Croatian Bologna Promoters Team Cro4Bologna Introductory Remarks

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Croatian Bologna Promoters Team(Cro4Bologna)Intr
oductory Remarks

• Aleksa Bjeli
• University of Zagreb
• 14 January 2005.

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Bologna process in Croatia short history

• University of Zagreb was among first signatories
  of Magna Charta Universitatum of European
  Universities (Bologna 1988)
• Croatia signed Bologna declaration in Prague
  2001
• Full legislative support for the implementation
  of BP achieved in July 2003 through new Act on
  Scientific Research and Higher Education

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• Application of the Act postponed during the
  academic year 2003/2004
• - reconsiderations of the text and introduction
  of a number of changes
• Ammended Act July 2004
• Some propositions
• - new study scheme until 2005/2006
• - new system of quality assurance (with the
  foundation of Agency) end of 2004
• full juridical integration of universities
  until the end of 2007.
• full establishment of binary system until 2010.

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• Study programmes
• thorough analyses of the present state and work
  on finding new solutions started at the
  beginning of 2004, but slowed down due to
  uncertainities with the legislation
• Now time pressure see afternoon presentation
• Initial steps towards joint programmes from 2003
  on

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• Issues to be pushed forward
• Student and staff mobility
• National qualification framework
• Recognition of qualifications and degrees
  (ENIC/NARIC office)
• New system of HE budgeting
• Strengthening of the social dimension of HE and
  Bologna scheme
• Strengthening of the European dimension of HE
• More intense Croatian participation in EHEA and
  ERA

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• Necessary prerequisite Systematic
• promotion of essential components an
• aspect of Bologna process on the academic
• level and wider societal level
• National committee for the follow-up of
• Bologna process - established in April 2004.
• First steps
• more systematic participation in international
• events
• more systematic web and media presentations

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• April 2004 application for the 1-year SOCRATES
• TEMPUS (SCM) programme on the establishment
• of National Teams of Bologna Promoters
• End of November 2004 programme approved
• Proper timing - 2005
• Introduction of two tiers system of study
  programmes from fall of 2005
• Croatia starts negotiations for entering into EU
• Last preparations for new lump sum system of
  financing of HE institutions
• National foundation for science and HE starts
  with activities