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Higher education reform law to be adopted in line with Bologna process
Belgrade,
25 May 2005
Serbian Minister of Education and Sport Slobodan Vuksanovic assessed today that the participation of the Serbian delegation at the Conference of European Higher Education Ministers in Bergen, which included representatives of the Ministry of Education, student organisations, and the rector of Kragujevac University was exceptionally successful.
Vuksanovic told a press conference that the European higher education ministers confirmed their commitment to coordinating the Bologna process for reforming the field of higher education in Europe by 2010.
He said that the gathering focused on the central role of higher education institutions. Furthermore, as the Minister pointed out, professors and students will be included in the Bologna process, considering that their role in implementing this process is becoming more important now that necessary legal reforms are taking place.
The Minister said that the Law on higher education is the first on the list of laws that need to be adopted urgently and announced that this document will be on the Serbian parliament’s agenda on June 10.
Vuksanovic also spoke about the Law on student organisations at the gathering, adding that representatives from student organisations took part in its creation.
According to him, the text of this document is now at the Ministry of Education and will be entered into procedure by mid-June, and adopted in September or October.
He mentioned that this law is the only one of its kind in Europe, meaning that Serbia will receive additional points in the ministerial conference report at the next meeting to be held in London in 2007.
The conference report, which covers 45 countries of the Bologna process, dedicates several pages to Serbia, awarding only a small number of points to higher education reform, the minister said but underlined that the report encompasses the period going back several years.
Vuksanovic specified that the European education ministers thus officially assessed the implementation process of Bologna standards in Serbia, but that they were acquainted and satisfied with the fact that the adoption of the Law on higher education and student organisation is expected shortly.
However, he pointed out that the work of the University of Novi Sad, which implemented reforms independently, was positively assessed.
The Minister said that this university deserves full support of the Ministry of Education and that funds amounting to 2.5 million dinars were paid to the university to purchase laboratory, computer and other equipment.
He said that the gathering focused on the central role of higher education institutions. Furthermore, as the Minister pointed out, professors and students will be included in the Bologna process, considering that their role in implementing this process is becoming more important now that necessary legal reforms are taking place.
The Minister said that the Law on higher education is the first on the list of laws that need to be adopted urgently and announced that this document will be on the Serbian parliament’s agenda on June 10.
Vuksanovic also spoke about the Law on student organisations at the gathering, adding that representatives from student organisations took part in its creation.
According to him, the text of this document is now at the Ministry of Education and will be entered into procedure by mid-June, and adopted in September or October.
He mentioned that this law is the only one of its kind in Europe, meaning that Serbia will receive additional points in the ministerial conference report at the next meeting to be held in London in 2007.
The conference report, which covers 45 countries of the Bologna process, dedicates several pages to Serbia, awarding only a small number of points to higher education reform, the minister said but underlined that the report encompasses the period going back several years.
Vuksanovic specified that the European education ministers thus officially assessed the implementation process of Bologna standards in Serbia, but that they were acquainted and satisfied with the fact that the adoption of the Law on higher education and student organisation is expected shortly.
However, he pointed out that the work of the University of Novi Sad, which implemented reforms independently, was positively assessed.
The Minister said that this university deserves full support of the Ministry of Education and that funds amounting to 2.5 million dinars were paid to the university to purchase laboratory, computer and other equipment.
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