International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE PERFORMANCE REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OF 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016 1 International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. Impressum VICE RECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS Prof. Dr. Ugo Vlaisavljević (01.01.2016. – 30.09.2016.) Prof. Dr. Aleksandra Nikolić (01.10.2016. – 31.12.2016.) INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS OFFICE Mrs. Dr. Jasna Bošnjović, Head of the Office Mrs. Ljiljana Šulentić, M.Sc.Arch, International Relations Officer Mr. Adnan Rahimić, International Relations Officer Ms. Ajla Selmanović, student volunteer Ms. Mejsun Al-Ghoul, student volunteer This report is created by International Relations office of the University of Sarajevo, it is based on data collected for the Annual Performance Report of the University of Sarajevo and in a cooperation with vice deans and coordinators for international cooperation members of the University of Sarajevo. DTP: Mr. Adnan Rahimić Sarajevo, March 2017. 2 International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. 3 International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. Contents 1 Internationalization strategy of University of Sarajevo .......................................................... 6 2 International mobility program ............................................................................................... 7 3 International Academic Mobility ............................................................................................ 9 3.1. OUTGOING .................................................................................................................... 9 3.2. INCOMING .................................................................................................................. 11 4 Program structure .................................................................................................................. 12 4.1. Erasmus+ ....................................................................................................................... 12 4.2. Erasmus+ info days ....................................................................................................... 13 4.3. Report according to key activities of Erasmus+ program ............................................. 20 4.3.1. International Credit Mobility ................................................................................. 20 4.3.2. Capacity Building ................................................................................................... 21 4.3.3. Strategic partnership at all levels of education, training and youth ....................... 31 4.3.4. Joint Master Degree ............................................................................................... 31 4.3.5. Jean Monnet ........................................................................................................... 31 4.3.6. Sport ....................................................................................................................... 32 4.4. TEMPUS ....................................................................................................................... 32 4.4.1. In brief .................................................................................................................... 32 4.4.2. Activities in Tempus projects ................................................................................. 32 4.5. CEEPUS ........................................................................................................................ 34 4.5.1. About the program ................................................................................................. 34 4.5.2. CEEPUS in numbers .............................................................................................. 35 4.5.3. CEEPUS networks in 2016 .................................................................................... 35 4.6. ERASMUS MUNDUS .................................................................................................. 37 4.6.1. About the program ................................................................................................. 37 4.6.2. Erasmus Mundus in numbers ................................................................................. 38 4.7. MEVLANA ................................................................................................................... 40 4.7.1. About the program ................................................................................................. 40 4.7.2. List of signed protocols .......................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. 4.7.3. Mevlana in numbers ............................................................................................... 41 4.8. FULBRIGHT ................................................................................................................ 41 4.9. FOREIGN STUDENTS so-called FREEMOVERS ...................................................... 42 4.10. BILATERAL COOPERATION ................................................................................. 42 5 Memberships in networks, associations and other international organizations .................... 43 ABOUT ORGANISATIONS AND NETWORKS .......................................................... 45 6 Cotutelle – Phd Joint Degree ................................................................................................. 49 7 International conferences, lectures and visits ........................................................................ 50 4 International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. 8 University of Sarajevo Summer Schools .............................................................................. 54 9 Organizational activities with an international character ...................................................... 54 9.1. Info dates and meetings ................................................................................................. 54 9.2. The Seventh Scholarships Fair ..................................................................................... 56 9.3. French studies fair ......................................................................................................... 57 10 Japanese Language School .................................................................................................. 58 11 Support services of the University of Sarajevo for foreign students ................................... 59 11.1. Welcome day for foreign students and faculty members ............................................ 59 11.2. Reception Organized for the 15th ERMA Master Program Generation ..................... 59 11.3. Orientation program for domestic students, teachers and associates .......................... 60 11.4. School of Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian language for foreign students ........................... 60 12 The University of Sarajevo and Central Department International Activities .................... 61 12.1. The University of Sarajevo Confucius Institute .......................................................... 61 12.2. International activities - Social Sciences ..................................................................... 62 12.3. Humanities .................................................................................................................. 64 12.4. Medical Sciences ......................................................................................................... 70 12.5. Technical Sciences ...................................................................................................... 71 12.6. Natural Sciences .......................................................................................................... 72 12.7. Arts .............................................................................................................................. 73 Annex 1 .................................................................................................................................... 75 Annex 2 .................................................................................................................................... 81 Annex 3 .................................................................................................................................... 89 5 International relations office performance report for the period of 1/1/2016 – 31/12/2016. 1 Internationalization strategy of University of Sarajevo Education has a main role in the economic and social development of a human, where internationalization has a significant contribution to it. Internationalization of education contributes to improving its quality and youth employment on a global work market. Internationalization is mentioned as a physical mobility, academic cooperation and transfer of academic knowledge, as well as institutional partnership, joint studies and also international education and other sorts of CBC (Cross-border cooperation). This means a new way of communication and interaction among countries with aim of adopting intercultural knowledge and competencies. In the frame of internationalization, mobility’s segment of students, teachers and associates is of exceptional importance for many reasons: strengthening the quality of programs and excellence of research, strengthening the academic and cultural internationalization of European higher education,