informed about the Project5. International Conference “June on Una river” as a part of the UNBI

working package (International recognition of the Project) Results: AWARENESS STUDENTS, TEACHERS, PUBLIC. THE UNBI MAKES STUDYING PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO THE COMMUNITY NEEDS, SO THE IL WILL BE ADAPTED TO THOSE NEEDS

6. Attending to all 5 working groups meetings Result: ENSURE CONTINUITY OF THE PROJECT

7. Questionnaires filled up and evaluated (before)Result: ENSURE QUALITY CONTROL AND MONITORING

8. IL program presented to the Senate of the University of BihacRESULT: IL PROPOSED TO BE AN ELECTIVE COURSE AT ALL FACULTIES

9. IL program presented to relevant Ministry of Education and The University Library staffRESULT: IL PROGRAMS ARE TO BE TAUGHT TOGETHER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY STAFF

Activities->Results

1.Since the University of Bihac in the Tresor of Una-Sana Canton, no special bank account for projects; Obstacles: bureaucracy, financial resources, treasury operations, lack of understanding and ignorance of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Finance for Tempus projects. 2.The UNBI have not a PhD who can teach IL.Measures: Regular discussions with representatives of the ministries of the need for the realization of the funds in the project.

STUDENTSObstacles are always present and are seen in the students` absence and avoiding anticipated pre-examination activities. With the help of coordination of teachers, assistants and Students` Association, these obstacles can be removed easily with consultations and adoption of learning methods and approach to such students.

1. Continuity of the action will be enabled by establishing New elective course (new curriculum) at all faculties within The UNBINew curriculum that will enable students:• the students acquire the following abilities and competencies:• Ability of critical thinking and creativity;• Possibility of information exchange, ideas, problems and solutions;• Affinity for analyzing and research;• Method competence and research techniques;• Possibility of obtaining relevant data that can have an impact on forming own opinion about different social,

scientific and ethical issues;• the ability to analyze a given case correctly, to synthesize obtained data, to predict possible consequences and to

solve problems adequately;• to master different methods for solving problems;• the ability for critical and self-critical opinion and acquiring an objective attitude relating to a practical situation of

any kind;• the ability to apply the acquired knowledge effectively in practical situations;• the ability of correct expression (oral and written) with the use of an adequate professional terminology

Sustainability

2. Working on the project will ensure that all tasks are organized and implemented in such a way as to rely on teamwork for success. This will ensure that representatives in this project also value the process of collaboration in the achievement of concrete results.

3. This project is designed for lifelong learning, and prepare our students for employment and self-employment after finishing the studies. (Teach our students the following: You should learn and improve yourself)

4. This project popularizes of the scientific-research work among students and finding mode for different ways of students` involvement into research.

5. The Western Balkans Information Literacy Network designed to achieve a constant dissemination, sustainability and exploitation of results arising from this project.

1. For Kick of Meeting in Ireland, research was conducted with a group of students, (I cycle, 8 groups, at the Faculty of Economics), that was before starting with activities on this project.We planed after implementation project make a research using a questionnaire to the same groups of students, than compare results “before“ and “after” implementation Tempus project.2. Also, The UNBI have Quality insurance policy is created on the University level, based on regulations and legal acts which regulate this field (Regulation for insurance quality of University in Bihać www.unbi.ba/bos/images/stories/images/Pravilnik.pdf, Decision to name members for Committee of quality insurance in University of Bihać www.unbi.ba/bos/images/stories/images/Odbor.pdf) System for quality insurance of University in Bihać follows the European Standard and Guidelines for securing quality in a high education environment. (ENQA standards and guidelines). Offices for University quality insurance are: Committee for quality insurance of University in Bihać Center for quality insurance and internal evaluation of University in Bihać Teams for quality insurance of organizational units of University in BihaćTeam for quality insurance of Faculty of Economics, University in Bihać consists of five members: One department representative (class academic) Two staff representatives ( professor and an assistant) One student representative One administrator/technical staff representative

Quality control and monitoring

THANK YOU