university–enterprise cooperation

international community, as well as the
more active involvement of the BiH Council
of Ministers in matters of coordination
of higher education. Since the academic
year 2005/2006, at all public Universities
in BiH, the implementation of the first
cycle, in accordance with the Bologna
principles began. The reform of curricula and
their adjustment to double-cyclic system of
studying have been made, and preparations
for the third cycle (PhD studies) have
begun. BiH is on the last place in the field
of science and technology from all the
countries of Southeast Europe. In the last
few years in BiH, the situation is developing in
positive direction, in the terms of creating the
framework for the more active role of science.
4.2.3.1 State Institutions, strategies and
programs
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is a state
composed of two entities: the Republic of
Srpska (RS) and Federation of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (FBiH). Furthermore, FBiH is
administratively divided into ten cantons.
The special administrative unit is the District
of Brcko (DB). In Bosnia and Herzegovina
today, there are 8 public universities,
of which two are in the RS: University of
Banja Luka and the University of East
Sarajevo, and six in the FBiH: University of
Sarajevo, University of Tuzla, University of
Mostar, University Dzemal Bijedic in Mostar,
University of Bihac and the University of
Zenica. At the end of 2008, in BiH, there
were nine private universities (3 in the
FBiH and 6 in RS), and several independent
faculties and high schools (colleges).
Within the public and private Universities in BiH
currently operate 140 faculties, 10 academies, 16
senior high schools, 4 religious faculties and 4
international studies.
Management structure in the education sector
is very complicated in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the BiH Federation the responsibility
for education, including higher education,
belongs to the Federal Ministry of Education
and Science, where each of the ten cantons
has its own Ministry of Education and Science.
In the Republic of Srpska, the responsibility
for education belonged to the Ministry
of Education and Culture of Republic of
Srpska, and scientific research activities to the
Ministry of Science and Technology of Republic
of Srpska. In addition, there is a state-level
Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH - MCP, which
has a Department for Education and the
Department of Science and Culture, whose
role is to coordinate activities in the field of
education at the state level, to coordinate
the plans of government entity bodies and
to define strategies at the international level
in the area of education, science and culture.
Financing, management and organization of
Universities in the RS are based on the Law on
Higher Education of Republic of Srpska.
The Government of Republic of Srpska
adopted the Action Plan of support for the
establishment and development of business
zones in the Republc of Srpska 2009-2013.
The launch of two business zones with fully
built infrastructure and two zones with partially
developed infrastructure is planned.
Last year, Ministry of Civil Affairs of BiH,
adopted Strategic directions of development
of education in Bosnia and Herzegovina with
the implementation plan, 2008 th -2015 th , a
document that gives the main directions
of development of education in Bosnia and
Herzegovina up to the year of 2015. The
Strategy for the development of science
in BiH 2010-2015, a document that gives
strategic guidelines and action plan for the
development of scientific activities in Bosnia
and Herzegovina for the period of 2010 to
2015 is under construction.
The reform at all Universities in BiH has been
undergone, with the aim of becoming the part
of European higher education community.
All public Universities in BiH participate in
projects within the EU funds through the
Tempus, Erasmus Mundus and the Framework
Program for Research and Development (FP6
and FP7). Austrian Development Agency
(ADA Austrian Development Cooperation),
Open Society Fund BiH and the BiH Ministry of
Civil Affairs have supported the establishment
of National contact points system for the EU
Framework Programs in Bosnia-Herzegovina
(NCP FP BiH). NCP FP BiH system consists of a
main office in Sarajevo and regional offices at
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