UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
FACULTY OF LAW
Announces
ENROLLMENT
FOR MASTER ACADEMIC STUDIES - MASTER IN EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
(study programs for achieving 60 ECTS and 120 ECTS)
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025.
- 3rd ENROLLMENT TERM -
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law enrolls for master academic studies - Master in European Integration in the 3rd enrollment term for the academic year 2024/25 forty six (46) self-financing students for one year lasting study program (60 ECTS) and nine (9) self-financing students for two years lasting program (120 ECTS).
Master in European Integration is the study program of master academic studies, which is eligible for candidates who achieved 240 ECTS – MEI (60 ECTS), and from the academic year 2014/15 the accreditation has been also attained for a particular two-years study program, which is eligible for candidates who previously achieved 180 ECTS - MEI (120 ECTS).
The official language of Master in European Integration is English.
Applications should be submitted to the Office for Master and Doctoral Studies from November 1st to November 4th, 2024 (including Saturday, November 2nd) from 11.00 to 13.30.
Applications sent via post will not be accepted.
The enrollment fee is 160.000,00 RSD and for the foreign students – 2.400 EUR in RSD counter value and it is paid in four equal installments (I installment upon enrollment, II installment until December 20, 2024, III installment until February 20, 2025 and IV installment until April 20, 2025).
Precondition for taking part in this study program is the proficiency in English language (documented by the certificate or proved by the oral check).
All relevant information related to this study program are available at the official web address of the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, www.ius.bg.ac.rs, as well as at the webpage of Master in European Integration, https://mei.ius.bg.ac.rs/, or at the telephone number +38111-30-27-677, and at contact e-mails: dragicav@ius.bg.ac.rs and tempus@ius.bg.ac.rs.
CONDITIONS FOR ENROLLMENT
Eligible for MEI (60 ECTS) are:
- Candidates who have completed undergraduate academic studies, i.e. undergraduate four-year studies according to the laws that were valid before the entry into force of the Law on Higher Education ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 76/05, 100/07 - authentic interpretation, 97/08 , 44/10, 93/12, 89/13, 99/14, 45/15 - authentic interpretation, 68/15 and 87/16), at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, and other law faculties founded by the Republic of Serbia or the Republic of Srpska – Application form No. 1;
- Candidates who graduated from other closely related faculties of social sciences-humanities, whose founder is the Republic of Serbia or Republic of Srpska, as following: Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Philosophy, Faculty of Political Sciences, and others (see: Decision on précising the conditions for the enrollment at master academic studies from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law from September 23, 2019 and December 7, 2020) – Application form No. 2;
- Candidates who graduated from some other law faculty or the closely related faculty of social sciences - humanities (see: Decision on the enrollment at Master academic studies of candidates who did not graduate from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law as amended on September 25, 2023), under the condition that the study plans and programs are accorded with the study plans and programs of the Faculty, and that conditions and procedures for the enrollment are fully respected – Application form No. 2a.
Eligible for enrolling are also candidates who completed integrated studies, i.e. three-years lasting Bachelor academic studies and two-years lasting Master academic studies (180 ECTS + 120 ECTS), and achieved at least 300 ECTS.
Eligible for enrolling at MEI (120 ECTS) are candidates who achieved 180 ECTS after finishing their three-years lasting undergraduate studies at the law faculty – Application form No. 3, or closely related faculty of social sciences-humanities (see: Decision on precising the conditions for the enrollment at master academic studies from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law from September 23, 2019 and December 7, 2020) – Application form No. 4.
Notes:
The list of required documents to be submitted with the application for admission is specified on the application form.
Eligible for application are candidates who completed previous degree on October 14th 2024, the latest.
Along with the application, it is necessary to submit a signed statement authorizing the University of Belgrade and the Faculty of Law to inspect, obtain and process personal data for the purposes of the competition process for enrollment and study; that personal data can be entered into an electronic database, that they can be used for the purpose of generating the necessary statistical data, submitting the requested data to the Ministry of Education, and that they will not be available to unauthorized persons.
Diploma on completed first level of higher education level within the academic studies which candidate obtained with recognition of certain part of study program of applied studies of the first level is considered valid for enrollment at Master academic studies only if the scope of recognized exams from the level of applied studies does not pass over 30% of total scope of study program of academic studies at which diploma is obtained (72/240 ECTS, i. e. 54/180 ECTS in accordance with the Rulebook on standards and procedure for accreditation of the study programs).
Candidates, who have submitted a preliminary application for the competition and passed additional exams during the previous years, acquire the right to apply for the regular competition for enrollment in the Master Academic Studies - Master of European Integration in the school year 2024/2025
Candidates, who submit a preliminary application for the competition and pass all additional exams during 2024/2025, acquire the right to apply for a regular competition for enrollment in the master academic studies - Master of European Integration in the school year 2025/2026.
APPLICATION FOR CANDIDATES WHO COMPLETED PREVIOUS LEVEL OF STUDIES ABROAD
Candidates who graduated abroad and in the states of the Former Yugoslavia, have an obligation - when enrolling - to submit the Decision of the University of Belgrade related to the Recognition of Foreign University Diploma, or the Certificate which proves that the above mentioned procedure has been in progress. Procedure for recognition of foreign higher education documents is done before the University of Belgrade for academic year 2024/2025 (for more information visit: https://www.bg.ac.rs/recognition/).
Candidates - foreign citizens are obliged to submit to the Faculty evidence that they have health insurance for the school year they enroll.
APPLICATION FOR CANDIDATES WITH DISABILITIES AND MEMBERS OF THE ROMA NATIONAL MINORITY, WITH THE APPLICATION OF PROGRAM OF AFFIRMATIVE MEASURES
Persons with disabilities, i.e. members of the Roma nationality, who, by applying program of affirmative measures, enrolled and completed undergraduate studies at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law, in the status of students whose studies are financed from the budget, can enroll at the masters academic studies by applying program of affirmative measures, based on Decision on number of students for enrollment into the first year of study programs of master academic studies which are financed from the budget of the Republic of Serbia for higher education institutions founded by the Republic Serbia in the academic year 2024/2025 and if they declare their intention to apply such program.[1]
Persons with disabilities can contact the University Centre for Students with Disabilities (Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 123b) for additional information and consultations by phone: 065/3031-261 or by e-mail: ucsh@rect.bg.ac.rs.
CRITERIA FOR THE RANKING OF CANDIDATES
According to the Decision of the Academic Council of the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, general grade point average will be used as the main criterion for making the rank order, and additional criteria will be duration of undergraduate studying and a group of attended courses which are relevant for the chosen module:
Ranking will be conducted as follows:
1. General grade point average shall be multiplied with 10.
For candidates who completed Bachelor academic studies or integrated academic studies acquired grade point average of those studies is calculated.
For candidates who completed three-years lasting Bachelor academic studies and two-years lasting Master academic studies (180 BAS + 120 MAS) and achieved at least 300 ECTS, general grade point average (GGPA) is calculated on the basis of grade point averages acquired at Bachelor academic studies (GPABS) and Master academic studies (GPAMS), pondered by duration of study program on Bachelor academic studies and Master academic studies shown in ECTS points (BSpoint and MS point):
GPABS x BSpoint + GPAMS x MSpoint
General grade point average (GGPA) = __________________________________
BSpoint + MS point
For candidates who completed undergraduate academic studies, i.e. undergraduate four-year studies according to the laws that were valid before the entry into force of the Law on Higher Education ("Official Gazette of RS", No. 76/05, 100/07 - authentic interpretation, 97/08 , 44/10, 93/12, 89/13, 99/14, 45/15 - authentic interpretation, 68/15 and 87/16) grade point average of undergraduate studies with included final thesis, if there is any, is calculated.
2. Duration of studying will be counted in a following way:
|
Duration of studying
|
Number of points
|
|
4 years
|
10
|
|
4,5 years
|
6
|
|
5 years
|
4
|
|
more than 5 years
|
0
|
*One year is calculated from October 1st of previous year until October 31st of the next calendar year.
*Half of year is calculated until April 15th.
The length of study for candidates who have completed integrated academic studies and candidates who completed three-years lasting Bachelor academic studies and two-years lasting Master academic studies (180 BAS + 120 MAS) and achieved at least 300 ECTS will be calculated as follows:
|
Duration of studying
|
Number of points
|
|
5 years
|
10
|
|
5,5 years
|
6
|
|
6 years
|
4
|
|
more than 6 years
|
0
|
*One year is calculated from October 1st of previous year until October 31st of the next calendar year.
*Half of year is calculated until April 15th.
3. Group of courses which are relevant for studying at the chosen module (courses which the candidate passed during undergraduate studies, evaluated by the Scientific-Academic Council of the Faculty of Law).
Number of points:
without additional exams 10
(candidates from point 1)
passed or recognized additional exams 2
(candidates from points 2 and 3)
The total sum of points based on all three criteria is used for making the rank order.
[1] According to Decision on number of students for enrollment into the first year of study programs of master academic studies which are financed from the budget of the Republic of Serbia for higher education institutions founded by the Republic Serbia in the academic year 2024/2025 and with regard to application of program of affirmative measures, one budget place is approved for persons with disabilities and one for members of the Roma national minority. For mentioned budget places candidates will be ranked together with candidates who will apply for enrollment at the study program: Law.