Enhancing Student Participation in Extra-Curricular Activities and Improvement of the Evaluation of ExtraCurricular Engagement of Students www.sigmustempus.edu.rs - ACTIVITIES RATIONALEIMPORTANCE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES • Gaining valuable experience • Learning how to be responsible • Learning how to effectively solve problems • Developing communication skills • Encouraging students to engage in society • Encouraging interrelations of students • Expanding students' social network • Discovering students’ own preferences and talents • Providing a valuable contribution to the community www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP.1: EVALUATION 1. EVALUATION OF THE CURRENT STATE OF AFFAIRS AT THE HEI IN SERBIA 1.1 PROJECT ACTIVITIES PROPOSAL – March 2011 1.2 WORK GROUP FORMATION – April 2011 – Representatives of all partner institutions and organizations – 22 members – Difficulties: not all the partner institutions have delegated their representatives www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP. 1: EVALUATION 1.3 QUESTIONNAIRE ON EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT THE SERBIAN UNIVERSITIES • All national partners • QUESTIONNAIRE DEVELOPMENT – May 2011 – 12 questions • QUESTIONNAIRE DISTRIBUTION – June – October 2011 • 1 faculty management representative (dean or vice-dean) 1 student representative • Difficulties: low interest at the partner institutions • QUESTIONNAIRE ANALYSIS – November 2011 www.sigmustempus.edu.rs PERCENTAGES - MANAGEMENT No. Faculties/ Departments / Schools No. Filled-in questionnaires % UM 12 9 75 UKG SAS 11 31 7 14 63.6 45.2 UNS 12 5 41.7 UNI 13 4 30.8 US 5 1 20 UBG 17 2 11.8 SUNP 5 0 0 106 42 Σ www.sigmustempus.edu.rs 39.6 PERCENTAGES - STUDENTS No. Faculties / Departments / Schools No. Filled-in questionnaires % UKG 11 10 90.9 UBG 17 14 82.4 SUNP 5 3 60 UNS 12 5 41.7 SAS 31 8 25.8 UM 12 3 25 UNI 13 3 23.1 US 5 1 20 Σ 106 47 www.sigmustempus.edu.rs 44.3 WP.1: EVALUATION 1.4 REPORTS OF EU PARTNER INSTITUTIONS • September – November 2011 • 5 partner institutions from EU • WRITING REPORTS – September – October 2011 • COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS – November 2011 • FINAL REPORT - December 2011 • RESULTS PRESENTATION AND DISTRIBUTION - December 2011 www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP. 2; WP 3; WP.4: ROUND TABLE 2. IDENTIFICATION OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS • All partner institutions 2.1 ROUND TABLE PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT – November / December 2011 2.2 ROUND TABLE – December 17th 2011 2.3 CONCLUSIONS AND REPORT – to serve as a basis for further development of activities www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP.3: PUBLIC DEBATE 3. ORGANIZATION OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS AT SERBIAN UNIVERSITIES All national partners 3.1 DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROGRAMME – March 2012 3.2 MAKING AN AGENDA – March 2012 3.3 GUIDE THROUGH STUDENT VOLUNTEER ACTIVISM – April 2012 3.4 ORGANIZATION OF PANEL DISCUSSIONS – May / June 2012 3.5 REPORT – September 2012 - Special reports and Final report www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP. 4: ECTS CREDITS 4. PROPOSAL ON THE EVALUATION BY ECTS CREDITS All national partners 4.1 FORMATION OF THE WORK GROUP – June 2012 4.2 PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL – October 2012 4.3 DISCUSSION – proposal submitted to all national partners for their review – November 2012 4.4 FINAL PROPOSAL – December 2012 www.sigmustempus.edu.rs WP. 2: LEGAL REGULATION 5. PROPOSAL ON LEGAL REGULATION OF AWARDING ECTS CREDITS 5.1 WORK GROUP FORMATION – February 2013 5.2 PRELIMINARY PROPOSAL – March 2013 5.3 DISCUSSION – April 2013 5.4 FINAL PROPOSAL – June 2013 - To be forwarded to the SIGMUS National Team for Legislation www.sigmustempus.edu.rs www.sigmustempus.edu.rs