University of Zagreb
Faculty of Philosophy

The Faculty of Philosophy, along with the Faculties of Theology and Law, is directly descended from one of the first institutions of higher education in Croatia. Its history began with Emperor Leopold I's Charter of 1669 and continued with the Neoacademia Zagrebiensis. In 1776 the institution, now called the Regia Scientiarum Academia, had three courses of study: philosophy, theology, and law. However, it was not until the revival of Croatian education under the rule of Ban Ivan Mazuranic that a full-scale university was established on 19 October 1874, consisting of the three faculties mentioned above. In the first academic year (1874/75), there were six chairs (Philosophy, General History, Croatian History, Slavic Philology, Classical Philology - Latin and Greek), six professors, and 26 students. The individual chairs gradually grew into departments, more complex units each having several sections. The Faculty of Philosophy now counts 20 departments. Its staff includes 85 professors, 56 associate professors, 60 assistant professors, 9 lecturers, 59 lectors, 67 teaching assistants, 25 librarians, and 100 administrative and technical personnel. Gvozden Flego is professor of Social Philosophy at the University of Zagreb. He is external expert member of the Croatian Parliament (Committee for Education, Science, and Culture) and President of the Croatian Association of Social Sciences and Humanities. As guest to Philosophy Departments or National Philosophical Societies, professor Flego has lectured and presented papers in universities in Austria, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland and the USA. He is co-director of the international post-graduate courses in social philosophy at the Inter-University Centre for Postgraduate Studies (Dubrovnik). Within the European Regional Master’s Degree professor Flego leads Cluster I.

Ss. Ciryl and Methodius University

The Ss. Cyril and Methodius University was founded in 1949. Today it counts twenty-four faculties and ten institutes. The university actively participates in international networks through various agreements for teaching, scientific and cultural cooperation and research. To date the university has signed 60 such agreements for cooperation with higher education institutions from countries in Europe and throughout the world. The Ss. Cyril and Methodius University is member of the European Association of Universities, the International Association of Universities and is a signatory to the Magna Charta. The current structure of the Ss. Cyril and Methodius University is illustrated by the following data: over 30,000 students from the Republic of Macedonia and 600 foreign students are enrolled at all faculties; around 2,800 teaching and scientific staff and associates are engaged in teaching and research at the universitiy’s faculties and institutes.

University of Belgrade
Postgraduate Department of Interdisciplinary Anthropology

The University of Belgrade's sprawling campus consists of 30 faculties, 8 scientific institutes and the University library. On average, there are just over 65,000 undergraduate students enrolled in the University. An additional 2,500 students are involved in different forms of postgraduate studies. From its foundation to the present, almost 270,000 people have completed their higher education degrees and graduated from one of the University's faculties. This includes approximately 3,700 foreign students. Over 15,000 people have received their Master's degrees from the University of Belgrade, and approximately the same number have received the title of specialist in a specific field of work. The University has granted over 9,000 Doctoral degrees. The University of Belgrade employs over 3,300 teachers and 2,600 teaching associates. Of the total number of students at the University, the greatest share (40%) are enrolled in the social sciences and humanities, followed by engineering (around 28%) and medicine (around 15%), while the remainder are enrolled in biological sciences and basic natural sciences.

Zagorka Golubovic is professor of Social Anthropology and Director of the Postgraduate Department of Interdisciplinary Anthropology at the University of Belgrade. She is coordinator of the Department of Social Sciences at the Alternative Academic Network of Belgrade and is also engaged in the work of the Institute for Philosophy and Social Theory. She has been guest speaker at a number universities in Europe and USA. Professor Golubovic has written extensively on personality and culture, social character, transition and democratization.

Nada Sekulic received her postgraduate degrees in Anthropology and in Culture and Gender Studies from the University of Belgrade and from the Alternative Academic Network, Belgrade. Currently, she is working on her PhD research dealing with the influence of post-structuralism on anthropology. Nada Sekulic is engaged as academic tutor in the postgraduate course "Cross Cultural Communication" implemented at the University of Belgrade during the second semester of 2001/2002.

Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Tirana

The Faculty of Social Sciences plays the main role in the education and training of experts in and researchers in philosophy, sociology, political sciences, psychology, pedagogy, social work and gender studies. The Faculty is known through the history of Albanian higher education as the institution to train the first specialists in sociology, psychology and social work. Its mission is: to educate and train, to develop research and service activities, to conduct postgraduate scientific qualification, to play the role of a democratising agent in the Albanian society. The Faculty employs qualified teaching staff, trained in some of the best universities in Europe and the USA, committed to fulfill the mission of our school.

New Bulgarian University
Political Science Department

The New Bulgarian University, established in 1991, is the first and biggest private higher education institution in Bulgaria. Since its creation, NBU has provided an intellectually challenging education in a wide range of study and research programs in the sphere of: human sciences; communication science and arts. Its mission is to be an innovative, student-orientated and interdisciplinary academic institution whose purpose is to attract open-minded men and women and cultivate their ability to think critically, to reason, and analyse combined with a broad range of deep interests; to prepare the students for the challenges of independent life in a democratic and civil society; to attract highly qualified scholars and lecturers from Bulgaria and abroad; to harmonise new technologies and economic globalisation with the needs and aspiration of regional human communities and qualities and interests of each individual. By 2002 NBU already counts more than 25 departments and institutes. Anna Krasteva is Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science of the NewBulgarian University. Among her major research interests are individual and collective identities; ethnicity and citizenship; conflicts and institutions; immigration and refugees.

Anna Krasteva has published more than 60 articles in books and journals in Bulgaria, France, Great Britain, Russia, Switzerland, USA, Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey, Slovakia, Italy and Greece. She is the author of Identities, Discourse, Power, Sofia, 1999; co-author of Universal and National in the Bulgarian Culture, Sofia, 1995; Identities, Sofia, 1995 and co-editor of Recent Social Trends in Bulgaria, 1960-1995, McGill-Queen's University Press, 2000. Professor Krasteva lectures in Cluster III of the European Regional Master’s Degree.

University of Bologna Centro per l’Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica

Corso della Repubblica 88A 37100 Forlì Italy

Tel.: +39 0543 36304 Fax: +39 0543 377088 http://www.eurobalk.net

National Coordinator: Stefano Bianchini

Centro per l’Europa Centro-Orientale e Balcanica was set up by the University of Bologna in 1996 with the support of European Union, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Region Emilia-Romagna, the City Councils of Forlì and Cesena, and the financial contribution of the main banking foundations of Emilia-Romagna. In its work the Centre relies on extensive and long-standing faculty contacts and links established through the Europe and the Balkans International Network that brings together over 150 experts and scholars from 25 European countries, the USA and Canada. Among the main activities of the Centre are: * Promotion and coordination of research activities, mainly of an interdisciplinary nature, involving Italian and foreign scholars, members of the Europe and the Balkans International Network; * Publication of scientific works dealing with South-East Europe; * Organization of conventions, seminars, conferences at a national and international level; * Promotion and organization of training courses for teachers, humanitarian aid volunteers, volunteers from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italian and East-European diplomats, public and private administrators, cadres and business managers; * Development of scientific relations for East-European and Balkan studies with universities and research centres.

Stefano Bianchini is professor of East European History and Institutions at the University of Bologna, School of Political Science. Since 1992 he is the coordinator of the “Europe and the Balkans International Network”, established with the support of the European Commission and dealing with issues related to Eastern and Southeastern Europe. He is the editor-in-chief of the series on Balkan and East-Central Europe. He is also a member of the editorial board of “Nationalities Papers”, the journal of the Association for Studies of Nationalities and of Italian Review of Geopolitics “Limes”. Professor Bianchini’s research interests are focused on politics, contemporary history and international relations in Southeastern Europe and with a particular emphasis on former Yugoslavia and its successor. Major publications include La Question Yougoslave, Castermann, Paris, 1996; Tito, Stalin e i Contadini, Unicopli, Milano, 1988; State Building in the Balkans: Dilemmas on the Eve of the 21st Century (co-edited with George Schoepflin), Longo, Ravenna, 1998; The Yugoslav Conflict and its Implications for International Relations (co-edited with R.C. Nation), Longo, Ravenna, 1998; The Balkans and the Challenge of Economic Integration: Regional and European Perspectives (co-edited with Milica Uvalic), Longo, Ravenna, 1997; The Yugoslav War, Europe and the Balkans: How to Achieve Security? (co-edited with Paul Shoup), Longo, Ravenna, 1995. Professor Bianchini is lecturing in Cluster III of the European Regional Master’s Degree.

Forum for Ethnic Relations

Narodnog Fronta 45/VII
11 000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel.: +381 11 3616654
Fax: +381 11 3616654
National Coordinator: Dusan Janjic

The Forum for Ethnic Relations (FER) was founded in 1989 as a network of 110 experts specialised in the field of national questions, ethnic relations and minority protection. FER brings together experts from Serbia, Montenegro, other European countries and the USA. Its work focuses on issues related to democratisation, nation and state building processes, ethnic relations, national, ethnic, religious and cultural minorities and minority protection in the areas of former Yugoslavia. Among FER main objectives are:

• To collect, process, and exchange statistical data, legal documents, academic research and theoretical analyses of nation-building process, nationalism, the status of national, religious, cultural and other minorities and refugee issues in the former Yugoslavia and elsewhere in Europe, aimed at improving ethnic relations, preventing ethnic conflicts, building confidence and resolving conflicts;
• To produce academic research and theoretical studies on the problems of state-building, ethno-nationalism, ethnic relations, minorities and conflicts;
• To provide grants for young researchers to develop their knowledge and skills in this field;
• To provide appropriate education and training for young social and political leaders;
• To make the general public aware of problems of ethnic relations through public debates, round tables and publications;
• To initiate and encourage international cooperation in research and establish links with similar organizations in other countries;
• To develop specialised services and provide assistance to institutions involved in problems of ethnic relations and minority protection.

Professor Dusan Janjic is senior researcher with the Centre for Sociological Research at the University of Belgrade. He is founder and coordinator of Forum for Ethnic Relations, Belgrade and programme director of Centre for Tolerance and Dialogue in Podgorica. His research interest and expertise are in the field of ethnic conflicts and conflict resolution. Currently, professor Janjic is conducting research on democratisation in Central-Eastern Europe and its effects on ethnic relations in that region. Among his numerous publications are Ex-Yugoslavia: From War to Peace, Valenicia, 1993; Conflict or Dialogue: Serbian-Albanian Relations and Integration of the Balkans, Subotica, 1994; Serbia Between the Past and the Future, Belgrade, 1995. Professor Janjic is member to the Project on Ethnic Relations at Princeton, USA; member of the Nordic International Studies Association; of the International Association for Conflict Management; and of the Ethnic Studies Network. He is editor-in-chief of ‘Europe’ journal. Within the European Regional Master’s Degree professor Janjic leads Cluster III.

Human Rights Centre University of Sarajevo Zmaja od Bosne 8 71000 Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Tel.: +387 33 66 82 51 Fax: +387 33 66 82 51 E-mail: lf@see-hrc.net http://www.sarajevo.see-hrc.net Since its establishment in December 1996 till today, the Human Rights Canter of the University of Sarajevo has grown up into a reliable and modern academic institution active and recognized by carrying out its activities in the field of human rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as in the entire Balkan region. By establishing and building up the contacts, cooperation and partnerships with leading European and international organizations, institutions and institutes in the field of human rights, the Center profiled itself as a acknowledged and reliable partner for various activities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia and South East Europe, and in particular as a partner within the domestic academic environment.