Master academic studies: Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental impacts (ENERESE)

Coordination Meeting at University of LjubljanaLjubljana, 6 Feb 2015

Realization of the Master studies ENERESE at University of Montenegro Faculty of Civil Engineering

Prof. dr Dusan VuksanovicFaculty of Architecture

University of Montenegro

dusan.vuksanovic@gmail.com

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Content

• Accreditation and licensing • Promotion of Master studies• Enrolment of students • Organization of the teaching process• Organization of lectures by EU partners• Students' success• Other activities

6 Feb 2015

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Accreditation and licensing

This study program is realized according to the Statute of University of Montenegro (UME) and Rules of studying on graduate studies which are adopted by the Senate of our University.

• Accreditation procedure includes the following steps and activities:

• Elaboration of the Document on initial accreditation which includes: general data on the institution, organizational structure, institutional responsibility, data on study program (curriculum, ECTS catalogues), information on resources for realization of studies, information on students profile, monitoring and quality system

• Adoption of the proposal of Accreditation document at the Council of the Civil Engineering Faculty to be submitted to the University Senate

• Adoption of the Accreditation document at the Senate and Steering committee of the University

• Submission of the Request to the Council for Higher Education for getting the accreditation (documents submitted: Accreditation document and decisions of the Senate and Steering committee of the University)

• Submission of the request to the Ministry of education for license approval6 Feb 2015

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Promotion of Master studies

• The basic data on study program are published on the University Web-site, which include:

− Curriculum− Enrolment conditions− Study profile (diploma)− Structure of jobs for which the qualification will be obtained− Opportunities for employment.

• The studies are promoted through electronic and printed media. Our partner Directorate for Energy Efficiency of the Ministry of Economy of Montenegro gave the significant contribution to the promotion of these Master studies.

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Enrolment of students

• The competition is published on the Web-site of the Faculty and in the printed media. The competition was opened for the enrolment of 10 students which are financed from the project funds and 5 students which are self-financed (tuition fee per semester is 1.000,00 €).

• 66 students of different backgrounds applied for this study program as follows: architecture, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, metallurgy-technological engineering. The completed level of the previous studies: 5 years (master), 4 years (graduated engineer – specialist) and 3 years (Bachelor).

• The number of registered candidates is in accordance to the terms of the competition: 10 + 5 = 15. The rank list of candidates was made according to the rules of admission to graduate studies at UME. The basic criterion is the average score on the studies completed previously.

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Organization of the teaching process

• According to the curriculum the four obligatory and the three elective courses were thought in the first semester.

• Obligatory courses (I semester):- Energy and energy sources - Concept of energy efficiency and management – EU and national regulations- Energy efficiency in buildings- Digital systems in automatic management

• Elective courses (I semester):- Economic aspects of energy efficiency and renewable energy sources (4 students)- Energy efficiency in traffic (1 student)- Urban and architectural aspects of energy efficiency (10 students)

In the brackets are the numbers of students who applied for the certain elective course.

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Other relevant data

Organization of lectures by EU partners

• We accept with pleasure the idea of organizing guest lectures where the lecturers will be provided by EU partners. The time slots could be any Friday or Saturday in current semester. We suggest one appointment to be considered within the planned visit of all partners to our University.

• We also agree to send our two students on two-week practice in Slovakia at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Žilina, as well as to send one of our teachers and one student for academic stay at one of the partner faculties.

Students' success

• Over 80% of students successfully passed exams from the 1st semester, the average mark is B e.g. 8 (eight). Students who did not pass all exams will have another opportunity in the August term.

Other activities

• Directorate for energy efficiency (Ministry of Economy) enabled students to join the energy audits of schools within the state project of implementation of energy efficiency measures in public buildings.

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