CURRICULUM AND TEACHER UPDATE AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY, UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO Aida Hodzic
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CURRICULUM AND TEACHER UPDATE
AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY,
UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Aida Hodzic
Veterinary Faculty, University of Sarajevo
Advisory Committee on Veterinary TrainingAdvisory Committee on Veterinary Training (ACVT)(ACVT)
European association of establishments for European association of establishments for
veterinary educationveterinary education (EAEVE)(EAEVE)
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Standard Operating ProceduresStandard Operating Procedures 20020022
(ANNEXES I-X 2007/2008)(ANNEXES I-X 2007/2008)
EUROPEAN COMMISSION DIRECTORATE GENERAL XV Internal Market and Financial Services Free movement of goods and regulated professions Regulated professions (qualifications)
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NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Curriculum Development According to Curriculum Development According to Bologna PrinciplesBologna Principles - a cooperation project - a cooperation project between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, between the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian School of Veterinary Science - including School of Veterinary Science - including secondary cooperation with other institutions secondary cooperation with other institutions of veterinary medicine on the Western Balkans.of veterinary medicine on the Western Balkans.
Project title
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Norwegian Cooperation Program on ResearchNorwegian Cooperation Program on Researchand Higher Education with the countries onand Higher Education with the countries onthe Western Balkans (CPWB)the Western Balkans (CPWB)Project Application FormProject Application Form
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Project financed by:
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
(Master's and Ph.D. students, Post-doc.'s and others to be included in the Project (Master's and Ph.D. students, Post-doc.'s and others to be included in the Project Description)Description)
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Yngvild Yngvild WastesonWasteson
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Dr, Med Dr, Med Vet (PhD)Vet (PhD)
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ProfessorProfessorViceRectoViceRectorr
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Melanie EtchellMelanie Etchell DegreeDegree::
Cand. Cand. Philol. Philol. (masters)(masters)
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InternatioInternational nal AdviserAdviser
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Aida HodzicAida Hodzic DegreeDegree::
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Assistant Assistant ProfessorProfessor
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Edin SatrovicEdin Satrovic DegreeDegree::
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Senior Senior AssAss..
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Amir Amir ZahirovicZahirovic
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Davor AlagicDavor Alagic DegreeDegree::
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Dunja Dunja RukavinaRukavina
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Teufik Teufik GoleticGoletic
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Senior Senior AssAss..
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Toni Toni DovenskiDovenski
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Ljiljana Ljiljana PinterPinter
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NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Project Description
Bologna Declaration was signed by B&H in 2003
Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo is the only veterinary faculty in B&H
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Project Description
The main objective is to:
adjust our curriculum,
install ECTS and all ECTS documents,
and to install the quality assurance system.
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Activities (sub-goals)Activities (sub-goals) Year of Year of realizationrealization
Methods of realizationMethods of realization
1. To define professional 1. To define professional profiles with regard to national profiles with regard to national economy and market needseconomy and market needs
20062006 Opinion polls + Opinion polls + workshopworkshop
2. Visits of professors from 2. Visits of professors from European faculties of European faculties of veterinary medicine veterinary medicine concerning education of our concerning education of our staff about study regime, staff about study regime, syllabus and curriculum, syllabus and curriculum, quality assurance as well as quality assurance as well as other critical aspects of other critical aspects of Bologna processBologna process
20062006 5 visiting 5 visiting lectures/instructorslectures/instructorsorganizing lectures organizing lectures
and workshops, and workshops, regional participants regional participants
involvedinvolved
3. Preparing of elements for 3. Preparing of elements for syllabus and curriculum syllabus and curriculum proposalproposal
20062006 Questionnaires for Questionnaires for students and teachersstudents and teachers
Project Description
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
4. Visits of our teaching staff 4. Visits of our teaching staff to European faculties of to European faculties of veterinary medicine (e.g. veterinary medicine (e.g. Austria, Slovenia, Norway)Austria, Slovenia, Norway)
2006-2006-20072007
5. Syllabus and curriculum 5. Syllabus and curriculum proposal making according to proposal making according to the the Bologna DeclarationBologna Declaration
20072007 Questionnaire analysis and Questionnaire analysis and comparation with regional comparation with regional and European veterinary and European veterinary
curriculumscurriculums
6. To define ECTS points and 6. To define ECTS points and ECTS documents (Information ECTS documents (Information package, Student application package, Student application form, Transcript of records, form, Transcript of records, Learning agreement, Diploma Learning agreement, Diploma supplement)supplement)
20072007 Questionnaire for students, Questionnaire for students, calculation of STWL and calculation of STWL and
ECTS points by “top-down” ECTS points by “top-down” methodsmethods
Project Description
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
7. Discussion and alignment of 7. Discussion and alignment of defined curriculums and ECTS defined curriculums and ECTS in regard to regional and in regard to regional and international exchange of international exchange of students and staff students and staff
20082008 Workshop (European Workshop (European and regional and regional
participants involved participants involved in project)in project)
8. Quality assurance system8. Quality assurance systemeevaluation and accreditation valuation and accreditation
20082008 EAEVE Evaluation,EAEVE Evaluation,one weeks duration,one weeks duration,6 external examiners6 external examiners
Project Description
NORWEGIAN SCHOOL VETERINARY FACULTYOF VETERINARY SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF SARAJEVO
Project Description
Student and faculty staff mobility on a regional level firstly:
the economic, commercial and cultural similarities,
the absence of language barriers.
TThe professional profile of he professional profile of veterinarians veterinarians asas response to response to
economiceconomic and market needs in and market needs in Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina
--presentation of the presentation of the results of results of Project Activity 1-Project Activity 1-
Overview of the responseOverview of the response
Approximately Approximately 10001000 veterinarians in the country veterinarians in the country
estimate of the State estimate of the State VVeterinary eterinary OOffice of BiH for 200ffice of BiH for 20066 600 questionnaires mailed 600 questionnaires mailed outout
400 to veterinary practitioners400 to veterinary practitioners 200 to veterinarians in government, education, 200 to veterinarians in government, education,
industry...industry...
324 to veterinarians in FBiH324 to veterinarians in FBiH 26 to veterinarians in DB26 to veterinarians in DB 250 to veterinarians in RS250 to veterinarians in RS
Overall response Overall response 40,8%40,8% (245/600) (245/600)
Returned questionnaires, differentiated Returned questionnaires, differentiated in in accordance withaccordance with location and job type location and job type
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SummarySummary of respondent data of respondent data - gender ratio differentiated according to job type-- gender ratio differentiated according to job type-
Overall 3 : 1 ratio between men and womenOverall 3 : 1 ratio between men and women
0 20 40 60 80 100
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SummarySummary of respondent data of respondent data - age ratio differentiated by job type-- age ratio differentiated by job type-
Average age of a veterinarian 43,3 yearsAverage age of a veterinarian 43,3 years Men 43,7 yearsMen 43,7 years Women 41,3 yearsWomen 41,3 years
Overall 4 : 1 ratio between veterinarians older than or equal to 33 Overall 4 : 1 ratio between veterinarians older than or equal to 33 and those younger than 33 years of ageand those younger than 33 years of age
FBiH 42,9 years
RS+DB 45,3 years
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continuing educationcontinuing education
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Needs for veterinary educationNeeds for veterinary education- Proportions of respondents unsatisfied with the - Proportions of respondents unsatisfied with the
knowledge they had day one after graduation -knowledge they had day one after graduation -
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Basic natural sciencesBasic natural sciences 76%76% 1166%% 7,5%7,5% 0,50,5%% 1111,5 : 1,5 : 1
Pre clinical sciencesPre clinical sciences 7711%% 17,17,55%% 10,10,55%%
1%1% 7,7,7 7 : 1: 1
Clinical veterinary medicineClinical veterinary medicine 2255,,33%%
1122,,66%% 3366,,88%%
25,25,33%% 1 : 1,1 : 1,66
Food safety and qualityFood safety and quality 60,60,88%%
15,15,11%% 2211,,11%%
3%3% 3,13,1 :1 :1
Infectious agents and Infectious agents and laboratory diagnosticslaboratory diagnostics
63,863,8%%
11,7%11,7% 17,917,9%%
6,6%6,6% 3 : 13 : 1
Veterinary legislation and Veterinary legislation and organisation of veterin. organisation of veterin. sevicessevices
54%54% 7,5%7,5% 20%20% 18,5%18,5% 1,6 : 11,6 : 1
Preventive veterinary Preventive veterinary medicinemedicine
55,755,7%%
7,5%7,5% 20,920,9%%
15,9%15,9% 1,7 : 11,7 : 1
Business and Business and organisational managementorganisational management
31,531,5%%
5%5% 18,318,3%%
45,2%45,2% 1 : 1,71 : 1,7
InformatiInformationon technolog technologyy 23,923,9%%
2%2% 9,4%9,4% 64,6%64,6% 1 : 1 : 2,82,8
Respondent opinion on proportionRespondent opinion on proportion of of time needed for time needed for specific specific subject subject areasareas within within the the veterinary curriculum (inveterinary curriculum (in
%) and comparison with %) and comparison with the the current curriculumcurrent curriculum
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Study sample% Current curriculum%
Vox populi veterinarumVox populi veterinarum
Elective courses focusing on a student's area of Elective courses focusing on a student's area of interest would improve the capabilities of new interest would improve the capabilities of new graduatesgraduates (80,8 % of respondents) (80,8 % of respondents)
Veterinary faculty Sarajevo should not enroll more Veterinary faculty Sarajevo should not enroll more than 40 freshmen students annuallythan 40 freshmen students annually
Length of veterinary studies not less than 5 and not Length of veterinary studies not less than 5 and not more than 6 yearsmore than 6 years
Vox populi veterinarumVox populi veterinarum
Continuing education Continuing education 99% respondents believe it is necessary 99% respondents believe it is necessary 90% respondents 90% respondents state state it is required by their employerit is required by their employer the most popular type – seminars and workshopsthe most popular type – seminars and workshops
Providers of continuing educationProviders of continuing education
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professionalassociations
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Workshop:Curriculum Development According to the Bologna
Principles(Cooperation project between the Veterinary Faculty of the University of Sarajevo and the Norwegian School of
Veterinary Science, Oslo - including secondary cooperation with other institutions of Veterinary Medicine
on the Western Balkans)
Organised in cooperation withEuropean Veterinary Faculties
Venue:
Veterinary Faculty SarajevoSarajevo 10-11 April 2007 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Presentation of Project Activity 2
Workshop
Tuesday, 10 April 2007
Participants: management, teaching staff, and students of Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo and guests
09:00 WelcomeDr. Almedina Zuko, Dean, Veterinary Faculty SarajevoDr. Yngvid Wasteson, Vice-Rector and IN Project Leader, Norwegian School of Veterinary ScienceAlmir Mashala, assistant Minister of Education and Science, Canton Sarajevo
09:20 Introduction to the project – Dr. Aida Hodzic,WB Project Leader
09:30 Presentations of veterinary faculties participating in the project:Veterinary Faculty Zagreb, CroatiaVeterinary Faculty Skopje, FYR MacedoniaVeterinary Faculty Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
10:00 Competence and professional profile of veterinarians today and in the near future–challenges and possibilities for education in regard to EU Directives – Ursula M. Schober, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna
10:20 Defining veterinarian professional profile(s) with regard to national economy and market needs – presentation of the Project Activity 1 results - Dr. Nihad Fejzic, Veterinary Faculty Sarajevo
10:40 Discussion
11:00 Coffee/tea break
Workshop
Workshop
11:20 Design and development of curriculum for higher education in veterinary medicine according to the Bologna Principles – practical example of the Veterinary Faculty Oslo, Helsinki, Dublin, Vienna, Ljubljana, Zagreb, and Belgrade. Representative of each of these veterinary faculties should give a presentation addressing the following main issues:
-The new veterinary medicine curriculum
- Two cycles study: Yes or NO
- Professional degree(s)
- Creating and applying ECTS system
- ECTS and letter grading system
- ECTS documents
- The role of students in Bologna process
- What is new in student-teacher relationship
Workshop
13:40 Discussion
14:00 Lunch organized by host institution
15:00 The role and obligations of state authorities in reforming the process of higher education system in accordance with the Bologna Principles – Dr. Grace Mulcahy, Veterinary Faculty Dublin
15:20 Quality assurance concept, internal and external evaluation as a instrument of quality assurance – Dr. Timo Soveri, Veterinary Faculty Helsinki
Workshop
15:40 Students and teachers mobility in the Bologna Process - Dr. Ursula M. Schober, University of Veterinary MedicineVienna
16:00 Importance and possibilities of harmonization of higher education on regional level - Dr. Yngvild Wasteson, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science Oslo
16:20 Institutional cooperation with South Eastern Europe - Dr. Mensur Vegara, Norwegian University of Life Sciences Aas
16:40 Discussion
17:00 The end of Day1
20:00 Dinner organized by the host dean
Workshop
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Participants: project participants, student representatives, guests, vice dean for student affairs
09:00 Practical work:- Designing a new veterinary curriculum- Questionnaires for teachers and students – concrete
practical examples and ways of development- Analysis and harmonization of questionnaires- Way(s) of assignment and calculation of ECTS – concrete
practical examples- ECTS and letter grading system – concrete practical
examples- ECTS documents - concrete practical examples
13:00 Lunch organized by host institution
15:00End of the workshop
Results of project activities 3, 5 and 6
• New curriculum proposal with ECTS has prepared
• Curriculum proposal has been already disscussed with Norwegian and regional partners
• Curriculum proposal will be disscussed with some other European Veterinary Faculties in 2008 as well
• Application for EAEVE evaluation in 2008
EAEVE evaluation
• STAGE I
Main Indicators
Teaching staff
Students
Support staff
Theoretical training
Supervised practical training (laboratory and desk work, non-clinical and clinical work
Self-directed learning
Animal case-load training
Post-mortem examinations
Ambulatory (mobile) clinic
EAEVE evaluation
• STAGE II (Accreditation)
Internal System of Quality Assurance
Policy statement
Student assessment and student welfare
Assessment of teaching staff
Assessment of learning opportunities
Assessment of training programme and the award of title of a Veterinary Surgeon
Continuing education
Post-graduate education
Research
Internationalisation of education and research
Cooperation wih stakeholders and society
Project participantsProject participants
Veterinary faculty SarajevoVeterinary faculty Sarajevo Veterinary Faculty MilanVeterinary Faculty Milan Veterinary Faculty PortoVeterinary Faculty Porto
Objective 1
KEEP TEACHING AT THE VETERINARY FACULTY SARAJEVO
1a. Purchasing modern equipment
1b. Development of e-learning methods
1c. Employ a young Sarajevo ICT expert assisting students and teachers to develope e-learning material
Objective 2
IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND TEACHING SKILLS OF YOUNG TEACHERS
2a. Young teachers retraining in Milan and Porto
2b. Didactic material and books
Objective 3
SARAJEVO VETERINARY FACULTY’S FAMILIARIZATION TO ECTS FOR FUTURE INTRODUCTION OF CREDIT SYSTEM ACCORDING TO EU STANDARDS
3a. Meeting in Sarajevo
3b. Proposal for an ECTS reorganization
3c. Presentation of newly elaborated plan in a project closed meeting in Sarajevo