UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC SERBIA http://www.kg.ac.rs SIGMUS kick-off meeting [email protected] Belgrade, December 2010 SERBIA Territory 88,361 km2 Population 7.500.000 Central SERBIA - ŠUMADIJA District Territory 1/3 of Serbia Population 2.500.000 UNIVERSITY of University KRAGUJEVAC of Kragujevac 11 Faculties 17.000 Students 1.380 Employees 1035 Teaching staff 27.000 Graduate students 995 Magister of Science Kragujevac, http://www.kg.ac.rs 545 Doctors of December 15, 2009 [email protected] Science UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kragujevac Faculty of Economics in Kragujevac Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Kragujevac Faculty of Law in Kragujevac Faculty of Medicine in Kragujevac Faculty of Philology and Arts in Kragujevac Technical Faculty in Čačak Faculty of Agronomy in Čačak Faculty of Pedagogy in Jagodina Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Kraljevo Teachers Training Faculty in Užice SIGMUS kick-off meeting Belgrade, December 2010 THE CITY OF KRAGUJEVAC HISTORY Kragujevac was mentioned the first time in 1476, as a small village with 32 houses The first capital of Serbia, under leadership of Milos Obrenovic, in period 1818-1841. The first Court – 1820. The first High school in Serbia – 1833. The first Theatre – 1835. The first Licej -1838. The University of Kragujevac - 1976. … SIGMUS kick-off meeting Belgrade, December 2010 UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION -57 signed contractcts with universities in Europe and USA - International projects -TEMPUS - ERASMUS MUNDUS - BASILEUS - FP6, FP7 - CEEPUS - ….. http://www.kg.ac.rs SIGMUS kick-off meeting [email protected] Belgrade, December 2010 TEMPUS IV – III call 1. “Improvement of Students’ Internship in Serbia (ISIS)“ 2. “Enhancing the quality of distance learning at Western Balkan higher education institutions (DL@WEB) “ 1. «Master Programme in Applied Statistics - MAS» 2. «Strengthening the Student Role in Governance and Management at the Universities of Serbia in line with the Bologna Process (SIGMUS) " 3. «Reforming Foreign Language Studies in Serbia (ReFLeSS) ” 4. "Production and Profitability Improvement in Serbia Enterprises by Adopting Lean Thinking Philosophy and Strengthening Enterprise – Academia Connections – LeanEA” 5. "Master Programme for Subject Teachers in Serbia" 6. “Modernisation of Post-Graduate Studies in Chemistry and Chemistry Related Programmes –MCHEM” http://www.kg.ac.rs SIGMUS kick-off meeting [email protected] Belgrade, December 2010 Student life at University of Kragujevac • The University students’ Parliament - 33 members •The University Sports Association • The Students' Cultural Center •Students Health and Welfare Organization •The Students' Center •Centre for career development and Student Counseling STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS •Student Union •Student Association •AEGEE •AIESEC http://www.kg.ac.rs [email protected] Student Role in Governance and Management at University of Kragujevac •Student Vice-Rector •6 members of the Senate •3 members of the Council http://www.kg.ac.rs SIGMUS kick-off meeting [email protected] Belgrade, December 2010 UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC Assoc. prof. Radojka Krneta University of Kragujevac Technical Faculty Čačak [email protected] RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGIC INTERESTS •Digital Control Systems •Digital Signal Processing •Energy efficiency •E-learning THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION! http://www.kg.ac.rs SIGMUS kick-off meeting [email protected] Belgrade, December 2010 .