Students’ Vision of Development and Quality Assurance at the Academy of Music Cover Image

Studentska vizija razvoja i osiguranja kvaliteta na Muzičkoj akademiji
Students’ Vision of Development and Quality Assurance at the Academy of Music

Author(s): Marina Kovač
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Univerzitet u Sarajevu
Keywords: Academy of Music; assurance of quality; students’ vision

Summary/Abstract: The Academy of Music in Sarajevo was established in 1955, and it is the only institution in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina educating experts in different fields of musical art and the science of music. In the 2005/06 academic year studies at the Academy of Music were adjusted to the Bologna Process, and its implementation is defined by provisions and standards regulating the work of art academies, as well by the acts of the European Association of Music Conservatories (AEC). In the course of two academic years surveys were conducted among students of the Academy of Music as part of which they were requested to give their opinions about teachers and the teaching process. During the external evaluation AEC experts talked to students about their opinions concerning the quality of studies at the Academy of Music. Students expressed satisfaction with the quality of teaching and the education process, but they also mentioned problems that should be resolved, such as the lack of premises, current literature, and quality instruments. What is the situation today? An analysis of what has been done in terms of development and quality assurance from the viewpoint of students of the Academy of Music hints towards the following conclusions: The quality of studies at the Academy of Music in Sarajevo has significantly improved in the segment of teaching and extra-curricular activities. Studying conditions have improved. Premises remain a problem. The presentation of this paper aims at highlighting examples of good practice in the development and quality assurance at the Academy of Music in Sarajevo, as well as the role of students in this process.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 04
  • Page Range: 449-453
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Bosnian