14-05-2014, 04:45 AM
5/13/2014 5:14:00 PM
Regulations obstacle to return of Serbian scientists
BELGRADE - Regulations in Serbia often pose an obstacle to better cooperation with Serbian scientists in the diaspora and there is no clear will to facilitate their return, a conference held at the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade was told on Tuesday.
Even in cases when someone wants to return and work at national universities or institutions, they face the procedure of degree recognition, which can take up to a year, said the participants of a round table discussion on developing the infrastructure of a virtual university of the Serbian diaspora to address the needs of Serbs in the region, organised by the Faculty of Organisational Sciences at the initiative of its professor Jovan Filipovic, who has a database of 7,000 Serbian citizens abroad with doctoral degrees.
The chairwoman of the National Council for Science and Technological Development Vera Dondur said that there is a lack of awareness of how much more capable Serbia would be of introducing new learning methods and modern research if society was more oriented towards its diaspora.
Dondur said that she regularly meets young people who would be willing to return, but have nowhere to return to because nothing is being done in the country to achieve their return.
"We are not creating the possibility of something like that happening," Dondur said, adding that the country has no new organisational structures that would be open to a return of scientists now living abroad.
Srdjan Stankovic, the chairman of the National Council for Higher Education, said that the term "degree nostrification" is no longer used anywhere but in Serbia, which has as yet not introduced qualifications recognition.
Efforts to "translate" qualifications obtained abroad into qualifications awarded in Serbia are senseless, Stankovic said.
Serbia does not even have a database of its diaspora, said Aleksandar Vlajkovic, deputy head of the Office for cooperation with the diaspora and Serbs in the region - which will operate in the future as an administration at the Foreign Ministry - pointing to a vicious circle in this field.
We are urging the people to return without creating the conditions for that to happen, Vlajkovic said, adding that the diaspora is a big potential for the country.
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The education system is unquestionable a political kleptocracy.
Instead of subjugating Serbia/Serbs to another onslaught of hideous post modernist architecture. That should have no relevance in one of the oldest cities in the world. That has been architecturally ruined by totally irresponsible design, planning, vision and creativity. Particularly in the last 70 years. Which will never stand the test of time....unlike the Serbian architecture from the middle ages.....which will still be beautiful in another millennium.
Maybe these so called new investors in Serbia with 3 milijad to spend. Should broaden their horizons.....and bring more diversity to their potential investment.
Creating world-class institutions, that not only retain their outstanding students, but enables them to be employed in newly developed science and business parks/quarters, that convert quality scientific/university research into nano and micro enterprises.
A world-class University outside of Beograd.....as the country is simply Belgrade centric. With Architecture that draws its inspiration from Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria etc. Basically creating an University town, with world class facilities.
That will attract these 7,000 doctorates, not only to an educational institution, but to the newly developed Science and Business parks, that are intrinsically linked to the Universities.
Where these investors will not only be involved in the infrastructure, but in the new science, and the new business opportunities that can be developed.
Developing one of the Spa Towns and possibly a place like Sremski Karlovci, could be excellent.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/system/wp-con...ampus1.jpg
A possible Science and Technology institution.
Extending investment in the current universities, improving their facilities.
Example Agriculture, where its a world leader in organic food.
There is this potential of creating the Serbian World on line University and network.....utilising this brain mass of 7,000 Serbian doctorates.
Regulations obstacle to return of Serbian scientists
BELGRADE - Regulations in Serbia often pose an obstacle to better cooperation with Serbian scientists in the diaspora and there is no clear will to facilitate their return, a conference held at the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade was told on Tuesday.
Even in cases when someone wants to return and work at national universities or institutions, they face the procedure of degree recognition, which can take up to a year, said the participants of a round table discussion on developing the infrastructure of a virtual university of the Serbian diaspora to address the needs of Serbs in the region, organised by the Faculty of Organisational Sciences at the initiative of its professor Jovan Filipovic, who has a database of 7,000 Serbian citizens abroad with doctoral degrees.
The chairwoman of the National Council for Science and Technological Development Vera Dondur said that there is a lack of awareness of how much more capable Serbia would be of introducing new learning methods and modern research if society was more oriented towards its diaspora.
Dondur said that she regularly meets young people who would be willing to return, but have nowhere to return to because nothing is being done in the country to achieve their return.
"We are not creating the possibility of something like that happening," Dondur said, adding that the country has no new organisational structures that would be open to a return of scientists now living abroad.
Srdjan Stankovic, the chairman of the National Council for Higher Education, said that the term "degree nostrification" is no longer used anywhere but in Serbia, which has as yet not introduced qualifications recognition.
Efforts to "translate" qualifications obtained abroad into qualifications awarded in Serbia are senseless, Stankovic said.
Serbia does not even have a database of its diaspora, said Aleksandar Vlajkovic, deputy head of the Office for cooperation with the diaspora and Serbs in the region - which will operate in the future as an administration at the Foreign Ministry - pointing to a vicious circle in this field.
We are urging the people to return without creating the conditions for that to happen, Vlajkovic said, adding that the diaspora is a big potential for the country.
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The education system is unquestionable a political kleptocracy.
Instead of subjugating Serbia/Serbs to another onslaught of hideous post modernist architecture. That should have no relevance in one of the oldest cities in the world. That has been architecturally ruined by totally irresponsible design, planning, vision and creativity. Particularly in the last 70 years. Which will never stand the test of time....unlike the Serbian architecture from the middle ages.....which will still be beautiful in another millennium.
Maybe these so called new investors in Serbia with 3 milijad to spend. Should broaden their horizons.....and bring more diversity to their potential investment.
Creating world-class institutions, that not only retain their outstanding students, but enables them to be employed in newly developed science and business parks/quarters, that convert quality scientific/university research into nano and micro enterprises.
A world-class University outside of Beograd.....as the country is simply Belgrade centric. With Architecture that draws its inspiration from Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria etc. Basically creating an University town, with world class facilities.
That will attract these 7,000 doctorates, not only to an educational institution, but to the newly developed Science and Business parks, that are intrinsically linked to the Universities.
Where these investors will not only be involved in the infrastructure, but in the new science, and the new business opportunities that can be developed.
Developing one of the Spa Towns and possibly a place like Sremski Karlovci, could be excellent.
http://www.bath.ac.uk/news/system/wp-con...ampus1.jpg
A possible Science and Technology institution.
Extending investment in the current universities, improving their facilities.
Example Agriculture, where its a world leader in organic food.
There is this potential of creating the Serbian World on line University and network.....utilising this brain mass of 7,000 Serbian doctorates.