opening address

CHAIRMANSHIP OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA OF THE
ADRIATIC AND IONIAN INITIATIVE
JUNE 2014 – MAY 2015
ROUND TABLE: INTERUNIVERSITY COOPERATION BETWEEN
THE BALKANS AND EUROPE FOR THE ADRIATIC-IONIAN
MACRO-REGION
SARAJEVO, May 7-8, 2015
promotes cooperation among universities
and research centres mainly through the
implementation of didactic initiatives
(training and post-graduate courses,
research projects…)
is a “network of universities”
established with the purpose to
create a permanent connection
among universities and research
centres in the Adriatic-Ionian region
was born within the
framework of the AdriaticIonian Initiative in year
2000
UNIADRION
The Political Framework
• 2000  Adriatic-Ionian Initiative (8 countries Central Governments)
Origin of UNIADRION and two other Fora (Cities & Chambers of Commerce)
• 2008  A.I.I. (Adriatic & Ionian Initiative) permanent Secretariat in Ancona
• 2013  Medjugorje Agreement between Uniadrion/Cities/Chambers of
Commerce for Integrated Secretariat and Actions
• 2014  Approval of EUSAIR and Action Plan  UNIADRION cited in the Strategy
as best practice of academic cooperation in the area
Uniadrion Organization
Rotating Presidency synchronized with the AdriaticIonian Presidency
2014/2015  Bosnia-Herzegovina
2015/2016  Croatia
Current President:
Rector of
University of Sarajevo
Permanent Secretariat in Ancona (Italy), integrated with
AII and the other Fora Secretariats and coordinated by
Università Politecnica delle Marche (Ancona)
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - PROFILE
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - PROFILE
Its oldest member institutions
Gazi Husrevbey Library, National
Museum of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and Catholic Theology.
The modern university has been reestablished after WW2.
Gazi Husrevbey Library (1537)
National Museum of B&H (1888)
Catholic Theology (1890)
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – FACTS AND FIGURES
FACULTIES 22
ACADEMIES 3
Faculty of Sports and Physical
Education
Faculty of Philosophy
Faculty of Educational Sciences
Faculty of Islamic Sciences
Faculty of Catholic Theology
Faculty of Health Studies
Faculty of Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Dental Medicine with
Clinics
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Agriculture and Food
Sciences
Faculty of Natural Science and
Mathematics
Faculty of Forestry
School of Economics and Business
Faculty of Political Sciences
Faculty of Criminalistics, Criminology
and Security Studies
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Architecture
Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Faculty of Transport and
Communication
Faculty of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Academy of Fine Arts
Academy of Performing Arts
Music Academy
STUDY
PROGRAMMES > 100
STUDY
DEPARTMENTS > 200
ASSOCIATED MEMBER 1
Faculty for Public Administration
INSTITUTES 5
Institute of the Historical Studies
Oriental Institute
Institute for Languages
Institute for Genetic Engineering
and Biotechnology
Institute for Research of Crimes
Against Humanity
UNIVERSITY CENTERS 5
University Tele-Informatic Center
Human Rights Center
Center for Interdisciplinary Studies
Student Center
Academy Culture Center
NATIONAL AND
UNIVERSITY
LIBRARY
GAZI
HUSREVBEY
LIBRARY
NATIONAL
MUSEUM OF
BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
STUDENT
PARLIAMENT
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – 30.624 STUDENTS REGISTERED IN 2014
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – STAFF 2.582 + 824 (Associates)
UNSA INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RESEARCH
NUMBER OF CITATIONS RECEIVED TO PAPERS PUBLISHED BY UNSA RESEARCHERS (SOURCE: WEB OF
SCIENCE, FEB 2015
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO – BOLOGNA POLICY FORUM
2000 - FIRST IMPLEMENTED PROJECT by MODEL 3+2 (SCIENCE)
2003 - FIRST UNSA ENROLLED GENERATION (ARCH)
2005 - FIRST UNSA GENERATION I CIKLUS
2008 - FIRST UNSA GENERATION II CIKLUS
2010 - FIRST UNSA GENERATION III CIKLUS
2012-2014 - NEW PRINCIPLES IN UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE
UNSA INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN RESEARCH
NUMBER OF FOREIGN UNIVERSITIES WORLDWIDE PUBLISHING CO-AUTHORED PAPERS WITH
UNSA RESEARCHERS (SOURCE: WEB OF SCIENCE, FEB 2015)
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - INTERNATIONALISATION
• 103 TEMPUS projects in cooperation with 135
European universities (83 as partner, 16 as
academic coordinator and 4 as grant-holder)
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO - INTERNATIONALISATION
• 38 FP7 projects: participation since 1980,
associated state as of 2009, first FP project
coordinator from B&H
Uniadrion Members (1)
Albania
• Agricultural University of Tirana
• Shkodra University “Luigi Gurakuqi”
• University of Tirana
• Technological University Ismail Qemal
• University of Elbasan "Alexander Xhuvani"
Croatia
• University of Dubrovnik
• University of Rijeka
Bosnia-Herzegovina
• University of Split
• University of Banja Luka
• University of Zadar
• Džemal Bijedić University
• Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik
• University of Mostar
• Inst. for Intern. Relations (Zagreb)
• University of Sarajevo
• Institute of Art History (Zagreb)
• University of Tuzla
FYROM (Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia)
Ss Cyril and Methodius University
Greece
• University of Ioannina
• Ionian University
• University of Patras
Uniadrion Members (2)
Italy
• Università Politecnica delle Marche
• Università di Urbino “Carlo Bò”
• Università di Bologna
• Università del Salento
• Università degli Studi di Teramo
• Università degli Studi di Trieste
• Università degli Studi di Udine
• Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia
Serbia
• University of Arts in Belgrade
• University of Belgrade
• University of Niš
• University of Novi Sad
• Alternative Academic Educational Network
• Università degli Studi di Macerata
• Università degli Studi di Camerino
• Università degli Studi “G. D’Annunzio” – Chieti-Pescara
Slovenia
Montenegro
• University of Maribor
• University of Montenegro
• University of Primorska
• Mediterranean University of Montenegro
• University of Ljubljana
• University of Sarajevo has been active in variety of
international projects and programmes with Uniadrion
members
• The popular ones:
– 13 Tempus projects
– 14 Erasmus Mundus mobility projects
• JoinEU-SEE I-IV & PENTA, Basileus I-V,
Greentech, Sunbeam)
Euroweb & Euroweb+,
– 27 partners from Uniadrion are colaborating among EUA
network
– 12 partners from Uniadrion are colaborating among Danube
Rectors‘ Conference association
– Implementation of the CEEPUS network enabled inter-university
academic mobility exchange
Cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the members
and associated members of Uniadrion
• Albania:
– Agricultural University of Tirana (Tempus,Erasmus Mundus)
– University of Tirana (EUA, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus)
– Technological University Ismail Qemal Vlora
• Bosnia and Herzegovina:
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University of Banja Luka (EUA, EMUNI, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus)
Džemal Bijedić University (EUA, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus)
University of Mostar (EUA, DRC, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus)
University of Tuzla (EUA, DRC, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, Tempus)
University of Sarajevo (EUA, DRC, IUC, GUNI, EMUNI, Erasmus
Mundus, Tempus)
Cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the members
and associated members of Uniadrion
• Croatia:
– University of Dubrovnik (DRC, IUC)
– University of Rijeka (EUA, IUC, bilateral agreement)
– University of Split (EUA, DRC, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, bilateral
agreement)
– University of Zadar (EUA, DRC, IUC, EMUNI, Erasmus Mundus, bilateral
agreement)
– Inter-University Centre Dubrovnik (IUC, EMUNI)
– Institute for International Relations
• Greece:
– University of Ioannina (EUA, Erasmus Mundus)
– Ionian University (EUA)
– University of Patras (EUA, bilateral agreement)
Cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the members
and associated members of Uniadrion
• Italy:
– Università Politecnica delle Marche (EUA, Erasmus Mundus, bilateral
agreement)
– University Carlo Bo of Urbino (EUA)
– University of Bologna (EUA, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, bilateral agreement)
– University del Salento (EUA, IUC, )
– University of Teramo (EUA)
– University of Trieste (EUA, DRC, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, bilateral
agreement)
– University of Udine (EUA, IUC)
– University of Venice Ca’ Foscari (EUA, Erasmus Mundus)
– Università di Macerata (EUA, GUNI, EMUNI, )
– Università di Camerino (EUA)
Cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the members
and associated members of Uniadrion
• Serbia:
– University of Arts in Belgrade (IUC, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus)
– University of Belgrade (DRC, IUC, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, King
Baudouin Foundation, bilateral agreement)
– University of Niš (Tempus, DRC, IUC, Erasmus Mundus, King Baudouin
Foundation, bilateral agreement)
– University of Novi Sad (EUA, DRC, IUC, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, King
Baudouin Foundation, bilateral agreeement)
– Alternative Academic Educational Network
• Montenegro:
– University of Montenegro (EUA, IUC, Tempus, Erasmus Mundus, King
Baudouin Foundation, bilateral agreement)
– Mediterranean University of Montenegro
Cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the members
and associated members of Uniadrion
• Slovenia:
– University of Maribor (EUA, DRC, IUC, EMUNI, Tempus, Erasmus
Mundus, bilateral agreement)
– University of Primorska (EUA, DRC, IUC, EMUNI, Tempus, Erasmus
Mundus, bilateral agreement)
• FYR Macedonia:
– University Ss Cyril and Methodius (EUA, IUC, Erasmus Mundus,
bilateral agreement)
Uniadrion Strategic Objectives
The 3 Missions of Universities
1. Producing new Knowledge = RESEARCH
Common platform
2. Disseminating knowledge = TEACHING
Erasmus Mundus
(SUNBEAM), Erasmus+…
3. Economic exploitation of knowledge
University as an economic partner for the territorial
development
(Collaboration with Forum of the Cities and of the
Chambers of Commerce)
UNIADRION and the EU STRATEGY FOR THE
ADRIATIC AND IONIAN REGION
Art. 1 Uniadrion Statutes
EUSAIR Action Plan
• Protection, Cataloguing and Promotion of
Cultural Heritage
• Blue Growth
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Environmental quality
• Cultural Tourism and Development
• Sustainable tourism
• Economy, Communication, Ports and
Economic Relations
• Connecting the Region
---------• Capacity Building
• Research, innovation and SMEs
development