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FACULTY Of ECONOMICS UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE 75 yearsTRADITION AND DEVELOPMENT www.ekof.bg.ac.rs 75 godina Publisher University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics Kamenička 6, phone 3021-045, fax 3021-065 www.ekof.bg.ac.rs E-mail: [email protected] For Publisher the Dean Prof. Marko Backović, PhD Editor Prof. Božidar Cerović, PhD Graphic design ČUGURA Print - Beograd [email protected] PrePress, Press, Postpress ČUGURA Print - Beograd www.cugura.rs Circulation 700 copies Year 2012 ISBN: 978-86-403-1242-4 Faculty of Economics 75 years Contents FIGURES ......................................................................................................11 A BRIEF HISTORY ........................................................................................ 13 MISSION ..................................................................................................... 18 TRADITION .................................................................................................22 Beginning (1937-1941) ................................................................................................. 22 War (1941-1944) ......................................................................................................... 25 Resumption of the HSEC Activities and the Founding of the Faculty of Economics (1944-1951) ......................................................................28 GROWTH ...................................................................................................30 Towards a Modern School (1952-1967) ....................................................................... 30 DEVELOPMENT (TOWARDS THE END OF THE CENTURY) ............................... 37 Development of Study Programmes ..........................................................................39 Undergraduate level (BSc) .........................................................................................39 Master level (MSc or Magisterium) ............................................................................42 Doctoral level (PhD) ..................................................................................................42 Developing working conditions .................................................................................43 Students ..................................................................................................................44 THE EVE OF 21ST CENTURY ............................................................................ 47 The nineties .............................................................................................................. 47 Revival .....................................................................................................................48 Governance and Organization .................................................................................. 52 Teaching ..................................................................................................................54 Enrolment ...............................................................................................................56 Entrance Exam ......................................................................................................... 57 Benchmarking .........................................................................................................58 Teaching Standards and Quality Control ....................................................................58 Student Survey (Evaluation) ......................................................................................59 Graduate (Master) Studies ....................................................................................... 60 Master Study Programmes ...................................................................................... 60 International Master Courses .................................................................................... 61 Doctoral Studies .......................................................................................................63 Research ..................................................................................................................63 Journals ....................................................................................................................65 Scientific Society of Economists in Serbia (NDES) and the Faculty of Economics ..........66 Library ...................................................................................................................... 67 Publishing Centre – CID ............................................................................................68 Information Technology Centre – CIT ........................................................................70 International Cooperation ....................................................................................... 72 Career Advice Centre ................................................................................................. 77 Marketing and Public Relations Centre ...................................................................... 77 The Foundation of the Faculty of Economics .............................................................. 78 Students and Student Organizations......................................................................... 78 Student Parliament .................................................................................................. 79 The Student Federation of the Faculty of Economics ................................................. 80 The Student Union of the Faculty of Economics ........................................................ 80 The AIESEC at the Faculty of Economics ..................................................................... 81 Marketing Workshop ................................................................................................82 Sports Club ..............................................................................................................82 TEACHERS ................................................................................................. 84 DEANS AND VICE-DEANS OF THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS ......................... 119 PRESIDENTS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS .................124 The First… the first higher educational institution in economics in Serbia founded in 1937 …and the One the most prominent in the country committed to excellence and modern knowledge Modern Education… …in the School with Tradition 10 THE FIRST AND THE ONE FIGURES 1937 March, 31, established 42.983 students graduated from the Faculty (BSc) 2885 Master degrees 740 PhD degrees 16 study programmes 7500 students 137 permanent teachers 30 part-time assistants (Master and PhD stu- dents and others) 20 part-time professors from the University of Belgrade 25 foreign visiting professors 73 administrative staff 45 amphitheatres and halls 450 computers 15 servers 3 reading rooms and library 2 cafeterias – student and professors 1 restaurant 2012 March 31, 75 year jubilee FIGURES 11 Belgrade, 1939, Terazije Sq. A BRIEF HISTORY 1937 1947 Higher School of Economics and Commerce (HSEC) HSEC transformed into the Faculty of Economics be- founded in Belgrade coming a part of the University of Belgrade 1938 1950 Founding of the first educational and research centre First Inter-Faculty Conference of the Yugoslav Eco- within the HSEC – Technological Institute, specialized nomic Faculties held at the Faculty of Economics in in the technological aspects of commodities Belgrade 1939 1951 HSEC was authorized to award PhD Degrees New curriculum adopted 1941 1952 First PhD thesis defended at HSEC First PhD thesis defended at the Faculty War: suspension of teaching activities due to the oc- Institute for Economic Research founded within the cupation of the country Faculty Faculty moved to the new building (present premises) 1942 The occupying authorities merged the HSEC with the 1953 Law Faculty in Belgrade; the School becomes Eco- First Office of AISEC (International Association of nomics Department. A number of professors refused Business and Economic Students) in the country to apply for re-election and left the School opened at the Faculty: the beginning of international student exchange 1944 Liberation of Belgrade 1955 Only five professors remained from the pre-war pe- First issue of the journal Ekonomski anali (Economic riod at the School (the Economics Department of the Annals) published Law Faculty) 1956 1945 First foreign student defended a PhD thesis at the Fac- Higher School of Economics and Commerce resumes ulty its activities A BRIEF HISTORY 13 1958 1968 Innovation of the curriculum: two educational pro- Huge students’ demonstrations in Belgrade; one- files: (A) Economics and (B) Economics of Enterprises week suspension of all teaching activities in June 1960 1970 Beginning of the MSc Studies (magisterium) offering New educational profile introduced – Organization five programmes: Economic Development, Market Science and Market Trends, Economics of Enterprises 1, Eco- 1972 nomics of Enterprises 2 and Operations Research) New educational profile introduced – Transport and The Faculty founded a new Department in the city of Tourism Kragujevac First Student-Vice dean was elected (a new form of 1961-1962 students’ participation) Construction of three new, modern amphitheatres 1974 (A1, A2, A3; total seating capacity: 840) Founding of the Centre for Scientific Research of the 1962 Faculty of Economics (NICEF) First MSc thesis defended 1975 New curriculum; two educational