Programme

SESSION ON DOCTORAL STUDIES

 Friday, 5 February 2010
  Venue:
Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad
(University Campus, Dr Zorana Đinđića 2)
Chair: Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vesković
Rector of University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Co-chair: Prof. Dr. Leopold März
Former Honorary President of DRC
University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Austria
Rapporteur: Prof. Dr. Aleksa Bjeliš
Rector of University of Zagreb, Croatia
8:30 - 9:00 Arrival of participants at Faculty of Philosophy
09:00 – 10:00
09:00-09:10 Prof. Dr. Miroslav Vesković, Rector of University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Introductory words on the Session
09:10-09.30 Prof. Dr. Andrei Marga, Rector of Babeş-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Competitiveness of the Doctoral Studies
09:30-09:50 Prof. Dr. Srđan Stanković, President of the Serbian National Council of Higher Education, Belgrade, Serbia
Reforms of Doctoral Studies in Serbia
09:50-10:00 Discussion
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break at the Faculty of Sciences - Hall of the Department of Biology and Ecology
10:30 – 12:45
10:30-10:50 Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kern, Vice-President of DRC, Life Sciences Krems, Austria
Humboldt's educational ideal and modern academic education
10:50-11:10 Prof. Dr. Aurel Ardelean, Rector of „Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad, Romania
Mainly applied doctoral studies on medicine and biology
11:10-11.20 Discussion
11:20-11:40 Prof. Dr. Melita Kovačević, Vice-Rector for Science and Technology, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Doctoral Education: European and Regional Perspective
11:40-12:00 Prof. Dr. Vera Dondur, Serbian National Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Belgrade, Serbia
Accreditation of Doctoral Study Programmes in Serbia
12:00-12:20 Prof. Dr. Srbijanka Turajlić, UNESCO Chairholder, Center for Education Policy, Belgrade, Serbia
Doctoral studies in Serbia - road to success or dead-end?
12:20-12:45 Discussion
12:45 – 14:30 Lunch Break at the Faculty of Sciences - Hall of the Department of Biology and Ecology
14:30 – 16:15
14:30-14:50 Prof. Dr. Rado Bohinc, Rector, President of Rectors' Conference of the Universities of the Alps Adriatic Region, Slovenia
The contribution of university networks to the development of European cultural and social area
14:50-15:10 Prof. Dr. Silvia Ghilezan, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Doctoral School towards European Knowledge Society
15:10-15:30 Ms. Nadia Koltcheva, representative of EURODOC, New Bulgarian University, Bulgaria
The situation of Doctoral Candidates in Europe
15:30-16:00 Discussion
Participants of the Session on Mobility join participants of the Session on Doctoral Studies for the occasion of the University of Novi Sad supporting the principles of the "European Charter for Researchers & Code of Conduct for their Recruitment" and the "Human Resources Strategy for Researchers incorporating the Charter and Code".
16:05-16:15 SIGNING OF THE CHARTER AND CODE BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD
   







WITH SUPPORT OF


Government of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina


Ministry of Science and Technological Development
Ministry of Education



DONATORS
Eurobank EFG

King Baudouin Fondation