Director of the Agency, Biljana Vojvodic PhD was guest in the show "Aktuelno" on BH Radio 1 on the 7th March 2019.
Recording of the conversation about current events in the process of accreditation of higher education institutions in the Republic of Srpska and Bosnia and Herzegovina can be heard here.
Source: BH Radio 1
Head of Delegation and EU Special Representative in BiH Lars-Gunar Vigemark called for a joint meeting with director of the Higher Education Accreditation Agency of the Republic of Srpska Biljana Vojvodic PhD, and the director of the Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance professor Enver Halilovic PhD.
The meeting was held on the 28th February 2019 in the premises of the Delegation of the European Union in Banja Luka. The meeting was about the situation of higher education institutions in the process of re-accreditation, considering their suitability for participation in ERASMUS + programs, as well as ways to overcome the situation.
It was agreed that the maximum efforts of both agencies should be invested in order to complete the re-accreditation process by the 31st March 2019 which is the deadline given by the European Commission for the re-accreditation procedures to be completed and the institutions are registered in the register of accredited higher education institutions in BiH. In this regard, the European Union Delegation expressed its readiness to provide all possible support for the achievement of a common goal.
The second evaluation meeting within the International project "Strengthening Internationalization in Higher Education Institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina" (STINT) was held on the 27th February 2019 in the Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republic of Srpska (Agency).
The meeting was about the realized project activities and the remaining project obligations, with the aim of successfully completing the project.
The meeting was attended by: Gert de Lepeleer, project coordinator, professor Dejan Bokonjic PhD, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation and Quality Assurance of the University of East Sarajevo, and Duska Radmanovic, Head of Department for Quality Assurance and International Cooperation at the Agency.
Director of the Higher Education Accreditation Agency of Republic of Srpska (Agency), Biljana Vojvodic, PhD on 28th February 2019, was guest in the RTRS television show "Srpska Today". In addition to the director, the Vice-Rector for Teaching and Student Affairs of the University of Banja Luka, professor Strain Posavljak, PhD was also a guest.
In introductory address, director of the Agency briefly referred to the current developments in the process of accreditation of the Agency and higher education institutions in Republic of Srpska.
Amongst other issues, director pointed out that participation in international projects is of great importance for the Agency and for higher education institutions from Republic of Srpska, among others, in ERASMUS+ projects. However, administrative problems and misinterpretation led to a delay in the accreditation process. The Agency insists on the respect of constitutional competences and cannot permit the adoption of documents transferring jurisdiction in the field of higher education.
The Steering Board of the Higher Education Accreditation Agency of the Republic of Srpska held its 16th regular session, considered and adopted when the following documents were considered and adopted: Annual Work Report and Report on the Financial Operations of the Agency for 2018, Annual Work Program and Financial Plan of the Agency for 2019, new Statute and Code of Business Ethics of the Agency.
The members of the Steering Board were familiarised with more information, with an emphasis on the current developments in the accreditation process, the appointment of expert panels and conclusions of the Government of Republika Srpska from the session held on the 21st February 2019.
