University of Prof. dr Milan Mataruga, Rector

Volga State University of Technology Пово́лжский госуда́рственный технологи́ческий университе́т Yoshkar-Ola (Йошка́р-Ола );́ 11 – 13 May 2017

Banja Luka • Educational, cultural, administrative center of the Republic of Srpska

200.000 Citizens City of youth ~50.000 General information

©Founded on 7 November 1975 ©It is the largest university in the Republic of Srpska ©17 faculties, 134 study programmes on all three cycles ©Around 18.000 students ©Around 1. 500 employees (2/3 academic staff and 1/3 administrative staff) Governing bodies of the University VUniversity Steering Board (9 members – 4 representatives of academic staff, 1 representative of administrative staff, 1 representative of students, 3 appointed by the Government) VSenate (29 members – 18 representatives of academic staff (one from each organizational unit), 6 representatives of students, rector and 4 vice-rectors) VRector , Professor Milan Mataruga (mandate 2016-2020) VVice-Rector for Teaching and Student Issues VVice-Rector for Scientific Work, Research and Development VVice-Rector for International Cooperation VVice-Rector for Personnel and Material Resources University consists of 17 faculties • Faculty of Electrical • Academy of Arts Engineering • Faculty of Physical • Faculty of Technology Education and Sport • Faculty of • Faculty of Philology • Faculty of • Faculty of Political Sciences • Faculty of Mechanical • Faculty of Mine Engineering Engineering • Faculty of Security Sciences • Faculty of • Faculty of • Faculty of Agriculture • Faculty of • Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy • Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

Three cycles of study: from 2014

•1. First - cycle studies – undergraduate degree (bachelor) – 4 years (240 ECTS) - Forestry •2. Second - cycle studies – graduate (Master) - 1 years (60 ECTS) - Forestry (3 modules) •3. Third - cycle studies - doctoral studies – 3 years (180 ECTS) Academic year 2015/16. First - cycle studies

I year 52 + 62 students II year 28 + 45 students III year 30 + 9 students Second - cycle studies IV year 10 + 99 students

Third full-time- cycle studentsstudies +- advanced doctoral studies37 students Theuniversity beginning.... student Personnel Structure

• 15 teachers (assistant professor, associate professor and full professor)

• 7 assistants

• Faculty of Forestry in Belgrade, Biotechnical Faculty in Ljubljana In the period from 1992 to 2015 year, at the Faculty of Forestry, diploma earned: ß706 BSc in Forestry, ß9 Specialists in Forestry, ß10 Master of Forestry and ß4 Doctor of Forestry Sciences. INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: ‹Faculty of Forestry, , ‹Biotechnical University Ljubljana, Slovenia, ‹Institute for lowland forestry and environment, Novi Sad, , ‹St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University, Rusia ‹Moscow State Forest University, Rusia ‹Maize institute “Zemun Polje” Belgrade, Serbia, ‹Croatian Forestry Institute “Jastrebarsko” Zagreb, Croatia, ‹EUROPARC Consulting GmbH - Regensburg, Germany, ‹NORAGRIC Norwegian University of Life Sciences - Aas, Norway, ‹University Missouri school of natural resources department of Forestry – Columbia, USA, ‹ASP – Bavarian office for seeding and planting, Teinsendorf, Germany, ‹Also part of: ‹CoonDDEFFS (Conference оf Deans аnd Directors оf European Forestry Faculties аnd Schools). PUBLICATIONS ‹Bulletin of Faculty of Forestry Banja Luka; ‹SEEFOR – South-East European Forestry; ‹International Conferences supported by IUFRO; ‹More than 100 students books and other publications. Plans for the future

- Wood processing ...... starting from the 1st of October 2017 .

- Urban forestry INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Forestry Science for the Purpose of Sustainable Development of Forestry - 25 Years of Forestry of the Republic of Srpska 7 DECEMBER - 9 DECEMBER 2017 Studies

• 134 study programmes I cycle - 58 study programmes II cycle – 66 study programmes III cycle – 10 study programmes

• http://unibl.org/en/studies/types-and-levels-of-studies/licensed- study-programs-for-second-cycle-studies • http://unibl.org/en/studies/types-and-levels-of-studies/licensed- study-programs-at-the-first-study-cycle

Full program in English language: International Master of Business Administration (MBA) http://mba.efbl.org/ Licensed study programs - III cycle studies

New multi-disciplinary third cycle studies

Faculty Study programme Faculty of Mehanical Enginering Renewable Energy and Faculty of Electrical Environmental Technology Engineering Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy Faculty of Tehnology University of Banja Luka Bioengineering and medical University of East Sarajevo informatics Studies http://unibl.org/en/studies/types-and-levels-of-studies/licensed-study- programs-for-third-cycle-studies

Faculty Study programme Faculty of Economics Economy Faculty of Electrical Information and Engineering communications technology Faculty of Philosophy Pedagogy Classroom teaching methods Faculty of Forestry Forestry Faculty of Agriculture Agricultural sciences Faculty of Medicine Biomedical science Faculty of Political Sciences Study of Social Sciences Science

‹ Institutes ‹ Scientific projects ‹ Conferences ‹ Journals ‹ Publications ‹ Charter & Code Institutes

ßInstitute for genetic resources http://gri.unibl.org ßInstitute for economic sciences ßInstitute for computer science and communication technologies ßResearch and developmental institute for electrical engineering ßInstitute for mechatronics ßInstitute for engines, vehicles and materials etc... International Conferences (First category) Faculty of Electrical Engineering „The Symposium INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS-INDEL“

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering „International Conference on Accomplishments in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering and Information Technology- DEMI“

Faculty of Agriculture „International symposium and scientific-expert consultation of agronomists of Republic of Srpska“ http://unibl.org/en/science/conferences Journals & Publications

11 categorized journals by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Srpska 2 journals completely in English

Electronics http://www.electronics.etfbl.net/

Sportlogia http://www.sportlogia.com/http://w ww.sportlogia.com Scientific Projects

In 2015 University 70 projects

National projects (45) International projects (25) goverened by the Ministry 1 HERD of Science and Technology 20 other international projects

The goal in the future – strengthening international scientific projects via collaboration with other institutions (HORIZONT 2020 etc) Charter & Code The first institution in which signed the Declaration of Commitment to the European Researchers Charter and the Code of Conduct for Recruitment of Researchers

The European Committee awarded the University in Banja Luka with an HR Excellence in Research Internationalization

• Bilateral/multilateral agreements • International educational projects • Mobility • Membership in networks of cooperation • Seminars, round tables, summer schools, meetings, visits • Lectures of visiting professors and other guests • Cooperation with embassies and foreign governments (scholarships, study visits) Agreements More than 200 bilateral agreements on cooperation with public and private HE institutions from all over the world Agreements – Russian Federation

• Voronezh State University, Voronezh, 2016 • Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 2016 • Belgorod State University "V.G. Shukhov", Belgorod, 2015 • National Institute of Russian Language "A.S. Pushkin", Russia, 2015 • National University of Drama Art (GITIS), Moscow, 2015 • State Agricultural Academy in Nizhny Novgorod, 2014 • Diplomatic Academy of the Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Russian Federation, Moscow, 2013 • St. Petersburg State Forest Technical University, 2013 • Moscow State Medical-Dental University (MGMS), Moscow, 2007 International educational projects

Since 1997 engaged in various international projects:

Erasmus+ (18 KA1 ICM and 8 KA2 CBHE) CEEPUS programme TEMPUS (89 projects) Erasmus Mundus (6 projects)

Erasmus+ Info Day, 2014 Mobility

Erasmus Mundus Info Day, 2014

Erasmus+ training in Ghent, 2017 Scholarships and Open Competitions

Huawei Technologies Ltd. USA Government scholarships NOVUM Award to Students

Japan Government scholarships Welt der Wunder and Fairnetzen scholarships Membership in networks Visits

Week of Russian Culture, 2015 German and Polish Ambassador, 2015 Martin Luther King III, 2008 Lectures

Prof. Dr. Frederick White (USA), 2012

Prof. Emeritus Katsumi Kaneko (Japan), 2015 Summer Schools

Summer School on Gender Equality, 2011

Summer school in Architecture -Evolutionary algorithm in energy design, 2015 Students Model of UN, 2015

Summer School in Sports Management, 2015 Students’ life

International conference -Students encountering science (StES)

Students’ theatre Best students awarded each year Students’ life

Students’ Parliament of the Disabled students University of Banja Luka support center

Active volontiers Sport games Students’ Days 2017

Open Day Fair of scholarships, practices and employment

Action “Students for the city and planet” Mural Students’ life

Modern student dormitory opened in September 2016 Contact us

University of Banja Luka

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