In September 2012, eMPIRICA College and the School of Business and Management from Ljubljana received approval from the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education NAKVIS (www.nakvis.si) to conduct a transnational study program in Business Informatics at eMPIRICA College, leading to a double BiH-SLO degree.

You can download the NAKVIS Agency Decision here. (DECISION)

The Business Informatics study program was reaccredited by the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education NAKVIS in 2017.

Based on this decision, students of eMPIRICA College are simultaneously administratively registered as students of both colleges, and upon completion of their studies, they receive two degrees:

• a degree from eMPIRICA College
• a degree from the School of Business and Management in Ljubljana.

Professional and academic title

Upon completion of the Business Informatics study program, a diploma is obtained for the completed first cycle of studies, conferring the following academic title and professional qualification:

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS INFORMATICS

Duration of study and total number of ECTS credits

The duration of the study is 6 semesters (3 years), and the volume of the study is 180 ECTS credits.

Curriculum

You can view the curriculum of the transnational Business Informatics study program HERE.

Enrollment requirements

Candidates who have completed a four-year secondary school in Bosnia and Herzegovina have the right to enroll, as well as candidates who completed secondary school outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina, for whom it has been determined after the process of nostrification or equivalence that they have completed appropriate secondary education.

Classification and selection of candidates for enrollment are carried out based on criteria defined in the Call for Enrollment of students in the first year of the first cycle of studies, in accordance with procedures, general acts, and decisions established by the Senate.

Enrollment procedure

The enrollment procedure for all study programs at eMPIRICA College is defined by the Call for Enrollment of students in the first year of the first cycle of studies. Students enrolling in the transnational Business Informatics study program for a double degree must additionally complete an online application to the School of Business and Management in Ljubljana via the Ministry of Education portal (eVš). Detailed instructions regarding the online application are provided to candidates by the Student Services of eMPIRICA College.                         

Recognition of knowledge through course equivalence and industry certificates

We believe that many of you have already partially studied at other higher education institutions. We value all your knowledge that is related to our study program. This means that your acquired knowledge and skills obtained in formal and non-formal education will be recognized if they correspond to the structure and content of our study program.

Through the process of recognition/equivalence of subjects, the equivalence committees decide on the degree of recognition of your subjects in our study program. With the recognition of subjects in the amount of 80% or more, the entire exam is recognized, and the grade is transferred. In our desire to value your knowledge, if you do not meet the conditions for full equivalence, we also perform partial equivalence if the subjects are recognized in the amount of 50-80%, in which case only certain (unrecognized) areas are additionally taken, and not the entire subject.

Holders of a valid Cisco industry certificate are granted recognition for four passed subjects that are taught in our Engineering Informatics study program according to the Cisco Networking Academy program (CCNA program).

Quality assurance at eMPIRICA College

eMPIRICA College regularly monitors and improves the quality and efficiency of educational, scientific, research, and professional work. The basic task of the higher education institution in this segment is to establish mechanisms for monitoring and evaluating the quality and efficiency of work, primarily based on self-evaluation that includes all students and engaged staff.

Self-evaluation of its own work allows the higher education institution sovereignty, which is a prerequisite for the existence of true institutional autonomy, and encourages all employees and participants to think that each of us is responsible for quality and the introduction of improvements. At eMPIRICA College, systematic, structured, and permanent attention is paid to the quality of work, and especially to the quality of the educational process.

Self-evaluation of the study program is carried out using established evaluation methods:

• monitoring and evaluating the work of teachers and assistants,
• reports on the conduct of subjects, submitted by teachers and assistants,
• student surveys on subjects and teaching staff upon completion of the subject,
• student surveys on the study program upon completion of studies,
• analysis of the efficiency and success of the educational process (by subject holders and subjects), in accordance with the criteria for assessing the quality and efficiency of the educational work of the higher education institution according to European guidelines and those of the national agency HEA BiH.

The Management and Senate of the higher education institution are responsible for quality assurance, and for this purpose, a Quality Assurance Committee and a Commission for Quality Control of Teaching have been appointed.

Evaluation subjects:

• students and graduates,
• higher education teachers and assistants,
• professional and administrative staff, 
• school management,
• employer representatives,
• employed graduates 2-3 years after employment.

Evaluation instruments:

• documentation,
• questionnaires for higher education teachers and assistants and annual interviews with them,
• questionnaires for practical education mentors and company representatives,
• questionnaires for students after enrollment in the program, upon completion of the course, upon completion of the program, and upon graduation,
• questionnaires for administrative staff and school management representatives,
• questionnaires for leading companies where graduates are employed, and
• visits to companies and partners.

Evaluation subjects – analyzing collected data on:

• enrolled students, duration of studies, employment,
• study program,
• performance by subject,
• higher education teachers and assistants,
• success of practical education,
• teaching methods,
• teaching materials,
• organizational forms of program delivery,
• assessment methods,
• teaching activities and competencies of academic staff,
• research activities of academic staff,
• relationships and atmosphere in the institution,
• equipment and premises,
• extracurricular activities.

The result is an analytical self-evaluation report, which evaluates strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities and serves as a basis for changes and improvements. The self-evaluation report is reviewed once a year by the Senate of the eMPIRICA College.