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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
University of Belgrade
SELF-EVALUATION REPORT
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade
Belgrade, 2014
FACULTY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
SELF-EVALUATION REPORT 2014
CONTENTS
PREFACE
1
INTRODUCTION
2
Brief history
2
Mission
2
Vision
3
1
OBJECTIVES
6
1.1
Factual information
6
1.2
Comments
7
1.3
Suggestions
8
2
ORGANISATION
9
2.1
Factual information
9
2.2
Comments
16
2.3
Suggestions
17
3
FINANCES
18
3.1
Factual information
18
3.1.1 General information
18
3.1.2 Information on extra income
19
3.1.3 Overview income (revenue) and expenditure
21
3.2
Comments
21
3.3
Suggestions
22
4
CURRICULUM
23
4.1
Factual information
23
4.1.1 Power of subjects and types of training
23
4.1.2 Undergraduate curriculum followed by all students
25
4.1.3 Further information on the curriculum
39
4.1.4 Obligatory extramural work
42
4.1.5 Specific information on the practical training in food hygiene/public health
43
4.1.6 Ratios
43
4.2
Comments
45
4.3
Suggestions
46
5
TEACHING AND LEARNING: QUALITY AND EVALUATION
47
5.1
Factual information
47
5.1.1 The teaching programme
47
5.1.2 The teaching environment
49
5.1.3 The examination system
50
5.1.4 Evaluation of teaching and learning
52
5.1.5 Student welfare
54
5.2
Comments
55
5.3
Suggestions
56
6
FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
57
6.1
Factual information
57
6.1.1 Premises in general
57
6.2
Premises used for clinics and hospitalization
58
6.3
Premises for animals
59
6.4
Premises used for theoretical, practical and supervised teaching
60
6.4.1 Diagnostic laboratories and clinical support services
64
6.4.2 Slaughterhouse facilities
68
6.4.3 Foodstuff processing unit
68
6.4.4 Waste management
68
6.5
Future changes
69
6.6
Comments
69
6.7
Suggestions
69
7
ANIMALS
70
7.1
Factual information
70
7.1.1 Anatomy
70
7.1.2 Pathology
70
7.1.3 Animal production
71
7.1.4 Food hygiene/public health
72
7.1.5 Consultations and patient flow services
72
7.1.6 Vehicles for animal transport
74
7.1.7 On-call emergency service
74
7.1.8 On-farm teaching and outside patient care
74
7.1.9 Other information
77
7.1.10 Ratios
80
7.1.11 Other species
81
7.2
Comments
82
7.3
Suggestions
83
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LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES
84
8.1
Factual information
84
8.1.1 Library and other information technology services
84
8.2
Comments
85
8.3
Suggestions
86
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STUDENT ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT
87
9.1
Undergraduate courses
87
9.1.1 Undergraduate student numbers
87
9.1.2 Student admission
88
9.1.3 Student flow
89
9.2
Comments
92
9.3
Suggestions
94
10
ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF
95
10.1
Factual information
96
10.2
Comments
100
10.3
Suggestions
101
11
CONTINUING EDUCATION
102
11.1
Factual information
102
11.2
Comments
104
11.3
Suggestions
105
12
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
106
12.1
Factual information
106
12.1.1 Clinical specialty training (interns and residents)
107
12.1.2 Research education programmes
107
12.2
Comments
107
12.3
Suggestions
108
13
RESEARCH
109
13.1
Factual information
110
13.2
Comments
110
13.3
Suggestions
111
PREFACE
The Self-Evaluation Report 2014 presented in this document is the result of a wide discussion
among representatives of Clinics and Departments, and a special working group of Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade. It was adopted by the Teaching and Research
Council of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, on 25th June 2014.
The Self-Evaluation Report 2014 was written by:
Dr. Danijela Kirovski, associate professor
Dr. Ivan Jovanovid, full professor
Dr. Radmila Resanovid, full professor
Dr. Dragiša Trailovid, full professor
Dr. Miodrag Lazarevid, full professor
Dr. Zoran Stanimirovid, full professor
Dr. Dragan Gvozdid, full professor
Dr. Sonja Radojičid, full professor
Dr. Zoran Kulišid, full professor
Dr. Neđeljko Karabasil, associate professor
Dr. Mirjana Lazarevid Macanovid, associate professor
Dr. Jevrosima Stevanovid, assistant professor
Dr. Milan Jovanovid, assistant professor
Dr. Ivan Vujanac, assistant professor
Dr. Dušan Mišid, assistant professor
Dr. Milorad Mirilovid, assistant professor
and technically prepared by:
assistant Predrag Simeunovid, DVM
The approved (final) version of Self-Evaluation Report 2014 was done by:
Dr. Vlado Teodorovid, full professor, Food Safety and Public Health, Dean
Dr. Danijela Kirovski, associate professor, Physiology, Vice Dean
Dr. Ivan Jovanovid, full professor, Biochemistry, Coordinator of TEMPUS (JPCR 544270-2013)
Dr. Radmila Resanovid, Clinical Sciences, full professor.
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INTRODUCTION
 Please provide an outline of the main features of the history of the Faculty in the
period since the last evaluation visit or, if there has not been a previous visit, in the last
ten (10) years.
BRIEF HYSTORY
Although the idea of founding the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine arose at the beginning
of the twentieth century, the institution was established upon the Declaration of the
Department of Education Act No 30281/36 in year 1936 when it was named Veterinary Faculty
of the University of Belgrade. On the 19th of August, 1936 first professors, mainly chosen
among teachers of the Faculty of Medicine and/or Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, were
elected to start the courses in accordance with the decision of the University Senate. The First
Dean was Professor Živojin Đorđevid, PhD. A total of 149 students were enrolled and the
teaching was performed at the premises of the Faculty of Medicine. During the first year
vacancies for professors, associate professors, assistant professors and assistants were opened.
Many eminent persons who made huge contribution to the development of the Faculty were
appointed. Just before the outbreak of the Second World War the construction activity for the
present Faculty Building started at current address. Unfortunately, the construction and classes
stops in 1941. The construction site revived in 1946, so that by 1948 most of the Faculty
facilities, including some clinics were opened and the bases for research activity were also
instituted.
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade (FVMB), has been the
member of EAEVE since year 2002, and its representatives were regularly present at Annual
EAEVE Conferences since 2002. However, FVMB has not been evaluated by the EAEVE visiting
team.
MISSION
The mission of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade is to assure, on
the basis of its professional activities, experience and research, the education of omnicompetent veterinary surgeons in order to meet the requirements of veterinary profession in
the field of animal health care, animal welfare as well as public health, such as food safety and
prevention of the spread of zoonozes and to provide the excellence of its clinics and testing
laboratories.
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VISION
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, strives to be among the
leading, internationally recognized, veterinary schools in the region. To this goal, FVMB wishes
to acquire the European accreditation, respecting ENQA recommendations regarding the quality
of the educational process, as well as the relevant accreditation for its testing laboratories. The
strategic goals of the FVMB are harmonized with the strategy of the University of Belgrade.
 the main organisational changes.
Since 2003 the following organizational changes have been made to improve teaching
and learning conditions and research possibilities:
The Statute of the FVMB in 2006, enabled the foundation of the Centre for Continuous
Education and the Central Laboratory. However, these units are still under development.
Through the 2013 Statute FVMB introduced the Center for Publishing and Distribution of
Teaching Material. Same year the Center for Mountain Animal Breeding Stara Planina was
established in the protected area of the Nature Park Stara Planina to assure better conditions
for clinical training and research in different commercial animal species. It serves as a point for
practical training, research activities and organic production of sheep's milk and cheese.
Recently, the Laboratory for animal genetics was formed under the umbrella of the
Department of Biology. The latest improvement in teaching organization was the foundation of
the Teaching Hospital for Small Animals in 2012, at FVMB premises. Although this hospital
needs a substantial enlargement and additional equipment, it already has a positive impact on
the quality of clinical teaching.
 new regulations relating to teaching.
The officials of former Serbia and Montenegro signed the Bologna Declaration in 2003,
triggering the adoption of the new Serbian Law on High Education in 2005. FVMB reacted by
adopting the novel Statute in 2006 introducing for the first time elective subjects and laying
foundation for ECTS. In 2008, in preparation for national accreditation, the actual Statute was
adopted introducing the six-years instead of former five-year curriculum. Some minor
amendments to the 2008 Statute were adopted in 2013.
 new buildings or major items of equipment.
Over the past decade, Faculty invested in the reconstruction of the central building
where the complete facade including all windows was renewed. The old autonomous heating
plant was extinguished and Faculty premises were connecting to the public heating network. In
the central building five lecture rooms were adapted and fully equipped with modern electronic
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teaching devices. Important improvements were made at faculty clinic facilities. The Clinic for
Ruminants and Swine Diseases, the Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology, the
Clinic for Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination, the Clinic for Equine, Small Animal,
Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases, and the Clinic for Radiology and Radiation Hygiene were
adapted or reconstructed.
Several Faculty laboratories have accreditations for analyses that they regularly perform,
such as: Laboratory for BSE and Laboratory for Radiation Hygiene.
Major capital equipment, acquired in the last ten years: thorough reconstruction of the
Faculty LAN, multimedia system for the Central Amphitheatre, CT scanning device, HPLC
(Watters), Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, 2 x Laminar Chamber Aura 2000 MAC
(Bioair), PCR Ependorf, Tissue Processor Leica TP 1020, Discussion Microscope B X51TF5,
Microscope Axiostar plus, Steam Sterilizer (Varioklav), Gamma detector, Spectroscopic
amplifier, Thermo mixer (Comfort), Incubator INE 400, Horizontal Electrophoresis equipment
(multiple), Autoclave AES-75, Analytical Scale, Fluorescent Microscope, Gradient thermal cycler
(Multigene), PCR machines (Eppendorf), Thermo block for Micro tubes, Transiluminator, REAL
time PCR (Rotor-Gene Q5plex Platform), Urine Analyzer (Idex VetLab UA), 3 x Vet Ultrasound
Scanner (LEO-3900, Aloka Pro Sound 5000, Pie Medical), Scanner (Siemens/Somatom AR star),
Veterinary Portable Multi Parameter Patient Monitoring (PM 9000 vet, Mindray), Draeger
Monitoring System
Within the framework of the new TEMPUS project (JPCR 544270-2013 EDUVET) Faculty
plans to purchase new diagnostics, informatics and didactic equipment worth up to 120.000
EUR.
 main changes to the study program.
From 2004, within the framework of the TEMPUS project JEP 18031/2003 (named
Serbia: Reform at the FVMB according to EU Directive No 78/1027/EEC), special commission
studied in detail EAEVE standards along with curricula of no less than 15 approved EU veterinary
teaching establishments. FVMB Curriculum was thoroughly re-written an adopted in 2006. Also,
the foundation was laid for European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and this
was fully implemented in 2007. Graduates were awarded the title 'Doctor of Veterinary
Medicine' (DVM), replacing the former title 'Graduate veterinarian' from 2005. In the new
Statute of FVMB in 2006 a major change was introducing a three study programs:
Undergraduate Academic Studies of Veterinary Medicine (lasting 12 semesters, instead of the
traditional five-year curriculum), Specialist academic studies (lasting 2 semesters) and Doctoral
Academic Studies (lasting 6 semesters). Last major change of the Curriculum was adopted in
2009 and came to power in academic year 2009/10 (with minor recent amendments in 2013),
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fulfilling in general most of the EAEVE requirements. Having in mind the need to reinforce the
practical veterinarian training Faculty introduced to the curriculum professional orientation
"packages" at the 5th and 6th academic years. Also the attention was directed to the
implementation of quality assurance mechanisms at all levels and for all processes connected
with the education process.
At the present (2014/15) FVMB is enrolling students in the 6th year of "new" curriculum,
at the same time closing the old one. However, due to legal obligations there will be some
residual effects - namely, students must be allowed to finish their studies within the curriculum
in which they were originally enrolled.
The FVMB obtained accreditation from The National Accreditation Body in 2009 and now
it is waiting for the results of re-accreditation in 2014.
 important decisions made by the management of the Faculty, or by the authorities
responsible for it.
In March 2013 FVMB applied for the new TEMPUS Grant, which was awarded in
November 2013 (CDJP 2013-544270: Serbia: striving towards excellence in veterinary education
(EDUVET). All project topics are mostly centered around the upgrade of clinical teaching
methodology/organization and purchase of equipment for FVMB clinics to suit that purpose. On
that basis, in February 2014 Faculty Teaching-Scientific Council unanimously adopted the notion
of the Dean to formally enter the process of international recognition through EAEVE
evaluation. Additionally, on December 6th 2013, Faculty Council has accepted decision for
investment in the building that should integrate the Teaching Hospital Teaching hospital that
will be within the Faculty lot.
 major problems encountered by the Faculty, whether resolved or not.
Financing of the teaching process is far from adequate. State support is not sufficient;
therefore additional funds must be raised by operational work and student tuition fees that is
making faculty less popular.
There is an evident shortage of resources for the purchase of new, advanced diagnostic
equipment suitable for implementation of modern laboratory and clinical teaching.
Activity to raise funds in operative work may to some extent interfere with teaching
process.
Additional efforts to increase cooperation with industries (pharmaceutical, animal, food
and feed production industry) are needed.
Access to some external teaching units is limited to certain extent because of distant
locations and strict safety regulations in large commercial animal and food production units.
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OBJECTIVES
1.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
 Indicate whether there is an official list of the overall objectives of the Faculty.
General objectives of the FVMB are in accordance with the objectives prescribed by the
Law on Higher Education and European standards for the improvement of education: conveying
scientific and professional skills, development of science, development of young professionals
and scientists, enabling each individual to obtain higher education on equal terms and life long
education.
Specific objectives towards the knowledge and skills of veterinarian students are:
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understanding and applying fundamental concepts of veterinary medicine;
diagnosing and treating various conditions by applying their training to real-world problems;
combining their skills and competences with modern medical equipment in order to ensure
best results for their patients;
working individually or in teams with experts from various fields while communicating
effectively;
being aware of professional and ethical responsibility of a veterinarian;
understanding the impact of their professional role on the society and environment
using all accessible resources in order to improve their knowledge and skills throughout
their career.
Specific goals towards the Faculty itself:
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major improvement of the Veterinary Teaching Hospital;
improvement of the quality of veterinary studies and teaching;
increase in the efficacy and effectiveness of veterinary studies;
increase in the volume and quality of scientific research.
 Who determines the official list of objectives of the Faculty?
Procedure for the determination of the official list of objectives are determined by the
University Statute, FVMB Statute and the FVM Quality Insurance Strategy. The list is adopted by
the Faculty Teaching and Research Council.
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 By what procedure is this list revised?
 Do you have a permanent system for assessing the achievement of the Faculty’s
general objectives? If so, please describe it.
At the end of each academic year Commission for the Monitoring of Teaching Quality
analyses multiple indicators of cross-compliance of FVMB operations with the Objectives and
reports to the Teaching and Research Council which decides on eventual corrections. Every 5
years this is built in the overall Self-evaluation repot for the re-accreditation by the National
Accreditation Body. This report is also presented to the University.
 If there is no official list, please indicate the objectives that guide the Faculty’s
operation.
N/A
1.2 COMMENTS
 In your view, to what extent are the objectives achieved?
We believe that FVMB largely succeeds to accomplish general objectives and is working
hardly and persistently to reach European standards for the improvement of veterinary
education, specially the system of clinical teaching. At present the focus is on the improvement
of the Veterinary Hospital and quality of student's "hands-on work" in smaller groups.
 What, in your view, are the main strengths and weaknesses of the Faculty?
Strengths
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Clear determination of teachers, students and management to work towards the
improvement in multiple aspects of FVMB operations.
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Good communication between teachers and students.
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Increasing interest of best young graduates for research/PhD studies, resulting in
increased competitiveness for teachers positions at FVMB.
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Broad and fruitful professional cooperation with veterinary schools in the Region, EU
and USA.
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Weaknesses
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Large number of students in relation to FVMB capacities and needs of veterinary labor
market.
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Decreasing "popularity" of veterinary studies among best high-school graduates (hard
and lengthy studies vs. low employability).
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Incomplete clinical rotation system and the work in groups larger than desirable.
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FVMB situated in the town's center.
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Insufficient budget for effective capital investment.
1.3 SUGGESTIONS
 If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list your suggestions for change in
order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the further
development of your Faculty.
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Completion of the clinical rotation system
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Displacement of large animal practices to a more suitable location.
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Increased presence of FVMB in the field veterinary work.
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Increased attraction of EU and domestic development funds.
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Proactive approach to State authorities for capital funding.
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ORGANISATION
2.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
Details of the Faculty
Name of the Faculty: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Address: Bulevar oslobođenja 18, 11000 Beograd, Serbia
Telephone: +381 11 361 54 74 +381 11 268 59 36, Fax : +381 11 268 59 36
Website: http:// www.vet.bg.ac.rs
E-mail: [email protected]
Executive body of the Faculty: Dean, Dr. Vlado Teodorovid, full professor.
 Is the Faculty within a university? If so, please give the address of the university.
University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 1, 11000 Beograd
 Details of the competent authority overseeing the Faculty.
The Faculty is an educational institution with the capacity of a legal entity within the
University of Belgrade, with the rights, responsibilities and obligations in compliance with the
Law on Higher Education, Statute of the University and Statute of the Faculty. The University of
Belgrade is a State University. The Faculties within University of Belgrade are distributed by
scientific fields in clusters within the University.
 Indicate the rules concerning the appointment of the elected officials of the Faculty
(Dean, Vice-Dean, Heads of Department, etc)
Dean is the head and the managing body of the Faculty. The Dean has rights and
responsibilities defined by the Law, other regulations and the Statute. The Dean performs the
following activities: represents the Faculty and is responsible for the legality of the activities of
the Faculty; organizes and coordinates the activities of the Faculty; is responsible for the
implementation of educational and scientific activities; proposes business policy and suggest
measures for its realization; proposes annual and development plans; proposes to the Faculty
Council the internal organization of the Faculty; executes the decisions of the Council; secures
the appropriate use of the funds received from the Republic of Serbia for the implementation of
the program within its mandate; issues orders for the implementation of the financial plan of
the Faculty; announces an open call for the selection of lecturers and associates of the Faculty;
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conducts proceedings, decides on the disciplinary responsibility of the staff of the Faculty and
delivers disciplinary measures; decides on the employment and the assignment of employees on
various responsibilities within the Faculty; appoints the members of various commissions and
other bodies and performs other activities defined by the Law and the Statute of the Faculty.
The Dean is autonomous in performing his duties, and responsible to the Faculty Council
for his/her work. The Dean is elected from among the full professors, employs of the Faculty, for
a period of three school years with the possibility of one re-election. Rights and duties of the
Dean, in accordance with general acts of the Faculty, are: to issue orders to individual
employees and groups on performing specific tasks and assignments. The Dean establishes
consultative collegiums, working groups, committees and other bodies for the elaboration of
specific issues within their scope of work, by issuing a decision on their establishment, as well as
on appointing their members and determining the tasks and working conditions. The working
groups report to the Dean for their work.
Vice Deans assist the Dean. The Faculty has three Vice Deans out of the teaching staff
and one Student Vice Dean. Vice Deans are elected by the Council at the proposal of the Dean,
and Student Vice Dean at the proposal of the Student Parliament. The mandate of the Vice Dean
last as long as the mandate of the Dean and can be repeated once. Mandate of Student Vice
Dean lasts one school year.
 Provide a diagram of the administrative structures showing the Faculty in relation to
the university and ministerial structure of which it is part.
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 Provide a diagram of the internal administrative structure of the Faculty itself
(councils, committees, departments, etc.)
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 Describe briefly the responsibilities, constitution and function of the main
administrative bodies (councils, committees, etc.)
Management body – The Faculty Council
The Faculty Council is the management body of the Faculty. The Faculty Council has 23
members as follows: 15 representatives of the Faculty (chosen by the Teaching and Research
Council), 4 representatives of the students enrolled for the first time in the school year in which
the elections are carried out and meet their studies regularly (chosen by the Student
Parliament) and 4 representatives of the founders. The Founder chooses the members from
among most prominent scientists and professionals within the Faculty's field of work, as well as
from the field of education, culture or industry, who are not employed or in any way engaged at
the Faculty. The mandates of the members of the Faculty Council last three years, exceptionally,
the mandate of the Council members- students representatives last one year. The Faculty
Council: adopts the Statute; appoints and dismisses managing bodies; issues the financial plan;
adopts business reports and annual accounts; adopts plan for the use of investment funds;
approves the allocation of funds; decides on the amount of tuition, all above mentioned upon
the Teaching and Research Council proposal; submits a report to the Founder at least once a
year; passes a general act on student disciplinary responsibility. The Faculty Council decides by
majority vote.
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The professional bodies of the Faculty are Permanent and ad-hoc commissions, Teaching
and Research Council – by default chairman is the Dean, Election Council – by default chairman
is the Dean and Departments Councils.
Teaching and Research Council consists of: All Heads of the Departments, one teacher
from each Department, proposed by the Department Council plus one teacher from the
Departments having more than four teachers. The Dean and Vice Deans are members by
function. The Dean is a Chairman of the Council by function. The mandate of the members of
the Council lasts three years. In making decisions on issues regarding the quality of teaching,
curricular reforms, study efficiency analysis and determining the number of ECTS, 20 % of
student representatives take part in the work of the Council and its bodies. They are chosen by
the Student Parliament, for one year period. Teaching and Research Council decides on
academic and research matters, adapt the draft Statute of the Faculty; proposes to the
University the study programs; adopts the curriculum; makes the program of scientific research
work; decides on organizing study programs in foreign languages; decides on establishing and
closure of departments; brings regulations on work of organizational units; chooses the Faculty
representatives for the Faculty and University Council; determines the draft decision on
conditions for student admissions to the first year of study; determines the number of students
enrolled in the first year of study programs; establishes measures to encourage the
development of highly successful and talented students; at least once a year considers the
report on implementing the scientific research programs brought by the Faculty; organizes and
conducts evaluation of the teaching, teachers and teaching associates; gives the opinion on
election to the position of teachers and associates at not own faculties; adopts Rules on
Procedure of the Faculty Council; and performs other activities defined by the Law and the
Statute of the Faculty.
Election Council consists of all teachers and associates, employed full-time at the
Faculty. The Election Council determines the conditions for the position of teachers and
associates and defines the ad-hoc commission for writing reports on the candidates.
Department Council consists of all the teachers and associates from the Department.
Head of the Department is appointed by the Dean on the proposal of the Department from
among the teachers for two-year period. He/she convenes the council sessions on his/her own
initiative on teachers' proposal. The Department Council selects members for the Teacher and
Research Council; proposes curricula for subjects at the Department; appoints members for
commissions for preparing reports for the election of teachers and associates; appoints a
teacher from out of the Faculty for realization of a part of teaching; provides the opinion on
scientific work in which the Department takes part and prepares an proposes to the Faculty
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Council; discusses and solves issues on educational and scientific work in subjects and field
covered by the Department; organizes lectures as well as other activities within continual
education; determines textbooks and other literature necessary for students; gives opinion on
the appointing and relieving from the duty of the Head of the Department; organizes
professional work; approves the issuance of the relevant literature; considers the proposals for
doctoral thesis and specialist works topics and proposes mentors. The Department Council
brings decisions by majority vote.
Commissions (permanent and ad-hock) are formed by the Dean of the Faculty and the
Faculty Council for the purpose of reviewing particular issues; providing opinions and
suggestions, preparing draft decisions for Faculty bodies, etc.
ORGANIZATION OF THE FACULTY
The employees are assigned to the following organizational units: departments, library,
central laboratory, scientific-research center, and center for publishing and distributing teaching
materials, center for information and communication and secretariat of the Faculty. The
organization and work of those organizational units are regulated by the special general act
issued by the Committee for Quality.
Departments
Department is a teaching and scientific organizational unit covering one or more related
subjects. The work of a department is managed by Head of the Department. At the Faculty
there are 22 Departments. The Faculty has a clinical ambulatory service. The organization and
work of the FVMB clinical ambulatory service is regulated by a special general act, issued by the
Dean of the Faculty, at the suggestion of the Departments which organize the teaching. The
Faculty Clinics are: Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology, Clinic for Reproduction,
Fertility and Artificial Insemination, Clinic for Radiology and Radiation Hygiene, Clinic for
Ruminants and Swine Diseases, and Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal
Diseases.
Library
The Central Library includes 25 department libraries. It has an alphabetical and
topographical catalog of monographic and serial publications, as well as a catalog of
dissertations, master theses and specialist works. KOBSON (Serbian Library Consortium for
Coordinated Acquisition) database allows access to foreign scientific journals and books in the
full text form. The users of the Library are members of the teaching staff, professional
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associates, undergraduate and postgraduate students. They have access to the library fund at
the premises, and they can work on computers or search databases.
Central Laboratory
The Statute of the FVMB in 2006, enabled the foundation of the Central Laboratory. This
unit is not established yet and is under development. Currently, laboratory units exist as a part
of certain Departments. Building of room for central collection of laboratory samples started
recently.
Scientific-Research Centre
Organization and work of the Center are regulated by the special general act issued by
the Teaching and Scientific Council of the Faculty. Scientific-Research Centre provides research,
consultative and professional services, as well as regular monitoring information on
competitions and projects where researchers from the Faculty can apply.
Center for Publishing and Distribution of Teaching Material is in charge of publishing and
distribution of the literature necessary for the students of the FVMB and other faculties, as well
as for the publishing of scientific and professional publications in the field of veterinary science
primarily, but also other sciences.
Center for Information and Communication has been established with the aim of establishing,
maintenance and promotion of mutual informational and communicational computer system,
all in order to support teaching, scientific and research activities of the Faculty. It is responsible
for all activities related to promotion and presentation of Faculty work to the general public.
Center for Mountain Animal Breeding Stara Planina has been established at Stara Planina
Mountain, in cooperation among the Faculty, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water
Management and the Community of Dimitrovgrad. It is a unique center for education and
scientific research in the field of preservation of traditional forms of production in mountainous
regions, protection of biodiversity and autochthonous species and breeds of domestic animals,
animal health protection as well as providing a basis for obtaining high-value products.
Secretariat
FVMB Secretariat performs the tasks of: enrollment and student record; plan and analyses,
legal, financial and accounting, commercial, statistical, personal, administrative, typewriting,
archiving and other related tasks. The work of the Secretariat is managed by the Secretary of
the Faculty.
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STUDENT PARLIAMENT
Through this body students realize their rights and protect their interests at the Faculty.
All the students enrolled in the studies in a year when the Parliament chooses its members,
have the right to elect and be elected as members of it. Election for members of the Parliament
is held every year in April, no later than 10th, by secret and immediate ballot. The Dean appoints
a commission to conduct the elections. The number of members and the election mode are
defined by the Rulebook on the organization and work of the Student Parliament of the FVMB.
They are elected for one year period. The member of the Students’ Parliament – whose status
of a student at the Faculty’s study program is terminated – loses its mandate (in the Student’s
Parliament) on the day of the termination of the mentioned status. Additional elections are
conducted. The Student Parliament of the Faculty: appoints and dismisses of duty student
representatives in bodies of the Faculty; discusses issues and conducts activities related to:
providing the quality of teaching and its evaluation, the reform of study programs, analyzing
the efficiency of studies, improving the number of ECTS, upgrading of student mobility,
encouraging students for scientific research work, protection of students rights and improving
the standard of students; coordinates and controls the program of student extracurricular
activities; takes part in the process of self-evaluation of the Faculty; realizes student crossfaculty and international collaboration; appoints and dismisses of duty student representatives
in the bodies of other institutions, associations and organizations where they participate.
 Indicate the involvement of the veterinary profession and general public in the running
of the Faculty.
The FVMB collaborates with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment – Veterinary
Directorate (VD) and Veterinary Chamber of Serbia (VCS) in the field of developing a good
program for continual education. These programs should be adapted at the end of each year for
the following year. The FVMB collaborates with Veterinary institutes especially in performing
research work. Researchers from those Institutes are usually the members of commissions for
election of teachers and associates and members of commission for application and approval of
themes for doctoral thesis performed at Faculty. Non-government organizations has strong
collaboration with Faculty related to different issues, especially those that concern animal
welfare.
2.2
COMMENTS
 Add any comments on the organization and functioning of the Faculty that you feel
useful for completing the description.
N/A.
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2.3
SUGGESTIONS
 If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list your suggestions for change in
order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the further
development of your Faculty.
The limiting factor for the Faculty further development is the policy of the University
which often issue general legal acts intended for all the faculties, without taking into
consideration the specifics of each individual faculty, such as ours. Furthermore, national
accreditation requirements differ significantly from EAEVE requirements, creating potential
obstacles for further development of our institution in the desired direction.
The FVMB electronic information network and its content should be improved.
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3
FINANCES
3.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
3.1.1
GENERAL INFORMATION
 Indicate whether the Faculty’s current financial model (system) meets the Faculty’s
mission.
The FVMB is operating according to the budget and yearly plan for all the activities;
however, the resources for teaching in particular are not sufficient for the education of
veterinary medicine students.
In addition please specify:
 How the allocation of funding (including public funding) to the Faculty is determined,
and by what body.
The FVMB is funded from the budgetary sources of Republic of Serbia for the
performance of educational activities. The FVMB also has its own funding resources. The costs
of activities of the Faculty are divided on: staff wages the wages for personnel, fixed costs
(public utilities) and variable costs (material for working including material for educational
activities). Yearly funds from the governmental budget for higher education are defined in the
financial plan of the Ministry of education, science and technological development of the
Republic of Serbia which has to be approved by the Ministry of finances of the Republic of
Serbia. The evaluation of funds are forwarded to the Government of the Republic of Serbia that
gives the preposition of the Law on budget for the current year and the low has to be accepted
by the Parliament. Generally, FVMB should be funded 60% from Ministry and 40% from its own
funds. If these budgetary funds are not sufficient to perform the programs, the Dean is
responsible to assure additional funding from other sources. Spending of the FVMB financial
funds is planned according to the yearly budgetary plan which must be approved by the Council
of the Faculty and the Dean is responsible for its realization.
The FVMB has its own funds provided by scholarship, exam application, research
projects, diagnostic laboratories service, and clinical practice. These founds are distributed
under authority of Council of the Faculty and the Dean.
 If the allocation of funds, or any significant proportion of it, is linked to a particular
factor (e.g. student numbers, research output), please describe this.
Ministry approves yearly funds for the FVMB on the basis of normative groups for
theoretical and practical teaching. This is how the quotes and amounts of earnings are
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determined for the employees in education, non-educational employees, fixed and variable
costs. It is unknown by what formula Ministry calculates the funds.
 How the basis for funding the Faculty compares with those teaching other courses (e.g.
whether veterinary training receives a higher budget weighting compared to other
disciplines). How the allocation of funds within the Faculty is decided.
The system of funding the faculties/universities by the Ministry is based on the "per
capita student" principle, largely irrespectively from the actual cost of the training. This system
was challenged in 2003-2004, but the proposal to precisely differentiate studies by the real
costs was readily dismissed by the majority of the academic community. Therefore, the budget
for the veterinary training is considered as the "higher average" and it this is so only because it
is substantially supplemented by the autonomous revenue of FVMB. Allocation of the funds
within the faculty is under control and responsibility of the Faculty Council and the Dean. The
Ministry distributes the funds to Faculty dedicated to a special allocation. For example funds for
salaries, electricity, heating costs, etc., in the manner that the funds from the Ministry allocated
for specific issue must not be spent on anything other.
 What are the mechanisms for funding major equipment and its replacement?
 The mechanism(s) for funding capital expenditure (e.g. building work, major items of
equipment) and how decisions are taken in this matter.
 The mechanism(s) to provide the necessary support for building maintenance and how
decisions are taken in this matter.
Legally, the responsibility for the acquisition of major equipment and building
maintenance lays on the FVMB founder, which is the Republic of Serbia. For that purpose FVMB
must issue a formal appeal to the responsible Ministry. However budgetary funds for this kind
of investments are constantly small and the waiting period far an answer is too long, so Faculty
uses its own funds for such investments.
3.1.2 INFORMATION ON EXTRA INCOME
 What percentage of income from the following sources does the veterinary teaching
Faculty have to give to other bodies (university, etc.)?
 clinical or diagnostic work:
 research grants:
 other (please explain):
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Faculty pays annual membership to University of Belgrade in fixed amount of 120.000
RSD (about 1000 EUR). Faculty also must pay to University 1500 RSD from the scholarships of
every self financed student. Every student has the obligation to pay 100 RSD to Center for
career development and consultation which is the branch of the University of Belgrade.
 Please indicate whether students pay tuition/registration fees
 How much these are?
Fee for the entrance exam is 6.000 RSD (about 50 EUR). Scholarship for self financed
students is 120.000 RSD (about 1.000 EUR) for the 1st academic year of undergraduate studies,
and for all other academic years is 96.000 RSD (about 800 EUR) per year. Every academic year
brings 60 ECTS, self financed students are allowed to enter the next academic year if collected
minimum 37 ECTS from the previous study year (decided on the national level), and for
budgetary students minimum ECTS is defined every year. Every ECTS conveyed to next year
costs 1.200 RSD (about 10 EUR). Enrollment in the next academic year for self-financed students
costs 24.000 RSD (about 200 EUR). Exam costs 200 RSD (about 1,5 EUR) for the first 2 attempts,
the third try is 1.000 RSD (about 8 EUR). For foreign students annual scholarship is 2.500 EUR for
the undergraduate studies. Annual scholarship for doctoral studies is 180.000 (about 1.500 EUR)
and for the specialization is 120.000 RSD (about 1000 EUR). Enrollment to postgraduate studies
costs 6.000 RSD (about 50 EUR) and exam costs 500 RSD (about 5 EUR). The Dean is responsible
for the price list for study levels.
 How they are decided
Enrollment to veterinary studies is based on a) numeric indicators of success in highschool; b) results of the entrance exam. The best rated students are financed by the Republic of
Serbia (budgetary students). Possible number of candidates for budgetary studies is proposed
by FVMB, according to the maximum number defined by the national accreditation criteria.
Finally, terms, conditions and final number, are decided by the Minisry.
 How the funds are distributed
All income based on these issues is considered as Faculty's own funds. The distribution
of these funds is under the responsibility of Faculty Council and the Dean. Budgetary funds from
the Ministry covers 95% of staff salaries, 17% fixed costs and 20% variable costs. The rest is
provided from the own funds of the Faculty.
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3.1.3 OVERVIEW INCOME (REVENUE) AND EXPENDITURE
Table 3.1: Income/Revenue in €
State (government)
Year
2013
2012
2011
1
To university
administered
outside the
Faculty
not applicable1
not applicable1
not applicable1
Direct to
Faculty
3.145.095
2.981.313
3.000.808
Income generated by the Faculty
Total
Income from
services provide
Research
727.391
700.730
617.565
370.853
294.070
294.940
4.243.339
3.976.113
3.913.313
No information
Table 3.2: Expenditure in €
Pay
Year
2013
2012
2011
Salaries
2.210.173
2.089.669
1.888.817
Teaching
support
0
0
0
Non Pay
Research
Clinical
support
support
365.426
113.209
352.783
164.730
429.478
65.496
Other1
Total
3.478
-
2.688.808
2.611.660
2.383.791
1
Please note that some of the information requested might not be available to all Faculties;
in these cases indicate “not applicable” with some explanatory remarks.
3.2
COMMENTS
 Teaching establishments never have enough finance. Please comment on any of the
"Guidelines and Requirements” that are particularly difficult to fulfill in the present
financial situation. Please make any comments that you feel would help the experts
concerning the Faculty’s finances.
 What is your number one priority for the use of any increased funding?
Priority will be to reorganize the Faculty towards improvement of clinical and diagnostic
laboratory practices in order to put them in better use in the teaching process and enlarge the
autonomous revenues. That includes investments in equipment but also in staff on all levels.
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 Comment on the degree of autonomy and flexibility available to the Faculty in financial
matters.
Although the State (budgetary) funds are strictly defined, FVMB has a considerable
autonomy in distributing self-generated funds, which is important fact for the flexibility in
realization of plans.
 Comment on the percentage of income from services that the Faculty is allowed to
retain for its own use, and in particular on the extent to which loss of this income acts
as a disincentive for the services concerned.
 Please make any other general comments that you feel would help the experts
concerning the Faculty’s finances.
For more than two decades FVMB shares various crises with its social environment,
resulting in prolonged under-finance that depleted all reserves. Although the income these days
may seem solid, it is still used to cover the shortcomings inherited from the past. FVMB is
struggling to ensure capital sums for a significant overhaul of the premises and key equipment.
Priorities are annually revised by the Faculty Council with visible attempt for technological
improvement.
3.3 SUGGESTIONS
 If you are not satisfied with the situation, please list any shortcomings and provide
suggestions in order of importance and describe any factors which are limiting the
further development of your Faculty.
Preliminary plans are made for the new Teaching Hospital and there are various ideas for
different fund rising activities, i.e. (ongoing) TEMPUS project, EU development projects, alumni
based fund rising events, appeals to general public through various stakeholders and interested
NGO-s, etc.
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4
CURRICULUM
4.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
 Indicate whether there is a defined national curriculum and (if applicable) how and by
what body decisions are taken on this.
N/A
 Describe the degree of freedom that the Faculty has to change the curriculum.
N/A
 Outline how decisions on curriculum matters and course content are taken within the
Faculty.
Main Faculty body deciding academic matters is the Faculty Teach and Research Council.
After the notion for the Curriculum change is accepted, the Council appoints the Curriculum
Commission with the mandate to analyze the existing Curriculum, relevant national and EU
legislation (including national accreditation standards and EAEVE SOP) and a number of
curricula from approved EU establishments. The Commission prepares the amendments or new
Draft Curriculum which is made available to all Faculty teaching staff for correction and
suggestions. All inputs are then discussed and balanced between teachers’ aspirations and
parameters given by legal and professional guidelines to produce the final text of the Draft
Curriculum. Faculty Council formally accepts the document on one of its sessions.
 Outline how decisions are taken on the allocation of hours between the various
subjects and on the balance between theoretical and practical teaching (Tables 4.1, 4.2
and 4.3).
Please see above.
 Indicate the presence and disposition of an integrated curriculum. Describe the degree
of integration present and the amount of time devoted for EU- and non-EU-listed
subjects (Table 4.4).
N/A
4.1.1 POWER OF SUBJECTS AND TYPES OF TRAINING
4.1.1.1 POWER OF SUBJECT
 "core" subjects taken by every student;
See below Table 4.2.
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 "electives" which each student must select from a list of permissible subjects;
See below Table 4.3.
 obligatory extramural work.
Each student has 420 hours of obligatory extramural practice throughout academic years
4 -6 (See below Table 4.1).
4.1.1.2 TYPES OF TRAINING
There cannot be absolute distinction between the terms used to distinguish between
different types of training. Overlap is inevitable. The following descriptions are derived from the
definitions presented in the section 'Main Indicators' of Annex I.
4.1.1.2.1
Theoretical training
Lectures convey theoretical knowledge. Lectures are given to an entire or partial annual
intake of students. Teaching may be with or without the use of teaching aids or of
demonstration animals or specimens. The essential characteristic is that there is no active
involvement of the students in the material discussed. They listen and do not handle.
Seminars (sometimes called tutorials or supervised group work) are teaching sessions
directed towards a smaller group of students during which they work on their own, or as a
team, on part of the theory, prepared from manuscript notes, photocopied documents, articles
and bibliographic references. Information is illustrated and knowledge extended by the
presentation of audio-visual material, exercises, discussions and, if possible, case work.
Self directed learning are sessions of individual students making use of defined teaching
material provided by the Faculty (i.e. e-learning).
4.1.1.2.2
Supervised practical training
Laboratory and desk based work. Includes teaching sessions where students themselves
actively perform laboratory experiments, use microscopes for the examination of histological or
pathological specimens. It also includes work on documents and idea-formulation without the
handling of animals, organs, objects or products (e.g. essay work, clinical case studies, handling
of herd-health monitoring programs, risk-assessment computer-aided exercises).
Non-clinical animal work. These are teaching sessions where students themselves work
on normal animals, on objects, products, carcasses etc. (e.g. animal husbandry, ante mortem
and post mortem inspection, food hygiene, etc.) and perform dissection or necropsy.
Clinical work. These are strictly hands-on procedures by students which include work on
normal animals in a clinical environment, on organs and clinical subjects including individual
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patients and herds, making use of the relevant diagnostic data. Surgery or propaedeutical
hands-on work on organ systems on cadavers to practice clinical techniques are also classified
as clinical work.
4.1.2 UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM FOLLOWED BY ALL STUDENTS
4.1.2.1 CURRICULUM HOURS
 This section makes a distinction between curriculum hours to be taken by every student
and those offered as electives or within a given track. Specific information is also
requested on subjects other than those specified in table 4.2.
Table 4.0. - Curriculum structure (Detailed table of curriculum hours)
Year
1.
First (Y1)
Medical chemistry
Animal biology
Biophysics
Biomathematics
Anatomy
Topographic anatomy
Plant biology
Biochemistry (including
basic molecular biology)
Behavior, welfare and
protection of animals
Histology w. embryology
(including molecular cell
biology) - Part 1
Core curriculum Y1
Electives Y1
TOTAL Y1
Year
2.
Second (Y2)
biology) - Part 2
THEORETICAL TRAINING
SUPERVISED PRACTICAL
TRAINING
TOTAL
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
30
30
30
30
105
15
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
40
30
30
180
20
20
80
30
20
15
15
0
15
15
45
0
10
0
0
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
120
100
75
75
405
50
50
185
15
0
20
5
10
0
0
50
30
0
50
30
0
0
0
110
360
60
0
0
530
55
190
90
140
0
0
0
0
0
1220
205
420
0
585
280
140
0
0
1425
OTHER
TOTAL
Lab. & desk Non-clinical
work
animal work
OTHER
Clinical
training
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
45
0
50
45
0
0
0
25
work
animal work
Clinical
training
140
Animal husbandry and
production
Physiology
Microbiology and
immunology
Animal nutrition
Parasitology
Veterinary hygiene - Part 1
Core curriculum Y2
Electives Y2
TOTAL Y2
Year
3.
Third (Y3)
Veterinary hygiene - Part 2
Diseases of bees
Pathophysiology
Veterinary genetics
(including molecular
genetics)
General pathology
Special pathology
Pharmacology and
toxicology (including
pharmacy)
General clinical diagnostics
(Propaedeutics)
Anesthetics
Diseases of fish
Clinical parasitology
Core curriculum Y3
Electives Y3
TOTAL Y3
Year
4.
Fourth (Y4)
Diagnostic imaging
General surgery
Special surgery
60
0
90
30
30
0
0
210
120
90
0
0
145
120
90
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
355
285
75
60
15
465
30
0
0
0
0
0
100
45
20
570
30
75
30
15
360
15
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
135
50
1425
75
495
0
600
375
30
0
0
1500
OTHER
TOTAL
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
45
15
45
15
0
0
0
0
40
10
70
30
15
0
45
15
15
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
115
40
160
60
60
60
105
0
0
0
100
100
120
15
25
75
30
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
205
205
300
30
0
30
0
0
60
0
120
15
15
30
435
30
0
0
0
0
0
20
10
30
560
30
0
0
15
205
60
0
0
0
65
0
15
15
0
105
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
40
75
1370
120
465
0
590
265
65
105
0
1490
OTHER
TOTAL
work
animal work
Clinical
training
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
30
30
45
0
0
0
30
30
30
0
15
0
0
15
0
30
30
30
0
0
0
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work
animal work
Clinical
training
90
120
105
Obstetrics, reproduction &
reproductive disorders
Equine medicine
Small animal medicine
Ruminant medicine
Basics in hygiene of
foodstuffs of animal origin
Veterinary practice
management and career
planning
Core curriculum Y4
Electives Y4
Extramural practice Y4
120
0
90
0
0
105
0
315
60
60
90
30
0
0
0
0
50
50
50
40
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
45
60
60
0
0
0
0
0
155
170
200
85
30
0
10
0
0
0
0
40
495
15
0
0
0
0
380
15
0
30
15
0
15
0
0
360
0
90
0
0
0
1280
45
90
TOTAL Y4
510
0
395
45
15
450
0
1415
OTHER
TOTAL
Year
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
45
45
15
90
0
0
0
0
40
40
20
100
0
0
0
60
0
0
0
0
30
30
15
0
0
0
0
0
115
115
50
250
60
0
50
25
5
0
0
140
105
0
100
40
35
0
0
280
15
0
20
30
0
0
0
65
375
75
0
75
0
20
0
20
370
120
0
120
155
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
75
100
90
190
0
0
0
0
1015
315
90
405
TOTAL Y5 + OP1
450
20
490
155
40
265
0
1420
OP2 - Curriculum hours
OP2 - Extramural practice
OP2 - SUBTOTAL Y5
75
0
75
30
0
30
120
0
120
30
0
30
60
0
60
0
90
90
0
0
0
315
90
405
5.
Fifth (Y5)
Swine medicine
Poultry medicine
Wild animal medicine
Infectious animal diseases
(including epidemiology)
Milk hygiene and
technology
Meat hygiene and
technology
Radiobiology and radiation
hygiene
Core curriculum Y5
1
OP1 - SUBTOTAL Y5
work
animal work
Clinical
training
TOTAL Y5 + OP2
450
30
490
185
100
165
0
1420
OP3 - SUBTOTAL Y5
75
0
75
60
0
60
120
0
120
30
0
30
30
90
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
315
90
405
TOTAL Y5 + OP3
450
60
490
185
160
75
0
1420
27
OP4 - SUBTOTAL Y5
75
0
75
0
0
0
120
0
120
60
0
60
60
90
150
0
0
0
0
0
0
315
90
405
TOTAL Y5 + OP4
450
0
490
215
190
75
0
1420
OTHER
TOTAL
Year
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
30
0
30
30
0
0
0
90
15
5
0
10
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
30
30
0
20
0
0
0
0
50
15
0
20
30
0
0
0
65
0
95
0
0
10
20
10
110
140
0
0
0
100
380
160
OP1 - SUBTOTAL Y6
120
0
120
25
0
25
180
0
180
0
0
0
540
240
780
TOTAL Y6 + GT + OP1
215
55
430
130
15
475
0
1320
OP2 - SUBTOTAL Y6
120
0
120
15
0
15
180
0
180
15
0
15
0
0
0
210
240
450
0
0
0
540
240
780
TOTAL Y6 + GT + OP2
215
45
430
90
0
540
0
1320
OP3 - SUBTOTAL Y6
120
0
120
60
0
60
180
0
180
60
0
60
120
240
360
0
0
0
0
0
0
540
240
780
TOTAL Y6 + GT + OP3
215
90
430
135
360
90
0
1320
OP4 - SUBTOTAL Y6
120
0
120
0
0
0
180
0
180
220
0
220
20
240
260
0
0
0
0
0
0
540
240
780
TOTAL Y6 + GT + OP4
215
30
430
295
260
90
0
1320
6.
Sixth (Y6)
Veterinary forensic
medicine
Veterinary legislation
Ethics and communication
in veterinary practice
Veterinary and rural
economics
Quality control of
Mobile clinic
Core curriculum Y6
Diploma work and
Graduation thesis (GT)
1
OP = Orientation package, for details please see Table 4.4.
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work
animal work
Clinical
training
0
0
90
75
0
90
Extramural 90 hours in
categories D, E or F, within
chosen OP Y6
55
15
145
0
0
240
55
15
385
Table 4.1: General table of curriculum hours taken by all students
Year
1-6
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Core curriculum Y1
Core curriculum Y2
Core curriculum Y3
Core curriculum Y4
Core curriculum Y5
Core curriculum Y6
TOTAL
A
360
465
435
495
375
95
2225
B
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
C
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Year
1-4
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Electives Y1
Electives Y2
Electives Y3
Electives Y4
TOTAL
A
60
30
30
15
135
B
0
0
0
0
0
C
0
0
0
0
0
Year
5-6
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Orientation package 1
A
195
195
195
195
B
45
45
120
0
C
0
0
0
0
Year
4-6
Extramural Y4
Extramural OP1 Y5, 6
TOTAL EXTRAM / STUDENT
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
0
0
0
0
0
B
0
0
0
0
0
C
0
0
0
0
0
29
TRAINING
work
animal work
D
190
360
205
15
155
30
955
E
140
30
65
0
40
0
275
D
90
15
60
15
180
E
0
0
0
0
0
F
0
0
105
360
75
90
630
D
55
45
90
280
E
15
60
150
80
F
0
0
0
0
0
D
0
0
0
0
0
E
0
0
90
330
330
690
825
810
870
645
270
4110
OTHER
TOTAL
G
0
0
0
0
0
150
45
90
30
315
OTHER
TOTAL
G
0
0
0
0
555
555
555
555
OTHER
TOTAL
Clinical
training
F
245
210
0
0
TRAINING
work
animal work
G
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Clinical
training
TRAINING
work
animal work
TOTAL
Clinical
training
TRAINING
work
animal work
OTHER
Clinical
training
F
90
330
240
0
0
G
0
0
0
0
0
90
330
330
330
330
420
Year
6
Diploma work and
Graduation thesis Y6
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
0
B
20
C
140
TRAINING
work
animal work
OTHER
TOTAL
G
0
160
Clinical
training
D
E
F
categories D, E or F, within
chosen OP Y6
Table 4.1. - General table(s) of curriculum hours
A) Including orientation package 1: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND THERAPY OF COMPANION ANIMALS
YEAR
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
TOTAL
TRAINING
work
animal work
OTHER
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
420
495
465
510
450
215
2555
0
0
0
0
20
55
75
585
600
590
395
490
430
3090
280
375
265
45
155
130
1250
140
30
65
15
40
15
305
0
0
105
450
265
475
1295
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
TOTAL
Clinical
training
1425
1500
1490
1415
1420
1320
8570
B) Including orientation package 2: PRODUCTION, PATHOLOGY AND THERAPY OF FARM ANIMALS
YEAR
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
TOTAL
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
420
495
465
510
450
215
2555
0
0
0
0
30
45
75
585
600
590
395
490
430
3090
280
375
265
45
185
90
1240
140
30
65
15
100
0
350
0
0
105
450
165
540
1260
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
work
animal work
OTHER
TOTAL
Clinical
training
1425
1500
1490
1415
1420
1320
8570
C) Including orientation package 3: PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
YEAR
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
TOTAL
Self dir.
learning
TRAINING
work
animal work
OTHER
TOTAL
Clinical
training
Lectures
Seminars
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
420
495
465
510
450
215
2555
0
0
0
0
60
90
150
585
600
590
395
490
430
3090
280
375
265
45
185
135
1285
140
30
65
15
160
360
770
0
0
105
450
75
90
720
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1425
1500
1490
1415
1420
1320
8570
D) Including orientation package 4: HYGIENE AND TECHNOLOGY OF FOODSTAFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
YEAR
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
TOTAL
Self dir.
learning
TRAINING
work
animal work
OTHER
TOTAL
Clinical
training
Lectures
Seminars
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
420
495
465
510
450
215
2555
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
585
600
590
395
490
430
3090
280
375
265
45
215
295
1475
140
30
65
15
190
260
700
0
0
105
450
75
90
720
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1425
1500
1490
1415
1420
1320
8570
Table 4.2: Curriculum hours taken by each student
SUBJECT
1. Basic subjects
Biophysics
Medical chemistry
Animal biology
OTHER TOTAL
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
30
30
30
0
0
0
30
60
40
15
30
18
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
75
120
100
Plant biology
Biomathematics
1 - Total number of hours
2. Basic sciences
Anatomy
Topographic anatomy
biology)
Physiology
Biochemistry (including
basic molecular biology)
Veterinary genetics
(including molecular
genetics)
Pharmacology and
toxicology (including
pharmacy)
Microbiology and
immunology
Ethics and communication
in veterinary practice
3. Clinical sciences
Obstetrics, reproduction &
reproductive disorders
General pathology
Special pathology
Pathophysiology
Parasitology
Clinical parasitology
General surgery
Special surgery
Anesthetics
Equine medicine
Small animal medicine
Ruminant medicine
Swine medicine
Poultry medicine
Wild animal medicine
Diseases of fish
Diseases of bees
15
30
135
0
0
0
20
30
180
15
15
93
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
75
420
105
15
75
0
0
0
180
20
100
0
15
75
120
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
405
50
250
120
60
0
0
145
80
90
45
0
0
0
0
0
0
355
185
15
0
30
15
0
0
0
60
105
0
120
75
0
0
0
300
90
0
120
75
0
0
0
285
5
10
15
0
0
0
0
30
590
10
810
390
120
0
0
1920
120
0
90
0
0
105
0
315
60
60
45
60
30
30
45
15
60
60
90
45
45
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
100
70
45
30
30
30
20
50
50
50
40
40
20
10
10
15
25
45
30
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
15
45
60
60
30
30
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
205
205
160
135
75
90
105
50
155
170
200
115
115
50
40
40
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Diagnostic imaging
Mobile clinic
Infectious animal diseases
(including epidemiology)
Veterinary forensic
medicine
Veterinary legislation
General clinical diagnostics
(Propaedeutics)
4. Animal production
Behavior, welfare and
protection of animals
Animal nutrition
Veterinary and rural
economics
Animal husbandry and
production
Veterinary hygiene
Radiobiology and radiation
hygiene
5. Food hygiene and public
health
Basics in hygiene of
Milk hygiene and
technology
Meat hygiene and
technology
Quality control of
6. Professional knowledge
Veterinary practice
management and career
planning
30
0
90
0
0
0
30
10
100
0
0
60
0
0
0
30
90
0
0
0
0
90
100
250
30
0
30
30
0
0
0
90
15
30
0
0
15
30
15
0
0
0
0
60
0
0
45
120
1005
0
1000
235
50
630
0
2920
15
0
20
5
10
0
0
50
75
30
0
0
100
20
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
250
50
60
0
90
30
30
0
0
210
60
15
0
0
60
20
30
30
15
0
0
0
0
0
165
65
255
0
310
170
55
0
0
790
30
0
40
15
0
0
0
85
60
0
50
25
5
0
0
140
105
0
100
40
35
0
0
280
15
0
20
30
0
0
0
65
210
0
210
110
40
0
0
570
30
0
10
0
0
0
0
40
30
0
10
0
0
0
0
40
33
Table 4.2.a: Required topics that are, by tradition, distributed among subjects listed above
*Epidemiology
*Preventative medicine
*Veterinary state medicine
and public health
*Therapeutics
*Animal production
*Agronomy
*Veterinary certification
and report writing
*Career planning and
opportunities
Included in Infectious diseases
Included in Infectious diseases and Clinical subjects pertaining to different
animal species; offered as one orientation package
Distributed among Food production and safety, Infectious diseases, Animal
hygiene and Behavior, welfare and protection of animals
Included in all "animal species medicine" subjects
Merged with Animal husbandry
Included in Veterinary and rural economics
Included in Pathology, Infectious diseases,
Veterinary forensics and Veterinary legislation
Included in Veterinary practice management
and career planning
Please note:
Establishments, which due to the character of their curriculum feel unable to complete Table 4.2 may
alternatively provide a detailed outlay of their curriculum. This should allow conclusions to be drawn about the
extent to which the requirements laid down in directive 2005/36/EC are met. The values for ratios R6, R7 and R8
(Annex I, 2.10) must be given.
Table 4.3.: - Curriculum hours taken as electives. Each student chooses a total of 315 hours
distributed through first 4 years of curriculum.
SUBJECT
1. Basic subjects
Foreign language (English,
French or Russian)
Experimental chemistry
Psycho - social aspects of
human - animal relationship
Medicinal and toxic plants
of the Balkans
2. Basic sciences
Molecular-genetic methods
in veterinary medicine
Pharmacognosy
Radioecology
OTHER TOTAL
TRAINING
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
30
0
25
30
0
0
0
60
15
15
0
0
15
15
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
45
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
15
15
0
15
15
0
0
0
30
15
15
0
0
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
30
34
3. Clinical sciences
Physical basis of diagnostic
and therapeutic methods
Sport medicine
Introduction to veterinary
clinical laboratory
Diagnostic procedures in
clinical parasitology
Tropical diseases
Physical therapy
Introduction to veterinary
clinical practice
4. Animal production
Production and rearing of
sport horses
dogs and cats
farm animals
wild and exotic animals
pigeons and cage birds
Cynology and felinology
honey bees
Fish culture
Aquaristics
Bio-climatology and biometeorology
Protection and rescue of
animals in disaster
5. Food hygiene and public
health
6. Professional knowledge
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
15
0
0
15
15
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
45
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
15
15
0
0
0
15
0
15
15
0
45
0
0
0
0
15
0
0
0
0
30
30
30
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
15
0
15
15
0
0
0
30
15
15
0
0
15
15
30
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
45
45
15
15
15
0
0
0
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
15
15
15
0
15
30
0
0
0
45
The inherent nature of an elective is, that students make a distinction and select. However, the
total number of hours to be taken by each student out of the various subject groups should be stated.
Where a Faculty runs a “Tracking system” this should be indicated when completing Table 4.3.
Separate tables should be provided for each track, e.g. Table 4.3a: Curriculum hours in EU-listed subjects
to be taken in the “equine medicine track”.
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Table 4.4.: Curriculum hours in professional orientation packages and diploma work.
A) Orientation package 1: CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND THERAPY OF COMPANION ANIMALS
SUBJECT
Anesthesiology and
intensive therapy
Contemporary instrumental
methods for diagnostics and
therapy
Clinical dietetics
Selected chapters in
surgery, orthopedic and
ophthalmology
Selected chapters in equine
internal medicine
Subtotal Y5.
Preventive medicine
Selected chapters in small
animals medicine
Oncology
Selected chapters in
companion animals
reproduction
Urgent medicine
Laboratory diagnostics
Behavioral disorders
Organization,
communication and
management in veterinary
practice
Special radiology of
companion animals
Subtotal Y6.
OP1 - TOTAL
TRAINING
OTHER TOTAL
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
15
B
0
C
20
D
0
E
0
F
15
G
0
50
15
0
20
0
0
15
0
50
10
20
20
0
20
30
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
50
90
15
0
30
0
0
30
0
75
75
20
120
0
0
100
0
315
15
30
0
0
20
30
20
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
55
100
15
20
0
0
20
30
15
0
15
0
0
40
0
0
65
90
10
10
10
10
0
0
10
15
10
20
20
10
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
60
50
40
35
0
0
20
0
0
25
0
45
120
195
25
45
180
300
55
55
15
15
145
245
0
0
540
855
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B) Orientation package 2: PRODUCTION, PATHOLOGY AND THERAPY OF FARM ANIMALS
SUBJECT
Behavioral disorders
Management of veterinary
practice
Farm animals hygiene
Clinical nutrition
Poultry diseases
Subtotal Y5.
Clinical pharmacotherapy
Swine diseases
Cattle diseases
Farm animals reproduction
Subtotal Y6.
OP2 - TOTAL
TRAINING
OTHER TOTAL
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
15
15
B
0
15
C
20
20
D
0
0
E
15
0
F
0
0
G
0
0
50
50
15
15
15
75
0
15
0
30
20
30
30
120
0
15
15
30
30
0
15
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
75
75
315
15
45
40
20
120
195
15
0
0
0
15
45
30
50
50
50
180
300
15
0
0
0
15
45
0
0
0
0
0
60
0
60
75
75
210
210
0
0
0
0
0
0
75
155
165
145
540
855
C) Orientation package 3: PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
SUBJECT
Economics of the preventive
veterinary medicine
Hygiene/sanitary measures
in organic production
Animal species endangering
urban areas
Prevention of diseases of
bees and silkworms
Production of farm animals
as ecological risk
Technological features of
farm objects
TRAINING
OTHER TOTAL
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
15
B
0
C
15
D
0
E
0
F
0
G
0
30
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
30
15
0
15
0
0
0
0
30
0
15
15
0
0
0
0
30
10
0
15
0
15
0
0
40
10
0
15
0
15
0
0
40
37
Medicament prevention of
bacterial, protozoan and
virus infections
Hygienic and techno. aspects
of organic waist disposal
Subtotal Y5.
15
15
15
15
0
0
0
60
10
15
15
15
0
0
0
55
75
60
120
30
30
0
0
315
Vaccination
Infectious diseases
diagnostics
Parasitic zoonoze
diagnostics
Veterinary preventive
measures
National and EU regulation
on animal infectious
diseases
Housing and care of
commercial animals
Housing and care of
domestic, exotic and
laboratory animals
Subtotal Y6.
OP3 - TOTAL
15
15
0
0
20
20
15
15
15
0
0
0
0
0
65
50
15
0
20
15
0
0
0
50
15
0
20
15
15
0
0
65
20
10
30
0
0
0
0
60
20
20
40
0
50
0
0
130
20
30
30
0
40
0
0
120
120
195
60
120
180
300
60
90
120
150
0
0
0
0
540
855
D) Orientation package 4: HYGIENE AND TECHNOLOGY OF FOODSTAFFS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
SUBJECT
Milk production and
processing
Meat production and
processing
Integrated systems of food
control (HACCAP, GMP,
GHP, SSOP)
Subtotal Y5.
Food quality
Food analysis
TRAINING
OTHER TOTAL
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
Clinical
training
A
30
B
0
C
30
D
30
E
0
F
0
G
0
90
25
0
50
15
30
0
0
120
20
0
40
15
30
0
0
105
75
0
120
60
60
0
0
315
30
40
0
0
40
60
45
60
0
20
0
0
0
0
115
180
38
Hygiene and technology of
fish meat
game meat
poultry meat and eggs
honey
Functional food
Subtotal Y6.
OP4 - TOTAL
10
0
15
35
0
0
0
60
10
0
15
20
0
0
0
45
10
0
15
20
0
0
0
45
10
0
15
20
0
0
0
45
10
120
195
0
0
0
20
180
300
20
220
280
0
20
80
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
540
855
E) Graduation thesis and diploma work (topic corresponding to chosen orientation package)
SUBJECT
Type of activity
Graduation thesis and
diploma work
Lectures
Seminars
Self dir.
learning
A
B
C
0
20
140
TRAINING
Lab. &
desk work
Non-clinical
animal
work
OTHER TOTAL
Clinical
training
D
E
F
categories D, E or F,
within chosen OP
G
0
160
NOTE: Table 4.4: Requests information concerning curriculum hours in subjects not listed in
Table 4.2 to be taken by every student. If offered as electives or within a special track, please
develop separate tables (e.g. 4.4a, b…).
4.1.3 FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE CURRICULUM
 Provide the visiting team with highlights and any unusual or innovative aspects of the
teaching program, e.g. tracking and orientation programs.
In the current Curriculum FVMB offers obligatory/elective "orientation packages" aimed
to broadly augment knowledge and skills in four major areas of veterinary profession (for
details, Tables 4.4 A, B, C, D):
1. Clinical pathology and therapy of companion animals
2. Production, pathology and therapy of farm animals
3. Preventive veterinary medicine
4. Hygiene and technology of foodstuffs of animal origin
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"Packages" are equal in overall workload, having closed number of subjects / hours,
spanning through the 5th and 6th academic years. Students are enrolled to one of the "packages"
according to their wish and academic success in previous years.
 State the parts of the program that must be attended as obligatory by the students
and how the attendance is verified.
Attendance in theoretical classes is strongly suggested and verified through several random
checks during the semester. All practical and clinical work is obligatory. In general two
parallel mechanisms for verification are used for every subject: 1) teacher checks students
presence against the name-list; 2) at the beginning of semester each student is presented
with a personal card in which the attendance, along with all other academic achievements,
is verified and graded by responsible teacher(s). These achievements are awarded and
included in the final score. Students can lose maximum 20% of practical classes, but they
must make up for the loss by the mean of colloquium.
 Please provide specific information on the practical clinical training; If clinical training
is be provided through obligatory clinical rotations in different areas, please give an
outline description of how this is structured, in terms of:
o are such rotations a structured part of the training given to all undergraduate
students?
o the total number of days or weeks of such rotations;
o the year(s) in which they occur;
o the different areas covered and the time spent in each area;
o whether attendance is full-time, for part of the day, and/or other (e.g. based on
case needs);
o the activities and case responsibilities that students are expected to undertake.
o the group sizes in the clinical rotations
Important comment: At this moment, clinical rotations are not active, but are scheduled
to start in academic year 2015/16. There are two major reasons: 1) clinical teachers are still
involved in "double shift" teaching with the remainder of the old-curriculum students; 2) Faculty
suffered a major and sudden generational turnover of the teaching staff. Therefore it is stated
as a primary goal of the Faculty TEMPUS project (JPCR-540227-2013) to appoint and send a
significant number of young clinical teachers, and future teachers (PhD students and best
graded 6th year students) to partner EAEVE approved establishments (Vienna, Bologna,
Ljubljana, Budapest) for intensive practical involvement in clinical teaching.
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 Describe clinical exercises in which students are involved prior to the commencement
of clinical rotations.
Clinical exercises are introduced in the 3rd year ("core" curriculum), starting with
diseases of "minor" species, bees and fish, that do not require extensive knowledge of
mammalian pathology and pathophysiology. Faculty possesses its own bee hives within the
premises and fish material is prepared (frozen) in advance and also at least one group trip per
year to the fish farm near Belgrade is organized. Propaedeutics is also situated in the 3rd year
(6th semester) and performed on Faculty owned animals. Training is performed per schedule.
 Outline the student involvement in the emergency and hospitalization activities of the
clinics.
Students have 15 hours of training related to small animal urgent veterinary medicine,
intensive care and reanimation. They do not have practical work since the terms are overlapping
with other elective subjects. Namely, due to the fact that there is no 24 hours duty service, it is
hard to obtain practical work for students in the field of urgent veterinary medicine.
 Specify student participation in the activities of the mobile clinic and indicate whether
or not the hours spent in the mobile (ambulatory) clinic are included in those in Table
4.2.
Mobile clinic is performed in the 6th year, 12th semester, as a sole "core" curriculum
subject. Students travel on a Faculty bus one day weekly (15 days, 90 hours) to different
veterinary practices ~100 km around Belgrade, accompanied by multiple teachers of a different
clinical science specialties. Destination is coordinated with field veterinarians on week by week
bases according to expected clinical or patho-morphological case load, mostly pertaining to
farm animals.
Part of the current TEMPUS project JPCR-540227-2013 is the major renewal of diagnostic
and surgical equipment for the mobile clinic. Faculty will purchase the accommodating service
vehicle, which will accompany students, and/or transport Faculty clinicians and provide the
possibility for professional interventions on a larger area.
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4.1.4 OBLIGATORY EXTRAMURAL WORK
 These are training periods that are an integral part of the curriculum, but which are
taken outside the Faculty. Please make a distinction in respect to the nature of the
work, for instance work on farms, training in a veterinary practice or in Food
Hygiene/Public Health with a commercial or government organization.
 Please indicate the guidelines pertaining to this activity, and the manner by which it is
assessed.
Clinical training that includes work with farm animals (cattle, horses, swine and poultry)
is performed on farms outside the Faculty and within private clinics that has contract with
Faculty. Training is performed within elective course entitled PRODUCTION, PATHOLOGY AND
THERAPY OF FARM ANIMALS and Mobile clinic subject.
Table 4.5: Obligatory extramural work that students must undertake as part of their course
Nature work
Minimum hours
% of total study
time
Year in which
work is carried
out
90
1,6 %
4th year
90
1,6 %
5th year
240
4,2 %
6th year
420
7,4 %
Obligatory summer practice with certified
veterinary surgeon
Obligatory summer practice with certified
veterinary surgeon, within the chosen
orientation package
Obligatory practice with certified veterinary
surgeon, within the chosen orientation
package (150 h), additional 90 h of the
supervised practical engagement is dedicated
to graduation thesis work
Extramural work TOTAL
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4.1.5 SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON THE PRACTICAL TRAINING IN FOOD HYGIENE/PUBLIC
HEALTH
 Describe arrangements for teaching in a slaughterhouse and/or in premises for the
production, processing, distribution/sale or consumption of food of animal origin.
The Faculty has signed agreement and regularly uses two slaughterhouses for practical
teaching located about 20 km from the Faculty (slaughterhouse ``Ambar`` in Surčin and "PKB
IMES" in Padinska Skela).
 Indicate the distance to slaughterhouses where students undergo training, and the
species covered. Outline the structure and the frequency of these visits (group size,
number of trainers, duration, etc.).
In the 9th semester practical training is performed in a small slaughterhouse ``Ambar`` in
Surčin which has two slaughter lines: one for pigs and one for cattle. Students visit the
slaughterhouse premises for 3 times (in total 18 hours) in small groups (not more than 15
students per group), supervised by two teachers, in order to attend to all the slaughtering and
inspection procedures. This is a mandatory practice linked to the Meat Hygiene and Technology
subject. In the slaughterhouses the students follow the work of the official veterinarians in
charge and have exercises on such duties as ante- and post-mortem inspections (bovines and
pigs), record keeping, official sampling, labeling, stamping, traceability, documents checks,
wastes management.
In the 10th semester, practical training is preformed in combined object (slaughterhouse
and processing) "PKB IMES" in Padinska Skela for 3 times (in total 18 hours) in small groups (not
more than 15 students per group), supervised by two teachers. This is a mandatory practice also
linked to the Meat Hygiene and Technology subject. In the combined object students learn the
basics of meat technology. This comprises practical training on the main production
technologies of meat products, given in the context of the hygiene lectures and in visitations of
meat factories.
4.1.6 RATIOS
 These must be delineated from Table 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.
 For explanation about ratios, see the section 'Main Indicators' of Annex I. The indicator
derived from the ratios established is the denominator when the numerator is set 1.
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4.1.6.1 GENERAL INDICATORS TYPES OF TRAINING
As indicated in tables 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, the figures for the numerators and denominators
are defined as follows:
Denominators
Max. number of students per generation: 156
Orientation packages student ratio A : B : C : D = 48 : 36 : 36 : 36 = 4 : 3 : 3 : 3
R6
Theoretical training / Supervised practical training
A,B = 0,923
C=
0,975
D=
0,893
Lower limit = 0,576
Weighted average = 0,927
R7
Clinical work / Lab&Desk work + non-clinical anim. work
A=
B=
C=
D=
0,883
0,792
0,350
0,331
R8
Self directed learning / Teaching load
Upper limit = 1,925
Range = 2,576 - 103,746
A,B,C,D = 2,773
R9
Total curriculum / Food hygiene
A,B,C = 15,036
D=
6,014
R10
Range = 0,725 - 98,734
Total Food hygiene / Extramural vet inspection
A,B,C = 0,070
D=
0,084
Range = 0,061 - 0,881
4.1.6.2 SPECIAL INDICATORS OF TRAINING IN FOOD HYGIENE/ PUBLIC HEALTH
 Origin numerators, denominators
Please see above.
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4.2
COMMENTS
Please comment on:
 the way in which the veterinary curriculum prepares the graduate for the various parts
of the veterinary profession, especially under the specific conditions prevailing in your
country/region.
Animal production in Serbia is extraordinarily diverse and still mostly based on small
family farms. Number of companion animals in urban areas is on the constant raise, together
with the problem of stray animals. Present curriculum is an attempt to take all this factors into
account and prepare students to competently cope with them.
 the way the curriculum is structured and reviewed.
By early 2000's it becomes obvious that former five-year curriculum doesn't give enough
"breathing space" for increase in clinical teaching without overburdening the students. Under
the auspices of the TEMPUS project CDJEP-18031-2003, FVMB Curriculum Commission analyzed
all relevant legal documents and curricula of no less then 15 EU veterinary establishments,
consulting several external experts underway. It finally resulted in a new six-year Curriculum in
2009 which is hereby presented. Subjects were thoroughly re-grouped and the overall amount
of practical and clinical work was increased on account of redundant theoretical lectures.
Electives were introduced in first four years. Some "core" veterinary subjects were moved
towards the first academic years to make necessary theoretical load more "palatable" to
students. Four orientation courses were introduced turning sixth year almost exclusively
practical. Graduation thesis was also introduced and linked to the chosen orientation.
 the major developments in the curriculum, now and in the near future.
After the new Curriculum was given full swing for several years, Faculty will analyze all its
impacts and react accordingly. It is most important that certain reluctance towards regular
curricular revisions is now largely alleviated. However, this conservative attiude was the reason
why some topics are still immersed in "traditional" subjects (table 4.2.). There is still room to
reduce theoretical overlaps and give students even more time for self directed learning.
 the local conditions or circumstances that might influence the ratios in 4.1.6.
It is highly probable (and already happening) that production of economic animals on a
small scale will decline and be replaced with more intensive farming. This will shift the focus of
veterinary work in rural areas more towards herd-health management and Faculty will be
forced to boost teaching activity in this direction. It is also obvious that in the future small
animal practice will be the major basis for income in veterinary profession.
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4.3 SUGGESTIONS
 If the denominators in 4.1.6 for your Faculty are not meeting the range as indicated in
Annex I, Supplement A, what can be done to improve the ratios?
Although the denominators seem to be correct, there are some suggestions to improve
the ratios: In Food hygiene, more time should be provided for practical field work. "Traditional"
subjects should be re-arranged to extract some topics as separate subjects, giving them
appropriate importance. The overall number of theoretical classes should be additionally
reduced throughout the Curriculum. Subject "General Agriculture" is somewhat neglected and
should be augmented.
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5
TEACHING AND LEARNING: QUALITY AND EVALUATION
5.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
5.1.1
THE TEACHING PROGRAMME
 Describe the measures taken to ensure to co-ordination of teaching between different
departments, sections, institutes and services
Coordination is obtained between different departments within the Faculty. At the
beginning of each semester of each academic year class schedule is proposed by Vice Dean for
undergraduate studies. It is usually done on the bases of previous years and corrections
suggested by students and/or teachers. The complete work is supported by administrative
office and Center for information and communication. Class schedule is adopted by Teach and
Research Council at the beginning of each semester.
 Describe the pedagogical approach oh the institution. In particular, describe the use of
newer approaches, such as problem based learning, interactive computer assisted
learning, etc.
In accordance with the principles of contemporary education, methodological and
didactic approaches to learning, subjects are given to the students through lectures, work in
laboratory, post-mortal examination, work in clinics, working on farms, field excursion and
computer assisted learning or e-teaching. Practical work, clinical work and the acquisition of
skills takes place in small groups, whenever it is possible. To enable students to acquire the skills
of critical clinical thinking and reasoning enabled the direct work with patients and their owners.
Enabled and interactive teaching with the computers and the teaching model of "virtual"
patient is provided. That facilitates learning and provides appropriate.
 Indicate the extent to which course notes are used to supplement or substitute for the
use of standard veterinary textbooks
The largest number of subjects is covered with standard textbooks on Serbian language,
so notes and other supplemental material are used to a lesser extent mostly for some electoral
subjects recently introduced into the curriculum. There are also textbooks in foreign languages,
but they are not used to a sufficient extent by a ceratin nuber of students due to insufficinent
English language skills.
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 Describe (if applicable) any established or contractual arrangements that support
undergraduate teaching between faculty and outside bodies, e.g. farms, breeding
centers, practitioners, state veterinary services, factories/processing plants, outside
laboratories, etc. Briefly describe how these arrangements work out in practice in
terms of contact this provides for all students or selected students.
The Faculty has 16 signed and valid contracts with various private veterinary clinics,
riding clubs, stables, farms, slaughterhouses, dairy farms, laboratories and institutes which are
used as teaching bases. Specifically, the FVMB has agreements on business and technical
cooperation with: Agricultural Corporation Belgrade - “PKB Corporation”, ECMAB, Stables
“Ljubicevo”, slaughterhouses “Ambar” and “PKB IMES”, Belgrade Zoo and other partners that
possess capacities for student practical teaching purposes. Educational Center for Mountain
Animal Breeding is settled in the zone for breeding of autochthonous animal species suitable for
mountain herding (cattle, buffalos, sheep, goats, pigs, horses, donkeys and poultry), and can
receive about twenty students for different forms of block classes and professional practice at
any time. All the mentioned bases are available for all students.
 Describe the general learning objectives underlying the veterinary curriculum and how
this is ensured.
Theoretical and practical education of students, is qualified to provide all kinds of
services in the field of veterinary medicine (recognition and treatment of sick animals,
prevention of occurrence and spread of diseases, health protection and animal welfare and
providing food safety), aware that by their own example, work and advice they can contribute
to raising awareness of owners and animal breeders of the need for health protection and
animal welfare, producing of healthy and safe food of animal origin as well as of environmental
protection, at the same time ready for continual professional development and learning
throughout the whole working career.
The learning objectives are ensured by evaluation process that is obtained by
Commission for evaluation at the end of each semester. Evaluation form is provided by
University of Belgrade. Commission analyzes results and presents them to the Teaching and
Research Council for adaption. Thereafter results are presented at site of Faculty. If the learning
objective is not achieved, based on evaluation results, critical points are determined and
corrective measures are taken.
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
Describe how the Faculty collects the data required to ensure students are
equipped with these Day-one skills (evidence of learning)
Necessary skills of graduates of veterinary medicine according to day-one skills are
implemented in individual subjects’ programs, and their achievements checked through preexam and exam forms of assessment for each subject individually. Also, students for each
subject obtain an evidence card which contains clearly specified skills covered by the subject
program including day-one skills, so the teachers in the course of teaching process with their
signature verify that certain skill is mastered and the students can take the exam only with the
evidence card confirming that they had achievement all the designated commitments. Clinical
work is verified through standardized personal clinical diary in which each student describes and
analyzes each clinical case attended, under teacher's supervision. At this point Faculty is
constructing a unified system of medical documentation which will be interlinked to students’
diaries (this activity is the part of the ongoing TEMPUS project JPCR-540227-2013).
5.1.2 THE TEACHING ENVIRONMENT
 Describe the available staff development facilities, particularly in relation to teaching
University in Belgrade periodically organizes workshops and seminars in the field of
pedagogy and teaching methodology for teachers from all faculties within the University, and
the Faculty itself organizes periodical courses and workshops mainly for young teachers and
associates, too. The University also organizes special Master’s Degree studies in the field of
pedagogy and teaching methodology for young teachers, however, such a program is not yet
mandatory for all young teachers, although there is an initiative.
In recent years an increasing number of young teachers have been involved in the
exchange with other faculties, through various international programs (such as TEMPUS,
ERASMUS, CEPPUS, etc.), or in cooperation with other faculties, what to a great extent
contributes to their professional development, both concerning pedagogical – methodological
and scientific aspect. Great majority of teachers and associates are involved in scientific
research within national and international projects, and the teachers and associates in clinical
subjects are also involved in expert work. The condition for appointment and promotion of
teachers and associates is that they have adequate scientific and professional competences.
 Describe the available systems for rewarding teaching excellence (e.g., accelerated
promotion, prizes, etc.).
Exclusively the teacher who has PhD thesis in corresponding scientific field can be
appointed to teaching position, while teaching associate can be a PhD student or any person
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who has PhD thesis. Pedagogical work of teachers and teaching associates is currently being
evaluated only within the students evaluation of teaching – that is, the students once a year fill
in a questionnaire in which they evaluate the teaching quality and each teacher and teaching
associate, for each subject individually. This evaluation is a prerequisite for further promotion.
 Describe other measures taken to improve the quality of teaching and learning
opportunities
The Commission for improving the quality of teaching twice a year holds meetings with
subject teachers and students, mainly by grouped by academic years, at which they analyze
reports on teaching, collected remarks by teachers and associates, information about exam pass
and success, results of students evaluation of teaching, possible objections by the employer,
veterinary chamber, professional organizations etc. The Commission informs the Dean of the
Faculty and Teaching and Scientific Council about their conclusions, and if necessary, they take
appropriate measures.
5.1.3 THE EXAMINATION SYSTEM
 Describe the evaluation system of the Faculty, in particular:
o Is there a central examination policy for the Faculty as whole? If yes, by whom is it
decided?
Law on Higher Education from 2005 and Statute of the University of Belgrade specify the
rules of study as well as assessment methods, which are afterwards adopted by the Faculty and
implemented into its Regulations.
o Are there special periods (without teaching) during the year for examinations?
Exams are taken at the end of classes and fulfillment of pre-exam requirements. After
the fall semester, students can take the exams for the first time in January-February exam
period (from 20th January to 15th February, during winter vacation) and for the second time in
April exam period (last week of April, during the teaching period). With the end of the spring
semester, students can take the exams in June exam period (from 1st to 30th June), September
exam period (after the summer vacation, from 1st to 20th September) and finally in October
exam period (from 20th September to 1st October). Additional exam period for students who
lack one exam is from 1st to 10th October.
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 What form(s) of examination are used (written papers, multiple-choice questions, oral,
practical, clinical examination, continuous assessment etc.).
By continual evaluation for each subject, students can achieve maximum of 100 points
(91-100 points provides the highest grade 10, and 51-60 minimum passing grade 6). Throughout
pre-exam assessment, students can achieve minimum 30 and maximum 70 points (at the final
exam they can achieve minimum 30 points). In all the cases there is a written part of the exam
(multiple-choice questions), in combination with an oral exam in some first year subjects, and in
combination with oral and/or practical exam in later years. Practical exam in clinical subjects is
taken on animals – clinical cases.
 Is use made of external examiners?
At the undergraduate level of studies there are no external examiners, neither from
other faculties nor from abroad. Licensed veterinarians are responsible for monitoring students
during extramural practice and they provide a descriptive opinion about a student – not a
numerical evaluation. Exception is for public defense of doctoral dissertation where at least one
examiner is from other faculty or from abroad.
 How many retakes of an examination are allowed?
Students can take the same exam maximum 6 times in 6 exam periods – until the
beginning of the next school year. Students who do not pass the exam in the compulsory
subjects until the beginning of the next school year, re-enters and attends the same subject.
Students who do not pass the exam in the elective subjects until the beginning of the next
school year, re-enters and attends the same subject in accordance with the Study Program.
 Do students have to pass the examination within a certain time?
Students are obligated to pass the examination for certain exam before they enroll in
next academic year. If not, they have to re-enroll the same subject they did not pass.
The list of students who take exams is notified in public at the beginning of the exam
period with designated terms for each part of the exam separately. Written part of the exam
comes first and the time for solving the test depends on the number of questions (for multiplechoice questions it usually takes 1-2 minutes per question). Practical exam is taken after passing
the written part and timing is different depending on the subject – clinical exam is usually taken
in field and it sometimes takes a day. Oral exam is taken after passing the written and/or
practical part of the exam.
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 Do students have to pass an examination before they can start other courses?
Some subjects can be enrolled only under the condition that some specified subjects
have already been passed: e.g. clinical subjects in 4th year can be enrolled only after passing the
exams in general and special pathology, pathophysiology and pharmacology with toxicology in
third year.
5.1.4 EVALUATION OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
 Describe the method(s) used to assess the quality of teaching and learning in the
Faculty
The control of teaching quality is a part of the National system for providing quality.
Monitoring of quality of teaching is conducted by the standing Commission for Ensuring and
Improving Quality (CEIQ), acting through its sub commissions in charge of monitoring and
improvement of undergraduate and postgraduate study programs, continuous education,
professional ethics and animal welfare. Each of these sub commissions organizes and conducts
various surveys of its domain which are a part of the system of self-evaluation. The Commission
each year organizes various types of surveying students, teachers, employers and National
Employment Service representatives, as well as meetings by years of study attended by both
teachers and students representatives. It also analyzes the results of students evaluation of the
teaching process and consequently informs the Dean and Teaching and Scientific Council of the
Faculty about its conclusions.
Students in each subject after the completion of the course fill in an anonymous survey
and evaluate the quality of classes and individual teachers. The survey is standardized by the
University and, apart from the defined questions; it provides a possibility for making other
remarks that might be of importance. Continuous positive feedback expressed in the survey is
one of the conditions for a teacher’s progression into higher professional ranks.
Assessing the quality of the teaching is a component of the job description of the
relevant officials and professional entities of the Faculty the Vice Dean, Dean, Teaching and
Research Council, the heads and councils of the department, course teachers and the Student
Office. At the end of the year, the course teachers submit a report to the Dean pertaining to the
classes held and, on that occasion, assess the success of the completed classes, as well as the
success of the students in the activities preceding the final exam. Each month, the Student
Office submits a report to the Dean and Vice Deans with statistical evidence on the exit
numbers and success of students on the final exams. Based on the reports of the Commission
for securing the improvement of quality of subjects’ teachers and Students’ service, the Dean
decides about potentially undertaking corrective measures.
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 Indicate whether the evaluation is a Faculty procedure, or one set up by individual
departments, by students or by individuals.
It is a Faculty procedure. Evaluation system is strictly regulated by the law and respective
University regulations. The questionnaire is defined by University. Nevertheless, Faculty may
add some specific questions. Fulfilled self-evaluation questionnaires are presented to the
Teaching and Research Council. If necessary, corrective measurements are undertaken.
 Indicate the use of external evaluators
The Faculty yearly reports to the University on the number of students enrolled, success
in the exams and other statistical parameters necessary to produce summary reports, which are
subjects of serious discussions in the Senate of the University. The Faculty furthermore submits
an annual report on the teaching and research work to the University.
The most important external evaluation is the National accreditation which is performed
in a cycle of five years – the Faculty every five years to the National Council for Higher Education
Accreditation Commission submits a report on self-evaluation of study programs and the Faculty
in general, including all the necessary documentation proving the fulfillment of standards, and
after receiving positive reviews and evaluation of external three-member sub commission that
visits the Faculty, a decision on accreditation is made.
External evaluation includes also evaluations of certified laboratories at the Faculty, as
well as external evaluation of the Faculty as a scientific research base.
 Describe the role of students in the evaluation of teaching and teachers
Students are involved in all aspects of quality control, and they exercise their right and
interest through the Student Vice Dean and Student Parliament. Students take an active part in
work of Teaching and Research Council and the Faculty Council, in commissions for providing
and improvement of quality as well as in adoption of study programs, etc. Student Parliament
discusses students’ objections on teaching quality and teachers themselves, and through the
Dean and Teaching and Research Council proposes measures to eliminate shortcomings.
Student Vice Dean regularly informs the Vice Dean for Education and the Dean about comments
and suggestions.
Student representatives are included in the work of the University student organizations.
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 Describe the follow-up given to the evaluation
After the analysis of the questionnaires and calculating the average scores, a report is
submitted to the Teaching and Research Council of the Faculty and each teacher obtains a
report with personal evaluation and the subject evaluation.
In the case of negative review on a subject or a teacher, the Dean takes some corrective
measures to eliminate shortcomings.
The report on student evaluation of teaching is available to the public – the summary
report can be seen on the website, and questionnaires in the Faculty archives.
5.1.5 STUDENT WELFARE
 Describe any measures taken to protect students from zoonozes (e.g. rabies) and
physical hazards
Students are informed about risk of zoonoze while attending respective subjects.
Practical exercises involve special precautions, both in clinical work with animals and in work
with hazardous materials in laboratories. Some 5th year students are vaccinated against rabies
on a voluntary basis. All students are insured against injury during classes.
Within laboratories, there are visible signs of procedures that are necessary to be
undertaken in the case of hazard. At clinical work at Faculty, students are obligated to wear
protective clothing. On the farms, students respect all zootechnic procedures determined by
Farm owner.
 Describe the facilities (not related to the teaching program) which the establishment
provides to the students
Student organizations: Student Parliament, Centre for scientific research with students,
IVSA Belgrade, student magazine HIRON editorial staff, sports club and hunting and Kennel
section have their own offices equipped with computers, but if there is a need, they can also use
some other premises at the Faculty as well as vehicles. Student organizations work is financially
supported by the Faculty. Those organizations can also use the premises of the ECMAB for their
activities and cooperation with other faculties.
Besides the offices, students have at their disposal separate classroom with access to
several computers.
Students have access to a large reading room with 33 seats for 24 hours a day, and they
can use a library with professional literature and 30 seats for reading and studying.
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Within the Faculty there is a student restaurant where they can have breakfast and
lunch at discount prices as well as café where they can spend a break between classes.
 Describe the guidance offered by the Faculty (or its parent institution) for students with
problems (social problems, study problems) as well as for future career development or
job selection
Through the Student Parliament and Student Vice Dean, or at the request of students
the Faculty, in justified cases, makes some concessions, i.e.– exempts from payment of tuition
fees or approves subsequent payment, approves moving the date of the exam or transferring
from one group to another, etc. Most frequent are the concessions to financially disadvantaged
students concerning exemption from payment of tuition fees or transferring from one group to
another.
The Faculty is involved in the work of University Center for Career Development through
which students can contact potential employers or organizations where they can do their
internship.
5.2
COMMENTS
 Please give general comment about the quality of the teaching program under the
above headings
There are certain discrepancies between the National Standards for faculty accreditation
and EAEVE standards: national standards insist on larger share of lectures and elective courses.
Despite the desire to emphasize the practical teaching, compromise had to be made.
Clinical teaching is an even bigger consideration – the Faculty is located in the centre of
the town, the clinics do not have enough spatial and financial capacities to accept and provide
care for large animals. Some of the equipment is still out of date, although in recent years great
efforts were made to solve the problem. Insufficient hospitalization capacities at FVMB are
supplemented by relying on teaching bases outside the Faculty.
To fully achieve practical/clinical teaching in small groups FVMB would require additional
engagement of interims and more technicians, which generates a constant struggle over
additional finances.
The Faculty publishes the complete set of quality textbooks on Serbian language, which
are being used at other veterinary faculties in the region as well.
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The number of terms for taking exams is too high, so students look upon them rather
light-headedly. Since this is regulated under the University’s rules, the Faculty has limited
possibilities to intervene.
5.3.
SUGESTIONS
It is the absolute must to replace most of the classical "timetable-based" clinical teaching
with full "clinical rotation" system1). Also the number of theoretical classes can be additionally
reduced. Teachers should be more actively encouraged to improve their professional and
pedagogical skills1). System of medical documentation should be more centralized and fully
integrated with the record of students' work1). In the future spatial layout of the FVMB premises
should provide for the minimum of large animals’ acceptance on stationary treatment and
isolation. The equipment for diagnosing and treating animal diseases should be modernized in
order to demonstrate to students the modern approach to treating animals diseases 1). Teaching
quality monitoring system must be improved.
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included under the ongoing TEMPUS project
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FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT
6.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
6.1.1
PREMISES IN GENERAL
 Please give a general description of the site(s) and buildings occupied by the Faculty
and include a map.
Picture No.1: Description of buildings and localization of Departments at Bulevar Oslobođenja 18
Source: GoogleMaps
1. Central Building: Department of Anatomy, Department of Biology, Department of Economics and
Statistics, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Department of Physiology and Biochemistry,
Department of Food Hygiene and Technology, Department of Histology and Embryology, Department of
Animal Nutrition and Botany, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Parasitology,
Department of Pathology, Department of Pathophysiology, Department of Animal Breeding, Department
of Forensic Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Hygiene. 2. Department of Infectious Diseases of
Animals and Bees. 3. Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases.
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Picture No.2: Description of buildings and localization of Departments at Bulevar Oslobođenja 18
Source: GoogleMaps
4. Department of General Education, 5. Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination,
6. Department of Ruminants and Swine Diseases, 7.Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene,
8. Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology.
6.2
PREMISES USED FOR CLINICS AND HOSPITALIZATION
 The information to be entered in Table 6.1 is the number of animals that can be
accommodated, not the number of animals used. Certain premises may be used to
accommodate different species of animals. If so, the same premises should be entered
only once.
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Table 6.1: Places available for hospitalization and animals to be accommodated
Animal species
Places available for
hospitalization and
accommodation of animals
Facilities for isolation
*(Department of Infectious
Diseases of Animals and
Bees)
Cattle
Horses
Small ruminants
Pigs
Dogs
Cats
Other (poultry)
Other (No. of hives with
bees)
Other
Farm animals and horses
Small animals
Other (poultry facilities)
Number of places
2011
2012
2013
18
18
18
9
9
9
12
12
12
3
3
3
15
15
15
7
7
7
1
1
2
object- object- objects100
100
200
birds
birds
birds
26
26
26
41
5
1
41
5
1
41
5
1
*Places are available in facilities for isolation, but out of use
6.3
PREMISES FOR ANIMALS
 Give a description of the facilities for rearing and maintaining normal animals for
teaching purposes.
Animal breeding facilities are located within various Clinics at the FVMB. The Clinic for
Ruminants and Swine Diseases and the Clinic for Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial
Insemination have common facility with places for cattle or horse, pigs and small ruminant
accommodation. Within the object, only one cow of Holstein-Friesian breed, being used for
teaching purposes for subject General Clinical Diagnostics (6th semester) is accommodated.
Other facilities have been out of use for years. The Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and
Wild Animal Diseases has objects for dog, cats, poultry and horses accommodation (with fenced
yard). One room is intended for exotic animal species, but there are no cages for the animals.
For teaching purposes, the Department has one to two dogs, one cat and two horses, out of
which one is of Hilfiger breed and the other is half-blood race. The horses are owned by the
Faculty, and are being used for teaching purposes within the subject General Clinical Diagnostics
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in the 6th semester. The Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology has places for
accommodation of dogs and cats. The Department has no animals for teaching purposes. At the
Department of Infectious Diseases of Animals and Bees, there are 4 separate animal isolation
units. However, the objects have not been in function for years. Within the Department there is
a newly built safe waste disposal object which is still non-operational.
 If the Faculty has no farm of its own, please explain in the SER the practical
arrangements made for teaching such subjects as animal husbandry, herd health, and
the techniques of handling production animals.
The FVMB has no farm but has contract with Agricultural Corporation - "PKB
Corporation", promoting it into Faculty’s teaching base. In possession of this cooperation are
bovine, ovine and swine farms. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, within the "PKB Corporation" as
a Faculty’s teaching base, has the facility to accommodate students who may participate in day
and night duty on bovine and sheep farms. This facility, with the total of 60 m2, is organized as
follows: hallway for changing clothes, room for accommodation of students, room for
accommodation of teachers, room for education and consultation and room for storage of
equipment, supplies, medicines and consumables.
6.4
PREMISES USED FOR THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND SUPERVISED TEACHING
 The same room should not be entered under two or more headings, even if it is used,
for example, for both practical and supervised work.
Table 6.2: Premises for clinical work and student training
Animal species
Small animals
Premises
Number of
premises for
consultation,
examinations
2011
2012
2013
6 total
6 total
6 total
2 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
2 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
2 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
3 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
3 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
3 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
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Number of
surgical theaters
Horses and
production
animals
Number of rooms
for examination
Number of
surgical theaters
Insemination
Insemination
Insemination
7 total
7 total
7 total
3 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
3 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
3 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
2 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
2 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
2 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
4 total
4 total
4 total
1 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
1 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
1 – Clinic for
Surgery,
Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
2 –Clinic for
Equine, Small
Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal
Diseases
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
1 – Clinic for
Reproduction,
Fertility and
Artificial
Insemination
1 at surgical
ward*
1 at surgical
ward*
1 at surgical
ward*
* There is a room intended for surgical theater for big animals, but due to the lack of equipment
(hooks, surgical table etc.) it is not used for that purpose but as a lecture/practicing hall.
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Table 6.3: Premises for lecturing
Lecture hall
No.1
No.2
No.3
Number of
seats
59
96
97
Number of seats in lecture halls
No.4 No.5 No.6 No.7 No.8
120
80
119
60
90
No.9
No.10
No.11
No.12
60
30
100
365
Total number of seats in halls 1276
Table 6.4: Objects for team work (number of premises that can be used for team work under
supervision)
Room
No. 2
No. 4
No. 9
No. 13
No. 14
Number of seats
27
15
20
10
15
Table 6.5: Objects for practical work (number of laboratories for student practical work)
Laboratory
Number of
seats
No
1
52
No
3
29
No
4
30
No
5
32
And
13 seats
with
comput
ers
(biostati
stics)
No
6
20
seats
(small
practic
ing
room)
36
seats
(large
practic
ing
room)
No
7
20
No
9
40
seats
(large
practi
cing
room)
32
seats
(small
practi
cing
room)
62
No
11
26
No
13
50
No
14
40
No
15
36
(chemis
try)
No
16
35
(seats
upper
room)
16
(biophy
sics)
36
(seats
down
room)
No
17
64seats
(large
practicing
room,)
16 seats
(small
practicing
room)
Total
number of
seats in
laboratories
52
29
30
45
56
40
72
26
50
40
52
71
80
Legends for tables 6.3; 6.4 and 6.5:
No 1: Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology
No 2: Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination
No 3: Department of Infectious Diseases of Animals and Bees
No 4: Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases
No 5: Department of Animal Nutrition and Botany, Department of Economics and Statistics,
Department of Animal Breeding, Department of Animal Hygiene.
No 6: Department of Food Hygiene and Technology
No 7: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Department of Parasitology
No 8: Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
No 9: Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Department of Pathophysiology
No 10: Central Library
No 11: Department of Pathology
No 12: Large Amphitheater
No 13: Department of Ruminants and Swine Diseases
No 14: Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene
No. 15: Department of General Education (chemistry and biophysics)
No 16 Department of anatomy
No 17 Department of Histology and Embryology, Department of Biology
Note: Some of the rooms serve as lecture rooms and rooms for practical work as well
 Please give a brief description of health and safety measures in place in the premises
for practical work and in the laboratories to which undergraduate students have
access.
At clinics where practical work is carried out with patients (dogs, cats, horses, birds and
other small companion animals), all the employees are vaccinated against rabies, but it does not
apply to students. Students are required to wear protective clothes (white coat) at practical as
well as at clinical work. Upon arriving at first clinical practical training, the students are
introduced into basic safety measures that have to be implemented while working with animals.
Special measures are implemented in the application of specific medications such as cytostatics,
where it is of great importance to preserve them in a proper way and to prepare those using
protective gloves and masks. During student work in endoscopy and laparoscopy halls as well as
urgent interventions in surgical theater, it is required the use of protective gloves, masks, caps
and casing for shoes. Using gloves at practical training is recommended. When practical training
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are performed out of the Faculty, e.g. at farms, students are required to obey all the necessary
safety measures regulated by a contracting party owing the capacities for performing practical.
When it comes to laboratory practice, regular cleaning, disinfection and aeration of working
places is provided. In laboratories, first aid packages are available, and instructions for
hazardous and infectious materials handling are prominently displayed.
6.4.1 DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES AND CLINICAL SUPPORT SERVICES
 Diagnostic laboratories
o Briefly describe the facilities available for clinical diagnostic work
Clinical hematological and biochemical laboratory is situated within the Department of Equine,
Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases. Diagnostic laboratory provides hematological
and biochemical analyses services, urine examination, coprological and cytological analyses, and
determination of coagulation profile, coloring and examination of various cytological
preparations. Hematological analyses are carried out in automatic hematological analyzer,
Abacus junior Vet., Idex procyte DX hematological analyzer and Nikon Kodhen hematological
analyzer. Biochemical analyses are carried out in semi-automatic biochemical analyzer (wet
biochemistry) Vet evolution and Idex blood mixer and Vet test 8008 chemical analyzer. For quick
determination of biochemical parameters from whole blood, serum or plasma it is used
Reflotron plus Roche.
Idex VetLab UA urine analyzer for urine chemical test; Idex Snapshot DX for reading
quick diagnostic tests; semi-automatic analyzer for coagulation profile.
Clinical hematological and biochemical laboratory offers services to third parties (who
take their animals to the Faculty). Both clinical laboratories (hematological and biochemical are
included in the pedagogical activities of subjects for the 3rd, 4th and 5th years of study.
The premises for the Diagnostic laboratory for ruminants are located at the Department of
Ruminants and Swine Diseases, but it is not fully equipped i.e. it is in preparation. Neither
hematological nor biochemical analyses are performed. Within practical part of teaching which
is conducted at farms of PKB corporation, students can get familiar with hematological and
biochemical analyses in the corporation Laboratory, but they are not actively involved in its
work.
Department of Parasitology has Parasitological laboratory in which various parasitological
analyses are carried out (blood examination, examination of feces, and examination of ecto and
endo parasites). Students have the opportunity that, in collaboration with teachers, performs
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coprological examination as well as morphological identification of ecto and endo parasites. For
this laboratory the average annual total is about 500 coprological examinations.
Department of Biology has Laboratory for animal genetics which contains complete equipment
for DNA/RNA analyses, i.e. molecular-genetic diagnostic of all animal species and their
pathogens. Undergraduate students are not involved in its work as a part of their studies. At the
laboratory for animal genetics, 2600 analyses are done per year. The Department has the
following equipment: analytical scale (1), apparatus for artificial multiplication of DNA (1),
microscope (Axiomager, 1), Back home reader V-500 (1), centrifuge (4), distiller (1), horizontal
electrophoresis (1), scanning microscope (1), gradient thermal cycler (1), pipettes (4), laboratory
scale (1), laminar flow chambers (Aura 2000 MAC4, 1), lamp with magnifying glass (1), magnetic
stirrer (2), microscope (15), mini centrifuge (Fastgene, 1), illuminator (1), stereomicroscope (1),
dryer (1), thermo block for micro tubes(1), thermo mixer (1), transiluminator (1), trinocular
microscope (1), UV lamps (3), water bath (1), REAL time PCR (Rotor-Gene Q5plex Platform (1).
Department of Microbiology and Immunology has Bacteriological, serological and virology
laboratory where isolation, cultivation, identification, preservation and preparation of
microorganisms and mediums necessary for the teaching process are performed.
Undergraduate students are not involved in its work as a part of their studies. Department of
microbiology performs about 650 examinations of clinical material on the average per year. The
Department has the following equipment: analytical scale (3), autoclave (3), centrifuge (7),
fluorescence microscope (1), ELISA reader (1), horizontal electrophoresis (1), laboratory scale
(1), laminar flow chamber (1), UV lamp (1), microbiological ventricle (1), microfuge laminar (1),
microscopes (40), mini incubator (1), mini centrifuge (1), Ph meter (2), dry sterilizer (2),
thermostat (7), magnetic stirrer (1), electrophoresis (1), scale (2), small autoclave (1).
Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination has Laboratory for cytology
and microbiology where examination of vaginal smear, determination of hormone
concentration and examining and freezing of bull semen are performed. Students are
introduced to the basic principles of these techniques but they are not actively involved in the
laboratory work. Within the laboratory there are microscopes, heating plates, the device for
determining hormones, incubator, centrifuge, sterilizer, UV lamp, microbiological magnifier and
containers with liquid nitrogen for deep freeze of semen.
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology has a laboratory for testing drugs on isolated
organs. Undergraduate students are not involved in its work as a part of their studies. In some
occasions when they want to be involved in the laboratory work for the purpose of scientific
research, there are 3 student places for in vitro testing of the influence of drugs affecting
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cardiovascular and respiratory system, and skeletal and smooth muscles. The HPLC (Watters) is
used for the purpose of drug testing and research.
Department of Infectious Diseases of Animals and Bees - Undergraduate students are not
actively involved in laboratory work, meanwhile, some practical exercises are conducted within
its premises. A part of practical exercises, relating to the performance of the experiments, is
connected with commercial sources, from where students obtain tissue samples that they, by
different methods, prepare for a diagnostic work. Certainly positive sera and diagnostic kits
according to the thematic unit (e.g. for diagnosis of brucellosis) are acquired from commercial
sources. Students have no contact with infectious material. From commercial sources there are
also obtained animals for practicing the methods of various materials application in order to
perform the biological experiments.
Within the Department of Food Hygiene and Technology there is a Laboratory for
microbiological analysis of milk and meat. Undergraduate students are not actively involved in
the laboratory work. The laboratory contains: refrigerators, scales, stomachers, thermostats, oil
burners and microscopes. Within regular practical exercises on trichinellascopic examination of
meat, students themselves prepare samples in practicing room, and the examining itself is
performed in the laboratory by the method of digestion. At the laboratory the following
equipment is available: 2x analytical scale, 1x digital burette Jencons digitrate (50ml), 1x
apparatus for mineralization Kjeldatherm KB8, 1x SOXTHERM MULTISTAT/SX PC, Sox 414,
Multistat, 6-4, 1x Ph meter, 2x Dryer RO Sutjeska, 1x Microcomputer vision 246071, 1x
Distillation apparatus Vapodest 20, 1x centrifuge CEBO 65, 1x digester.
 Central clinical support services
o Indicate the nature of these services and how they are organized (e.g.
diagnostic imaging, anesthesia, etc.)
Imaging diagnostics can be found at different Departments of the FVMB. At the Department of
Radiology and Radiation Hygiene there is one X-ray machine (Selenos 4 EI Nis), and one scanner
(Siemens/Somatom AR star). At the Faculty there are 3 ultrasound devices, one at the
Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene (Vet Ultrasound Scanner LEO-3900), one at the
Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination (Pie Medical) and one at the
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases (Aloka Pro Sound 5000).
About 1500 patients are examined at the Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial
Insemination per year (average number refers to carnivores and big animals, and includes
patients both in the field and at the Department), as well as about 500 patients at the
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases. All the appliances are
used in teaching, diagnostic and research purposes. About 100 patients (dogs, cats, horses,
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snakes, various birds, turtles) are radiological examined per year. At the Department of
Radiology and Radiation Hygiene ultrasound device is non-operational.
Anesthesiology is an integral part of the Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology, Department of Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination and
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases.
The equipment for anesthesiology in FVMB includes:
 PM 9000 vet, veterinary portable multi parameter patient monitoring, Mindray) which
consists of: capnogram, pulse oximeter, thermometer, ECG, respiratory monitoring and
one Draeger inhalation device with isoflurane vaporizer (in Department of
Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination).
 1x Draeger monitoring (respiratory monitoring), 2x Draeger ventilator (pediatric and
adult bubble),1x monitoring Servomed (ECG),1x Ohmeda 4700 OxyCap (pulse oximeter,
capnogram),1x Ultrasonic doppler low detector Aloha,1x oxygen tent, central gas
supply, but the bottles with oxygen are rented from Messer Tehnogas AD Beograd (in
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases).
Within the Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases there are the
hall for endoscopic diagnostics, besides a surgical table, lamp and Draeger inhalation device,
there is laparoscopic equipment such as: 1x Storz flexible endoscope, 1x Storz flexible
endoscope-gastroscope, 1x Storz flexible bronchoscope,1x rigid telescope, 1x otoscope,Other
equipment in the hall for laparoscopic diagnostics:1x Wolf CO2 (insufflators of carbon dioxide),
1x biopser for laparoscopy, 1x laparoscopic scissors, 1x bipolar laparoscopic forceps, 1x
Diatermia, 2x Trokart Storz, 1x reanimation trolley with the necessary equipment for this
procedure. Average number of endoscopic examinations per year is about 70.
The hall for laparoscopic diagnostics contains a table, inhalation device Sutjeska with
isoflurane vaporizer, oxygen tent, small mobile oxygen bottles, and masks of different sizes for
carnivores, Nellcor pulse oxymeter and ECG, laryngoscopes and tubes of different sizes.
Cardiology and ultrasound diagnostic ward is located within the Department of Equine,
Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases, and in it diagnostic services to patients with
cardiovascular diseases (predominantly carnivores) and ultrasound examinations are carried
out. This ward contains the following equipment: 1x ultrasound device Aloka Pro Sound 5000,
1x ECG device, 1x apparatus for indirect measuring of blood pressure.
Ultrasound ward offers services of abdominal utrasonography as well as ultrasound
guided biopsy. Ultrasound examinations are performed by two professors employed at the
Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases.
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Dermatological clinic is located within the Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry
and Wild Animal Diseases. The average number of patients is approximately 500 per year. One
professor, employed at the Department of Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal
Diseases, and one veterinarian with PhD in the field of allergology employed under a contract,
work at the clinic.
6.4.2 SLAUGHTERHOUSE FACILITIES
 Describe briefly the slaughterhouse facility to which the faculty has access, including
distances from the faculty and the level of activity
A part of practical teaching within the subject Hygiene and technology of food of animal
origin, is carried out at the slaughterhouse for domestic animals (cattle and pigs) “Ambar” and
“Imes”. The slaughterhouse “Ambar” is located in Surcin, 25,1 km far from the Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, and the slaughterhouse “PKB IMES” is located in Padinska Skela, 21 km far
from the Faculty. Slaughter is carried out on a daily basis at both slaughterhouses: at “Ambar”
40-60 pigs and 1-5 cows per day, and at “PKB IMES” about 30 pigs and 5 cows per hour.
6.4.3 FOODSTUFF PROCESSING UNIT
 Describe briefly any access that the Faculty has to foodstuff processing unit
Within a part of practical teaching on Hygiene and technology of food of animal origin,
students visit “PKB IMES” meat industry and A.D.Imlek industry for production and distribution
of milk products (elective field Hygiene and technology of food of animal origin). Those teaching
bases are 21 km far from the Faculty. Students are introduced with the inspection of milk and
milk products, as well as with the very procedure of processing milk into milk products. They are
taught about HACCP system implications, technology of meat processing, distribution of the
products, and veterinary-sanitary control procedures.
6.4.4 WASTE MANAGEMENT
 Briefly describe the systems and equipment used for disposing waste material;
cadavers, carcasses, biological waste of different types, excreta, etc.
Cadavers, organs and biopsied material are packed into PVC bags, treated with
disinfectants and disposed off in refrigerators (0-8°C) or freezer (-18 to -22°C). After the existing
capacities get filled, biological waste disposal is carried out in accordance with the regulations of
the Contract on special services of medical waste disposal (No.4578, dated 30.04.2014.) signed
with JKP “Gradska čistoda” as well as the Contract no. 01-251 dated 09.05.2014., signed with
Veterinary institution “Veterina Beograd”.
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6.5
FUTURE CHANGES
 Outline any proposed changes in the premises that will have a substantial effect on the
Faculty, and indicate the stage to which these have reached
Future plans of the Faculty include the construction of a unified building which will
function as a teaching hospital with 24 hour duty service. Additionally, equipment for Clinics
that will be used as teaching material is purchased trough TEMPUS project. The total value of
ordered equipment is approximately 120.000 Euros.
6.6
COMMENTS
 Comment on the adequacy of the buildings in general for undergraduate teaching
The Faculty premises are spacious enough to offer conditions for practical teaching at a
high level.
 Comment on the adequacy of the equipment in general for undergraduate teaching
The equipment is modern and it offers student adequate studying of methods used for
diagnostics and therapy in veterinary medicine.
 Comment on the maintenance of buildings and equipment
Maintenance of main building is satisfactory due to investments made by City of
Belgrade Faculty by its own during past few years. Facilities for animals need more investment.
Maintenance of the equipment requires significant financial resources. Therefore some of the
clinical equipment is not in use.
6.7
SUGGESTIONS
 If you are unhappy with any situation, please list any improvements you would make
in order of preference
A great improvement would be achieved if the existing objects were better maintained,
and if a teaching hospital with 24 hour student duty service could be built.
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7
ANIMALS AND TEACHING MATERIALS OF ANIMAL ORIGIN
7.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
7.1.1
ANATOMY
 Indicate the materials that are used in practical anatomical training, and how these
are obtained and stored.
Table 7.1.: Materials used in practical anatomical training
Species
Year
Live animals
2011
canine
2012
2013
2011
1
1
1
1
sheep
ruminant
2012
2013
2011
equine
2012
1
sheep
1
1
2013
1
Cadavers
1
sheep
2011
0
other
2012
0
2013
0
3
pigs
3
pigs
3
pigs
*Specimen
140
140
140
360
360
360
160
160
160
140
140
140
Other
e.g. ultrasound
Computer
assisted
teaching
* complete skeletons and fresh or formalin specimens of different body parts and animals are included. Approximately 800
specimens originated from different animals are used in practical anatomical training.
7.1.2
PATHOLOGY
Table 7.2: Number of necropsies over the past 3 years
Species
Food-producing animals:
Equine
Poultry
Rabbits
Coney
Cattle
Small ruminants
Pigs
Sheep
Goats
Number of necropsies
2011
2012
2013*
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
7
5
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
4
8
208
0
0
0
0
1
1
70
Average
1.27
0.33
24.44
Companion
animals/exotic:
Dogs
Cats
Mouse
Turtle
Giraffe
Guinea pig
Chinchilla
Seal
Squirrels
Snakes
Game :
Dear
Bear
119
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
119
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
140
37
0
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
15.26
1.33
* year prior to visitation
Within the Department of Pathology there is a Laboratory subdivided into two units: Unit for
histopathology and immunohistochemistry and Unit for transmissible spongiform
encephalopathies.
 Indicate the nature and extent of any additional sources of material for teaching
necropsies and pathological anatomy, including slaughterhouse material.
Additional source of animal material constitute carcasses autopsied extramurally:
poultry (~300 per year) within practical work in Poultry Diseases and ruminants and pigs (~30
per year) within Ruminant Diseases, Swine Diseases and Mobile Clinic.
7.1.3 ANIMAL PRODUCTION
 Indicate the availability of food-producing animals for the practical teaching of
students
a) at the site of the institution;
Despite the existence of facilities available for hospitalization of 18 large and 12 small ruminants
and 3 pigs (Table 6.1.), the Clinic for farm animal diseases has no appropriate technical and
hygienic conditions to facilitate more than 3 large ruminants. Costs of the production of animal
veterinary medical services do not meet the economic interest of farmers, especially if their
animals need referral to the university clinic. This is becoming an overwhelming financial burden
for the Faculty.
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b) at other sites to which the institution has access;
Faculty made an agreement with an agricultural company “PKB Corporation” which in its
structure has the 4 bovine farms with a total of 22 000 heads (9 000 dairy cows with a total milk
production of 68 million liters), 1 ovine farm with a total of 1 000 heads and 1 swine farm with a
total of 550 productive heads (400 sows and 150 gilts). “PKB Corporation” is also a teaching
base for veterinary students. On these farms fourth and fifth years students have practical
trainings in clinical subjects.
7.1.4 FOOD HYGIENE/PUBLIC HEALTH
 Indicate the availability of farm animals and products of animal origin for the practical
teaching of students in veterinary public health, food hygiene, inspection and
technology.
There are 4 courses that are held in the Department for hygiene and technology of food
of animal origin:

Hygiene of Food of animal origin introduction – In this course students are introduced
to food of animal origin for the first time.

Milk hygiene and technology –in these course students are introduced to dairy animals,
basic physiology of mammary gland, milk composition, milk hygiene and technology.

Meat hygiene and technology- takes place in two slaughterhouses. Students have
practical training to perform ante-mortem and post-mortem inspections.

Control of food of animal origin - takes place in one slaughterhouse. Students have
access to the processing line and have practical training in classification and
categorization of meat and quality.
7.1.5 CONSULTATIONS AND PATIENT FLOW SERVICES
7.1.5.1 CONSULTATION
 State the number of weeks, in the course of the year, during which the clinics are open.
All clinics are open 52 weeks over the year.
 State the number of consultation days each week.
All clinics are open for five consultation days each week with an exception of the Clinic
for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases which is open seven days a week.
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7.1.5.2 PATIENT FLOW
 The number of animals to be stated are for all disciplines combined (medicine, surgery,
reproduction, etc.). In Table 7.3 only animals coming into the Faculty should be
included. Animals studied in practical teaching outside the Faculty should be entered in
the section entitled "Ambulatory Clinic" (Table 7.4).
o The term “consultation” refers to those patients which come in and go out during
daily consultation hours. “Hospitalization” refers to those patients which are
retained at the clinic as “inpatients” after the examination.
Table 7.3.: Number of cases: a) received for consultation, and b) hospitalized in the Faculty
clinics, in the past three years.
Species
2011
Food producing
Bovine
Ovine, caprine
Porcine
Other
farm
animals
Poultry
Rabbits
Equine
Canine
Feline
Other**
* Year prior to evaluation
Companion
animals/exotics
a
1
0
0
0
b
1
0
0
0
Number of cases
2012
a
b
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
0
22
6
0
2
0
0
4
2285 1025 2761
578 361 729
77
0
146
**exotic animals
0
0
2
1403
473
0
Average
a
1
0
1
0
2013*
b
1
0
0
0
30
2
6
1937
464
151
0
0
3
320
141
0
0.29
12.42
2.50
713.94
Note: The Faculty of Veterinary medicine is in the process of harmonizing the medical records,
thus the number of in- and outpatients shown in tables 7.3. is actually higher.
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7.1.6 VEHICLES FOR ANIMAL TRANSPORT
 State the number and nature of the Faculty vehicles that can be used to bring sick
animals to the clinics.
There are no transport trailers available for horses and production animals.
7.1.7 ON-CALL EMERGENCY SERVICE
 Outline what emergency service is available (full-time, 24 h service, ON-CALL or 8-22 h
duty) and discriminate by species.
Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases offers on-call
emergency service for horses as out-patients in the field from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The on-call 24
hours/day emergency service for small animals is being prepared at the Clinic and will be
introduced after the confirmation of the Faculty’s management. For the time of being, the oncall 24 hours/day emergency service works as a pilot project.
The in-house emergency services are available five days a week from 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. at
the Clinic for Surgery, Orthopedics and Ophthalmology, the Clinic for Reproduction, Fertility and
Artificial Insemination and the Clinic for Ruminants and Swine Diseases, as well as seven days a
week from 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the Clinic for small animals and horses.
At present, the conditions for the hospitalization of food producing animals at clinical
facilities at the FVMB are insufficient.
7.1.8 ON-FARM TEACHING AND OUTSIDE PATIENT CARE
On-farm teaching and outside patient care are implemented in the clinical courses at the
4 , 5 and 6th years of study. Fourth and fifth year students have practical trainings at bovine,
ovine and swine farm, being the Faculty’s teaching basis. For the 6th year students clinical
practice on food producing animals is organized through weekly visitations to the commercial
and individual farms. This kind of practical training enables the hands-on procedures on healthy
animals performed by students under the teachers’ supervision.
th
th
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7.1.8.1 AMBULATORY (MOBILE) CLINIC
o The Ambulatory (Mobile) Clinic is defined as a unit which provides the on-call
outside services to farms and other institutions and is generally operated on a
commercial basis.
 State the number of hours of operation per week. Is emergency service provided 24
h/day, 365 days per year? What is the degree of student participation (include duties)?
The Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic is organized through weekly visitations to commercial
and individual farms. Currently, the Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic is operating on non-commercial
basis providing students the possibility for exercising hands-on procedures on animals. Twice a
week for 12-13 weeks during the summer semester the sixth year students practice the handson procedures under the supervision of the members of the Faculty staff. One visitation is
comprised of approximately 3 herd health visitations and a variable number of individual cases
in local practices scheduled throughout each week for next visitation.
The Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic providing veterinary service to owners on a commercial
basis is in its developing phase.
 State the number, the type and the seating capacity of the vehicles used to transport
students working in the ambulatory (mobile) clinic.
Students are transported with two buses – each comprising 30 seats – to the practical
trainings included in clinical courses.
 State the approximate number of sick animals (specify cattle, swine, equine, poultry or
small ruminants, others) seen by the ambulatory clinic per year during the past three
years (Table 7.4).
See Table 7.4a.
 State the average number of visits in a year made by the ambulatory clinic to farms
and other institutions.
Twice a week for 12-13 weeks during one year, i.e. approximately 24-26 visits. There is
still no Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic available for the on-call outside services operated on a
commercial basis.
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Table 7.4.a: Number of cases seen by the Ambulatory (mobile clinics) in the past three years.
Species
Food-producing
animals
cattle
small ruminants
pigs
**other farm animals
Equine
***other
*Year prior to visitation ** poultry *** dogs
Number of cases
2011*
2012
218
196
2013
363
86
171
4
17
26
112
245
0
18
223
134
214
0
15
196
Average
145.25
16.67
148.33
7.1.8.2 OTHER ON-FARM SERVICES AND OUTSIDE TEACHING
o If there is no on-duty Ambulatory (Mobile) clinic, a Faculty may have defined
contracts with farms or other institutions to allow for outside teaching and
patient care. Similarly, a Faculty may provide herd-health services.
 Please indicate if and to what extent this applies to your Faculty. If applicable, please
provide number of patients seen in outside teaching
Due to a limited possibility for students’ involvement in the mobile clinic activities, the
Faculty has defined contracts with farms in order to provide the outside teaching and patient
care. The Faculty has made an agreement with abovementioned Agricultural Corporation – “PKB
Corporation” which in its structure has the bovine, ovine and swine farms with livestock
production of nearly 25.000 heads and milk production of 68 million liters. The fourth and fifth
years students have practical trainings in clinical courses on these farms. Approximately 60
clinical cases of cattle and 120 clinical cases of pigs are being processed by students during the
fourth and fifth year of their studies. NOTE: a medical history for these outpatients is being kept
at farms where the patients are housed. Faculty provides cooperation (consultative or farm
visiting) with numerous poultry farms and private practitioners engaged in the poultry health
care on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. These visits include the practical training for the
fifth year students within the subject “Poultry diseases”.
Part of the clinical practice is held at external sources: the riding club “Aleksa Dundid”
(with 30 horses), Belgrade race track (which is the home of 300 horses), stud farms “Zobnatica”
and “Ljubičevo” (with approximately 150 horses), the Institute “Torlak” (specialized in
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production of tetanus serum, with approximately 70 horses) and at the “Center for mountain
animal breeding - Stara planina” (with approximately 100 horses and 50 donkeys).
Herd health visitations are parts of the practical education and their average number is
36 per year (average of 36 for 3 years).
Table 7.4.b: Number of patients seen in outside teaching in the past three years.
Species
Number of cases
2011
2012
60
60
2013*
60
0
120
0
0
120
0
0
120
162
Equine
141
other ***
0
*Year prior to visitation, **poultry, *** dogs
179
0
204
0
Food-producing
animals
cattle
small ruminants
pigs
other farm
animals**
Average
58.50
174.67
0
7.1.9 OTHER INFORMATION
 Indicate any notable additional outside sources of material for clinical training
purposes, such as animal charities, animals awaiting slaughter, etc. Indicate how the
level of clinical service that is offered by the Faculty (in small companion animals,
equines and production animals) compares with outside practices in terms of facilities,
hours of service, equipment, expertise, responsiveness, etc.
Equine clinical practice: beside the clinical studies and clinical work at the Faculty, a part
of the clinical practice is held at external sources: the riding club “Aleksa Dundid” (with 30
horses), Belgrade race track (which is the home of 300 horses), stud farms “Zobnatica” and
“Ljubicevo” (with approximately 150 horses), the and Institute “Torlak” (specialized in
production of tetanus serum, with approximately 70 horses) and at the “Center for mountain
animal breeding Stara planina” (with approximately 100 horses and 50 donkeys).
At the Veterinary institute Subotica and the Institute “Torlak”, students do practice on
horses used for production of anti-tetanus serum. They are practicing the necessary clinical
procedures such as rectal examinations, catheterization, drug application etc. At the Riding club
“Aleksa Dundid” and at the Belgrade racetrack students are involved in the care of injured and
sick horses. In one year, they attend more than 70 lameness examinations and examine more
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than 40 colicky horses and horses with various other conditions. Additionally, students make 2
visits to stud farms “Zobnatica” and “Ljubicevo” (which have more than 100 horses) where they
get information about the breeding and farm management. In “Center for mountain animal
breeding Stara planina” during two week summer camp, students perform a care of horses and
donkeys and collect samples for the diagnostic and research work. They also implement
preventive measures as it is prescribed by the health care program for these species.
Small animal clinical practice: The Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal
Diseases and Clinic for Reproduction, Fertility and Artificial Insemination uses straw animal
shelter Belgrade as an external source for training purposes.
Theriogenology/Reproduction practice: The main additional external source for material for
clinical training in theriogenology is the dairy farm within the Agricultural Corporation - “PKB
Corporation”. This farm has around 9.000 dairy cattle. Students have the opportunity to
perform examinations (pregnancy detection and cows with fertility problems), perform
gynecological examinations (vaginal and rectal exam) and artificial insemination (intrauterine
trans-cervical insemination).
Ruminant and swine clinical practice: For the purpose of clinical training, animals from the
abovementioned dairy and pig farms with whom Faculty have contracts are used.
Poultry clinical practice: For the clinical training purpose, material delivered from poultry farms
(dead birds for clinical pathology) is used.
 Provide an indication in percentage terms of the proportion of cases that are primary
(i.e. first opinion), and referrals (provide a breakdown by species, if helpful). If the
Faculty has a particular aim or policy as regards this mix, describe it.
At the Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases 70% of the
admitted cases are the first opinion cases. The Clinic for Ruminants and Swine Diseases has no
appropriate conditions to facilitate more than three animals. Costs of the animal production
veterinary medical services are often exceeding the economic capacities of farmers, especially if
their animals need referral at the Faculty clinic. This is becoming an overwhelming financial
burden for the Faculty.
 Indicate what areas of clinical specialization are covered, and the extent of the
coverage (for example, a veterinarian with a particular specialization may see patients
in the clinic for one day a week, three afternoons, etc.).
Specialist in dermatology comes twice a week at the Clinic for Equine, Small Animals,
Poultry and Wilde Animals Diseases.
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 Indicate the relationship the Faculty has with outside practitioners (in small companion
animals, equines and production animals) in terms of matters such as referral work,
providing diagnostic or advisory services for private practitioners, practitioners
participating in teaching, holiday or 'seeing practice' work for students, feedback on
the level of clinical training. Describe (if applicable) any other relationships with
outside organizations that are routinely used to provide students with training (in
particular practical training) in other clinical subjects (e.g. pathology work, interaction
with state veterinary work).
In equine clinical practice, cases are referred to the Faculty from private practitioners if the case
requires higher level of medical services or if the diagnostics/treatment is time and labor
consuming. Advisory services are available and offered to private practitioners to assist patients
with a variety of clinical problems.
The Clinic for Ruminants and Swine Diseases is predominantly a referral clinic, orientated
towards internal and surgical clinical cases. During working hours, an advisory service and the
second opinion service is offered to private field veterinarians (from all over Serbia) with the
possibility of farm or animal visits to assist with diagnostic expertise (clinical expertise, biological
material sampling for laboratory analyses) and preparation of a treatment plan. Students are
involved in farm visits on a voluntary basis. External organizations assist the Faculty in the
externship program, as described in this document.
Poultry clinical practice: Faculty provides technical and scientific cooperation with the regional
Veterinary Institutes, where the reference laboratories for certain diseases are established
(“The Scientific Veterinary Specialist Institute Belgrade” for Salmonellosis, “The Veterinary
Specialist Institute Kraljevo” for avian influenza, etc,). Faculty provides cooperation (consultative
or farm visiting) with numerous poultry farms on the territory of the Republic of Serbia. The part
of practical training for the fifth year students within the subject “Poultry diseases” is organized
on these farms. The Faculty also cooperates with private practitioners engaged in the poultry
health care.
At the Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal Diseases we receive referred
patients and we provide diagnostic laboratory services to private practitioners.
 Provide an outline of the administrative system(s) used for the patients, e.g. in terms of
how case records are kept, how data are retrieved, whether systems are centralized,
etc.
Medical records with included owner/agent personal information, each animal
identification specifics and case histories for patients treated at the Faculty clinics are kept in
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the form of medical record books. Each Faculty clinic has an individual medical record book, i.e.
the system is not centralized. In addition to medical record books, medical records are kept as a
hard copy and electronically at the Clinic for Equine, Small Animal, Poultry and Wild Animal
Diseases for each case and include owner/agent personal information, animal identification,
specifics and case histories. All clinical aspects of the case history are recorded, as well as client
communications if necessary.
At the Clinic for Ruminants and Swine Diseases and the Clinic for Reproduction, Fertility
and Artificial Insemination medical history for outpatients (primarily food producing animals on
commercial and individual farms) is being kept at farms where the patients are housed.
Keeping electronic medical records in the form of central data base is in developing
phase.
7.1.10 RATIOS
 See the section 'Main Indicators' in Annex Ia for the figures needed for calculating
ratios. Give the figures for numerators and denominators. The ratios should then be
expressed by taking the numerator as 1.
Table 7.5.: Animals available for clinical training (in the clinics of the Faculty or seen through the
out-patient's clinic) as ratio to the number of students in last full year of clinical training
Denominator
R 11
0.002
R 12
1.126
R 13
0.279
R 14
0.019
R 15
0.097
R 16
5.534
80
R 17
0.345
a) see Annex Ia, 2.2b; 1) Table 7.3, average; 2) Table 7.4, average;
3) where applicable use or add information provided in chapter 7.1.8.2;
4) see 7.1.8.1
Table 7.6.: Animals available for necropsy
R 18
Denominator
0.009
R 19
0.284
R 20
5.534
a) see Annex Ia, 2.2b; 1) Table 7.3, average; 2) Table 7.4, average;
3) where applicable use or add information provided in chapter 7.1.8.2;
4) see 7.1.8.1
7.1.11 OTHER SPECIES
 Indicate how the Faculty deals with fish and other food producing species
Fish and bees
Fish farming in Serbia is orientated mainly towards production of carp and rainbow trout
and is carried out on organized and modern fish farms. The subject “Fish Diseases” at FVMB is
aimed to teach students the morphology and physiology of fish, environmental conditions in
open waters and fishponds for intensive production, basic knowledge of the locally occurring
diseases, its prompt diagnostics and treatment. To present students with specific principals of
fish farming, students can visit two large fish farms in the vicinity of Belgrade (20 - 50 km).
Beekeeping is quite developed activity in Serbia. At the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in
Belgrade the first year and the third year students receive theoretical knowledge and practical
skills in the field of breeding and care of honey bees and honey bee pathology. The viral,
bacterial, microsporidial and ectoparasitic infections are being diagnosed and treated by the
Faculty staff. For the diagnostic purpose, along with the clinical examination, bee samples
undergo the molecular testing. In addition, the Faculty is involved in national and international
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projects with regards to establishment and improvement of beekeeping practice in Serbia. Also,
the Faculty is engaged in the honey bee diseases prevention and eradication program.
Wildlife populations
The first year and the fifth students receive information concerning breeding and health
care of wild animals and wild animal diseases, respectively. During these courses, the students
become acquainted with the knowledge of different species of game in Serbia, their pathology
and infective diseases, health problems of game and diseases specific for wild species, problems
of cohabitation with domestic animals, occurrence of diseases and their role in nature and
preventive measures based on ecological grounds. They also acquire knowledge about hunting
legislation, hunting management and organization, breeding technology, immobilization and
manipulation of wild animals, transport and quarantine. For the time being, students are
engaged only in educational visits to hunting areas and nature reserves, with no implication in
treatment.
7.2
COMMENTS
 Comment on local conditions or circumstances that might influence the ratios in tables
7.5 and 7.6.
The economic transition in Serbia in a past 10 years led to a graduate decrease of
incomes in agricultural sector. This is reflected in the reduction of the number of food producing
animals, which directly affected the number of observed large animals at the Faculty clinics. It
has been increasingly difficult for the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine to attract and retain
production animal clinical cases in the faculty clinics; The cost of veterinary service of food
producing animals increases significantly when driven to the Faculty facilities and modern
production animal husbandry does not tolerate a high cost veterinary services if the animal is
not of exquisite value. Therefore, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is trying to compensate the
lack of inpatients (R 11) by offering clinical consultations and treatment outside the Faculty
facilities.
Further development of the Ambulatory (Mobile) Clinic would significantly increase the
number of outpatients and provide the opportunity for students’ greater involvement in the
field work.
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7.3
SUGGESTIONS
 If the denominators in tables 7.5 and 7.6 for your Faculty are not meeting the range as
indicated in Annex I, Supplement A, what can be done to improve these ratios?
The number of food producing in- and outpatients does not meet the level set up for the
number of students graduating annually at the Faculty of Veterinary medicine. Large number of
practicing veterinarians compared to total number of animal patients limits the prizes of
veterinary services and therefore the income not only for practitioner but the Faculty as well.
The Faculty is putting a great effort in order to provide teaching materials for students, and that
is becoming a financial burden. Therefore, some kind of subvention by the government is
needed in order to improve the animal production clinical services and related students’
activities. New sources of income are needed to support this Faculty dedication to create
competent veterinarians.
A subvention from the government which would partially subsidies the costs related to
students’ activities in the animal production clinical services should be considered.
For the purpose of providing opportunities for students’ engagement in the fieldwork,
the Faculty is striving toward intensive cooperation with private sector (commercial bovine,
poultry and swine farms, individual farms, stables, etc.) and public institutions (Veterinary
institutes and the Veterinary Inspection). Cooperation needs to be defined under the signed
contracts.
In order to improve the medical recordkeeping, the Faculty clinics are in the process of
replacement of the medical record books with the electronic and hard copies of individual
medical records. We are working on the connection of all clinics through the establishment of
the central database where information regarding each patient should be traceable.
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8
LIBRARY AND LEARNING RESOURCES
8.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
8.1.1
LIBRARY AND OTHER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
 Give a general description of the library/libraries at the Faculty/university that are
available to students. Indicate how the library/libraries are managed (e.g. library
committee).
The library of the FVMB is an academic and archival library. Its content covers field of
veterinary medicine, as well as related areas, such as zoology, biochemistry, environmental
sciences etc. The library obtains books, periodicals, conference papers, doctoral theses and
provides online access to scientific papers. It is the only library in Belgrade that covers field of
veterinary medicine. Users of our library are graduate and postgraduate students, veterinarians
and staff members of the FVMB and veterinarians from other institutions in Serbia.
Membership is free of charge, but the books are allowed to be used only in the reading-room in
the library. Library work is supervised by Library council that includes 4 persons (4 teachers and
2 librarians).
 For each major library at the Faculty, please provide the following information, either
in narrative or tabular form.
Main library
Is this specific to the veterinary training
establishment?
Is this common to two or more establishments?
Full time equivalents of part time employees
Number of full-time employees
Number of journals received each year as hard
copies
Numbers of full access electronic journals
Availabilities for on-line literature search
Availability of textbooks
Number of student reading places
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Yes, it has specific library materials
No
2
12
13 publishers/over 35000 issues of 50 journals
in full text of different scientific fields
including veterinary medicine
Yes
Yes
30
Library opening hours
during term-time
during vacations
Indicate how the facilities are used by students
Weekdays
8-18 h
8-14 h
~ 5000 visits in 2013
Subsidiary libraries of the Faculty
 Please describe the subsidiary (e.g. Departmental) libraries of the Faculty, and
arrangements for student access.
Each Department or Clinic has its own library.
 Indicate whether the main library holds a list of individual books from the subsidiary
libraries.
List of Departments' books is recorded and processed in the main library.
 Describe any other information services and how are they are supported and how
student access is regulated
Library is a member of the Academic Library of Serbia for the acquisition of electronic
sources (KoBSON: Serbian Library Consortium for Coordinated Acquisition). Consortium
provides access to a number of scientific journals in full text, e-books and databases of abstracts
and citations.
8.2
COMMENTS
 Please comment on the adequacy of the books and accessible journals, of the opening
hours and of the provision of reading spaces and support personnel.
Students have access to all contents in library and the reading space is adequate for the
students. In the reading-room there are seven computers which students can use for learning
purposes. The personnel are well trained and willing to assist the users of the library.
 Please comment on the Faculty’s provision of IT -facilities and the approach to selflearning, and on further developments in this area
Substantial finances have been invested in the technological improvement of the FVMB
IT facilities, i.e. number of up-to-date computers for teachers and students' lecture and selflearning facilities, fast Internet access to large number of relevant databases and
scientific/teaching sources, presenting and video-conference capacities, etc. On the side of
hardware facilities, FVMB is currently improving the number of wireless access points and
increase in number of physical addresses. However, it was financially unfeasible to employ
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proper IT professionals on a permanent basis. For that purpose Faculty is using external
operators on a contractual basis, or knowledgeable, but amateur teachers, which proves to be
insufficient, specially regarding the organization, maintenance and update of the Faculty Webpage.
8.3
SUGGESTIONS
There should be increased the number of textbooks in the filed of all subjects of veterinary
medicine to meet the needs of student.
One of objectives should be possibility to enable students to borrow book from the library, not
only to use them at the premises.
The library opening hours should be extended to enable student access to literature and online
sources, as well as computing places possibilities throughout the day.
Implementation of Library software for the database in order to facilitate easier search and use
of the literature fund.
Library premises are placed on the second flour, if there is possibility it should be placed on the
ground flour.
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9
STUDENT ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT
9.1
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
9.1.1
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT NUMBERS
 Table 9.1 asks for numbers of undergraduate students in the veterinary training
institution. This means students enrolled for undergraduate training and paying the
corresponding tuition fees (if applicable), except for those students who do not
participate in the teaching offered. Some veterinary curricula require students to
successfully complete all courses presented in an academic year before they can start
the subjects in the following year. In other establishments students have to complete
all the subjects in the curriculum before graduating, but can do so in a more flexible
way. In the latter instance, it may be difficult perhaps impossible to place some of the
students in a specific year of the program.
If this is so, table 9.1 may: Be omitted, or be an approximate figure, or be calculated by
reference to the course of the year that corresponds to the largest number of subjects
taken.
In any case, please indicate the minimum number of years (MNY) allowed to
successfully completing the curriculum.
MNY (minimum number of years): At the FVMB studies last 5 years (old curriculum) or 6 years
(new curriculum, since 2008). All students have the possibility to retain their student’s status
during the period that is two times longer than MNY is (10 years for old and 12 years for new
curriculum). Student’s status may be additionally extended for period of idle status. Moreover,
study period can be prolonged for two semesters maximum if the number of remained ECTS
credits is 15 or less.
Table 9.1.: Undergraduate student composition in year prior to consultative visitation
(20012/2013)
Total number of undergraduate students
Total number of male students
Total number of female students
Foreign students
from EU countries
from non-EU countries
87
MNY
1016
642
374
1
0
1
>MNY
1235
788
447
1
1
0
9.1.2 STUDENT ADMISSION
 State the minimum admission requirements.
To the study of veterinary medicine at the FVM Belgrade, candidates may apply for
admission if they have graduated from a grammar school or some professional four-year
secondary school (veterinary, agriculture, chemistry, medicine, dentistry and pharmacy). All
candidates take an entrance exam in biology and chemistry. An additional exam can be taken
from Latin if it was not taught in high school. 
 Indicate whether there is a limit to the number of students admitted each year.
The number of the students enrolled to the first year of studies at FVMB is limited to 150
government-funded students and 6 self-finance students on the basis of entrance examination
results. In the later years of study, the number of students can be increased up to 20%
compared to the previous year if accepted by competent authority (Faculty Council).
 Describe how the number of government-funded student places is determined.
The number of the students enrolled to the first year of studies at FVMB is defined by
Accreditation certificate for the study program. According to this certificate, this number is
limited to 150 government-funded students and 6 self-finance students. The rank list is formed
on the basis of success at the entrance exam (60 points maximum), and success obtained in the
secondary school (40 points maximum). In order to acquire status of the government-funded
student, candidate must have minimum of 51 points (100 maximum). Minimal number of points
for self-finance students is 30. Number of students in the first year of study enrolled on other
bases may be increased up to 10%.
 Describe any circumstances under which extra students may be admitted to the
undergraduate veterinary course.
The number of students enrolled in the first year may be increased up to 10% for various
reasons. Candidates who finished another faculty and those who dropped out of the FVMB and
want to continue their studies or are transferred to newer curriculum by force of law, are not
included in the total number of students who enrolled according to accreditation and do not
take an entrance exam. Citizens of Serbia who have completed secondary school abroad (up to
2%) and candidates from the program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "World in Serbia" also
are not included in the total number of students who enrolled according to accreditation, but
they take an entrance exam.

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 Outline any changes foreseen in the number of students admitted annually. If
applicable, describe how the Faculty plans to adjust to these changes.
During the year, a certain number of students abandon their studies so the number of
applicants received for various reasons, which exceeds the number determined by the national
accreditation, is compensated in this manner.
 Table 9.2 asks for the numbers of undergraduate students admitted to the Faculty over
the last five years. Apart from the ‘standard’ intake, the Faculty may also be taking in
students as transfers from other courses, privately funded students, etc. Please
indicate any supplementary intake of this kind in the last column of the table.
Table 9.2.: Intake of veterinary students in the past five years
Year
number
applying for
admission
number admitted
other entry
‘standard’
1
mode
Intake
(describe) 2
2009 – 2010
2010 – 2011
2011 – 2012
2012 – 2013
2013 - 2014 *
177
197
179
174
198
147
155
160
170
181
0
0
1**
1**
0
Average
185
163
1
1
The “standard intake” represents the number of the enrolled students in the last five years that is
limited to 156 applicants.
2
Additionally, the faculty is allowed to enroll up to 10% of students on different bases.
* year prior to consultative visitation
** Candidates admitted to the first year of studies within the framework of the Government program
„The world in Serbia“
9.1.3 STUDENT FLOW

 Table 9.3A establishes to what extent students make progress in their studies. To this
end, we look at the students who were admitted initially and which year they have
reached after the MNY (see page 63) has elapsed.
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Table 9.3.A: Student flow for the generation 2009-2010
Number of students present after admitted year
MNY
1st year1
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
5th year
6th year
2009 - 2010
2010 -2011
2011 – 2012
2012 -2013
2013 – 2014
flow
147
124
89
74
67
84,35%
71,77%
83,15%
90,54%
number of undergraduate veterinary
students
1
The firs generation of students enrolled at accredited study program
Table 9.3.B: Distribution and total number of undergraduate veterinary students for the study
year 2013-2014
Number of students admitted
1st year
2nd year
3rd year
4th year
5th year
6th year
MNY
>6th year
number of undergraduate veterinary
students
90
Number of
additionally
admitted students
193
205
233
222
159
0
2
0
1
0
220
0
1235
3
Table 9.4.: Number of students graduating annually over the past five years:
N
N–1
N–2
N–3
N–4*
Year
Number graduating
2008 – 2009
2009 -2010
2010 – 2011
2011 – 2012
2012 - 2013
134
177
130
138
111
average
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*Year prior to consultative visitation
Table 9.5.A: Average duration of studies (distribution of students in years) in 2012 – 2013*
Duration of attendance (in years)
years 0
5 years
years 1
6 years
years 2
7 years
years 3
8 years
years 4
9 years
years 5
10 years
years >
>10 years
number
3
53
7
0
0
14
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*Year prior to consultative visitation
Table 9.5 B: Average duration of studies (in years) in the past 5 years
Study year
2008-2009
2009-2010
2010-2011
2001-2012
2012-2013
Average duration of studies (in years)
10,57
9,44
10,42
10,43
9,42

 Describe the requirements (in terms of completing subjects and examinations) for
progression to a subsequent year of the course.
Every school year, at the beginning of semester, student chooses subjects from a study
program but only those for which he acquired a preconditions according to the study program.
In order to speed up faster graduation, successful students may be allowed to choose subjects
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giving in final score more than 60 ECTS but not above limit of 90. Student can enroll the higher
year of study according to the University Statute roles and in line with study program, when he
acquires possibility to choose minimum of 37 ECTS envisaged for that year. Exception can be
made only if the total score of ECTS for the rest of the study program is less than 37. Student
that did not fulfill the proposed obligations in previous year, can continue studies in such way to
enroll again study obligations that he did not fulfill under the circumstances and in a way
determined by Faculty Council. However, students are permitted to enroll in the next academic
year if the sum of missing ECTS credits from previous year and ECTS credits of subjects from the
next year does not exceed 90. This should be confirmed by Faculty Council for each study year.
 Describe the academic circumstances under which the Faculty would oblige students to
leave the course.
Student leaves the University losing student status if does not complete the study
within:
a) ten school years - if the study program lasts five academic years
b) twelve school year - if the study program lasts six school years.
9.2
COMMENTS
 Comment on the standard of the students starting the course.
Enrollment to the first year of the undergraduate and postgraduate academic studies is
conducted on the basis of a contest by which number of students, enrollment requirements,
criteria to determine the order of candidates, procedure of contest enforcement, tuition fee,
etc., are regulated. Admission to the first year of study is permissible for candidates with four
years secondary education as follows: high-school, secondary veterinary school, secondary
agricultural and technical school, secondary school of chemical engineering, secondary medical
school, secondary dental school, and secondary pharmaceutical school. All candidates take the
entrance exam in chemistry and biology. Foreign citizens enter the Study program under the
same conditions, with prior test in Serbian language.
Average mark of candidates in the high school, who pass a qualifying examination in
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for admission to the first class of study was: in school year
2013/2014, 4.08; 2012/2013, 4.10, and in 2011/2012, 4.11 (notice: marks in high school range
from 1 to 5; 5 is the excellent mark, while 1 indicates a falling). These data shows that students
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enrolled in the Veterinary Medicine Program are good students, usually from the upper third of
the generation in secondary school.
 Comment on the ability of the Faculty to satisfactorily decide on the number of
students it can accept.
The Faculty can suggest to the government of Republic of Serbia the limitation of
student places, however, the number of study places is closely related to the financing system.
The Government of the Republic of Serbia makes a final decision about the number of students
who will be enrolled in the first year of study. We believe that in the present situation
(regarding staff, premises and labor market requirements) the upper limit of the students has
been reached.
 Comments on the factors that determine the number of students admitted.
Two groups of factors determine the number of admitted students. The first group
includes the capacity that the Faculty has, and the second group is the market requirements for
the doctors of veterinary medicine. On this basis, the number of 156 students is the maximum
that Faculty at this time can enroll in the first year.
 Comment on the adequacy of the facilities and teaching program to train the existing
number of students.
There is enough space in the lecture rooms and students laboratories for 150 students in
the each year of study. Preclinical courses are conducted in groups of 12 students, while clinical
work is performed in groups of 6 students. Problems occur in a clinical classes where is
necessary to provide a sufficient number of patients and the individual work of students.
 Comment on the progress made by students in their studies, and the Faculty's ability to
ensure that satisfactory progress is maintained.
Student progress is assessed through regular exams and also in accordance with the
capacity for independent clinical work. For this reason, direct constant contact with teaching
staff is necessary, as well as improving the conditions of clinical work.
 Comment on the percentage of students that will eventually graduate.
In the last academic year (2012/2013), a total of 111 students graduated (the New and
the old curriculum together). This means that graduates about 74% of the students enrolled in
the first year.
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9.3
SUGGESTIONS
 If you are not satisfied with the situation, please state in order of importance any
suggestions that you may have concerning this Chapter. If you feel unhappy about:
o the number of students admitted
The number of students should be reduced to a maximum of 100 of them in the 1st year.
o the drop-out percentage and reasons , if known
In the school year 2012/2013, a total of 30 students dropped out, while in 2011/2012, 31
students left Faculty. Reasons are unknown.
o The average duration of the studies;
The average duration of the study that goes over 9.5 years is too long. However, from
Table 9.5B it is evident that things did not significantly change in the past 5 years.
o Other aspects.
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10
ACADEMIC AND SUPPORT STAFF
10.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
 Definitions:
For definitions, also see the section “Main indicators” in Annex I.
Budgeted and non-budgeted posts: a distinction is drawn between:

posts that are allocated to the Faculty and financed by the university or ministry
responsible for the Faculty. These posts can be regarded as more or less permanent.
They are termed "budgeted posts”.

posts that depend upon finance, in addition to the allocation of budgeted posts from
public money. These posts can fluctuate in number. They are termed “non-budgeted
posts”.
Full-time equivalents (FTE): Posts can be occupied full-time or part-time. The number given
should correspond to a total of full-time equivalents (FTE). For instance, ten full-time posts plus
two part-time posts at 50% plus one part-time post at 80% should be given as a total of 11.8
FTE.
VS versus NVS academic personnel: A distinction has to be made between teaching staff
holding the degree of veterinary surgeon (VS) and non-veterinary surgeon (NVS) teaching staff.
Teaching staff: It is an understood fact that “teaching” staff will also do research.
Research staff: This category includes academic personnel whose main task is to do research
work, even though they may from time to time participate in undergraduate teaching.
Support staff: This includes all posts, regardless of the work undertaken; secretaries,
administrators, technicians, animal caretakers, cleaners, etc.
Interns, residents, doctoral (Ph.D.) students are not included in the staff numbers unless they
perform regular, paid, teaching activities for at least 20% of their workload. If you find that the
distinctions made between different groups of staff do not fit your situation, make the best
distribution you can of your personnel between the headings we use. Add an explanatory note if
you wish.
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Table 10.1: Personnel in the establishment provided for veterinary training
Budgeted posts
(FTE)
VS
NVS
90.60 9.00
25.00 1.00
115.6 10.00
0
4.66
0.20
1. Academic staff
Teaching staff (total FTE)
Assistant (total FTE)
Academic staff (total FTE)
Non-budgeted
posts (FTE)
VS
NVS
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
Total
(FTE)
VS
90.6
25.00
115.6
0
23.30
NVS
9.00
1.00
10.00
Research staff (total FTE)
18.64 0.80
1.0
Others (please specify) (FTE)
Total research FTE
4.66
0.20
18.64 0.80
23.30 1.0
Total FTE (VS + NVS)
130.46
19.44
149.9
FTE providing last year’s teaching
129.46
19.44
148.9
2. Support staff
a) Responsible for the care and
6.00
0.00
6.00
treatment of animals
b) Responsible
for
the
32.00
0.00
32.00
preparations of practical and
clinical teaching
c) Responsible for administration,
2.00
0.00
2.00
general services, maintenance,
etc.
d) Engaged in research work
e) Others (cleaners)
33.00
0.00
33.00
Total support staff
73.00
0.00
73.00
3. Total staff
203.46
19.44
222.9

 In Table 10.2, supply information on the allocation of personnel to the various
departments. The technical term ‘Departments’ refers to the component academic units
of the Veterinary Faculty and may have another name (e.g. ‘Institute’). The titles of the
academic staff grades in the table may differ from country to country, and should be
modified to suit your particular situation.
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Table 10.2: Allocation of academic (veterinary surgeon and non -veterinary surgeon) teaching staff – expressed as FTE – and support staff to
the various departments
Support staff
(see table 10.1)
Academic teaching staff
Department name
Department of Anatomy
Full professor
VS
3
NVS
Associate
professor
VS
NVS
Assistant
professor
VS
NVS
1
2
1
Assistant
VS
2
Department of Biology
Department of Equine, Small animal, Poultry and
Wild animal diseases
Department of Ruminants and Swine Diseases
7
1
Department of Economics and Statistics
1
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
3
1
1
1
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry
2
3
2
1
Department of Food Hygiene and Technology
Department of Surgery, Orthopedics and
Ophthalmology
Department of Histology and Embryology
4
3
1
2
2
2
1
Department of Animal Nutrition and Botany
1
Department of Microbiology and Immunology
1
3
NVS
1
6
1
1
3
1
1
0.3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
4
8
7
1
4
1
2
3
1
1
4
3
1
Admin. (c)
1
8
2
Animal
Carers
(a)
3
2
1
Department of Parasitology
VS
Technical
(b+d+e)
3
1
Department of General Education
NVS
Other
1
2
1
1
1
5
2
1
2
4
2
2
4
1
3
1
3
1
Department of Pathology
2
Department of Pathophysiology
Department of Reproduction, Fertility and
Artificial Insemination
Department of Radiology and Radiation Hygiene
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Department of Animal Breeding
1
2
1
Department of Forensic Veterinary Medicine
1
1
1
Department of Infectious Diseases of Animals and
2
2
1
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1
2
5
4
1
Bees
Department of Animal Hygiene
3
1.3
1
1

 Ratios: From the above data please delineate the following ratios
Table 10.3: Ratios students/staff
Denominator
R1:
9.466
R2:
6.070
R3:
10.683
R4:
0.960
R5:
0.560
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1
 Outline how the allocation of staff to the Faculty is determined.
The allocation of staff to the Faculty is determined by the Regulations for systematization
of work places approved by the Faculty Council and depends on the teaching, research and
other programs performed by the Faculty that represents the basis of financing.
 Outline how the allocation of staff to the departments (or other units) within the
Faculty is determined.
Allocation of the staff to the departments and other units within the Faculty is conducted
according to the appropriate legal acts (Statute of the Faculty and Regulations for
systematization of work places adopted and approved by the relevant university and faculty
body).
 Indicate whether there are difficulties in recruiting or retaining staff.
There are no great difficulties in recruiting or retaining staff. That is usually related with
the financial situation and appropriate legal acts for employment.
 Describe (if appropriate) any relevant trends or changes in staff levels or the ability to
fill vacancies over the past decade.
Number of employees at the Faculty is defined with number of admitted students (and
total number of students), and it does not fluctuate significantly, except in situations when a lot
of professors get retired and new staff is recruited (“generation change“) as it was in recent
years.
 Indicate whether it is easy to employ additional staff using service income (e.g. from
revenues from clinical or diagnostic work).
In some units service income enable employment of additional staff in accordance with
the requirements for clinic and diagnostic analysis.
 Describe the regulations governing outside work, including consultation and private
practice, by staff working at the establishment.
Outside work, including private practice is not permitted because of competitive
stipulations. The Dean has to issue special permission in case of consultative work and other
specific engagements.
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 Describe the possibilities and financial provisions for the academic staff to:
o attend scientific meetings;
o go on sabbatical leave.
Researchers among academic staff have possibility to apply for financial support to cover
expenses of participation in scientific meetings. These resources are provided by the Ministry of
Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia. There is also the
possibility of financing through research projects or through various forms of clearly defined,
special purpose sponsorships. Teachers are allowed to go on sabbatical leave for the purpose
for professional improvement, family reason and providing capital teaching or scientific text
materials.
10.2
COMMENTS 
 Comment on the numbers of personnel in the various categories.
The number of personnel in the various categories is limited by Regulations for
systematization of work places and it depends on the work load (hours of teaching, hours of
practice, number of students, demands of the educational program etc.) Regarding the
demands of the educational program of veterinary medicine, the maximum number of students
in a group for practical teaching is, in some teaching subjects, considered too high. There is no
sufficient number of internal specialists and veterinary technicians that should be employed at
Faculty Clinics. 
 Comment on the salary levels, especially those of academic staff in relation to the level
of income in the private sector.
The salary of the academic staff is regulated by the appropriate legal acts and the
incomes are mostly equal in relation to the private sector but are 30 to 50 % lower than salaries
of academics in the region.
 Comment on the ease or difficulty of recruiting and retaining personnel.
Recruiting is possible only when a work place becomes vacant (retirement, resignation).
Young people express great interest for recruiting at the University of Belgrade because of
enthusiasm and the foreseen perspective of an academic career despite relatively low initial
salaries. The great possibilities for the engagement are given by the Ministry of Education,
Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia through full time employment
of young researchers through scientific projects.
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 Comment on the percentage of veterinarians in the academic staff.
The academic staff is mainly comprised of doctors of veterinary medicine. The proportion
between veterinary academic staff and non-veterinary academic staff is considered good and
suitable from the professional point of view (Table 10.3).
10.3
SUGGESTIONS
The problem of high number of students in groups for practical teaching could be solved
by hiring an increased number of new doctors of veterinary medicine at the faculty clinics.
These doctors could be involved in practical work on clinical courses, student practice and
internships. This could be achieved by full time employment of young DVMs through the
scientific projects funded by Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of
the Republic of Serbia, as it is approved and defined in the Projects Contracts. More specialists
for internal medicine are required on Clinics. It would be useful to include practitioners to
educate students on extramural practice. Those veterinarians should be certificated by Faculty.
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11
CONTINUING EDUCATION
11.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
 Please describe the role of the Faculty in providing continuing education.
In 2013, 29 seminars concerning continuing education of veterinarians involving 3590
registered participants were organized. These meetings were represented by special courses,
workshops and symposia, lasting between 1 and 4 days, but mainly 1 to 2 days. Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine University of Belgrade organized or cooperated in the organization of these
meetings and the professors and lecturers from the Faculty were invited to participate in these
meetings or to chair scientific and professional sessions. Centre for Permanent (life-long)
Learning at the FVMB was established in 2006.
Table 11.1.: Seminars executed in 2013 (8 seminars with 1367 participants in total) organized or
co-organized by the Faculty with professors and lecturers involved
No. Date
No.
Title of seminar
participants
XXXIV Seminar for the knowledge innovation of
1.
February 08, 2013
2.
February 22, 2013
3.
April 30, 2013
4.
May 08-11, 2013
3rd International – 15th Serbian Epizootiology days 104
5.
May 23-26, 2013
24th DDD Symposium – One world one health
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6.
May 24-26, 2013
Clinica veterinaria 2013
123
veterinarians
Knowledge innovation in DDD
Rigid endoscopy and arthroscopy, Laparoscopic
ovariectomy in female dogs
441
180
14
Opportunities and perspectives for conservation
7.
June 08, 2013
and sustainable breeding of indigenous breeds of
cattle, sheep, goats, horses and donkeys in
20
mountain areas
8.
September
of
12-15, 24th Symposium of veterinarians of Serbia
2013
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410
These meetings include subjects in the field of animal husbandry, health protection of
different animal species, nutrition of different animals, actual problematic and novelties in
veterinary practice etc. Credits collected by participation in these courses, workshops and
symposia are considered by Veterinary Chambers of Serbia as a pre-requisite for the issue of a
concession or license.
The Professional Sections from the Veterinary Chamber of Serbia and Serbian Veterinary
Society also organize various continuing education programs or lectures each year in which the
staff of the Faculty participates.
Table 11.2.: Seminars executed in 2013 (21 seminars with 2223 participants in total) in which
professors and lecturers from the Faculty were involved
No.
Date
Title of seminar
Programmed education for approved
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
Reduction of toxic effects of aflatoxin
veterinarians
World Veterinary Day celebration meeting
1.
March 21, 2013
2.
April 05, 2013
3.
April 06, 2013
4.
April 11, 2013
5.
April 13, 2013
6.
April 27, 2013
May 31- June 02,
Health care, selection and reproduction of pigs
2013
Epileptic seizures and epilepsy in dogs and cats
June 08, 2013
- differential diagnosis and therapy
Clinical aspects of immunosuppression in
June 12, 2013
poultry
June 14, 2013
veterinarians
June 15, 2013
veterinarians
June 22, 2013
veterinarians
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
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No. of
participants
95
45
46
136
118
398
223
65
54
180
75
88
13.
June 22, 2013
14.
June 29, 2013
15.
July 20, 2013
16.
October 05, 2013
17.
October 19, 2013
18.
October 26, 2013
19.
October 28, 2013
20.
November 02, 2013
21.
November 23, 2013
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
veterinarians
30
47
91
77
200
69
84
68
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11.2 COMMENTS
 Comment on the quality of the continuing education programs in which the Faculty is
involved.
FVMB had significant role in organization of scientific and professional conferences and in
quality selection of popular subjects in which professors and lecturers from the Faculty actively
participated.
 Comment on the degree of participation of veterinarians in the continuing education
programs in which the Faculty is involved.
Selection of popular subjects and modern presentation approach within interactive
workshops results in increased interest of participants.
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11.3. SUGGESTIONS
Even though the cooperation with the Veterinary Administration of the Republic of
Serbia, the Veterinary Chamber and Serbian Veterinary Society in the field of continuing
education is good and in progress, we must achieve still better cooperation with all the
mentioned organizations regarding the definition of the educational needs of their members,
the education areas and other required details that will enable the preparation and execution of
programs with increased quality and interest.
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12
POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION
 This heading covers all further training leading to a diploma - special postgraduate
studies, PhD courses, research training programs, and national or European College
specialized qualifications. Please provide details of all postgraduate training
opportunities in tabular form under “Factual Information”.
12.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
Postgraduate studies at the FVMB were performed on two levels until 2006. Those are
specialist studies in the duration of 2 years (4 semesters) and postgraduate MA studies in the
duration of 2 years (4 semesters) with a degree of Master of Science. Starting from school year
2006/2007, in accordance with the Bologna Declaration, the doctoral (PhD) studies in the
duration of 3 years were introduced, while the study program of the specialist academic studies
in the duration of 1 year was introduced in school year 2009/2010. Postgraduate MA studies –
the degree of Master of Science – were abolished in 2006, and the deadline for performing the
defense of the MA studies was October 2013. In accordance with the legal regulations of the
Republic of Serbia, holders of the title magistrate (master) of science were entitled to perform
defense of their PhD thesis without enrolling in the PhD studies until October 2015.
Specialist academic studies are second degree studies of higher education. The study
program of specialist academic studies is based on the ECTS. The Faculty organizes specialist
academic studies within a single veterinary medicine academic specialization study program,
lasting 1 year (2 semesters 60 ECTS. After finishing the specialist academic studies in veterinary
medicine, students obtain a degree Doctor of veterinary medicine - specialist. The annual
enrollment quota is 40 students, on the principle of self-financing. The basic problem of
specialist academic studies is the duration – 2 semesters, what is sometimes insufficient, but the
problem is overcome through the program of continual education lasting one year.
The other type of postgraduate studies at the FVMB is doctoral (PhD) academic studies
based on the ECTS as a part of the unique program lasting 3years (6 semesters, 180 ECTS).
Students, who have completed their undergraduate studies with at least 300 ECTS and general
average mark above 8, can be enrolled to PhD academic studies. Students who complete PhD
academic studies and successfully perform the defense of their PhD paper acquire the title of
Doctor of Medical Science – Veterinary Medicine (Dr Sci. med). The Ministry of Education,
Science and Technological Development enabled a number of PhD students to be actively
involved in research projects as stipendiaries. In the project period that started in 2011, first
researchers out of PhD students were included in 2012, and the leaders of the projects were
extra stimulated for that work. Such an involvement of PhD students is useful in many aspects.
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Young researchers are additionally stimulated for research work because through it they
complete their doctoral studies, but also this facilitate their employment at the Faculty, for in
this way their motivation, quality, commitment and achieved results can be assessed. Before
introduced into projects, some of PhD students with high average grades had received
scholarships by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the
Republic of Serbia. PhD students are especially encouraged to publish their papers in
international journals, because in that way they objectively verify the results of their work.
12.1.1 CLINICAL SPECIALTY TRAINING (INTERNS AND RESIDENTS)
Table 12.1.1: Clinical specialization
N/A
 Indicate any programs that are certified by the European Board of Veterinary.
N/A
12.1.2 RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAMMES
Table 12.2: Number of student researchers involved in various programs.
Degree
Full-time
Part-time
Duration
PhD students
12
24
DAS FVM – 3 years
Other degrees1)
 Indicate whether students involved in this training receive a grant or a salary.
Most of the PhD student receive state grants
12.2 COMMENTS
 Comment on the number of postgraduate diplomas/titles awarded annually.
Due to the fact that not all the students finish postgraduate studies in term, the annual
number of postgraduate diploma is adequate.
 Comment on the percentage of veterinarians participating in postgraduate research
training programs.
Most of training programs of postgraduate research is held by veterinarians
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12.3
SUGGESTIONS
It is of vital interest to find other ways of providing scholarships and paying PhD students
through involvement of the private sector to a reasonable extent.
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13
RESEARCH

 The details requested under this heading relate only to research experience offered to
students during their undergraduate training, for example through project work
Students of the FVMB may obtain research experience during their undergraduate
training in several ways. One possibility is their autonomous research, unrelated to any of preexisting research project, designed to fulfill the criteria requested for students’ conferences
(congresses, symposia) or competitions. The other possibility is their involvement in research
within existing national or international scientific projects. There are 35 ongoing scientific
Projects in which students may be involved. These projects cover a broad spectrum of scientific
fields, so the students have a possibility to gain research experience in any domain related to
veterinary medicine. The vast majority of undergraduate students conduct the research within
students’ organization named “Centre for students’ scientific research work” (CNIRS)
established in 2010. The aim of this organization is to promote research activity of
undergraduate students and stimulate transfer of knowledge to clinic practice. For that
purpose, CNIRS establishes collaboration between mentors and undergraduate students,
organizes education courses, provides and disseminates information related to participation in
scientific conferences and submission of papers in journals. As a result, each year more and
more students are interested for both basic and clinic research and under the guidance of
mentors from FVM UB, they perform investigations and publish obtained results on conferences
(congresses, symposia), but also in national scientific journals as well as in HIRON – students’
journal established in 2013 by undergraduate students FVMB. Two competitions for
undergraduate students (“University of Belgrade Competition for the best scientific research
and professional work” and “Alltech Young Scientist Competition) also encourage
undergraduate students for research as they may get a renowned prize. It is important to
emphasize that FVMB founded the “Centre for Mountain Animal Breeding Stara Planina” in
2012 that offers undergraduate students to develop practical skills and broaden knowledge in
land based organic animal production system designed upon traditional extensive animal
breeding of autochthonous breeds/types included in the program of agro biodiversity
conservation. From the opening, undergraduate students are offered to spend a week or two in
“Centre for Mountain Animal Breeding Stara Planina” and perform field investigations related to
health control and conservation of autochthonous animal breeds. Each summer at the Center’s
facilities, FVMB organizes “Summer School for Mountain Animal Breeding” that is opened not
only for students of FVMB, but also for students from Veterinary Universities/Faculties of other
countries. As the Centre provides exceptionally good opportunity for field work, sampling and
collecting the data, many undergraduate students during last years used the opportunity of that
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Centre and published the results of investigations either on conferences or in national journals.
Among 255 scientific publications (113 articles in international SCI journals and 142 papers in
Conference Proceedings) published by the research teams of FVMB in last two year period, the
results of student research work had significant contribution. Finally, introduction of graduate
thesis also enables students to get research experience. The best and most interested students
usually enroll PhD studies. They are offered to apply for a researcher position within ongoing
Projects and many of them (about 20 in recent year) have been employed as teaching assistants
on FVMB. Their further research activity is regulated by the “Program for development of young
researchers and scientists” designed and adopted by FVMB.
13.1
FACTUAL INFORMATION
 Indicate the involvement of undergraduate students in research, including the time
spent, percentage of students involved and outcome required.
The time required for student research is different and depends on the type of research
and experimental design, but at least three months for small-scale autonomous research and
more than six months if they are involved in large-scale research within existing scientific
project. Sampling and field investigations are often carried out within “Centre for Mountain
Animal Breeding Stara Planina”. Depending on the year, about 10% of undergraduate students
are involved in research (independently from the research necessary for graduate thesis). They
are mostly motivated and attracted by CNIRS. In last four years more than 150 students carried
out research investigations and participated on four students’ Congresses and six scientific
Symposia. Most popular is Students' Congress of Biomedical Sciences that attracts more and
more students each year. Beside reports published in conference proceedings, there are papers
that students published in research and/or students’ journals. HIRON is students’ journal
established on the initiative of undergraduate students FVMB in 2013 with the aim to stimulate
students research by offering publishing of students’ papers and to date, three issues have been
published with 15 students’ papers.
13.2
COMMENTS
 Comment on the opportunities for students to participate in active research work.
Students interested to participate in active research work are offered the opportunity to
get research experience within 35 ongoing scientific projects led by professors employed at
FVMB. Students are encouraged to get involved in both basic research and clinical studies.
Veterinary clinics within FVMB offer students to get samples and the data applicable in
veterinary scientific research. The “Centre for Mountain Animal Breeding Stara Planina” offer
students to perform field investigations related to health control and conservation of
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autochthonous animal breeds. Practice related to graduate thesis (introduced in 2004) also offer
students opportunities to acquire research experience. Under the guidance of experienced
mentors with well research background, they may learn methodology of scientific research
(search, selection and reading adequate scientific literature, collecting samples or cases data,
laboratory work, analysis of obtained results, discussion of the results and report/paper
writing).
13.3
SUGGESTIONS
 Will students be given more opportunity to participate in research activities? If so, how
will this be done?
FVMB designed and adopted “Program for development of young researchers and
scientists” where is defined how to motivate students for scientific research. According to that
program, FVMB will establish Fund for the supporting students’ research work that will enable
financial awards for students with best results (published papers in journals), but also covering
expenses of the research stay abroad (in some of renowned Veterinary Universities/Faculties)
for two students per year. More opportunity to participate in research activities will be enabled
by stimulating experienced researches to involve best students in projects they lead and train
them more thoroughly for scientific research.
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