Public call for an analysis of the norms and practices of promotion to a position at universities

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The Network of Academic Solidarity and Engagement (MASA) refers public call for an analysis of the norms and practices of promotion in the universities of the Republic of Serbia. It is necessary for the analysis to include the regulations related to the standards and the procedure of selection for a title at the three largest universities in Serbia: the University of Belgrade, the University of Novi Sad and the University of Niš. The analysis should be carried out at the university level, focusing on one faculty of choice from 4 scientific fields at each university (natural-mathematical, medical, technical-technological and social-humanistic). The analysis should also include informative interviews with the representatives of the faculties involved in the analysis, in order to gain a complete insight into the shortcomings of the selection process.

The aforementioned analysis should serve as a basis for understanding the problems in the process of advancement at faculties in the Republic of Serbia, first of all pointing out more concretely the norms and practices that enable discrimination, nepotism and the lack of clear evaluation criteria of applied candidates or their violation.

The call is intended first young researchers and doctoral students who can help us in formulating recommendations for the adequate arrangement of the selection process for the position, but other researchers can also answer the invitation. The total budget for this activity is 70,000 RSD gross.

Send applications  exclusively electronically, until May 5, 2020, to the email address: akademska.masa@gmail.com.

The application should contain:

  1. Outline of the content of the study with a proposal of stages in the work and a proposal of methodology
  2. A short biography with relevant information for the execution of this job

All additional information can be obtained through the address akademska.masa@gmail.com. The scope of the analysis should not exceed 10,000 words.

The deadline for creating the final version of the analysis is June 30, 2020.

Public call for an analysis of accreditation norms and practices

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The Network of Academic Solidarity and Engagement (MASA) refers public call for an analysis of the norms and practices of accreditation of higher education institutions and study programs in the Republic of Serbia. It is necessary for the analysis to include regulations related to the standards and accreditation procedure of higher education institutions and study processes, existing analyzes and recommendations, and informative discussions with representatives of the National Accreditation Body and users of accreditation (faculties), in order to gain a complete insight into the shortcomings of the accreditation process .

The aforementioned analysis should serve as a basis for understanding the problems in the accreditation process in the Republic of Serbia, primarily the impossibility of ensuring the independence of accreditation decisions by the National Body for Accreditation and Quality Control in Higher Education of Serbia (NAT), which is why this body recently lost the status of a full member of the European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ENQA).

The invitation is intended primarily young researchers and doctoral students who can help us in formulating recommendations for the adequate organization of the accreditation process, but other researchers can also respond to the invitation. The total budget for this activity is 50,000 RSD gross.

Send applications  exclusively electronically, until May 5, 2020, to the email address: akademska.masa@gmail.com.

The application should contain:

  1. Outline of the content of the study with a proposal of stages in the work and a proposal of methodology
  2. A short biography with relevant information for the execution of this job

All additional information can be obtained through the address akademska.masa@gmail.com. The scope of the analysis should not exceed 7,000 words.

The deadline for creating the final version of the analysis is June 30, 2020.

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MPNTR's response regarding the open letter from Masa

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The Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development sent a response to open letter from Mass on the occasion of the "Third call for talented young researchers - students of doctoral academic studies for inclusion in scientific research work in accredited scientific research organizations".

You can download the answer at the following LINK.

The Network of Academic Solidarity and Engagement requested the reformulation of two conditions of this call:

1. That the right to submit an application belongs to young researchers who are enrolled in the first year of doctoral academic studies for the academic year 2019/2020;
2. That he is at most 30 years old or that he was born in 1989 or earlier.

Thus, young researchers who are full-time doctoral students or who have defended their doctorate within the last seven years, in accordance with good European practices, have the right to submit an application.