Balkan Universities Network

The Balkan Universities Network or Balkan Universities Association (BAUNAS) is an association of universities in Southeast Europe. In its present form the body was created after the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia and the end of the Yugoslav Wars. Association facilitates the regional cooperation in the context of expansion of higher education sector caused by the establishment of new private and public universities (in addition to traditional schools with their existing institutional links).

Association helped in the exchange of experiences in the implementation of the Bologna Process at Balkan universities. The aim of the network is the exchange of know how and experience in research and education, mutual acceptance of certificates, encouragement of professors and students for more mobility between the universities and the use of support programs for student exchange.Protocole for the Balkan Universities Network Besides bilateral meetings, conferences rotating between the member universities take place.

The 2010 conference was organized by the Trakya University in Edirne.Balkan Spring Education Conference at Edirne May 2010 Rector Enver Duran Trakya University Edirne (Turkey), President; Dean Hilmi Ibar Trakya University Edirne (Turkey), Vice-President; Rector Faruk Čaklovica University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Member; Rector Dhori Kule University of Tirana (Albania), Member; Rector Ioannis P Gerothanassis, University Ioannina (Greece), Member; Rector Anelia Klissarova, Varna Medical University (Bulgaria), Member.

In addition to the bilateral meetings, conferences of the Balkan universities take place at changing member locations.The Objectives of the Balkan Universities Association The 2018 meeting took place in the University of Tetovo.

In 2016, the Rector of Trakya University Erhan Tabakoglu in Edirne has taken over the general secretariat of the association. Since 2018, Enver Duran has been honorary president and Pericles A. Mitkas president of BAUNAS. The new additional goal is to work more closely with the network of Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN).

Members CountryInstitution(s)University of TiranaUniversity of Medicine, Tirana Epoka UniversityEqrem Çabej UniversityFan S. Noli UniversityLuigj Gurakuqi UniversityUniversity of SarajevoUniversity of MostarUniversity of TuzlaUniversity of ZenicaAgricultural University of PlovdivAmerican University in BulgariaUniversity of SofiaBurgas Free UniversitySt. Cyril and St. Methodius University of Veliko TarnovoState University of Library Studies and Information TechnologiesTechnical University of VarnaTechnical University of GabrovoMedical University of VarnaUniversity of Shumen Episkop Konstantin PreslavskiUniversity of Food TechnologiesVarna Free University Medical University PlevenUniversity of Zadar (de facto)European University of LefkeAristotle University of ThessalonikiUniversity of MacedoniaUniversity of IoanninaDemocritus University of ThraceUniversity of ThessalyIliria CollegeUniversity of PristinaUniversity of Priština (North Mitrovica)FON UniversitySs. Cyril and Methodius University of SkopjeState University of TetovoInternational Balkan UniversitySt. Clement of Ohrid University of BitolaSouth East European UniversityComrat State UniversityUniversity "Mediterranean"University of MontenegroOvidius UniversityUniversity of BucharestAndrei Saguna UniversityUniversity of BelgradeUniversity of Arts in BelgradeUniversity of Novi SadUniversity of NišUniversity of KragujevacTrakya UniversityDokuz Eylül UniversityGalatasaray UniversityUniversity of IstanbulNamik Kemal UniversityFırat UniversitySüleyman Demirel UniversityAtatürk UniversityBozok UniversityKirklareli UniversityÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Guest members Baku State University Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Loerrach University of Graz

Balkan Universities Network

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