LOGICAL FRAMEWORK MATRIX – LFM
Wider Objective:
 To achieve graduation of highly
competent veterinary surgeons recognized
by EU and Serbian veterinary legislation
and needs of the veterinarian labour
market.
Specific Project Objective/s:
 To upgrade veterinary curricula focused
on "clinical teaching" methodology,
introduce modern veterinary specialist
courses and novel course in organic
livestock production.
 To obtain a broad overview of the
present status and perspectives of the
veterinary profession in Serbia and the
place of veterinary education within the
profession.
Outputs and Outcomes:
Indicators of progress:
 Application of higher quality students
from RS and more students from EU and
non-EU countries.
 Improved career opportunities.
How indicators will be measured:
 Evident increase in quality and number
of national and foreign students.
 Increased quality of veterinary services
and livestock production.
Indicators of progress:
 Introduction of upgraded/new courses
and effective implementation of clinical
teaching methodology.
How indicators will be measured:
Assumptions & risks:
 Students achieve standard knowledge and  Legal support of ministries for education
competences; formal approval of RS
and agriculture.
faculties at EU level
 Delayed/insufficient external (state)
investments needed to support the
expansion of the clinical block.
 Comprehensive data on veterinarians
 Published strategic study: "Present state
 Motivation of veterinarians to participate.
opinion on veterinary profession; plans for of the veterinary profession in Serbia and
suggested reforms.
vision for the future".
Indicators of progress:
How indicators will be measured:
Assumptions & risks:
WP1 (DEV): Upgrade of graduate
veterinary curricula at FVMB and
DVMNS in compliance to EAEVE
standards, with special emphasis on
"veterinary clinical teaching"
methodology
1-1 Weaknesses in existing curricula
identified
1-2 Upgraded curricula/syllabi adopted
1-3 Reports on teachers exchange submitted
1-4 Students diaries on experience in EU
submitted
1-5 Equipment installed and functioning
 Weakness analyzed, amended curriculum
proposed, exchange of staff and students,
equipment purchased.
 curricular amendments adopted, reports
on staff and students exchange submitted,
equipment installed and running.
- Potential major amendments of SOP
EAEVE may delay the process.
- Insufficient patients case load at clinics
and necropsy samples at pathological
anatomy.
WP2 (DEV): Development of 5 specialist
courses required by Serbian Law on
Veterinary Matters
 Specialist competences defined, new
curricula and teaching material prepared,
students enrolled, students survey
 Legal document issued, new curricula
adopted, teaching material available,
courses started, students opinion on new
- Parliamentary election within project
period may delay some planed activities.
- It should be vital to maintain continuous
2-1 Legal document issued by VD
2-2 Specialist curricula jointly adopted
2-3 Teaching resources available
2-4 Students enrolled, courses launched
2-5 Students evaluation of courses
performed.
courses implemented.
communication between FVMB,
government and professional associations in
all topics strategically important to the state.
WP3 (DEV): Development of the
undergraduate course "Organic
Livestock Production" at EUSK
3-1 New curriculum adopted by Senate
3-2 Equipment installed and functioning
3-3 Teaching resources available
3-4 Students enrolled, course launched
3-5 Reports on teachers exchange submitted
 Draft curriculum defined, equipment
purchased, teaching material prepared,
students enrolled, exchange of teachers.
 New curriculum adopted, equipment
activated, teaching material available,
courses started, reports on teachers
exchange submitted.
- The city of Svilajnac, where a livestock
branch of EUSK is located, is appointed
canter for OLP (Government decision,
2010).
- Delay in administrative procedures on a
state level may delay realization of some
planned activities.
 Respondents identified, questionnaire
adopted, survey results gathered.
- Proposed approach should be sufficient.
 Vet database compiled, questionnaire
uploaded for filling, survey results analysis - Prolonged consultation on questionnaire
content.
completed.
WP4 (DEV): Survey: "Present state of
the veterinary profession in Serbia and
vision for the future"
4-1 Respondents defined, and advised
4-2 Joint agreement on questionnaire
4-3 Results of survey gathered
4-4 Results analyzed and interpreted
WP5 (QPLN): Quality control and
monitoring
5-1 Reports on internal quality control
5-2 Minutes on inter-project coaching
5-3 External quality report
WP6 (DISS): Dissemination
6-1 Project Web-site on-line and up-to-date
6-2 Approval of project scope by teachers
and students
6-3 Approval of project scope by
veterinarians
6-4 Strategic study published
6-5 Increased quality of new students
 Internal quality assessment duly
performed, inter-project experience
exchanged, external quality control
performed.
 Web-page constructed, Info Days
organized, national conference organized,
strategic study written.
 Corrective measures undertaken upon
quality reports, minutes from inter-project
meeting distributed.
- Each participant is aware of the potential
benefits brought by the project.
- "Project fatigue", a common threat to
project activities, may arise at certain
institutions along the way.
- Planed activities should be sufficient to
ensure successful dissemination.
 Web-page up-to-date and running,
- Difficulties in implementing conclusions
increased apprehension of Tempus scope
among teachers, students and veterinarians, emerging from strategic study.
strategic study published and distributed.
WP7 (EXP): Sustainability
7-1 "Rulebook" integrated in faculties
Statutes
7-2 Faculties approved by EAEVE
7-3 National (re)accreditation accomplished

New knowledge, experience,
methodology and improved human
resources, self-evaluation according to
SOP-EAEVE performed, documentation
for national accreditation prepared.
 Rulebook on VTH applied, faculties
approved by EAEVE, new course(s)
accredited.
- Prolonged inadequate animal patients
caseload.
WP8 (MNGT): Management of the
project
8-1 Project manual adopted by consortium
8-2 Task force teams appointed and active
8-3 Action conducted & monitored, early
warnings issued
8-4 External audit report
8-5 Minutes from coordination meetings
Activities:

 Project manual adopted, task force teams
working, documentation and reporting on
progress issued ad distributed, minutes of
the meetings contain corrective measures
and plans for future.
- Experience of the consortium sufficient to
ensure a successful management.
- Unexpected changes in the consortium
staff during the project.
WP1 (DEV): Upgrade of graduate
veterinary curricula at FVMB and
DVMNS in compliance to EAEVE
standards, with special emphasis on
"veterinary clinical teaching"
methodology
1-1 Analyze if existing curricula and
clinical training provide for required "dayone skills"
1-2 Upgrade curricula/syllabi where noncompliance to standard detected
1-3 Veterinary teachers exchange:
experience, advice and implementation of
"clinical teaching"
1-4 Veterinary students mobility (RS to
EU): to be involved in proper clinical
training
1-5 Purchase equipment to upgrade teaching
facilities, self learning and library system
WP2 (DEV): Development of 5 specialist
courses required by Serbian Law on
Veterinary Matters
Project draft manual prepared, task force
teams appointed, project action timely
executed, consortium meeting attended.
Inputs:
 Nearly 3000 working days of various
staff.
 Equipment
FVMB: Thermal cam, port. ultrasound,
bronchoalveolar lavage, milk analyser,
metal detector, pH meter, percussion set,
flexible/rigid probe, field surgery, urinary
cateter, vaccination applyer, Desvac Kit 3,
dissection set, needles, por. glucometar,
freezer, infusion set, animal shaving
machines, stationary box, elevator for
cattle, equine speculum, chemistry
analyzer, LAN eqp, informatics eqp,
refract meter, textbooks, students lab,
microscope, ECG, infusion pump,
ophthalmoscope, otoscope, perfusion
pump, X ray, dental unit, LANA
anaesthetic eqp, instrument table, surgical
set, vet lab station, thermostat, lab water
bath, colony counter, freezer, lab burner
DVMNS: Thermo cycler, electrophoresis,
incubators, centrifuges, Bunsen burner,
Assumptions, risks and pre-conditions:
What pre-conditions are required before the project
starts? What conditions outside the project’s direct
control have to be present for the implementation of the
planned activities?

2-1 Define specific competences within
each specialist field
2-2 Define curricula for veterinary specialist
courses
2-3 Identify teaching resources, develop
teaching methodology and material
2-4 Enrol students, launch veterinary
specialist courses
2-5 Perform students evaluation of specialist
courses
WP3 (DEV): Development of the
undergraduate course "Organic
Livestock Production" at EUSK
3-1 Define curriculum, modules, syllabi,
ECTS and learning outcomes for
undergraduate course
3-2 Purchase equipment to upgrade teaching
facilities and library system
3-3 Identify teaching resources, develop
teaching methodology and material
3-4 Enrol students, launch graduate course
3-5 Teachers exchange (RS/EU)
WP4 (DEV): Survey: "Present state of
the veterinary profession in Serbia and
vision for the future"
4-1 Identify statistical mass and inform
respondents on upcoming survey
4-2 Prepare the questionnaire
4-3 Execute survey
4-4 Analyze and interpret survey results
WP5 (QPLN): Quality control and
monitoring
5-1 Conduct internal quality control of the
project activities prior to each plenary
consortium meeting
5-2 Conduct inter-project coaching
shakers, inhal. anaesthesia, infusion,
surgical eqp, port. RTG, trimming
machine, libra, dental unit, urine analyzer,
coagulometer, microscope+cam,
microtome, water bath, informatics eqp,
blood analyzer, pH meter, dissection set,
refract meter, trichineloscope.
EUSK: Various informatics eqp,
textbooks, forage quality test set, milk
quality test set, ELISA kit, Soxlet &
Kjeldahl kit.
 Mobility
Staff: 62 RS to EU; 32 EU to RS; 9 EU to
EU; 10 RS to RS
Students: 24 RS to EU.
 18 books published.
5-3 Conduct external quality control prior to
mid-term and final report
WP6 (DISS): Dissemination
6-1 Develop, update and maintain project
Web-site
6-2 Organize cross-faculty "Tempus Info
Days" for teaching staff and students
6-3 Organize national conference on
Tempus project scope and outcomes
6-4 Publish strategic study "Present state of
the veterinary profession in Serbia and
vision for the future"
6-5 Organize annual "Vet/Agro Info Days"
for high school graduates
WP7 (EXP): Sustainability
7-1 Prepare "Rulebook" for the foundation
of VTH
7-2 Conduct EAEVE evaluation procedure
7-3 Prepare documentation for national
(re)accreditation
WP8 (MNGT): Management of the
project
8-1 Prepare "Project manual on
management and finance procedures"
8-2 Build the project "management team"
and partner institutions "DEV task force"
teams
8-3 Regular co-ordination and internal
communication activities
8-4 Conduct audit on financial statement
prior to final report
8-5 Regular plenary and RS meetings of
consortium members