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Kick-off meeting 3LUC Tempus project
November 8-9, 2006, Zagreb
University of Split Professor Snježana
Knezic Faculty of Civil Engineering and
Architecture
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University of Split

• Founded in 1974
• Consists of 14 faculties and departments
  (natural, technical, biomedical, social, arts,
  and humanities)
• Faculties are still legally independent entities
• to be integrated by the end of 2007.
• About 15 000 students
• with vocational students about 22 000
• New Campus in construction
• 80 000 m² of newly built space (within next
  2-3 years)

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Membership in International Associations

• European University Association (EUA)
• International Association of Universities (IAU)
• Association of Mediterranean Universities (CUM)
• Alps-Adria Rectors Conference (AARC)
• Danube Rectors Conference (DRC)

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University of Split staff and budget

• Teaching staff 734 professors (from assistant
  professor level to full professors),
  together with 160 research and teaching
  assistants
• Administrative staff 370 people
• The total budget at University of Split around
  30 million Euros for 2004. Government funding
  amounted to 70 of this sum, whereas around 30
  of funding was obtained through other means
  (mostly student fees, research and
  professional projects).

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University of Split research

• Research activities are funded mostly through the
  funds of the Croatian Ministry of Science,
  Education and Sports (114 research and 15
  technological projects), while about 30 research
  projects have additional international funding.
• Two independent research institutes
  (Mediterranean Agriculture and Fisheries and
  Oceanography).
• The newly established Mediterranean Institute
  for Life Sciences (MedILS).

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Regional distribution of TEI
Universities Branches of universities Polytechnics
Schools of professional Higher education
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Bologna process implementation at University

• 57 (first cycle) and
• 63 (second cycle) University study programmes,
  as well as
• third cycle is still under the accreditation
  process
• 20 vocational study programmes
• Nearly all study programmes as 32 scheme
• only 10 of them as 41, two as 50, and medicine
  as 60 scheme

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Lifelong learning - background

• 2004. Croatian Government launched strategy for
  education of the adults
• Lifelong Learning is recognised as one of the
  crucial points towards the society of knowledge
• Forthcoming Croatian laws about education of the
  adults and about Lifelong Learning
• The laws emphasise knowledge, skills and
  capabilities regardless the types of learning and
  training, i.e. formal, non-formal and informal
  learning.
• Growing need for National Qualification Network

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Lifelong Learning at the University of Split

• Lifelong Learning educational system is not
  properly recognised.
• Lifelong Learning is only another new buzzword,
  nothing else
• Various types of professional trainings in
  coordination with the professional chambers,
  ministries and legislation.
• Faculty of Maritime
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture
• and others
• Differential programmes for students/adults
  transfer from vocational to university degrees
• Introduction of the LLL in the Universitys
  rulebook for study system

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Recommendations (at national level)

• Imperative to adjust Croatian education system
  to the European systems
• Obtain higher level of education for the
  citizens
• Developing the lifelong learning system and
  making tertiary education more flexible
• Flexibility of the new programmes regarding
  Lifelong Learning
• Building a National Qualification Framework
• Change of the financing model and increasing
  public responsibility for HEI
• Reform of professional/vocational schools
• Integration of the University

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Needs (economy, labour market)

• Capability of an individual to apply his/her
  skills, knowledge and creativity in a dynamic
  labour market
• Education at educational institutions, at work
  or at home by distance learning (e-learning)
• LLL for employed, unemployed, young people who
  stopped their education, working-capable retired
  people
• Education centres for regular students, adults,
  and short programmes for the certifications of
  various professions or certifications of skills
  without formal degrees or programmes
• Increasing the capacity of HEI (lecturers,
  physical capacities)
• Financial support for the professions that are
  deficit on the labour market

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Some of our interests and goals (at the
University)

• To build and develop Lifelong Learning
  educational system
• to recognise all types of LLL at the University
  first step
• to express diverse learning in credits second
  step
• ECTS for Lifelong Learning
• workload and
• learning outcomes
• Develop particular teaching activities within
  LLL at University
• Increase access for learners from professional
  life and other non-traditional learning
  environments.
• Build cooperation with regional labour market

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Lifelong Learning Needs and Expectations
(University of Split)

• 3LUC
• A methodology for building LLL at University
• A set of documents and other materials covering
  principles
• LLL teaching manuals, PowerPoint presentations,
  glossary, guidelines
• Quality management guide for self-assessment of
  LLL
• Documents and other materials for
  uni-administrators dealing with LLL
• Other Law, National Qualification Framework