Compendium of Participants
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Nordic-Baltic-Western Balkans Erasmus+ Contact Seminar, 2015 COMPENDIUM OF PARTICIPANTS Belgrade, Serbia (November 3-4) Pristina, Kosovo (November 5-6) 2 Nordic-Baltic contact seminar in Western Balkans 2015 Looking for partners and new openings in Western Balkans? Come and discover your opportunities and network with higher education institutions from the area. C O N T E N T Participation * = Belgrade, Serbia (3-4 Nov 2015) i ** = Pristina, Kosovo (5-6 Nov 2015) i This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence *** = Both locations (3-6 Nov 2015) Academic Academic field Academic Academic field field No. field No. 1. Education 15. Manufacturing and processing 2. Arts 16. Architecture and construction 3. Humanities (except languages) 17. Agriculture 4. Languages 18. Forestry 5. Social and behavioral sciences 19. Fisheries 6. Journalism and information 20. Veterinary 7. Business and administration 21. Health 8. Law 22. Welfare 9. Biological and related sciences 23. Personal services 10. Environment 24. Hygiene and occupational health services 11. Physical sciences 25. Security services 12. Mathematics and statistics 26. Transport services 13. Information and Communication Technologies 27. Other (ICTs) 14. Engineering and engineering trades 3 Academic field(s) 7,12,14,16, 21 Name, surname Edmond Hajderi * Institution Catholic University "Our Lady of Good Counsel" Work title/position Prof., Secretary General Email [email protected] Website www.unizkm.edu.al Motivation for participation in the contact seminar Academic field(s) 1,4,5,7,9,10,11,12,15,21,24 Name, surname Luiz Seiti *** Institution University"Eqrem Cabej" Work title/position International Relation &Project Office Email [email protected] LBANIA Website A Motivation for participation To put contacts with HEIs from WB and Scandinavian countries for in the contact seminar further collaboration on Erasmus Plus programme Academic field(s) 1,5,6,7,8,13 Name, surname Blerjana Bino ** Institution European University of Tirana Work title/position Director, Research and Development Email [email protected] Website www.uet.edu.al Motivation for participation European University of Tirana (UET) is a leading higher education in the contact seminar institution in Albania, established in full compliance with the requirements and criteria of the Bologna Charter, including study programmes in the three levels of study: BA; MA and Doctorates. The European University of Tirana seeks to cooperate with universities in the UK in order to develop projects in the framework of the Erasmus+ programme, particularly for KA1 on mobility of staff and students and KA2 on strategic partnership as well as on KA3 on policy reform in the fields of: social sciences and education; communication and public relations; economy and information technology as well as law. As the Director for Research and Development I am in charge of networking and partnership development and therefore this workshop is highly relevant to my work and university. 4 Academic field(s) 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 Name, surname Adnan Rahimic * Institution University of Sarajevo Work title/position International Relations Officer Email [email protected] Website www.unsa.ba Motivation for participation The University of Sarajevo is oriented towards international cooperation, in the contact seminar building bridges between cultures, and establishing partnerships with universities from all over the world. As a university which participates in many international programs, primarily in the ones coordinated from the European Commission (Erasmus Mundus, Tempus, Erasmus+) this would be a good opportunity to establish contacts and form networks for mutual cooperation for future activities in Erasmus+. University of Sarajevo has variety of study fields and programmes to offer, as well as well experience in credit mobility and capacity building projects, which could be of interest for EU partners. International Relations Office is engaged in project management for many international projects and academic exchange, so establishment of the initiative for inter- institutional agreements could be an benefit. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA Academic field(s) 1,2,3,5,6,7,8,10,11,13,14,15,16 ,26 Name, surname Sabahudin Hadzialic * Institution International University Travnik Work title/position Msc-doctorand - Coordinator for international relations & Coordinator of IUT Institues & Erasmus+Institutional coordinator Email [email protected] Website http://www.iu-travnik.com/ Motivation for participation Already established cooperation with some Universities from Baltic in the contact seminar countries (Latvia) with which we are in process (October-November) of starting concrete work on scientific-research projects. Sincere wish to find a way to cooperate, strengthen and develop cooperation further more with Universities from Baltic countries. In the same time to find more about: International cooperation between Universities and Erasmus+ cooperation projects. Academic field(s) 9,17,21 Name, surname Lejla Pojskic * Institution University of Sarajevo Work title/position Prof.dr/Scientific Advisor Email [email protected] Website www.ingeb.unsa.ba Motivation for participation To extend network of contacts as a basis for future collaboration in HE in the contact seminar development and Research (Erasmus Plus, H2020, etc). 5 Academic field(s) 1,3,5,14,15 Name, surname Enver Halilović ** Institution University of Tuzla Work title/position Rector, Professor Email [email protected] Website www.untz.ba Motivation for participation The main motivation for participation in contact seminar is to enhance in the contact seminar higher education cooperation between University of Tuzla and other higher education institutions from Baltic, Nordic and Western Balkans. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA 6 Academic field(s) 1,3,4 Name, surname Martin Madsen *** Institution University of Copenhagen Work title/position Doctoral candidate and lecturer Email [email protected] Website http://tors.ku.dk/ansatte/?pure=da/persons/112597 Motivation for participation For appr. 15 years I have taught BCS at various institutions of higher in the contact seminar learning (University of Copenhagen since 2007) and was instrumental in the initiation of exchange of students, through Erasmus+ between the Universities of Belgrade and Copenhagen. The first students began their studies in September 2015 under the auspices of this programme. (Danish students of Serbian go to Belgrade. Serbian students of Danish come to Copenhagen.) I wish to strengthen and initiate connections between The Balkan Studies DENMARK Programme at University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and the programmes at universities in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia & Hercegovina and Kosovo, which deal with the languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and Montenegrin. I also wish to examine the possibilities of training programmes for staff (Staff mobility - training) I wish to investigate the possibility of cooperation with universities in Albania and Kosovo with a view to studies of Albanian language, which unfortunately is not taught at UCPH. Academic field(s) 3,4 Name, surname Tea Andersen *** Institution University of Copenhagen Work title/position Assistant professor Email [email protected] Website Motivation for participation I am the coordinator of the undergraduate programme in Balkan studies, a in the contact seminar language based area studies focusing on the culture and history of especially the formerly Yugoslav countries. We are sincerely convinced that our students should stay for at least one term in one of the countries they are studying, both to familiarize themselves with the region and in order to strengthen their knowledge of the language they are studying (most often that will be Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, but we would also be very interested in possibilities for studying Albanian). Moreover, our department welcomes guest students from Serbia and Kosovo. 7 Academic field(s) 27 Name, surname Helve Rammul *** Institution Work title/position Specialist of Higher Education Unit Email [email protected] Website http://erasmuspluss.ee/ Motivation for participation in the contact seminar Academic field(s) 5 Name, surname Kristel Vits *** Institution University of Tartu, Institute of Government and Politics Work title/position Doctoral student / project coordinator Email [email protected] Website Motivation for participation "I would like to participate in the contact seminar for several reasons. ESTONIA in the contact seminar As a representative of the Institute of Government and Politics of the University of Tartu, I would like to develop contacts with all participating Universities to introduce our English-language master's programmes (International Relations and Regional Studies; Democracy and Governance; Baltic Sea Region Studies). Also, I would like to discuss our new Center for IT Impact Studies which focuses on studying the impact of public e-services. The center will launch new MOOCs starting from 2016, which might be of interest to Western Balkan countries. In return, I would like to gather firsthand information about the opportunities that Western Balkan universities have to offer, so we would be able to introduce these HEIs to our students and also staff. I am also especially interested in building a contact network with Kosovar