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| Logo of the Megatrend University | |
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1989 2000 |
| President | Dominico Salvatore |
| Rector | Slobodan Pajović |
| Students | 26,000 |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Website | www.megatrend.edu.rs |
The Megatrend University (Serbian: Мегатренд универзитет / Megatrend univerzitet) is the first and largest private university located in Belgrade, Serbia. Megatrend Business School, which later became Megatrend University, was founded back in 1989 as the first one in Serbia.
History and profile
The very first institute of the university was Belgrade's Megatrend Business School which was established in 1989, and later on was the founder of all other institutes which comprise the present Megatrend University.
During 1991, Megatrend Business School, together with the Technical Faculty of Bor carried out the project of management graduate studies introduction. This project which was the first one of this type in South-East Europe, was financially supported by the European Union TEMPUS Fund which was specifically intended for the development of business education. This success has caused further expanding of Megatrend educational network.
In the previous educational system, institutes that could provide the similar kind of studies in the country were non existant. Most notable is the Faculty of Geo-economy (later renamed as Faculty of International Economics) as the first institute of this kind in this part of the world.
In autumn 1999, Megatrend University became a full member of the global university network NEWS (North-East-West-South), whose members are universities from the whole world. Also, all institutions of Megatrend University are members of EAMSA (Euro-Asia Management Studies Association), the only association of management studies.
In June 2000, Serbian Ministry of Higher Education approved the formation of the Megatrend University of Applied Sciences in Belgrade.
Megatrend University developed scientific and business cooperation with various recognized academic institutions around the world, advancing the general educational potential and providing opportunities for studying at the chosen faculties abroad within prospective programs. Contracts on cooperation with academic institutions were signed with academic institutions in Italy, Slovenia, Mexico, Romania, Hungary, Spain, Bulgaria, Montenegro, France, Chile, Argentina, China, Russia, United States and Venezuela. The result of successful international cooperation is seen in the number and quality of foreign guest professors delivering lectures at the university. The University has the agreements of cooperation with the following Universities: "Franklin University" from United States, "Grenoble Graduate School of Business (GGSB) from France", "Politecnico di Milano" from Italy, Berlin University of Applied Sciences from Germany, Yanbian University of Science and Technology from China, Bournemouth University from United Kingdom, Academy Eliteâ from Moscow, University of Alcalá, Spain and Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education, Mexico.
In January 2003, Megatrend University became a member of Association of Serbian Universities.
Megatrend University won numerous domestic and foreign acknowledgements, one of them being the prize of American Quality Association – AQA and European Quality Award)– both of them awarded in 2008. Also, Megatrend University won the prestigious Vuk award for permanent contribution to science and culture in Serbia, in March 2010.
Organization
Megatrend University consists of 11 faculties, 2 colleges, Megatrend Virtual University, Institute for New Technologies and TV Metropolis. Students are offered education in 8 campuses in 6 Serbian cities (Belgrade, Zajecar, Backa Topola, Pozarevac, Valjevo, Vrsac).
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Notable alumni
- Jelena Janković, tennis player
- Marija Šerifović, popular singer, winner of the Eurovision
- Nebojša Stefanović, politician, former President of the National Assembly of Serbia and current Minister of Internal Affairs
- Miloš Teodosić, basketball player
Controversy
The university has a relatively disputed reputation in the eyes of the Serbian public due to its allegedly dubious programs and low standards, as well as due to its perceived mutually beneficial connections with politicians and government officials who were awarded Megatrend diplomas. Those connections have supposedly ensured its accreditation, which helped the University to somewhat silence its critics who have been accusing it of being a diploma mill. According to Megatrend's representatives, such criticism can not apply to a "University where the prime minister of Serbia had given four lectures in one year, and two ministers of education are employed at it".
Megatrend University has awarded an honorary doctorate to Muammar Gaddafi, the former leader of Libya. When asked to comment on this subject, the deputy Minister of education, prof. Srbijanka Turajlić just said that "this is not a deed on which any University should be proud of, but taking into account the quality of the university, it is not surprising that the doctorate was awarded to the dictator".
On June 1, 2014, a group of Serbian academics based in the UK published an article claiming that parts of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia Nebojša Stefanović's doctoral dissertation were plagiarized. The controversy escalated even further when other academics raised serious doubts that Megatrend's rector and Stefanović's mentor Mića Jovanović was never awarded a doctorate himself. Jovanović's alleged mentor Stephen Wood of the University of Leicester denounced him claiming his thesis failed and was not resubmitted.
On June 12, 2014, Serbian Ministry of Education confirmed Megatrend's rector had forged his PhD at LSE. In the wake of these findings, ministry of education called on rector Jovanović to resign. He also called on relevant authorities to determine whether there were elements of criminal offense. Jovanovic resigned the following day. More recently, he declared to have quit Serbia.
See also
References
- http://www.megatrend-edu.net/wstr.php?language=1
- http://www.megatrend-edu.net/o_univerzitetu.php?bs=o_nama
- Radikic, Vasilije (2010). "A New Page in the History of Higher Education in Serbia" (PDF). Megatrend Review. 7 (2): 345–350.
- http://www.megatrend.edu.rs/m_saradnja.php?bs=fu_engleski&language=1 About cooperation with Franklin University, USA
- http://www.megatrend.edu.rs/o_univerzitetu.php?bs=o_nama Abous us
- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/world/europe/a-testing-time-for-private-schools-in-eastern-europe.html?_r=0
- http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Megatrenduse-sa-crvenog-univerziteta.lt.html
- http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/427969/Njujork-tajms-Megatrenduse-su-nastale-po-uzoru-na-namiguse
- http://balkanist.net/getting-a-phd-in-serbia-has-never-been-easier-the-case-of-minister-of-internal-affairs-nebojsa-stefanovic/
- http://balkanist.net/rector-mica-baron-von-munchhausen-ministers-supervisor-misplaced-doctorate/
- http://balkanist.net/rector-jovanovic-still-london-doctorate/
- http://inserbia.info/today/2014/06/breaking-megatrend-rector-mica-jovanovic-does-not-have-london-phd-minister/
- http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2014&mm=06&dd=12&nav_id=90654
- http://inserbia.info/today/2014/06/mica-jovanovic-resigns-over-fake-phd-claim/
- http://www.alo.rs/vesti/aktuelno/mica-napustio-sam-sps-i-srbiju/67507
- http://www.e-novine.com/entertainment/entertainment-vesti/109102-Spona-Tadievih-prepona.html
External links
- Megatrend University Website
- The minister, his mentor and the fight against a suspect system in Serbia
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