Ì BUSINESS Ì ACADEMY Ì VALJEVO Ì SSINGIDUNUMINGIDUNUM NNEWSEWS Ed’s letter Just a few words to introduce ourselves. Singidunum News is a students’ magazine, created by students of Faculty of Business, University of Singidunum in Valjevo, a town in western Serbia. They are gathered from different branches – some of them are students of Business Informations, some of Finance and Banking and some of Hospitality and Hotel Management. And, of course, one of us is an English Teacher! What you will have opportunity of reading here are only bits of our creativity, skills and interests. We hope that this will be an inspired gift for the upcoming holidays, as well as a way of making the world a unifi ed and a closer place. Happy holidays and have fun reading! Ivana Damnjanovic SSINGIDUNUMINGIDUNUM NNEWSEWS JOURNALISTS: EDITOR: Ivana Damnjanović Suzana Jezdimirović Katarina Plećić SUB EDITORS: Bojan Jović Vladan Radivojević Vladan Radivojević Miloš Žujević DESIGN - ART DIRECTOR - PICTURE EDITOR: Stojan Milovanović Vladan Radivojević Miloš Tankosić Nevena Novaković CONTRIBUTING EDITORS: Vladimir Unguran Vladimir Unguran Ana Stanojević Miloš Tankosić Biljana Stepanović Ana Nastić PUBLISHING DIRECTOR: Ivana Damnjanović Vladan Radivojević Popovic Jovana Stanojevic Jovana PROMOTION DIRECTORS: Vanja Milićević Ivana Damnjanović Jovana Vićentić Branko Petrović 2 singidunum news singidunum news 3 SIGIDUNUM UNIVERSITY DECEMBER 2006 Singidunum University is a FFMO, FPI and FTHM offer non- and Institute Cervantes including our global resources to work in young academic institution. It resident distant education through english and spanish for students of providing local solutions in 200 Singidunum University provides was founded on January the Distance Learning System, which our University. markets around the world through an opportunity of studying at a 17th, 2005, by decision No 612- can reach those disadvantaged by the Amadeus national marketing distance through Distance Learning 00-663/2004-04 issued by the limited time, distance or physical The Diplomas de Español como companies (NMCs) that are in place Centres of Subotica, Niš and Valjevo. Republic Council for University disability. Distance learning System Lengua Extranjera (DELE) are to serve these markets. Education Development, giving strives to broaden access to higher offi cial titles granted by Institute University Singidunum Centre in approval to the feasibility study for education by transcending barriers Cervantes in the name of the Efi cus presents an example of a Valjevo the establishment of Singidunum of geography and time, while Ministry of Education, Culture and solution to business problems. is founded in 2005.The University University. meeting the highest academic Sports of Spain, demonstrating the EFICUS is a web-based Business has enough quality space,which is standards, encouraging academic competency and command level of Process Management system equipped with computers and the Singidunum University consists rigour, and requiring equivalent the Spanish language (BPM system). With its innovative Internet,audio-video and another of nine different programmes of levels of student achievements and Cambridge ESOL exams are the approach, it makes a dramatic equipment for complete realization study: quality of courses regardless of world’s leading range of certifi cates impact on the management of educational process. delivery format for learners of English.They can of daily business processes. It • The Faculty of Financial help you gain entrance to a transforms complex processes Academy gives maximum when Management and Insurance Singidunum University offers university or college, improve your taking place at more levels inside personnel,tehnical-technological (FFMO), founded in 1999 ordinary degree programmes job prospects and measure your or outside companies to fast and and space aspects are concerned, which comprise three or four progress in English. In May 2006 simple procedures saving a lot so the students could realize • The Faculty of Business years of full-time study, one-year Singidunum University signed of invaluable time and money. given educational tasks using Information Science (FPI), postgraduate courses, two-year the Memorandum of Agreement Companies using this system can accessible modern scientifi c and founded in 2002 master studies and honours degree with the University of Cambridge- benefi t greatly from automating professional literature,lectures programmes. Curricula and degree English for Speakers of Other repeating, time-consuming and work with mentors in easier • The Faculty of Tourism and formats are modelled on the well Languages (Cambridge ESOL) and business processes and controlling and more effective manner.In this Hospitality Management known European faculties and British Council,Serbia. Our students workfl ows within a company or in way students get a possibility (FTHM), founded in 2003 colleges and on the best practices can take any of the courses – PET, cooperation with other companies. to follow continual educational of our national faculties. Curricula BEC Preliminary (B1), FCE, BEC In this way, the management achievement. Also,the knowledge • The Faculty of Economics, and teaching programmes are in Vantage (B2), CAE, BEC Higher (C1) and organization of a company can be introduced with many Finance and Administration accordance with the principles of and CPE (C2) with a discount. The becomes signifi cantly simplifi ed, plans and programmes which (FEFA), founded in 2002 Bologna Declaration and European fi rst exams can be taken during the moreover, it becomes more are very modern and inovative. • The Faculty of Media and Credit Transfer System (ECTS). June examination session. British transparent and manageable. It will be realized through the less Communications (FMK), Council also organizes seminars for Companies using this system can ons,exercises,seminar papers,oral founded in 2006 Practical exercises in information English teachers from Singidunum benefi t greatly from automating examinations,forums and exams. technology subjects (at all three of University to help them in their repeating, • The Faculty of Applied the founding faculties) are in accord professional development. time-consuming business processes Ecology (FUTURA), founded with the European Computer and controlling workfl ows within in 2006 Driving Licence (ECDL) certifi cate, Amadeus is the leading travel a company or in cooperation with within the European initiative for technology and distribution other companies. In this way, the • College of Marketing, Trade standardization of training courses provider that markets and sells management and organization of and Tourism (VŠMTT), and testing of computer skills. technology solutions for the travel a company become signifi cantly Subotica, founded in 2006 industry. As a technology partner to simplifi ed, moreover, they become • Business Academy (BA), University Singidunum work the travel industry, Amadeus brings more transparent and manageable. Valjevo, founded in 2005 together with other educational the latest information technology institutions.Except common master advances to travel providers and As from May the 10th 2005, • Belgrade Academy of program with Lincoln University travel agents selling both leisure Singidunum University is a member Computer Sciences(BARN), from the USA,there are agreements and corporate travel services. That of Association of Universities of founded in 2006 of cooperation with British Council means putting the strength of Serbia (ZUS). 4 singidunum news singidunum news 5 WORD OF THE HEAD OF THE FACULTY PRESENTATIONS ABOUT TOURIST DESTINATIONS We are going through a period of intensive legal work with students, whether the studying by the new On the 11th and 12th December the students of tourism and hotel management gave four diff erent presentations activities which deal with higher education. Namely, a system is harder or easier are the issues that need about tourist destinations, at Business Academy in Valjevo. The topics were tourist resources of Cyprus, Vrujci Spa, new law about higher education was passed last year, considering and writing about. Valjevo and Kosjeric. The students were more interested in places near Valjevo, except Cyprus which is overseas and recently accompanying offi cial documents have destination. Diff erent types of tourism were covered: city-break (Valjevo), SPA and wellness (Vrujci), Rural tourism been introduced: rulebooks about self -evaluation Finally, I want to thank you for the space that you have (Kosjeric) and “sea and sun” tourism (Cyprus). and quality assessment standards, procedures given me in your fi rst issue and to show my pleasure The students were concerned with decorations of enterer, and each of these presentations had its own music support of external quality control of higher education caused by your interest and creativity in this fi eld. characteristic for that destination. There were many audiences: students from institutions, procedure for accreditation of higher I wish you success! the academy, pupils from secondary economic school, professors and public education institutions and programmes of study. relations managers from Valjevo tourist organization. Many journalists attended In the upcoming years, all higher education institutions Prof.Dr Olivera Nikolić the events. It was the fi rst presentation, and the participants had the jitters, will go through the system of accreditation and but not enough to disturb them in their work. The best of all