Background of the project
Objectives

OBJECTIVES

The project is aimed at Upgrading Serbian private sector MBA to EU standards through the Belgrade Banking Academy (BBA).

The wider objective is the establishment and promotion of closer links among private sector Universities as a driver of a process aimed at achieving a «Centre of Excellence» in the higher education system of Serbia.

The specific objectives to be achieved within the duration of the project are:

- Upgrading the Belgrade Banking Academy’s MBA to international standards;
- Fostering quality control procedures in order to enhance the ECTS system;
- Creating a network for dissemination of knowledge in the higher education system of the country

Such objectives stem from the needs analysis that underline the need of establishing a superior system of higher education in Serbia.

The support provided to BBA, a leading higher education institution is a decisive step that will allow the target University not only to strengthen itself, but also to venture outside of its unchallenged niche in the area of finance and insurance. The acquisition of the competencies that are typical of an MBA program will enable BBA to properly train a new generation of students capable of meeting the needs of this crucial stage of transition.

Such need, in order to be sustainable will need to be supported by the implementation of the quality control procedures and by the adoption of the new developments in the ECTS system. This will further the process of international recognition and will support the ongoing commitment to the achievement of high standards of education.

More important, however, is the fact that BBA has committed itself to share the acquired skills and competencies with a number of Serbian higher education institutions. This will have positive effects on the entire education system of the country: Competition from the private sector will exercise a positive impact in accelerating the much needed changes inside the public sector, as shown by the Central European experience of the last 15 years.

In summary great emphasis is attributed to the reorganisation of the structure, and of the courses content of the MBA of the Belgrade Banking Academy (BBA). This explains why great emphasis has been placed on upgrading the MBA of BBA in terms of curriculum, courses, syllabi, and didactic material. Special attention is given to the development of courses that are particularly relevant for the contemporary Serbia.