Network of Balkan Universities

The Balkan Universities Network (Engl. Balkan Universities Association, BAUNAS) was created as part of the reorganization of the Balkans , the creation of new public and private universities and the introduction of the Bologna rules in the Balkan universities. The network was founded in 2006 by eleven universities and had its founding seat at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece. The seat is in Edirne (Turkey).

The aim of the alliance is the mutual exchange of experience in research and teaching, mutual recognition of degrees, promotion of the mobility of teachers and students as well as the use of international funding programs for student exchange. Significant progress was made at the 2010 meeting at Trakya University in Edirne . The then presidium Enver Duran , then rector of the Trakya University Edirne, president; Hilmi Ibar , Edirne Trakya University, Vice President; Faruk Caklovica , University of Sarajevo, member; Dhori Kule , University of Tirana, member; Ioannis P Gerothanassis, University of Ioannina, member; Anelia Klissarova, Varna Medical University, member.

In addition to the bilateral meetings, conferences of the Balkan universities take place at changing member locations. The 2018 meeting took place at Tetovo University.

In 2016, the rector of Trakya University Erhan Tabakoğlu in Edirne took over the general secretariat of the network

Enver Duran has been honorary president and Pericles A. Mitkas president of BAUNAS since 2018 , the aim is to work more closely with the network of Black Sea universities .

Members of the network

Albania

• University of Tirana
• Epoka University
• Eqrem Çabej University , Gjirokastra
• Korça University
• Shkodra University
• Vitrina University

Bosnia Herzegovina

• Dzemal Bijedic University of Mostar
• Sarajevo University
• University of Tuzla
• Zenica University

Bulgaria

• American University in Bulgaria
• Burgas Free University
• Free University of Varna (VFU)
• College of Library Science and Information Technologies
• Konstantin Preslavsky University of Shumen
• Agricultural University of Plovdiv
• Varna Medical University
• Gabrovo University of Technology
• Plovdiv University of Food Technology
• Sofia University

Greece

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
• Macedonia University of Thessaloniki
• University of Ioannina
• Democritus University of Thrace
• University of Thessaly

Kosovo

• University of Pristina
• University of Iliria

North Macedonia

• FON University
• University of Skopje
• Tetovo University
• International Balkan University
• Bitola University
• SEE University

Moldova

• University of Comrat

Montenegro

• Mediterranean University
• University of Montenegro

Romania

• Babes Bolyai University of Cluj

Serbia

• University of Belgrade
• University of the Arts Belgrade
• University of Novi Sad
• Novi Pazar State University

Turkey

• Trakya Üniversitesi , Conference Organizer 2010
• Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi
• Galatasaray Universitesi
• Istanbul University
• Namık Kemal Universitesi
• Fırat Üniversitesi
• Süleyman Demirel Universitesi
• Ataturk Universitesi
• Bozok Universitesi
• Kirklareli University
• Canakkale 18 Mart Universitesi

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

• European University of Lefke

Guest members at the 2010 conference

• Azerbaijan: Baku State University
• Germany: Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University Lörrach
• Austria: University of Graz

As part of the European Erasmus program, there are also bilateral agreements with universities in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, England, Finland, France, Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain and Hungary.

literature

• Enver Duran: Challenges of Higher Education Institutions in the Balkans , III Balkan Universities Network Meeting, Trakya University Edirne May 2010, ISBN 978-975-374-134-7
• Manfred G. Raupp: Lörrach Symposium - Lörrach Sempozyumu , Trakya University Edirne May 2011, ISBN 978-3-942298-02-5

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Homepage of Baunas
2. ^ Protocol for the "Balkan Universities Network" , 2006
3. ^ Conference of the Balkan Universities May 2010 in Edirne ( Memento from August 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
4. ^ Report on the meeting of the Balkan universities in Tetovo 2018
5. ^ Homepage of the network of Balkan universities
6. ↑ Members. In: www.baunas.org. Balkan Universities Association, 2019, accessed September 9, 2019 .  
7. ^ Website of the University of Food Technology Plovdiv