Curricula Development in the Fields of Reproductive Biology/Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Regenerative Medicine in Serbia Erasmus Project

Project Title

Curricula Development in the Fields of Reproductive Biology/Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Regenerative Medicine in Serbia

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Capacity Building in higher education

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2017

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics:

Project Summary

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) and regenerative medicine (REM) are interconnected and rapidly developing fields. ART are methods of choice for treating human infertility and to improve genetic potential of breeding animals for livestock production. REM is a rapidly developing field with the potential to transform the treatment of human diseases. Education of professionals for work in these areas makes an essential contribution to demands of the labour market. In Serbia, there are no study programmes related to these areas, except the MSc in Reproductive Biology at the University of Novi Sad (UNS). The cooperation framework between the Serbian universities: UNS-Faculty of Sciences and Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade (UB)-Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, and University of Kragujevac (UNIKG)-Medical Faculty will be established in order to upgrade the existing study programme at UNS and to create two new study programmes: MSc in Regenerative Medicine at UNIKG and Specialisation in Animal Reproductive Biotechnology at UB. We aim to translate good practice of higher education institutions (HEIs) from the EU countries in the fields of human and animal assisted reproduction and REM to Serbian HEIs. New study programmes will promote diversification of the educational potential of Serbian HEIs with the intention of increasing the employability of their graduates in the Serbian labour market. Serbian HEIs see the new study programmes as a mechanism for attracting more students and professionals at both the national and international level, since there are no such study programmes in the neighboring countries. Lifelong learning policy in the area of human and animal assisted reproduction is also elaborated within the project proposal. Close collaboration with the Programme Country HEIs will bring their expertise in education to our universities and improve the level of competence and skills in Serbian HEIs by developing new and innovative education programmes.

Project Website

https://artrem.pmf.uns.ac.rs

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 870667 Eur

Project Coordinator

UNIVERZITET U NOVOM SADU & Country: RS

Project Partners

• SOFIA UNIVERSITY ST KLIMENT OHRIDSKI
• MEDITSINSKI TSENTAR REPROBIOMED
• UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
• UNIVERZITET U BEOGRADU
• SPECIJALNA GINEKOLOSKA BOLNICA FERONA NOVI SAD
• JAVNO PREDUZECE STOCARSKO VETERINARSKI CENTAR ZA REPRODUKCIJU I VESTACKO OSEMENJAVANJE VELIKA PLANA
• UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI