Scholarship Scholarship Opportunities in the Opportunities in the European Union and European Union and EFTA for Western EFTA for Western Balkans StudentsBalkans Students

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports the Czech Republic

Outcomes of the Outcomes of the QuestionnairesQuestionnaires

Countries that answered:

Western Balkans: Albania, Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Republic of Serbia

EU, EFTA – Austria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland

EU / EFTA EU / EFTA countries – current pattern of countries – current pattern of mobility (academic year 2008/09) mobility (academic year 2008/09) between between EU/EFTAEU/EFTA countr countriesies and the and the Western BalkansWestern Balkans

Incoming Outgoing Total

Within Bachelor study programmes 1322 135 1457

Within Master study programmes 770 44 814

Within Doctoral study programmes 342 35 377

Post-doctorate studies 58 71 129

Academic and other staff mobility 182 84 266

Student mobility in general 6236 89 6325

Mixed programmes 1630 377 2007

WB WB countries – current pattern of countries – current pattern of mobility (academic year 2008/09) with mobility (academic year 2008/09) with EU/EFTAEU/EFTA countries countries

Incoming Outgoing

Total

Within Bachelor study programmes 261 479 740

Within Master study programmes 12 45 57

Within Doctoral study programmes 22 104 126

Post-doctorate studies 1 4 5Academic and other staff mobility 225 266 491

EU / EFTA countriesEU / EFTA countries – present forms of – present forms of cooperation with the Western Balkanscooperation with the Western Balkans (academic year 2008/09)(academic year 2008/09)

Yes No

Erasmus Mundus 9 15

Tempus 6 18

Government scholarship 14 10

Summer schools 9 15

IPA 1 23

CEEPUS 6 18

Visegrad Fund 4 20

other 6 18

WB countriesWB countries – current pattern of – current pattern of mobility (academic year 2008/09) with mobility (academic year 2008/09) with other Western Balkansother Western Balkans

Incoming Outgoing

Total

Bachelor study programmes 73 79 152

Master study programmes 67 20 87

Doctoral study programmes 63 11 74

Post-doctorate studies 0 0 0

Academic and other staff mobility 76 78 154

WB countriesWB countries – present forms of – present forms of cooperation with other Western Balkan cooperation with other Western Balkan (academic year 2008/09)(academic year 2008/09)

Yes No

Erasmus Mundus 4

Tempus 4

Government scholarship 4

Summer schools 4

IPA 3 1

CEEPUS 3 1

Visegrad Fund 2 2

other 4

WB countries: Do you have any specific strategy to WB countries: Do you have any specific strategy to attract interest of EU / EFTA educational attract interest of EU / EFTA educational institutions/ public administrations? institutions/ public administrations? Do you plan to Do you plan to increase mutual mobility with other Western Balkan increase mutual mobility with other Western Balkan countries and EU/EFTA countries and how (if countries and EU/EFTA countries and how (if possible please provide the number of possible please provide the number of scholarships/months envisaged in the next year/s)? scholarships/months envisaged in the next year/s)?

Increase in scholarships 1

Bilateral exchange programmes 1

Sorting out the problem of foreign students accommodation

1

Information and training aimed at researchers 1

Visits of academic staff at universities abroad 1

WB countries: Where can students get WB countries: Where can students get the information about study the information about study opportunities in your country?opportunities in your country?

Website 4

International relation offices 2

Students organizations 1

Local media 1

WB countries: WB countries: Do you face any problems Do you face any problems related to the scholarships in EU / EFTA?related to the scholarships in EU / EFTA?

Low level of participation of social science faculties 1

Poor scholarships funds in some member states 2

Visa issue / difficult procedure 1

No problems 1

WB countries: Do you consider the WB countries: Do you consider the current regional cooperation in the field current regional cooperation in the field of scholarships advanced enough? What of scholarships advanced enough? What changes would you propose?changes would you propose?

More elaborated long/term scholarship strategy 1

Improvement of regional cooperation 2

Development of regional database on the Web 1

No answer 1

EU / EFTA countries: Do you use any specific EU / EFTA countries: Do you use any specific strategy to attract students from the Western strategy to attract students from the Western Balkans? If not, do you plan to make one, if Balkans? If not, do you plan to make one, if yes, do you plan to modify it? yes, do you plan to modify it?

New projects, concepts of internationalization, exchange programmes

6

Higher education institutions do their best to attract foreign students

3

Agreement on cooperation between governments 1

Scholarship offers are advertised by the foreign ministries of the countries

2

Personal assistance to individual foreign students 1

Government scholarships programme 6

Advertising in newspapers and media abroad 3

Embassy website 1

Extensive alumni network 1

No 6

No answer 3

EU / EFTA countries: Cooperation with the EU / EFTA countries: Cooperation with the Western Balkans is a priority of the EU. Does Western Balkans is a priority of the EU. Does your country plan to increase this cooperation? your country plan to increase this cooperation? How? Do you plan to increase the number of How? Do you plan to increase the number of scholarships offered by your country?scholarships offered by your country?

Seminars 2

Projects, special programmes, grants 7

New scholarships 6

No 8

No answer 7

EU / EFTA countries: Where can students get EU / EFTA countries: Where can students get information about study opportunities in your information about study opportunities in your country?country?

Website 17

Regional offices 3

Embassy 2

Agency 1

Partner institutions 1

No answer 2

EU / EFTA countries: Do you experience any EU / EFTA countries: Do you experience any problems related to the scholarships for the problems related to the scholarships for the Western Balkans?Western Balkans?

WB students don’t respond to the offer 3

Lack of coherent information 1

Limited financial resources form the state budget and limited number of study programmes

1

The level of student´s knowledge of foreign languages does not alllow for the full exploitation of his/her full academic potential

1

Poor knowledge of language 1

Different scientific standards 1

Accommodation issue 1

No 10

No answer 5

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