UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE
FACULTY OF LAW
Announces
ENROLLMENT
FOR MASTER ACADEMIC STUDIES – LAW AND GENDER
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2024/2025.
University of Belgrade Faculty of Law enrolls for master academic studies - Law and Gender in academic year 2024/25 three (3) students, whose education shall be financed from the budget of the Republic of Serbia and fifty seven (57) self-financing students for one year lasting study program (60 ECTS).
The official language of Law and Gender master program is English.
Applications should be submitted from September 11th to September 30th, 2024 according to the following schedule: every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 11:00 to 13:30 and every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00 to 17:00.
Applications should be also submitted by post on address: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, Office for Master and Doctoral Studies, Bulevar kralja Aleksandra 67, 11000 Belgrade.
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 by 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 Law and Gender, http://lawgems.ius.bg.ac.rs/, or at the telephone number +38111-30-27-677, and at contact e-mails: pds@ius.bg.ac.rs i lawgem@ius.bg.ac.rs.
CONDITIONS FOR ENROLLMENT
Eligible for Law and Gender 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. 3 / Application form No. 4;
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.
Notes:
Eligible for application are candidates who completed previous degree on September 30th 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).
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/priznavanje-stranih-visokoskolskih-isprava/).
The procedure of Recognition of Foreign University Diploma must be started until September 16th 2024, the latest.
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 http://ucsh.rect.bg.ac.rs/, Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 123b for additional information and consultations by phone: 065/3031-261 or by e-mail: ucsh@rect.bg.ac.rs.
CONDITIONS FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE STATUS OF STUDENT FINANCED FROM THE BUDGET
For the enrollment in the status of student financed from the budget of the Republic of Serbia eligible are candidates who are:
- Citizens of the Republic of Serbia, as well as persons who have been granted that right by the Instruction of Ministry of education, science and technological development No. 612-00-01388/2024-06 from June 13th, 2024, if they are ranked within the approved quota;
- Unemployed persons (when applying for the program candidates shall submit the proof from the National Service for Employment about the status of unemployed person or proof that they are registered at the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability insurance on any grounds).
Note: The certificate proves that, on the date of its issuance (which must be in a period from September 11 to September 30, 2024), the candidates are registered with the National Employment Service as unemployed persons or that they are not registered with the Republic Fund for Pension and Disability Insurance on any grounds.
Candidates who completed the previous level of studies before the 2023/24 school year when applying also submit a signed statement that they were not enrolled in the first year of master academic studies in budget status.
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.