Education
The Centre established the first English-language master’s programme at the Faculty of Philosophy in 2014, which was among the first of its kind at the University of Belgrade. In cooperation with universities and institutions across the region and Europe, we are committed to the joint development of new programmes, the enhancement of existing ones, and the organisation of new teaching activities.
Master program
DDT / IMESS
Within the sphere of teaching, the most important activity of the Centre is the coordination of the Master’s academic programme “Society, State and Transition” (Društvo, država, tranzicija for English please scroll down) within the Department of History, as well as the double degree two-year Master’s programme IMESS (International Masters in Economy, State and Society). This programme is delivered through collaboration between the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Belgrade and UCL’s School of Slavonic and East European Studies. The Master’s studies within DDT are multidisciplinary, aiming to connect knowledge from the fields of history, social studies, international relations, contemporary architecture and urbanisation, security, and economics. They provide a new perspective on history within a broader interdisciplinary context. The language The language component is very important to us. Students who wish to improve their Serbian language skills will attend tailor-made classes in small groups at the Centre for Serbian as a Foreign Language at the Faculty of Philology. Students also have the opportunity to spend a semester at one of the partner institutions within our CEEPUS, Erasmus, and Circle U networks (comprising over 20 leading European universities). We are very proud of our alumni, who work as researchers, lecturers, experts, private entrepreneurs, and professionals in the civil sector and foreign affairs departments, among others.
The DDT’s master studies
as one year programe:
The DDT’s master studies can be taken as a one year master programe at the Faculty of Philosohy. Students in the one-year master’s programme will study alongside those enrolled in the two-year programme. As part of the elective courses, in addition to studying the Serbian language, they can choose from a range of subjects covering the humanities, social sciences, and urbanism. An integral part of the programme is a compulsory internship, organised in partnership with domestic and international organisations and institutions, depending on the students’ interests. The fees for internation students are € 6.885,00; for home students 218.544,00 RSD, a number of students Some students can enroll in studies with a full tuition fee reduction. Students should have 240 ECTS if they want to apply for a one year program.
The DDT’s master studies are also availble through the two-year master's program IMESS:
Univeristy of Belgrade
Faculty of Philosophy
DDT master’s studies are an integral part of the two-year master’s program IMESS, offered by a consortium of European universities, the programme begins with the first year of study at UCL. Students will then have the opportunity to choose one of seven cities—Prague, Kraków, Helsinki, Budapest, Tartu, or Belgrade—for their second year of study. The consortium also includes partners from the corporate, non-governmental, and governmental sectors (including banks, companies, and international organisations), who will provide students on the master’s programme with opportunities to gain practical, hands-on work experience. offered by a consortium of European universities. After the first year of study at UCL, students will have the opportunity to choose one of seven cities: Prague, Krakow, Helsinki, Budapest, Tartu, or Belgrade, for the next year of study. The consortium also includes partners from the corporate, non-governmental and governmental sectors (banks, companies, international organizations), who will provide students of the master’s program with the opportunity to gain practical, immediate work experience.
Transitional pack for the IMESS students
Erasmus Plus Jean Monnet Module EUBAL
Erasmus Plus Jean Monnet Module “European Union and the Western Balkans: Modernization and Challenges of Integration (EUBAL)” (grant number 620568-EPP-1-2020-1-RS-EPPJMO-MODULE) was an innovative teaching project aimed at enabling students to formulate and explore various topics related to the challenges of the Western Balkans from both historical and contemporary perspectives, and to exchange experiences and opinions with various domestic and foreign actors who participated in the implementation of Serbia’s accession to the EU.
Emphasis was placed on a critical and systematic study of the historical context, ideological foundations, and a wide range of challenges (such as populism, demographic change, security challenges, etc.) that the Balkan countries faced in the EU accession process. Besides the academic goals, EUBAL aimed to develop cooperation and dialogue with various stakeholders in the field of practical policies.
It was the first teaching project within the Jean Monnet program at the Department of History, the aim of which was to supplement teaching activities in undergraduate history studies at the Faculty of Philosophy in areas where they were insufficiently represented, as well as to give students from other study programs the opportunity to expand their knowledge about the European Union and the Western Balkans.
The most important topics and new courses within the EUBAL project included: History of European ideas, European institutions, and the history of local resistance to modernization and Europeanization. The subjects were divided into three main aspects: political, institutional, and spatial. The program was conducted at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philosophy from 2020 to 2023. The academic coordinator of the Jean Monnet module “EUBAL” was Prof. Dr. Haris Dajč.
EUBAL consisted of two innovative courses: “Europeanization as a driving force for modernization” in the first semester, and “The Western Balkans’ path to the EU: external and internal challenges” in the second semester of the final year of BA studies (both courses weighed 6 ECTS). The courses were available to students from different study groups, and they were designed to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue in the study of the historical, social, political, and spatial aspects of the process of modernization and Europeanization in the Balkans. The specific goal of this program was to connect with various actors involved in the process of Serbia’s accession to the EU (representatives of governmental and non-governmental sectors, domestic and international offices, journalists, political actors, etc.), with whom students were able to confront opinions and gain insight into practical engagement perspectives. In addition to lectures and seminars, the curriculum provided students with the opportunity to design and implement Oxford debates, as well as to participate in various international student workshops and research projects. The members of the EUBAL team succeeded in integrating the academic approach to the issue of Serbia’s accession to the EU from various disciplinary perspectives (history, sociology, and urban studies) with a practical political dimension that students gained by learning from the experiences of various actors. The benefits of this approach to the EUBAL project were twofold: on the one hand, students were sensitized to recognize, design, and implement research projects related to various social aspects of the Western Balkans’ accession to the EU; on the other hand, the interested public had the opportunity to learn a corpus of knowledge on this topic.
The main goal of the EUBAL project was to motivate students to dedicate themselves to studying the process of Europeanization in Serbia, taking into account the mix of socio-humanistic aspects that shaped this process, and to connect the teaching process with public policy in order to enable a holistic approach to studying and implementing Serbia’s EU accession process. The specific goal implied that the team worked on the visibility and dissemination of the results achieved during the project through a series of public events and, in particular, by organizing Oxford debates that were open to the general public.
Teaching Stuff:
Prof. Haris Dajč – academic cooridnator
Prof. Nikola Samardžić
Ascoc. Prof. Milena Vukmirović
Ass. prof. Nataša Jovanović Ajzenhamer