Self evaluation report University of Split

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Self evaluation report University of Split

• eljko Dujic, MD, PhD
• Vice rector for science and international
  affaires
• University of Split, Croatia

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1.
Brief introductory
presentation
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• University of Split (Uni Split) was officially
  established in 1974  
• Currently around 22 000 university and
  vocational students
• Nine faculties, Academy of Fine Arts and Music,
  Educational Academy and three University
  Departments.  
• Abrupt increase in number of vocational
  students (around 7000) by fusion with former
  Polytechnic of Split in 2003 delayed the
  implementation of the Bologna reforms activities
• Uni Split is in the process of building the
  University Campus by 2007-8

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• Teaching staff
• 734 professors (from assistant professor level to
  full professors)
• 160 research and teaching assistants
• Administrative staff 370 people

• The total budget at Uni St
• For 2004 was around 220 million Croatian
  kunas (around 29 million euros)
• Government funding amounted to 70
• Around 30 of funding was obtained through
  other means (mostly student fees, research
  and professional projects).

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• Research activities are funded mostly through
  the funds of the Croatian Ministry of Science,
  Education and Sports (114 research and 15
  technological projects), while 31 research
  projects have additional international funding.
• Two independent research institutes
  (Mediterranean agriculture and Fisheries and
  Oceanography).
• The newly established Mediterranean Institute
  for Life Sciences (MedILS).

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• The most important recent development in the
  short history of the University of Split is the
  establishment of the first University campus in
  Croatia.
• Within next three to four years, most faculties
  and departments will move to the new location
  with more than 80.000 m2 of newly built space.
• The University of Split is still composed of
  legally independent entities (faculties), but by
  the end of 2007, functionally integrated
  University should be created.
• The realisation of the new campus project
  will facilitate this process.

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2. (a)
Implementation of the two-cycle
Bologna system
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• Results
• 58 first cycle and 64 second cycle
  University study programmes, as well as 20
  vocational study programmes were submitted to
  the National Council for Higher Education
  (NCHE).
• Next task
• Within the next month, all postgraduate
  (third cycle, doctoral) programmes will also
  have to be submitted to NCHE.
• The coordination
• The Bologna Process activities were coordinated
  by the Uni Committee for ECTS (formed in
  November 2004), representatives of all the
  faculties and departments (15 members and the
  University ECTS coordinator).

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The University ECTS Committee

• Held several workshops and advisory meetings
  between November 2004 and February 2005
• Discussed, defined and prepared documents
  containing general and specific guidelines for
  introduction and preparation of the new study
  programmes
• The representatives of faculties and
  departments formed corresponding working groups
  at their institutions

Since November 2004, all the information on the
Bologna Process activities at the University of
Split were available on the web
(www.pmfst.hr/mile/ects) and widely discussed,
which contributed decisively to the transparency
of the process.
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• Nearly all study programmes at the University
  of Split were submitted as 32 scheme only 10
  of them as 41, two as 50, and medicine as 60
  scheme.
• University study programmes include more
  research aspects and offer more possibilities
  for the continuation of education
  through graduate and postgraduate programmes.
• Vocational programmes focus on the technical
  aspects of a specific job.

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2. (b)

• Harmonisation of programmes into the university
  curriculum, particularly with respect
  to the horizontal mobility of
  students within complementing programmes
  

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The University of Split, like other Croatian
universities, is in the process of transition
from a university structure based on
institutionally independent faculties to a
functionally integrated university.
The majority of the new study programmes include
horizontal mobility but only for a limited
number of courses (less than 10 of the total
offer of courses at the University-wide level).
Nevertheless, this development has increased
complementarity of the study programmes and
contributed to institutional integration.
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Current problems in implementation relate to both
administrative and academic barriers, which are
due to the existing university structure.

• No coexisting programmes of the same type
  and at the same level of study.
• AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL
• Regulated professions (such as medicine) have
  been totally harmonised with other study
  programmes of the same type at the national
  level.
• For other programmes, the coexistence of
  programmes of the same type but with various
  durations (32 vs 41) should not be seen as a
  problem, providing that the competences and
  learning outcomes have been clearly defined in
  accordance with ECTS guidelines.

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2. (c)

• Actual situation with the staff
• (human potentials) available
• for the realization of programmes at
  particular universities

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• Due to modernisation of the study programmes a
  need has arisen in certain areas for new
  professor positions.
• As a general rule it could be said that the
  University needs 30 of new professor positions
• The shortage of professor positions is most
  acute in faculties and departments that were
  most recently established, such as Department of
  the Humanities and Department of Marine Studies.

A permanent Teacher Support Unit should be
established at the University All staff should
be trained and retrained on a regular basis.
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2. (d)

• Financial support of the
• launching of
• new programmes

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• The estimated
• current annual cost per student
• at the University of Split is
• about 10.000 Croatian kunas
  (1.300 euro)
• The estimate of the
• annual cost per student in the new
  study programmes
• is between 30.000 and 50.000 Croatian
  kunas,
• depending on the type of programme.

The current government funding is 70, whereas
30 of funding through other means (mostly
student fees, research and professional
projects).
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In the near future, the amount of government
funding should be increased in absolute terms,
although its relative percentage in the total
budget should be reduced to 50. The
university must increase its efforts to actively
search for new sources of funding, such as
European Union funds, research and professional
projects, and sponsors.
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3.
Student view
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Student representative body
Before

• University Senate 3 student representatives
• Faculty Board 4 student representatives

Now, due to the Bologna declaration requirements

• University Senate 4 undergraduate and graduate
  students, 1 vocational student, 2 postgraduate
  students
• Faculty Board 15 are student representatives
• (10 undergraduate and graduate 5
  postgraduate students)

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• Lack of interest
• Pesimistic view on the implementation
• of the Bologna declaration
• Not many students participated in the
• process of implementation

Interest of the future students