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Infrastructure in the Field of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Social Sciences, Engineering

DATA ABOUT RESPONDENT

Full name
Doc. dr Bozo Vazic
Name of your institution
University of Banja Luka
Institutions’s country
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Institution’s address
Univerzitetski Grad, Bulevar vojvode Petra Bojovica 1A, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Are you responsible on behalf of the institution
Yes
Your position in the institution
  • Other:
Your telephone number
+387 51 321 172
Your email address
vazicb@yahoo.com
Institution's website address
http://www.unibl.org

GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Research infrastrcture website
http://www.unibl.org
Organisation / institution type of RI
  • University/Higher education

Main scientificdomain: Life sciences

Category: Other Life Sciences RI

Other scientific and technological domains served by RI
  • Life Sciences
  • Environmental, Marine and Earth Sciences
  • Energy
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Information and Communication Technologies, Mathematics
  • Engineering
  • Material Sciences, Chemistry and Nanotechnologies
  • Socio-economic Sciences
  • Humanities
RI type
  • Single-sited
Short description

The University of Banja Luka has been established in 1975. It consists of sixteen faculties: Academy of Arts, Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Political Sciences, Faculty of Mine Engineering. Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Law, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Philosophy and Faculty of Forestry.

The University of Banja Luka has 52 licensed study programs. There are around 600 professors, 400 assistants and 450 administrative staff members currently employed at the University. At present there are around 17000 students at the University. As of 1st January 2008 the University of Banja Luka is integrated, with faculties as organizational units. The Steering Board, Senate and Rector govern the University. The Rector legally represents the University. There are four Vice-Rectors (in charge of: research and scientific work, international relations, teaching and student issues and human resources). It is a public university, and therefore the main source of funding is provided by the Government of the Republic of Srpska.

OPERATION AND UPGRADE OF RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND OR IMPORTANT RESEARCH EQUIPMENT

Years in operation
  • More than 25 years
Comment on cooperation
The Banja Luka University research and academic staff has been involved in more than 45 Tempus projects, several FP6 projects and two FP7 projects. The other international projects were financed by: the European Commission, the Council of Europe, the United States of America, United Nations, UNESCO/CEPES, the World Bank, governments of several states. The University of Banja Luka is bound by more than 40 bilateral agreements on cooperation with public and private universities from all over the world, the agreements being the legal basis for cooperation. There are several possible types of cooperation with this institution, both, research and academic oriented: improvement of scientific research, student and research mobility, development and improvement of teaching processes, experience exchanges, and others. Therefore, the target groups are researchers, lecturers and students. As for the cooperation with industry, knowledge transfer is a typical type of existing cooperation. As best way to attract new users, work on scientific development and implementing gained knowledge in the industry are pointed out.
List of international co-operation agreements and partnerships which exist and partnerships which exist at organisational level for this RI, between different organisations in different European countries (please give up to 5 examples over the last 5 years)
The University has established cooperation with different types of research institutions, universities being predominant. Among the cooperating countries, all the countries from the regions are mentioned, however, Serbia being the main partner from the region. Several EU countries are currently collaborating with the University, France, Italy, Slovenia, Germany and Austria being the most important.

STAFF, INTERNAL USERS AND EXTERNAL USERS

Short description of access policy and procedures for users of this research infrastructure
Cooperation with external users is welcome, and, in accordance with that, the research facilities are open towards them. The infrastructure and facilities can be used in accordance with approval of people in charge for the maintenance. Even though there are no precise records, it can be stated that annually, there are many activities of external users performed at the University facilities and by using the infrastructure.

FINANCE

Main sources of funding for setting up RI or important equipment
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding
Main sources of funding for operational costs
  • National public funding
  • Multinational/international public funding

SCIENTIFIC IMPACT

RESEARCH SERVICES PROVIDED TO USERS AND RESEARCHERS

Research services provided to users and researchers
he equipment and facilities are situated at the respective faculties. At some of the units, there are well equipped laboratories, but also there is a permanent need of further development. The University has plans for development, but it is not possible to realize it only by use of own resources. That is why the University has been active in many different projects.

Entry created by Elke Dall on February 17, 2010
Modified on October 16, 2012