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Assessing student participation in governanceand management in HE institutions towards improved QA
Nenad Jovanovic, University of Nis
What is European Tempus project Sigmus?
The Project SIGMUS is designed to strengthen the role of students in governance and management at the Universities of Serbia in line with the Bologna process. The project was in the line with National priorities for Structural Measures for Serbia in the area of Governance Reform – University management and student services.
Project background
•ECTS, curriculum development base on learning outcomes,•new architecture of HE,•external and internal quality assurance,•accreditation,•qualifications frameworks,•Law on Higher Education (2005).
In the previous years the higher education reform in the Republic of Serbia has been conducted entirely in the spirit of the Bologna Process and has encompassed the principal aspects of this Process, including:
Main Project Characteristics
Expected national impact: •to upgrade the legal framework on student participation in governance and management at the Serbian Universities through creation of proposal for a new legislation and participation in Ministry of Education and National Council of Higher Education.
•to create and develop student services at Universities, through creating a database of all student organizations, implementing student e-services and establishing student mentor system.
Specific objectives of the project
•To improve legal framework for students participation in governance and management at the Universities in Serbia and in the HE regulatory bodies.
•To strengthen and enhance capacities of student representative bodies in HE issues related to implementation of Bologna action lines.
•To establish and develop organized and efficient student services at the Serbian Universities.
NATIONAL PARTNERS
University of Belgrade (Grant Holder)University of Novi SadUniversity of NisUniversity of KragujevacState University of Novi PazarUniversity of SingidunumUniversity of MegatrendThe Association of Directors of Serbian Schools of Applied Studies.Ministry of Education and ScienceNational Council of Higher EducationStudents' Alliance of BelgradeStudent Union of Serbia
INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS
Technical University of CreteUniversity of MariborUniversity of UdineMiddlesex UniversityStudent Union BOKU
Partners
WP. 1 – Evaluation of student participation in the university governance and management and student services in the consortium members.
WP. 2 – Tuning of the legal framework on student participation in governance and management at the Serbian Universities in the line with the EU best practice
WP. 3 – Strengthening of student representatives bodies
WP. 4 – Improvement of student participation in the implementation of Bologna Process by promotion of European dimension in higher education
WP. 5 – Establishment and development of student services at Serbian Universities
WP. 6 – Quality Control and Monitoring
WP. 7 – Sustainability
WP. 8 – Dissemination
WP. 9 - Management
Working packages
Main areas covered by the survey:• Teaching Scientific Board• Council of High Education Institution• Dean’s Board• Other bodies of the HEI• Students questions
WP. 1 - Survey
The questionnaire was filled-in online on EVO portal (www.evo.rs) by:• management staff of higher education institutions• official student representatives
Basic results: • 66% of all HEI (106/159)• 146 fulfilled surveys• 45.89% student representatives• 54.11% management staff of HEI
Involvement of students in the HE governance and management
Council of HEI – 17.7% of studentsTeaching Scientific Board – 13.7% of studentsQuality Commission – 22% of studentsDisciplinary Commission – 30.6% of studentsDean Selection Committee – 14.5 % of students
17,70%
13,70%
22%
30,60%
14,50%
Council of HEI Teaching ScientificBoard
QualityCommission
DisciplinaryCommission
Dean SelectionCommittee
up to 20%
Involvement of students in the HE governance and management
9%Teaching Scientific
Board
In which cases students are not involved?
3.2%Council of HEI
7.14%Quality
Commission
15.22%Disciplinary Commission
30.23%Dean Selection
Committee
Involvement of students in decision making process at the universities
• Teaching Scientific Board– discussion: 18.25% often, 73.02% periodically,8.7% don’t discuss at all• Council of HEI – discussion: 28.33% often, 66.67% periodically, 5% don’t discuss at all
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often don’t discuss at all periodically
discussion TSB discussion Council of HEI
Influence in decision making in higher education area
1 2 3 4 5 Row Total
f 1,39% 8,33% 43,06% 38,89% 8,33% 52,17%
s 3,03% 12,12% 50,00% 24,24% 10,61% 47,83%
total 2,17% 10,14% 46,38% 31,88% 9,42% 100,00%
Education and capacity building of student bodies’ leaders
