Hrasnička cesta 3a
71210 Sarajevo
Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Youth and education
The University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (the University SSST) was opened in October 2004 in Sarajevo as the first private University in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Dedicated to providing internationally competitive education, SSST established collaboration with the University of Buckingham (United Kingdom), and is today the only private University in BiH offering its graduates a dual degree. Through this collaboration, SSST is the only University in the region of South-Eastern Europe monitored by the UK's Quality Assurance Agency. University SSST employs internationally educated academic staff currently numbering 112 members. SSST along with its founding MET Foundation are offering a number of scholarships, with the possibility of extending the scholarship decision, subject to the candidate meeting of all the requirements stipulated by the SSST Scholarship Rules and Regulations, with more then 10 international partners and organizations providing full and partial scholarships. With more then 50 universities, research institutes and facilities acting as partners in projects as well as curricular activities, SSST boast a significant collaborative network engaged within various granting schemes, mainly European Union (Erasmus+ programs) and other similar opportunities.
The main mission of the University SSST is to offer an internationally acclaimed, high-quality education on par with highest rated word universities. To fulfil its mandate for excellence, the University SSST has put together an internationally educated and ambitious Faculty, many of whose members come to us from the world's leading universities (MIT, Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Georgetown, and Imperial College). The Faculty is actively engaged in research projects within their fields, remaining at the forefront of their profession’s advances both in terms of research and innovative teaching methodology. Our University employs one professor for every four students – the highest ratio in the region and wider – while our system of academic advising ensures that professors and teaching assistants are available for daily consultations and are charged with individual monitoring of each student's academic progress. The University SSST curriculum, taught entirely in English language, seeks not only to transfer technical skills and academic knowledge but also to build confident and globally-minded graduates, prepared for the challenging international environment. SSST is one of the top regional universities, ranked #571-580 in QS World University Rankings 2019.
List of projects:
SSST 599856
Jean Monnet Network “Migration and Asylum Policies Systems” – MAPS
Jean Monnet September 2019-May 2022 (extended due to COVID-19) BEN 300.000,00 EUR https://mapsnetwork.eu/
SSST 598307
Enhancing and Validating Service-Related Competencies in Versatile Learning Environments in Western Balkan Universities – E-VIVA
CBHE
January 2019 – December 2021 BEN 57.995,00 EUR https://evivaproject.eu/
SSST 587516
Jean Monnet Network “Democratization and Reconciliation in the Western Balkans”
Jean Monnet
October 2017 – October 2020 BEN 34.600 EUR n/a
SSST 561485
Curriculum Development joint European Political Science MA (EuroPS)
CBHE
October 2015 -October 2017 BEN 85.181 EUR https://euro-ps.org/
SSST 101050180
Erasmus-EDU-2021-EMJM-Design
International Master in Virtual Reality Production - IMVRP February 2022 - COO 55.000 EUR TBD
SSST 101047782
ERASMUS-JMO-2021-HEI-TCH-RSCH
European Public Health and Migrations - EUPHAM March 2022 - COO 14.000 EUR https://eupham.org/
SSST 101060145 –
HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02 - 01 - Twinning Western Balkans Special
Equality Diversity and Inclusion for Research Enhancement in Bosnia Herzegovina - EDIRE
September 2022 - COO 333,250 EUR TBD
SSST 101055818 - CREA-CULT-2021-COOP - Life and environment of Women Leaders in Western Balkans History in Virtual Reality - SHELeadersVR 2022- BEN 19.821,31 EUR TBD
SSST HORIZON-WIDERA-2021-ACCESS-02 - EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR RESEARCH ENHANCEMENT IN BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA – EDIRE
101060145 2022- COO 333,250.00 EUR -
SSST HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-ERA-01 - Building Gender Equality through gender budgeting for Institutional Transformation – BUDGET IT
101094391 2022- BEN 125,060.00 EUR -
With its policies of open dialogue and continuing academic exploration of existing public narratives, especially in the context of war-stricken Bosnia-Herzegovina that is still suffocating in post-war traumas and recurring nationalistic turmoil almost three decades post-war, the University SSST is deeply committed to empowering new voices, especially within its existing Political Science and International Relations Faculty, to engage and inspire change within its own micro communities and wider. This is why the University SSST is adamant in spearheading various research activates and projects concerning vulnerable groups (such as migrant and migration phenomena which has now reached a critical phase especially in the Western Balkans, but also now in Western Europe with the Russian-Ukrainian conflict) and reexamining national politics within the global context. We believe that activities already rooted in the University programs are mirroring the ALF's efforts on an international scale, as our students are not just active within the proposed project activities of our departments, but also develop social consciousness early on which enables them to be progressive and effective in creating positive change.
We believe that membership to the ALF Network, besides participating in a wide-range, strong and cohesive network for enabling positive change in policymaking processes, would provide us with the opportunity to engage with similar organizations with research background, enhancing possibilities for a more substantial impact through project activities on a lager scale. The University SSST is also the initiator of the Mediterranean Forum, previously known as Dubrovnik Talks, an event created to provide a unique geopolitical and scientific platform addressing global economic, political and scientific issues in the context of Mediterranean area. This international conference has been involving various researchers in social, medical, natural, computer and other sciences since 2017, and has particularly been focused on migrant crisis in the region, with the aim of establishing potential policy solutions in a growing humanitarian crisis. We trust that our University's mission and vision are compatible with the overall purpose of the ALF Network, and we are looking forward to establishing mutually beneficial collaboration.