Dean`s word

Dalibor Stević, PhD

Dear friends, colleagues, potential students,

welcome to the Faculty of Education in Bijeljina, the temple of science and knowledge. The goal and motive that guides us all at the Faculty of Education in Bijeljina, from employees, through students, graduates and partners is to change the world through education. We are deeply guided by the belief that every child deserves the highest quality education and that the opportunity for education and learning is a basic human right. No matter where someone was born, what their religion, affiliation, material status is, every child deserves the highest quality education. Providing maximum educational opportunities is one of the basic obligations that every generation owes to its descendants.

The Faculty of Education in Bijeljina is ready to make real changes in the world of children's education. The tradition of innovation that marked the previous almost three decades of successful work is more present today than ever. Through my work, I try to contribute to the Faculty of Education becoming a prominent center for teaching and research, both in the country and the region and beyond. Now more than ever, we are inspired to prepare future teachers, educators, professors, scientists to use their knowledge and dedication to solve the challenges faced by our students, the social community and the education system itself.

Three modern study programs in both study cycles, infrastructure, technology and human resources offer a wide range of opportunities for all students. Our programs provide an outstanding academic environment for students who want to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary for life in the 21st century. We have a very high quality foundation on which to build the future success of our and your faculty.

With the right people, and unique programs in the right place, we are creating new standards in the education of our children.

With respect,

Dean Dalibor Stević, phD

Mission

We encourage cooperation, promote quality, recognize excellence and provide the latest knowledge from science and practice.

The Faculty of Education of the University of East Sarajevo in Bijeljina, based on its teaching, scientific and research activities, has become recognizable as a regional center of teacher education for working with children of preschool, younger and older school age because it is an example of excellence in social sciences, humanities and natural sciences, and as such has a serious impact on the future of our nation.

The primary mission of the Faculty is to educate high quality, competent experts in the field of educational sciences, who understand the developmental needs of the modern child, who recognize and encourage the development of children"'"s potentials, who will improve the entire education system, scientific research in areas of preschool, younger and older school age, who with their professional knowledge and experience will be ready to respond to the challenges of their profession, who will be the driving force of development and progress of society and become leaders in the world in which they live.

We build a solid and secure foundation of high-quality teaching work, harmonized with European standards, by continuously encouraging and developing scientific research work and project research that enable intellectual and creative experiences by implementing the latest scientific results. Every day we increase the boundaries of knowledge, we integrate different perspectives in the transformation of the world with knowledge, starting with what is most important to us, and that is the child. We work on the permanent improvement of professional knowledge and skills of teaching staff, apply the principles of lifelong learning, promote the "European dimension" in higher education, contribute to the establishment of a European system of quality assurance in higher education and quality evaluation.

Vision

Through education today, we are creating a better future because “education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”.

The Faculty of Education bases its vision of development on the tradition of constant investment in knowledge and quality of education, based on modern scientific achievements and tendencies of European education. It implies the desire and effort for the Faculty, as a member of the University of East Sarajevo, to be a prestigious higher education institution for profiling the teaching staff to work with children of preschool, younger and older school age.

The vision of the Faculty of Education is to connect all levels in the education system (from preschool, through primary school, to higher education and lifelong learning), in order to enable our students to optimally develop their potential. The aspiration of the Faculty is to become the bearer of the cultural life of the city of Bijeljina and the region, which means forcing and encouraging talents and respecting the intellectual and creative energy of each student, assistant and professor individually.

The effort of the Faculty to educate internationally competent experts for work in educational institutions in accordance with the experiences of socially and economically successful and technologically developed countries, indicates the aspiration for the Faculty to become recognizable in the international framework for teaching and scientific work, for individual achievements of its students and professors and remains desirable for studying.