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IZDAJE STUDENTSKA UNIJA EKONOMSKOG FAKULTETA Beograd, Novembar 2010 IZDAJE STUDENTSKA UNIJA EKONOMSKOG FAKULTETA Beograd, novembar 2010. / GODINA XIII - BROJ 71 / www.monopollist.org UVODNIK Glavna vest na fakultetu – MBA kurs! Kako se priprema broja vremenski nije poklopila sa događajem potpisivanja sporazuma između Ekonomskog fakulteta i Teksas univerziteta, o detaljima samog kursa saznaćete u sledećem broju. Do izlaska istog, čekaju nas kolokvijumi, prezentacije, a ne tako daleko i januarski i februarski ispitni rok. Da, još jedna novost je ponovno uvođenje februarskog roka kao redovnog. Olakšica više za studente. Naše je još samo... da učimo. A kako odoleti ovako lepom vremenu? Da li uopšte verujete ovim novembarskim danima? Čini se da lažiraju svojom vedrinom. Kao da slute nagle promene. Kao da nas vrebaju nepripremljene. Kako bilo, završnica nam predstoji. Udahnite duboko i privedite započeto kraju. Ne zanosite se sumiranjem zadnjih 12 meseci. To se nametne kao neki obrazac, pročitan savet u ženskim časopisima. Vi ste svoji, gledate napred... Istina, naučeni na greškama, ali sa vremenom nedovoljnim za prošla detaljisanja. Zato, želje u ruke, budućnost čeka na njih! Glavni i odgovorni urednik Marija Timotić Sadržaj 4. CENTRALIZOVAN ILI NE?! 6. MBA 6. FOrEX tržištE 7. EKONOMSKA NAUKA I PRIVREDNA KRIZA LTET 8.URADI ZA SEBE! U 10.rEklamijada 2010. FAK 11. SUEF iStraživanjE 11. NOVI PROTESTI 12.jUnUS, SirOmašni bankar 13. akadEmSkO čitanjE i piSanjE, intErvjU 14. inFlacija 15.KPMG mija O 16. GaSiFikacija n O 18. priča tElEkOm k E 21. crvEnO carSki 23. OpEracija trijUmF, intErvjU O 25. prOtESti U FrancUSkOj 27. SUdbina nOvinara štv U 28. SEćanjE na draGana Sakana dr 29. štUlić U ilEGali 30. naSiljE U SpOrtU 32. SlavSki Običaji 34. KočEnjE inOvacija OZAIK 36.UMEtnost – Grafiti M 38. ZanimanjE – StUdEnt! member of: TEKSTOVI SU AUTORSKI, NISU CENZURISANI I NE PREDSTAVLJAJU ZVANIČAN STAV STUDENTSKE UNIJE EKONOMSKOG FAKULTETA. ZAHVALJUJEMO SE RUKOVODSTVU EKONOMSKOG FAKULTETA NA POMOĆI U REALIZACIJI OVOG BROJA GLAVNI I ODGOVORNI UREDNIK: ČLANOVI REDAKCIJE: Kamenička 6, 11000 Beograd, Srbija Marija TIMOTIć Bojana Džepina, Vladimir Gojković, Branko Telefon: + 381 11 30 21 165 FAKULTET: Branka SENIć Kubat, Davor Mihailović, Marija Starčević, Maja [email protected] EKONOMIJA: Bojan ČALIJA Radak, Nikola Škondrić, Pavle Mihajlović, Uroš www.monopollist.org DRUŠTVO: Tatjana JANKOVIĆ Živaljević, Rastko Radenković, Sonja Jakovljević, CIP - KATALOGIZACIJA U PUBLIKACIJI MOZAIK: Sonja JAKOVLJević Marija Timotić, Tatjana Raičević, Bojan Stanko- Narodna biblioteka Srbije, Beograd FOTOGRAFIJA: Svetozar Karadžin vić, Tatjana Janković, Branka Prišunjak, Branka Glavni i odgovorni urednik: 378 Senić, Anja Mirković, Ivana Mandić, Ana Kondić, Marija TIMOTIć MONOPOLLIST/Glavni urednik Goran Ivana Vuković, Marija Perišić, Đoko Bodiroga, Telefon: +381 (0)64 483 57 11 Javorac.-199?, br. 1- . - Beograd DIZAJN & PrePress: Ana Marjanović, Iva Kolundžija, Ivana Milošević, [email protected] (Kamenička 6): Studentska Unija Vladan Milosavljević, Dušan Sekulić, Dušan Vojnović, Milanka Vasilje- Ekonomskog fakulteta u Beogradu, Damjan Dobrila vić, Stefan Đerasimović, Luka Kovačević, Ognjen 199? -. - 28cm triD studio, Beograd Obućina, Miodrag Milić, Milan Todorović ISSN 182-3450=MONOPOLLIST www.studiotrid.com COBISS.SR-ID 117255180 „MonopolList” časopis Studentske unije Ekonomskog fakulteta FAKULTET Beogradski univerzitet CENTRALIZOVAN ILI NE?! Sve više pravilnika koji se pojavljuju na sajtu Univerziteta u beogradu svojim sadržajem svedoče o tome da je u toku proces centralizacije bU. centralizovani sistem u ovakvom slučaju može efikasno funkcionisati samo ako je isti od samog početka tako uspostavljen, što jeste slučaj sa novosadskim, niškim i kragujevačkim univerzitetom, ali ne i sa Beogradskim. akoni o univerzitetu i visokom velikih fakulteta, koji često, i sami za skih postupaka pred prvostepenom obrazovanju donošeni posle sebe, zbog svoje veličine teško mogu Disciplinskom komisijom koja je u 2000. godine bavili su se, bez da obezbede efikasno upravljanje. nadležnosti Fakulteta. O toga je u 36 većeg uspeha, i problemom Korisno bi bilo da svi oni koji vode slučajeva podnet prigovor drugoste- Zorganizacije univerziteta. Na nizu BU izvuku pouke i iz novije istorije penoj Disciplinskoj komisiji koja je u uglednih univerziteta u Evropi, u po- Jugoslavije – jedne velike i heteroge- nadležnosti Univerziteta. U 34 sluča- gledu organizacije, pre svega po pi- ne države koja se raspala upravo pod ja na Univerzitetu je ublažena kazna tanju stepena njihove centralizacije, pritiscima koji su vodili centralizaciji. izrečena na Fakultetu, ni jednom nije vlada potpuno šarenilo. Ispostavlja Sada se ti «razbijeni parčići» pono- pooštrena, a u 2 slučaja studenti su se da je najbolje poštovati istorijske vo sastavljaju, a šteta koju smo pre- «preduhitrili» sporu drugostepenu okolnosti nastanka jednog univerzi- trpeli je nenadoknadiva. Valjalo bi o komisiju i diplomirali pre izricanja teta. Naime, ukoliko je neki univer- centralizaciji BU konsultovati nekog konačne kazne. Studenti koji su op- zitet, poput Univerziteta u Beogradu, profesora Ekonomskog ili Fakulteta tuženi za disciplinske prekršaje, dok nastao unijom već postojećih među- organizacionih nauka, pa bi odmah neefikasna Komisija Univerziteta sobno relativno nezavisnih visokih bilo jasno da proces centralizacije ćuti, nesmetano polažu ispite i, neki škola, onda se ta činjenica mora i može dovesti čak i do uništenja sa- od njih, ponavljaju prekršaje, jer im je danas respektovati i ne treba prete- mog BU. Jer, u svakom udžbeniku iz jasno da mogu završiti fakultete «na rano «stezati, da ne pukne». Ako je Organizacije se može naći i tvrđenje bubice», pre nego što neka kazna po- pak univerzitet osnivanjem nastao da «centralizovano» ne znači uvek i stane pravosnažna. kao integrisani univerzitet, onda je «efikasno», a na primeru Univerzi- neophodno takvu njegovu strukturu teta u Beogradu centralizacija je kon- Drugi primer je svakako dodela di- poštovati. traindikovana. ploma. Već smo pisali o tome kako rektor Univerziteta u Beogradu još CentralizovanO nijE O nemogućnosti funkcionisanja BU nije potpisao ni jednu jedinu di- UVEK I EFIKASNO kao centralizovanog mega-univerzi- plomu studentima koji su upisali I Sve više pravilnika koji se pojavljuju teta rečito govore i neki pokušaji koji na sajtu Univerziteta u Beogradu, svo- su u potpunosti blokirali rad fakulteta jim sadržajem svedoče o tome da je u u pojedinim segmentima. novost je da će rektorat ubuduće brinuti o štampanju, izdavanju i dodeljivanju toku proces centralizacije BU. Cen- diploma. Zašto nas brine? Zato što se i tralizovani sistem u ovakvom slučaju PROBLEMI U sa ovim procesom kasni, a i višestruko može efikasno funkcionisati samo funkciOniSanjU je i neopravdano skuplji od dosadašnje ako je isti od samog početka tako Na primer, u Pravnoj službi našeg prakse. naime, kada diplomiramo, biće uspostavljen, što jeste slučaj sa No- fakulteta saznali smo da je tokom potrebno da, po sadašnjem cenovniku, vosadskim, Niškim i Kragujevačkim prethodne tri godine, od kako se platimo rektoratu celih 5000 (slovima: univerzitetom, ali ne i sa Beograd- primenjuje sada važeći Pravilnik o pet hiljada) dinara na ime troškova skim. Beogradski univerzitet pred- disciplinskoj odgovornosti studena- štampanja i uručenja diplome. stavlja heterogenu uniju većeg broja ta BU, vođeno ukupno 39 disciplin- 4 FAKULTET beogradski univerzitet predstavlja heterogenu uniju većeg broja velikih fakulteta, koji često, i sami za sebe, zbog svoje veličine teško mogu da obezbede efikasno upravljanje.k orisno bi bilo da svi oni koji vode BU izvuku pouke i iz novije istorije jugoslavije – jedne velike i heterogene države koja se raspala upravo pod pritiscima koji su vodili centralizaciji. godinu studija 2006. godine. Da ne bude zabune, to se odnosi i na stu- dente diplomskih akademskih studi- ja (master) koje najčešće traju samo godinu dana, pa se dakle radi o za- kašnjenju ne od nekoliko meseci, što je već neoprostivo, već o zakašnjenju dužem od tri godine! Međutim, ovo nije jedina briga. Tu je i najava nove prakse da će se Rektorat ubuduće brinuti o štampanju, izdavanju i do- deljivanju diploma. Zašto nas brine? Zato što se i sa ovim procesom ka- sni, a i višestruko je i neopravdano skuplji od dosadašnje prakse. Nai- me, kada diplomiramo, biće potreb- no da, po sadašnjem cenovniku, pla- timo Rektoratu celih 5000 (slovima: pet hiljada) dinara na ime troškova štampanja i uručenja diplome. Do sada je to bilo u režiji fakulteta i budžetski studenti nisu plaćali ništa, a samofinansirajući su plaćali 2500 dinara! (Gospodo, mi iz Monopolli- sta ćemo vam obezbediti kvalitetnu štampu jedne diplome za manje od 999 dinara!) po definiciji, predstavljaju profitne cept nije dovoljno prilagođen svim Pored ovog novouvedenog danka od centre. Da podsetimo, za ove namene profilima kandidata iz srednjih škola, strane Rektorata, koji moramo doživ- svaki student uplaćuje po 100 dinara! kako bi to tek izgledalo sa jedinstve- ljavati kao jedan otuđeni centar moći, Pored toga svaki samofinansirajući nim prijemnim ispitom za Filološki, jer nam niko odatle nije učinio čast student uplaćuje Univerzitetu «tak- Ekonomski, Pravni i Filozofski fakul- tokom prethodne tri godine studija, su» od po celih 1500 dinara, i to sva- tet!? osim prorektorke Nede Bokan koja ke školske godine!! je jednom učestvovala na okruglom Koliko nam je poznato, centralizova- stolu u Profesorskoj sali, podsetimo Slično je sa pokušajima da se uvede ni način odlučivanja u domenu me- se šta još to mi studenti direktno fi-
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