UBT College Branch – Ferizaj implements the central mission of the UBT College which is to offer a dynamic and innovative academic environment. The mission of the College is also to provide a supportive and challenging opportunity for the students, faculty and staff in participatory and self-governance setting. Building on a tradition of teamwork between students, faculty, staff and administrators, UBT College Branch – Ferizaj implements the mission of UBT College, which is the commitment to enhance its participation as an active member of community by providing learning opportunities driven by teaching and research excellence, intellectual interaction and creativity.
UBT College Branch – Ferizaj as an important part of intellectual and cultural activity in Kosovo, aims to improve the region’s quality of life through the skills, knowledge, experience and engagement of its faculty, staff, students and alumni. The branch implements one of the key strategic goals of the UBT College, which is serving the higher education needs and being closer to the local and regional community.
Mission and Vision
The mission and vision of the branch is the same as the mission and vision of UBT College and the development but also the implementation of the mission and vision takes place by following a strict process of staff consultation and wide debate led by the core management at the College level but also the branch level. The resulting mission and vision reflect the fundamental values of the College UBT and are systematically deployed to all activities of the branch via strategy and programs that are reviewed on annual basis as part of the business cycle.
UBT’s Strategic Plan sets out a framework of priorities for the College, its branches and departments.
Mission
The advancement of learning by teaching and research and its dissemination by every means.
Vision
We will work as one UBT bringing together our staff, students and alumni, our faculties, departments and branches to provide qualitative education. We will do this in ways which benefit society on a local, regional, national and global scale. We will build on the long-standing traditions of independent scholarship and academic freedom while fostering a culture in which innovation and collaboration play an important role.
We are committed to equality of opportunity, and to supporting staff and student wellbeing, ensuring that students and staff can flourish in our community. We believe that a diverse staff and student body strengthens our staff’s teaching and students’ learning.
Every year about a considerable number of students come to UBT to study thanks to the Erasmus+ programme. In turn, many students from UBT go abroad to study at other European universities. Decisions on study, education, training, and work/study behavior is made on the basis of each person’s dignity, without prejudice, and based on objective criteria and factors. Besides well-off youth, UBT strives to enable individuals with fewer opportunities to apply for open positions and study in line with available financial and other resources. These aspects are mandatory for all members of UBT as set by the Code of Ethics and UBT Regulations for Non-Discrimination.
UBT classifies students with fewer opportunities, who can receive a financial top-up from the Erasmus+ Programme, as following:
- Students with social barriers – young people who are discriminated against (due to their gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or other factors), young people with weak social skills, young and/or single parents, orphans, young people from broken families, and so on.
- Students facing financial challenges – such as those with a low quality of living, a low income, a reliance on the social security system, long-term jobless youth, homeless youth, young people in debt or in financial difficulties, and so on.
- Disabled students – students with mental (intellectual, cognitive, learning), physical, sensory, or other impairments.
- Students with learning disabilities – early school-leavers and school dropouts, young individuals with low school performance due to a distinct cultural/linguistic background etc.
- Students with cultural disparities – such as young immigrants or refugees, or descendants of immigrants or refugees, young members of a national or ethnic minority, young people with language and cultural integration issues, and so on.
- Students with health issues – such as those who have chronic health issues, severe diseases or psychiatric ailments, or those who have mental health problems.
- Students with geographical obstacles – who come from distant, rural, or hilly locations, young people living on peripheral regions, young people from underserved places (limited public transportation, insufficient facilities, abandoned villages), and so on.
In many cases, individuals may fit into several of the categories described above at the same time (e.g. a teenage mother who lives in a remote village). An individual should not automatically be included in the “fewer-opportunity” group simply on the basis of one characteristic. A student has to have at least three exclusion indicators to be in the ‘fewer opportunities’ group. These indicators are defined based on an online survey that students complete which is part of the application process.
Specific measures that UBT already uses to ensure participation of those with fewer opportunities:
– Inclusion and diversity are part of the criteria to select applicants for nomination
– UBT organizes Info Sessions in order to offer guidance, help with the application process, documents.
– Forms to be used for application are clear, short, and understandable.
– For incoming participants with disabilities a family member or accompanying person can come to Kosovo for the whole period of the exchange.
– Language learning opportunities are offered by the Language Institute at UBT
Incoming Students
The exchange plays an important role in sustaining UBT’s cosmopolitan atmosphere. The Erasmus+ student mobility program is available to students currently at one of our exchange-partner universities who would like to study at UBT. The mobility experience is approved and recognized as part of your studies for a semester or full academic year. Some degrees will also support shorter durations. For further details about the program and admission requirements, download the Application Guide for Incoming Students below.
Outgoing Students
A stay abroad is a good idea. It strengthens flexibility and versatility, deepens and expands professional and linguistic knowledge, engages students with a foreign culture, opens up new perspectives, changes self-assessment, and gives you additional self-confidence. If you are thinking of going abroad for a while, you should check the Application Guide for Outgoing Students that can be downloaded below. In case you have further questions, plan a visit to the International Relations Office well in advance. The staff there or the coordinators of the various exchange programmes can give many important tips and hints for planning your stay abroad
Students’ Testimonials
“At the very beginning I was totally confused but now I can say for sure that Erasmus+ is about learning to love the diversity, exploring the world, and discovering the uniqueness of every single voice you hear, of every single landscape you see.”
“The thing which gives me the greatest joy is to feel that I have travelled all around the world through the eyes of every person I have met during my Erasmus+ experience.”
“It is the result of being temperate, well-balanced, responsible, conscientious, and, of course, motivated.”
