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The user has requested enhancement of the downloaded file. 4thAnnual Conference of the Balkan Universities Association CONFERENCE PROGRAM 30-31 March, 2018 UNIVERSITY OF TETOVA CONFERENCE PROGRAM 4th Annual Conference of the Balkan Universities Association "Collaboration between Universities and Cultural Coexistence - a premise for a sustainable platform in overall Balkan area" Organized by: University of Tetova Tetova, Macedonia 30 – 31 March, 2018 30th of March, 2018 Reception of guests 10: 30 Rector of UT welcomes all BUA member representatives Senate Hall – Rectorate building CONFERENCE OPENING CEREMONY Location: Amphitheater 1 Prof. Dr. Vullnet Ameti – University of Tetova Mr. Talat Xhaferi – President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia Prof. Dr. Mynyr Koni – University of Tirana 11:00 Prof. Dr. Erhan Tabakoglu – Trakya University o Cooperation in Balkan universities to support the process of quality assurance and accreditation Ivan Ilchev – University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski” Skender Topi – University of Elbasan “Aleksandër Xhuvani” o The identity and high education today Artistic program 12:30 COCTAIL & SHORT CAMPUS VISIT 1. Suad Bećirović The Geo-Economic Significance of the Balkans in the 21st century 2. Ismail Kocayusufogulu Bridging the gap between university and industry: Challenges and opportunities 3. Vullnet Ameti, Arbër Çeliku SESSION University autonomy and academic freedom, values of higher 1 education institutions 4. Yücel Acer 13:00 Turkey’s troubled neighbor: Syria and the Syrian refugee crisis 5. Juel Jarani, Andi Spahi, Florian Muca, Keida Ushtelenca, Leornard Shaka A cross section study on obesity of Albanian children living in Balkan area 6. Mehmet Karaca Universities at 21st Century: Conversion of Istanbul Technical University to new generation University 7. Arben Gjata Challenges of University of Medicine, Tirana 8. Metin Toprak, Yuksel Bayraktar Balkan Exchange Programs in Higher Education Area (B-QA) 2 15:30 CAFFEE BREAK MODERATOR Prof. Dr. Suad Bećirović & Prof. Dr. Cem Uzun & Asst. Prof. Dr. Fatbardha Ismaili 1. Galip Veliu The Republic of learning and its enemies (an epistemic perspective) 2. Nerma Omićević, Murat Gül Transformation of Sarajevo’s post war urban landscape 3. Lulzim Murtezani Multicultural education in transition society: The challenge of restoring or collapsing cultural barriers of students 4. Fatbardha Ismaili The principle of equality of arms in the jurisprudence of the SESSION European court of human rights 2 - A 5. Şükrü Çeşme A Critical Approach to the Idea of Bosnianhood 16:00 6. Zerrin Tan Balkan musıc and ıts combınatıon wıth symphony orchestra 7. Ridade Öztürk An enquiry ınto the role of social media ın the freedom of media communications 8. Cüneyt Nur Affinity of Turkish between other Balkan languages and Turkish as a Balkan language 9. Faton Shabani, Agon Memeti Refugees’ Integration - Comparative approach between Republic of Macedonia and European Union 3 MODERATOR Prof. Dr. Hazir Pollozhani & Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Türkyilmaz & Prof. Dr. Juel Jarani 1. İlknur İnam, Hakan Bal Arda Bahçeci, Mehmet Emin Doğan, Orhun Melik Buran A new model to strengthen the university-industry collaboration 2. Fauzi Skenderi, Resul Hamiti, Mireme Rushiti The actual crisis of migrations in Europe 3. Emine Asena Uzun, Tuna Hakan 657 years of tradition: Kırkpınar Oil Wrestling 4. Fadil Mamuti SESSION Collaboration Between University of Tetova and other Balkan 2 - B Universities 5. Ali Huseyinoglu 16:00 Coexistence of minority-majority identities in the Balkan Peninsula: The case of Western Thrace, Greece 6. Yüksel Hoş A Transform on Cultural Heritage, The Square of Tirana 7. Barış Kocabıyık Analysis of current situation of university-industry cooperation in Edirne 8. Yılmaz Çakıcı Internationalisation of higher education in Balkans: Trends and Challenges 9. Shkurte Luma-Osmani, Hatibe Deari-Zeqiri, Gjulie Arifi Technology as a factor of increasing quality in education 18:30 CERTIFICATE DELIVERY 19:00 GALA DINNER 4 31st of March, 2018 Meeting 1: BUA representatives initiate: New memberships 09:00 Presidency delivery New president Prof. Dr. Pericles A. Mitkas o Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece 10:00 COFFEE BREAK Meeting 2: BUA representative’s discus on: SESSION 1 Topics related to Accreditation Process Quality and University 10:15 Cooperation Draft Statute of the Balkan Universities Association New Presidency of the BUA and upcoming activities during the period 2018/19 12:00 Visiting the Museum of University in Poroj Visiting: 12:30 Ss. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral Painted Mosque & “Arabati” – Historical Place SESSION 2 14:00 Lunch at “Scardus’’ – Kodra e Diellit (Ski Center) 5 Balkan Exchange Programs in Higher Education Area (B-QA) Prof. Dr. Metin Toprak Prof. Dr. Yuksel Bayraktar Istanbul University & International University of Sarajevo Istanbul University [email protected] [email protected] Abstract: Since the most populated country, the biggest home country for international students in Balkans, and the biggest candidate for EU is Turkey; it must be a top priority for it to establish strong and sustainable connections with Balkans. HEIs of Balkan countries need to improve mobility among students and researchers. The countries should not confine themselves to Europe- wide mobility and tools. Turkey, as the biggest sending country in Balkans should develop mechanisms and tools in line with the European’s ones. Due to historical, cultural and economic ties, names of the common scientists in the history of Balkans can be given to these new exchange and cooperation programs. Turkey will be much closer to EU via integrating and converging Balkan economies and societies over HEIs. Fields of cooperation All Balkan countries have a relatively long historical university tradition. Even these historical experiences constituted the bases of modern civilizations and university understanding. However, it is quite hard to argue that Balkan countries still have this historical popular understanding and peculiarity. The approach developed here puts Turkey in the core of all exchange programs intended since all Balkan countries have strong relationships with Turkey in terms of economic, cultural and geographical dimensions. In addition, as a most populated and biggest economy in the region, Turkey will be most benefiting from cooperation or suffering from noncooperation. Relatively higher potential of Balkan countries being member to EU, higher cultural proximity, Balkans’ Diasporas in EU, geographical location between Turkey and EU are pluses of Balkan countries. Relatively huge population of Turkey, geographical location between Balkans and Middle East and Caucasia, cultural proximity with Balkans dynamic population and economy, competitive HE system and relatively big high- tech oriented industries and being candidate to EU are Turkey’s pluses. Cooperation of Turkey and other Balkan countries in HE area has a potential to create synergy for all parties. Although Turkey and Balkan countries have various cooperation in HE area, most of them are conducted under wide-Europe approaches. We suggest the term “Balkan” as core concept and a new mechanism for exchange program. Lifelong learning approach of EU can be reproduced and refined in Balkans context. Common campuses: Joint degree and double diploma Balkan countries have traditional state-owned universities and newly emerged private universities. Private universities are targeting mainly international candidates. This trend will be a chance to improve language and education standard of hosting countries. In case of Turkey, many universities in Balkans and Turkey are suffering to find sufficient number of students to admit. Many study programs at bachelor’s degree are losing their popularity and in a couple of years will be shutting down. As an example of regional cooperation Balkans’ cooperation will broaden opportunities and create positive externalities. Expected outcomes R&D infrastructure, language skills; cultural, geographical and commercial bridges; cultural convergence and research and science base will be improved via exchange programs. At every step of this cooperation regional peace will have more sustainable grounds. Science and research potential and capacity of all parties will improve substantially. The motto of this cooperation will be “inclusive Balkans, promising countries” Albany Exchange Program Turkey Exchange Kosovo Exhance Program Program Greece Exchange Macedonia (FYRM) Program Exhance Program Monte Negro Bulgaria Exchange Exhance Program Program Exchange Platorm Bosnia & Herzegovina Exhance Program Romania Exchange Program Serbia Exhance Program Diaspora Exhance Program Croatia Exhance Program Figure 1. Exchange Platform in Higher Education and R&D Systems Albany Exchange Program Turkey Exchange Kosovo Exhance Program Program Greece Exchange Macedonia (FYRM) Program Exhance Program Monte Negro Bulgaria Exchange Exhance Program Program Exchange Platorm Bosnia & Herzegovina Exhance Program Romania Exchange Program Serbia Exhance Program Diaspora Exhance Program Croatia Exhance Program Figure 1. Exchange Platform in Higher Education and R&D Systems View publication stats.