Pan-European University Apeiron

At the University, scientific research activity includes fundamental, applicative, developmental and expert research. With the program of scientific research, which is adopted each year, all necessary conditions for the participation of students in scientific work and training of young scientists for the same, are provided. Scientific-educational and scientific research work are equal activities at the Pan-European University.
Pan-European University Scientific Research Institute was founded on 27 September 2007. According to the Decision of the Ministry of Science and Technology in Banja Luka No. 06/6-040/050-3/08 from 11/03/2008, it received the license to work and is registered in the registry book of research institutions. The Institute cooperates on scientific research projects and has signed agreements on scientific-educational and scientific research cooperation with many eminent research and educational institutions, including: Institute of Economic Sciences Belgrade, Institute for Development, Paris (IDCE), University Institute Norköpping (Sweden), Institute Fraunhof IAO (Germany).
Pan-European University participates in several international scientific projects, i.e. the projects of the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Srpska, and funds research activities from its own resources. So far, projects from the following areas have been funded: ecology, biodiversity, genetic modification in plant products in the Republic of Srpska region, diabetic retinopathy, organic farming, entrepreneurial economy, the role of life-long learning in a public-private partnership, reproduction and sustainable development of the Republic of Srpska population, environmental crime, juvenile delinquency, resource research of recreational sport, ongoing projects of digital-interactive television development, sibiotic learning development, international project of digitization of the European cultural heritage. .

Pan-European University has organized and funded several international scientific conferences among which several are held each year as permanent international scientific congresses:

• „Scientific conference of international character - Ecological safety in the postmodern environment ICAMA, dedicated to environmental issues and sustainable development;„
• Scientific conference of international character – Information and Communications Technology: Surveillance development ICT:DS; „
• Scientific congress – Information Technology for e-education ITeO; „
• International conference – Sport Sciences and Health; „ Scientific conference of international character
• Sustainable development and biodiversity preservation – ICASUS; „
• International scientific conference – Renewable energy sources and sustainable development; „
• International conference – Violent crime;
• „ International scientific conference on economic development and standard of living - Economic development and standard of living – EDASOL;
• „ International scientific conference on marketing communications development – The power of communication. „
• International scientific conference: “THE NEW AND THE TRADITIONAL IN TRANSLATION STUDIES AND IN TEACHING RUSSIAN AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE”

At the APEIRON Pan-European University, all academic papers are checked on plagiarism, so that the misuse of other people's papers is reduced to a minimum.
The APEIRON Pan-European University has purchased the plagiarism detection software from Ephorus, a world's leading manufacturer of software, which seems to be one of the key teaching problems in the countries of former Yugoslavia. This verifi cation method is one of the tools aimed at preserving the quality and authenticity of written papers.
This system is used to check all graduate, master, PhD theses, and other scientific papers. The Pan-European University went a step further and created, within the Publishing Centre, unique user environments to check papers on plagiarism for all teaching staff. Thanks to unique user accounts, all teachers and associates can, via WEB, access their antiplagiarism profi les which allow them to check the papers within their scientific fields. Once checked by this system, all papers become part of a worldwide database and become reference for all future checks.
According to the established academic standards and rules, up to 1/3 of the content of professional and academic papers of students and teachers may be quoted from texts by other authors in a prescribed manner with reference sources. As the academic practice at the Pan-European University is based on the provision and preservation of quality, it is clear why this approach has become part of the educational process and practice at the APEIRON University, which brought the University to the group of the most prestigious higher education institutions in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Nor-way, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, where such systems are present in the educational process.

In November 2015, Apeiron expands its cooperation with institutions in Croatia by signing agreements with the North University in Varaždin and the Industrial Development Institute in Zagreb. The objective that was presented by the signatories is a joint full par-ticipation in the single European educational space. The Faculty of Business Economics of Apeiron Pan-European University and Zagreb Business School agreed that the future cooperation will promote the student mobility within the Erasmus program and strengthening of inter-institutional partnerships. The Faculty of Law in Osijek recently became a new partner of the Faculty of Law of Apeiron Pan European University.
These two faculties prioritize joint work on the opening of the doctoral school in the field of law. At the end of the year, the cooperation was established with Celje Faculty of Logistics, Maribor University. The most important point of cooperation between the these two higher education institutions is a joint participation in EU projects (Horizon 2020), as well as opening of opportunities for the establishment of a joint study on the first cycle of the business logistics programme the end result of which would be a double degree.
In February 2015, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Faculty of Business Economics of Apeiron Pan-European Uni-versity and Faculty of Economics in Subotica, University of Novi Sad. The focus of the agreement is a joint organization of doctoral studies in the field of economy between the two aforementioned higher education institutions, and the Faculty of Economics in Banja Luka. The agreement also covers the joint scientific and research work, cooperation between scientific and teaching staff members, participation in scientific conferences, seminars, scientific symposia and round tables, exchange of students and student groups.

In late 2015, the Faculty of Information Technology of Apeiron Pan-European University introduced the third-cycle doctoral studies within the information systems ,communication and logistics study programmes. This doctoral programme is the result of joint cooperation Apeiron and its partners, the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering in Doboj, University in East Sarajevo and the Faculty of Transport and Traffi c Engineering, University of Belgrade, in which the third cycle of stud-ies is implemented. Apeiron University has signed more than 50 cooperation agreements with universities in our country, neighbouring countries and the world, and some of these agreements are in the process of implementation and some will be implemented in the future.

Pan-European University Diplomas are recognized in: the USA, New Zealand, Austria, Germany, Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and others.
University students have been many times rewarded with gold and silver medals at international exhibitions of ideas, innovations and creativity: „INOST 2011“ for the paper „Diff erential robotic platform SKARABEJ“.
At the 26th international festival of Innovations, Knowledge and Creativity „Tesla fest“ in Novi Sad, The Moscow International Salon of Innovations and Innovation Technology „ARCIMEDES“ awarded Mirza Ramičić, a student of the College of Information Technology for the paper „Solar-ecological robotic platform“, with the most prestigious award – the best festival innovation. For his work, Mirza was also awarded with the gold medal „Tesla fest“, and the gold medal was also given to student Rajko Gojković for the paper „Information system on the arrival of urban bus to defined stations”. At INOST 2012 our students won gold and silver plaquettes.
The tradition of excellent results continued at INOST 2013 when our students won the gold plaquette for their paper “Intelligent solar house”, and the silver plaquette for “Dancing robotic couple”.

Slobodan Lukić, a student of the second year of College of Modern Management, won the second prize at the IV International Congress “The Economy of the Future”, which was in November 2014, organized by Tambov State G. R. Derzhavin University.
Our students, as members of teams and top-quality athletes take part in many kinds of sports and accomplish considerable sports results. Pan-European University students are members of the youth national football team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, members of the FC Borac first team, members of the women’s national volleyball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina, members of the national karate team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Student of the PanEuropean University is a member of the national Street-ball team of Bosnia and Herzegovina which won the fi rst place in the World Cup held in China. Student of the College of Sports Sciences, Dragan Pešić, is a two-time world champion in martial art of K1, the fi rst and the best fi ghter of ultimate fi ght in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Student Borislav Vujanović is an amateur kickboxing world champion. Students of the Pan-European University participated in a mountaineering expedition which conquered the highest peak in South America, Aconcagua (6962 m).
Pan-European University won the fi rst place two years in a row at the traditional international futsal tournament in Banja Luka. Also, Pan-European University is the winner of the most prestigious and unoffi cially the best futsal tournament in the Balkans, which is traditionally held in Derventa. Students of the Pan-European University, College of Sports Sciences, associate athletic practice and acquire theoretical knowledge necessary for practicing high-quality sports and the improvement of sports activities.
International lingo-cultural summer school „Slavic world – unity of cultures“ (2011) was held under the auspices of the Government of the Russian Federation. The host city, Sunčev Brijeg in Bulgaria assembled students of the Slavic countries and provided students with the opportunity to, apart from learning Russian on a daily basis, participate at the festival and present their home country. Our students presented Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Srpska and won the second place in the contest with the total of 36 representatives of Slavic nations from all Slavic countries.

The mission of Pan-European University is based on an assumption that the societies of Southeast and East Europe are going through the process of changes, reforms, and transition towards a civil and democratic society, which is characterised by the parliamentary pluralism, legal system, the reign of law and market economy with the domination of private property. Social and economic transition needs a new, deeper knowledge, new perspectives, and a different approach to the economics, legal system, health care, dissemination of information, and acquiring of knowledge. In all the issues stated above, Pan-European University tends to overtake the role of the educator, and the responsibility that goes along with it.
With a slogan “School of European knowledge”, and based on the experience of socially and economically more successful and technologically developed countries, the university’s goal is clear. It tends to create experts in practical subjects, educated in multidisciplinary fields, and with the focus on the development of creative skills of the students. It is to be achieved through the process of practical training applying the contemporary educational standards. Therefore, our social mission is to educate future leaders, capable of creating sustainable social, economic and technological strategies of the country, as well as valuating the human resources which will successfully qualify the young academic generation to this mission. It is the generation that is going to face its civil and economic environment and all the challenges that the future has to offer.
Therefore, the university applies the dialogue system of teaching, which is mentor-supported. It is composed as a creative workshop of the faculty and the author's team of high professionals with pedagogic reputation, experienced in practical fields, and capable of overtaking the responsibility for their own accomplishments, and for the study outcomes of the young generation as well. The education of the students is realized through application of contemporary standards in the grading system, organization of studies, didactic methods and the curriculum, based on the best traditions of American colleges, and European universities, along with Bologna principles of reforms of European higher education.
The optimal number of elective, major and minor courses is defined, while the students are free to choose from the courses within multidiscipline study groups. This approach enables students to acquire collateral knowledge and skills among the vocational academies, functional organization units and other institutions which are parts of the university, such as: Business Incubation Center, Career Guidance Center, Public Relation Center, Publishing Center, and University Sports Center, all of which enables the students to acquire minor and major qualifications.
Theoretical and practical knowledge and skills acquired by the students during the studies are conceptualized to qualify the students for future jobs in high-tech environment, making it possible for the students to become initiative and entrepreneurial, to be able to make psychological evaluation, and to lead working groups and teams, to make decisions in a shortage of time, to continue life-long learning, to select and recognize relevant information in the abundance as well as pollution of information, to manage a number of complex projects simultaneously, and to creatively integrate theoretical and practical knowledge from different professions. For the purposes of educational and scientific research and development, highly competent and professional personnel are employed. They are ready to take a risk and the responsibility for the renewal of their local and global communities and transformation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the society of knowledge, and the society of learning.
Pan-European University developed multidiscipline study groups within the scientific fields neglected at public universities, even though they have the greatest potential for the future. One of its goals is implementing contemporary pedagogic technologies based on interactive teaching methods, study workshops, virtual learning environment, and application of ICT (Information and Computer Technologies) and e-Learning technologies.
A low drop-out percentage is a result of effectiveness and efficiency of the studies, attractiveness of multidiscipline courses corresponding to the future technological and social challenges, as well as psychological and entrepreneurial motivation of students.
The university promotes the principles of life-long learning, the right on equal and democratic enrolment to the university and approach to learning and education, the European transparency and mobility of the students and professors and European dimension (the values of the united Europe) in higher education. It affirms the quality assurance of higher education, the quality management system, and quality evaluation. University develops student-centered education, promoting the publicity, transparency and accumulation of al the aspects of grading system and evaluations of student outcomes, as well as achievements and knowledge managed by the students.

Pan-European University "APEIRON", in order to increase the quality of services provided to students within the framework of regular course of study as well as distance learning, has implemented the platform both for IP television and IP radio via which educational and academic videos are broadcasted in real time, and audio content respectively. The platform itself is additionally used for the delivery of video content of the recorded lectures within the Learning Cubes 4.0 distance learning system. Pan-European University "APEIRON" broadcasts in digital format, as an interactive IP television, academic and educational-documentary television program via internet TV Channel "APEIRON TV Channel" on the WEB site www.apeiron-uni.tv. APEIRON TV Channel is an open program internet, radio and TV channel which is pointed toward common users and students, but also to all intellectually curious viewers of a new television generation. From this project can benefit not only Pan-European University students, but also young, creative and enterprising partners from academia and society.
Academic television channel APEIRON TV is a project of students and experts from the Pan-European University by which the following program activities are developed:

• news program dedicated to the events at the Pan-European University and in the academic community in Banja Luka, B&H and abroad;
• educational and scientific program dedicated to contemporary scientifi c and technological forms;
• facilities that contribute to the knowledge transfer, distance learning and life-long learning;
• the program “Quality of Life” dedicated to the quality of life with content related to the improvement of man’s humanity and habitat, current trends, environment preservation, sustainable development nutrition, healthy life, active physical exercising, developing and nurturing of mental health, social psychology;
• podcasting and webcasting of fl ash news dedicated to technology, regional political events, sports and art;
• collection, processing and publication of video and audio material, texts, photography, production and post-production of internet-radio and TV shows, as well as collection of video and photo material from mobile phones;
• documentaries dedicated to the academic community in our immediate and distance area, the European Union and local communities;
• student interdisciplinary and multimedia works;
• broadcasting of alternative film contents;
• content related to music and sports which corresponds to the interests of young people;
• within the academic TV channel, an international “pool” of academic exchange of audio and video content, documentary program, and educational-scientific program is being developed;
• within the academic TV channel, interactive media and digital technology of internet broadcasting and media integration in TV production is being explored.

The Apeiron Student Radio started working in 2014 as an Internet radio. It is equipped with the top quality equipment and broadcasts 24-hour entertainment and educational programmes. The programme schedule is largely based on the playlists created by an experienced music editor. On the other hand, we broadcast several copyright radio shows thematically dealing with different music genres and outstanding artists, and some of them are: EX YU Jukebox, Mini Portrait, Musical Globe, Sweet Soul Music, and Interesting Facts on Fridays. The radio studio that is equipped with the modern equipment provides an excellent support to practical teaching of selected multimedia subjects in which digital sound plays an important role. In these moments, the radio studio becomes a kind of musical laboratory in which students master the technique of collecting, processing and publishing digital sound format in an interesting and creative way.

• A flexible system of the Bologna levels of higher education and transfer. A flexible system of the Bologna levels of higher education and transfer is designed, accumulation of credit points, respectively;
• In the design of study programs, a modular construction principle of the curricula with the reengineering and redefining of the traditional curriculum is applied, by which students acquire multidimensional, multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge;
• Subjects of the common basics are provided with the development of common generic student competencies parallel with academic, common-educational, theoretical-methodological, scientific and vocational-applicative, i.e. specialist competencies;
• From the beginning, an integral Bologna university is built, oriented towards students, so called “Student centered university” with the synergy of all shared resources including teaching, i.e. educational resources, i.e. university which is also a business, incubation and “career guidance” center;
• An integrated mixed model of studying and learning (blended learning) is introduced which represents the synthesis of contact teaching, distance learning and mobile education, i.e. the synthesis of various forms of the delivery of educational content and teaching methods. Modern interactive forms of knowledge transfer in the form of a dialogue and students’ active participation in educational workshops is preferred, and in which, students equally absorb and acquire the proficiency of professors who are at the same time teachers and mentors. Problem-based learning, symbiotic learning and project-based learning are applied.

The Career Guidance Centre of Pan-European University “Apeiron” was established within the framework of collateral activities of the University with the aim of creating the preconditions for organized and systematic mediation in promoting University students at the labor market for the purposes of employment, organization of internships for students, further education, and employment in home country and abroad. The Career Guidance Centre provides support to the following activities:
Career development information:

• „ informing and advising students; „
• assistance in preparing CVs in English, German and Serbian; „
• workshops, training sessions and seminars for career development; „
• booklets with useful information for students.

• „organisation of professional internships in promising companies, health care institutions and state institutions; „
• presentation of successful companies from the region;
• meetings with employers;
• direct contact with ALUMNA Employment Agency.

• „individual consulting in preparation of the “PASSPORT OF COMPETENCIES”; „
• workshops in the development of business and negotiation skills; „
• job interview simulations;
• consulting for continuing education in the country and abroad.

„Prof. Dr. Risto Kozomara“ Fund was established on 30 March 2014, and it will award scholarships to Pan-European University students. The objectives of the Fund are:

• Providing financial support for the most talented students of the first cycle;
• Encouraging students to scientific and research work;
• Promotion of the achieved results of scholars;
• Providing support in the development of the professional, scientific, and research career of scholars;
• Cooperation with other institutions and organizations of interest to students of the University.

The Alumni Association is a voluntary association whose members are all students who have completed bachelor, master or PhD studies at Pan-European University “APEIRON”, as well as students who are still studying, with the goal of connecting all generations of students to achieve a lasting cooperation between them.
Students become members of the Alumni Association of Pan-European University “APEIRON” voluntarily, by filling in an online application on the website of the Career Guidance Center.
By updating the database of its members, the Alumni Association enables the connection between them to support further development of their professional relationships, but also to preserve their philanthropic commitment to the University.

By collecting and organizing information about the actual supply and demand in the labor market for educational profiles of the University, the Career Guidance Center provides students with the actual state of the labor market needs, and in cooperation with the Agency “ALUMNA”, it connects them with potential employers.
In cooperation with its partner institutions from the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and abroad, the Agency “ALUMNA” provides graduate nurses and physiotherapists from College of Health Care and Nursing with jobs in Germany.
Students who are interested in working abroad have the opportunity, through the Agency and the Career Guidance Center, to attend foreign language courses, to test their knowledge of the German language, and to receive an official certificate (ÖSD) which is recognized in all German-speaking countries. After graduation and obtaining the Certificate B2, graduate nurses and physiotherapists, who want to work in Germany, can apply for a work permit at the Agency “ALUMNA” and get in touch with the employer.

Study programs

1. Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
2. Banking, Finance and Trade Management
3. Public Administration and Governance

• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS


1. Bachelor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (B.BA) - 180 ECTS (Study program: Business Administration and Entrepreneurship)
2. Bachelor of Banking, Finance and Trade Management (B.BFT) - 180 ECTS (Study program: Banking, Finance and Trade Management)
3. Bachelor of Public Administration and Governance (B.PubAdmin.&Gov.) - 180 ECTS (Study program: Public Administration and Governance)
• Studies of the first cycle in the period of 4 years (8 semesters) – 240 ECTS – with or without narrow field of study/specialist degree
• Bachelor of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship - 240 ECTS (Specialist in the field of … / BScBA spec. in …)
• Bachelor of Banking, Finance and Trade Management - 240 ECTS (Specialist in the field of Banking, Finance and Trade Management / BSc.BFT spec. in …) Bachelor of Public Administration and Governance - 240 ECTS (Specialist in the field of … / B.ScPubAdmin.&Gov. spec. in …)

• Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
  1. Master of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
  2. Master of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship (… in the field of … / MScBA)
• Banking, Finance and Trade Management
  1. Master of Banking, Finance and Trade Management - 300 ECTS
  2. Master of Banking, Finance and Trade Management - 300 ECTS (… in the field of Banking, Finance and Trade Management / MScBA in Banking, Finance and Trade Management)

Study programs

1. General Law study program
2. Business Law

• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS
1. Bachelor of Law - 180 ECTS (LL.B.)
2. Bachelor of Business Law - 180 ECTS (LL.B. in Business Law)
• Studies of the first cycle in the period of 4 years (8 semesters) – 240 ECTS – with or without narrow field of study/specialist degree
1. Bachelor of Law - 240 ECTS (Specialist in ... / LL.B. spec. in ...)
2. Bachelor of Business Law - 240 ECTS (Specialist in ... / LL.B. spec. in ...)

1. Master of Law
2. Master of Law (... in the field of ... / LL.M.)

Study programs

1. Health Care and Nursing;
2. Health Care Management
3. Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
4. Sanitary Engineering
5. Medical Laboratory Engineering

• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS
1. Bachelor of Health Care and Nursing (B.HCN) - 180 ECTS
2. Bachelor of Health Care Management (B.HCM) - 180 ECTS
3. Bachelor of Physiotherapy (B.Physioth.) - 180 ECTS
4. Bachelor of Sanitary Engineering (B.San.Eng.) - 180 ECTS
5. Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Engineering (B.Med.Lab.Eng.) - 180 ECTS
• Studies of the first cycle in the period of 4 years (8 semesters) – 240 ECTS – with or without narrow field of study/specialist degree
1. Bachelor – Specialist of Health Care and Nursing (B.Sc.HCN) - 240 ECTS
2. Bachelor – Specialist of Health Care Management (B.Sc.HCM) - 240 ECTS
3. Bachelor – Specialist of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy (B.Sc.Physioth. & OT) - 240 ECTS
4. Bachelor – Specialist of Sanitary Engineering (B.Sc.San.Eng.) - 240 ECTS
5. Bachelor – Specialist of Medical Laboratory Engineering (B.Sc.Med.Lab.Eng.) - 240 ECTS

1. Health Care and Nursing
1. Master of Health Care and Nursing
2. Master of Health Care and Nursing (... in the field of ... / M.Sc.HCN)
2. Health Care Management
1. Master of Health Care Management – 300 ECTS-credits
2. Master of Health Care Management – 300 ECTS-credits (… in the field of …)
3. Sanitary Engineering
1. Master of Sanitary Engineering
2. Master of Sanitary Engineering (... in the field of... / M.Sc.San.Eng.)

College is primarily engaged in the basic scientific fields of human-biology (anatomy, histology, embryology, physiology, genetics, cytology), microbiology, bio-chemistry, clinical-chemical and physical-functional fields of science, then in the area of general medical science, applied medical sciences, propedeutics and health care in different branches of medicine and clinical-hospital practice, pharmacology and toxicology, dietetics, geriatrics, epidemiology, medical and developmental psychology, sports medicine, social medicine, medicine history and ethics.
In the broader scientific field of physiotherapy and occupational therapy, college is primarily engaged in physical medicine and physiotherapy within various fields of medicine and clinical-hospital practice, kinesiology, kinesiometry and biomechanics, prosthetics and orthopedics, balneology, occupational therapy and rehabilitation in different types of diseases and disabilities, occupational therapy in community, occupational therapy in psychosocial disorders and ergonomics.
College is primarily engaged in the fields of laboratory medicine that are associated with the above-mentioned narrow scientific fields.

Study programs

1. Information Technology Engineering
2. Computer Science Education

• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS
1. Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 180 ECTS (Study program: Information Technology Engineering / B.IT)
2. Bachelor of Information Technologies and Technical Education - 180 ECTS (Study program: Computer Science Education)
• Studies of the first cycle in the period of 4 years (8 semesters) – 240 ECTS – with or without narrow field of study/specialist degree
1. Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 240 ECTS (Specialist of Computer Science B.Sc.IT – spec. CS)
2. Bachelor of Computer Science Education - 240 ECTS

1. Master of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 300 ECTS
2. Master of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 300 ECTS - 300 ECTS (... in the field of …)

College is primarily engaged in the basic scientific fields of computer science (programming basics, the theory of algorithms, computer system architecture and organization, operating systems, network computing, programming languages, software engineering - modeling, software analysis and design, software management, human-computer interaction, graphics and visualization, artificial intelligence, information management - the theory and practice of databases, relational and distributed databases, legal, ethical and professional aspects of computer science), the field of information technology (safety and information security, platform technology, administration and maintenance of IT systems, technical support ), the field of information systems (system-analysis and logical design of IS, information system design, implementation of information systems, maintenance of information systems, the development of specific types of IS, distributed systems), the field of computer engineering (computer system engineering, networking and telecommunications) and in the secondary scientific fields which are also studied at the College, and which are the basis of interdisciplinary approaches: (mathematical analysis, discrete mathematical structures, the theory of algorithms, probability and statistics, numerical methods and operational research, general system theory, organization theory, decision theory, information theory, project management, educational informatics, cryptography, e-business, change management, human (interpersonal) relations and communication skills.

Study programs

1. Sports Management
2. Sports Training & Coaching
3. Sport Science Education
Academic studies of the first cycle
• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS
1. Bachelor of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 180 ECTS (Study program: Information Technology Engineering / B.IT)
2. Bachelor of Sports Science in Sports Management - 180 ECTS (Study program: Sports Management)
• Bachelor of Sports Science in Sports Training & Coaching - 180 ECTS (Study program: Sports Training & Coaching)
1. Bachelor of Sports Science in Sports Management - 240 ECTS (Specialist in the field of … / B.Sc.Sport Mng.)
2. Bachelor of Sports Science in Sports Training & Coaching - 240 ECTS (Specialist in the field of ... /B.Sc.Sport Coch.)
3. Teacher of Physical Education - 240 ECTS (... in the narrow field of ... / specialist degree)
Master studies of the second cycle in the period of 1 to 2 years (2-4 semesters) – 300 ECTS (with Master Thesis Defense)
Study programs
Sports Management
1. Master of Sports Management – 300 ECTS-credits Sport in Target Groups
2. Master of Sports Science – 300 ECTS-credits
BASIC STUDIES AND SCIENTIFIC FIELDS


College is primarily engaged in the basic scientific fields of sports sciences: biological and medical sports basics, biomechanics and anthropomotorics, statistics, computer science and methodology in sport, pedagogy and psychology of sport and exercise, sociology, philosophy and ethics of sport, economics and sports management, sports theory and science of training, individual sports and sports fields, rhythmic gymnastics and dance, basic motor activities, sports and recreation activities in nature, and sports in selected target groups, as well as in the secondary scientific fields studied at the College, which are the basis of an interdisciplinary approach: sports medicine, sports tourism and wellness, pharmacology and toxicology, nutrition and dietetics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, sports massage, balneology.

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Study programs

1. Teaching and Translation study program of Russian Language
2. Russian Language

Students who have completed a three-year study of the study program “Teaching and Translation of Russian language” have the possibility to continue their studies in the fourth year of the study program “Russian Language” and to obtain the academic title “Teacher of Russian Language and Literature” - 240 ECTS (secondary school teacher).
Upon completion of studies, students can successfully position themselves in the labor market: in the oil industry, corporate systems, monitoring and inspection services, professional institutions, cultural institutions, design offices, insurance companies, and in elementary schools (Teaching and Translation study program). Among individual professions, court interpreters and internation-al correspondents dominate.
Students acquire knowledge at a level that allows active use of the Russian language, the use of scientific literature in Russian and in some other Slavic languages, understanding and interpreta-tion of literary texts. Students also develop the ability to link knowledge gained in the field of Russian disciplines, as a narrow scientific field, to a wider social and cultural context, and create critical thinking on the problems in this area.
In addition to the above mentioned, students of both study programs will have the following competences:

• ability of continuous improvement of the general level of the Russian language usage, in written and oral form;
• gaining universal habits of translating;
• studying translation strategies and models;
• active practical application of the theoretical knowledge acquired in the field of cross-language and cross-cultural communication;
• working with special terminology and expanding of terminology apparatus in a specific professional area;
• practical work with texts from a particular narrow profession;
• improvement of the skills in the usage of the Russian language in different language (functional) styles.

Study programs

1. Traffic & Transportation Engineering

• Bachelor degree of the first cycle of studies in the period of 3 years (6 semesters) – 180 ECTS
1. Bachelor of Traffic Engineering – BTE - 180 ECTS (Bachelor of Traffic Engineering - BTE)
• Studies of the first cycle in the period of 4 years (8 semesters) – 240 ECTS – with or without narrow field of study/specialist degree
1. Bachelor of Traffi c Engineering – 240 ECTS (Bachelor of Traffic Engineering – specialist in Road and City Transport (BTE spec. in road & city transport)

By mastering the study program, students gain a thorough knowledge and understanding of the engineering disciplines in the traffic and transport field, as well as the ability to solve practical problems using scientific methods and procedures. Given the interdisciplinary nature of the study program, the ability to incorporate basic knowledge from various fields and apply it is extremely important.
“Traffic and Transportation” graduates are able to properly put together and present the results of their work. Competence of graduates of the study program “Traffic and Transportation”, or “Traffic Engineer”, is reflected in the ability and willingness to work independently:

COLLEGE OF MODERN MANAGEMENT

• Business Administration and Entrepreneurship • Academic titles - Master of Business Administration and Entrepreneurship - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Corporate entrepreneurship; Strategic management and geopolitics; Project and investment management; Small enterprises and micro-credits; Transitional re-engineering; International marketing management; Conflict and crisis management; Standardization and quality management; Technology forecasting and innovative entrepreneurship; Team development and communication skills; Environmental management and sustainable development,…)
• Banking, Finance and Trade Management • Academic titles - Master of Banking, Finance and Trade Management - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Bank marketing management; Export and trade management; Management of freight forwarding, logistics, and insurance; Tourism and hotel management; Tax management, market business audit and control; Stock market and portfolio management,…)

• Information Technology Engineering • Academic titles - Master of Computer Science and Information Technologies - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Information system design and development; Information system management of public administration; Computer network administration and management; Software engineering, Electronic business (e-commerce, e-banking, e-marketing); Computer graphics and design; WEB programming and design, Information management; IS Security management – crypto & cyber protection; Computer system architecture, organization, and maintenance; Expert systems,…)

• General Law study program • Academic titles - Master of Law - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Economic/civil law; Judicial/criminal law; Forensic/criminal law; General/international law; Communitarian/European law; Case/American law; Administrative law; Labor/social law; Constitutional/political law; Theoretical/historical law; Legal information technology and documentary; Team development and communication skills; Human resource development and public relations; Conflict and crisis management,…)

• Health Care and Nursing • Academic titles - Master of Health Care and Nursing - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Intensive medical and urgent care; Nutrition and dietetics; Infectology care; Internal medicine patients care; Pediatric care; Surgical patients care; Surgical instrument assistant; Geriatric care; Obstetric-gynecological care; Primary medical care and family medicine; Oncology patients care; Psychiatric patients care; Neurology care; Ophthalmology care; Radiological engineering; Anesthesiologist assistant; Dental assistant.,...)
• Sanitary Engineering • Academic titles - Master of Sanitary Engineering - 300 ECTS (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Nutrition and dietetics; Environmental engineering; Sanitary technology and water management; Sanitary technology and food management; Sanitary management and air management; Sanitary technology and waste management; Sanitary and environmental legislation and supervision.,...)
• Health Care Management • Academic titles - Master of Health Care Management – 300 ECTS-credits (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Specialist study in public health and health care; Clinical and hospital institutions management; Portfolio management of health funds and insurances; Team development and communication skills in health care; Human resource management and public relations; Medical informatics and documentary.,...)

• Sport in Target Groups • Academic titles - Master of Sports Science - 300 ECTS-credits (one-year studies) (Fields: Health sport, Recreational sport, Fitness, Sport of target groups (children, elderly people, disabled people, etc.), Therapeutic sport, Wellness, Sport tourism, Extreme sports, Theory of a selected branch of sport, Sport strategy and tactics, Theory of games, Training science, Diagnostics in sport, Physical preparation in selected branches of sport, Didactics and methodology of sport, Theory and practice of competition, etc.)
• Sports Management • Academic titles - Master of Sports Management - 300 ECTS-credits (one-year and two-year master’s studies) (Fields: Phenomenology and sociology of sport, Law and ethics in sport, Social history of physical activities and sports, Sports informatics and statistics, Functional anatomy, Physiology of sports activities, Biomechanics, Anthropomotorics, Economics of sports organizations, Sports marketing, Psychology of sport, Pedagogy of sport, Didactics of sports training, Financial, strategic, and conflict management in sport and management of sports events and facilities, Sport strategy and tactics, Theory of games, Training science, Didactics and methodology of sport, Theory and practice of competition, Health sport, Recreational and entertainment sport, Sport of target groups (children, elderly people, disabled people, etc.), Therapeutic sport, Wellness, Sport tourism, Extreme sports, and other forms of group exercise).

Any person who has completed a four-year study program of the first cycle (240 ECTS-credits or equivalent) may apply for admission to the studies of the second cycle. The duration of studies is two semesters, i.e. one academic year (60 ECTS-credits). Candidates who have completed a three-year study program of the first cycle (180 ECTS-credits) may also enroll in the studies of the second cycle, but in this case the duration of studies is four semesters, i.e. two academic years – 120 ECTS-credits (in the study program Sport in target groups may enroll only candidates who have completed a four-year study program of the first cycle – 240 ECTS-credits or equivalent). Students who have completed the studies of the second cycle and acquired a minimum of 300 ECTS-credits, and have written and defended the final thesis, are awarded the title of “master” in a selected field of science, depending on the legal provisions governing the use of academic titles and the attainment of scientific and professional titles.

Since the school year 2015/2016, access to the distance learning system is free, i.e. it is included in the tuition costs (electronic books, recorded lectures, audio recordings, electronic presentations of teaching content, video clips, access to licensed databases, etc.)
Since the school year 2015/2016, access to the distance learning system is free, i.e. it is included in the tuition costs (electronic books, recorded lectures, audio recordings, electronic presentations of teaching content, video clips, access to licensed databases, etc.) All students of Pan-European University “APEIRON” have full access to the distance learning system. Each student receives user data to access the multimedia content relating to subjects they have.
All content within the system is logically organized which allows easy use and satisfaction at work. Distance learning system Learning Cubes 4.0 reduces students’ travel costs, provides access to textbooks and presentations as well as flexibility of learning in every respect.
Distance learning system Learning Cubes 4.0 is an upgrade of classroom teaching, be it classical teaching or teaching supported by ICT and computer multimedia, with the aim of enriching knowledge in a new and interesting way by giving the user the option of complete control to manage multimedia content published within the distance learning system.
About 10,000 hours of video recordings of different teaching activities have already been published within the distance learning system!
Distance learning is an imperative of the modern educational system which should provide life-long learning (Bologna principle of »life-long learning«) and represent an educational support to modern post-industrial knowledge society, which in that way grows into learning society. When a student com-pletes the first part of studies and takes over any kind of social function (work, family, political, socio-cultural and other responsibilities), he/she can no longer upgrade his/her knowledge in a traditional way „from the classroom“, and during the life career he/she will have constant educational needs. The only way to reconcile this apparent contradiction (modern educational needs and traditional educa-tional methods and forms) is through flexible educational models, which apart from traditional meth-ods of learning also include distance learning and informal models of education. In the USA, all accredited higher education institutions offer distance education as a legitimate form of study. Distance learning is, according to the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska (Article 34 of the Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, No. 73/10), defined as a teaching method, i.e. as a meth-od of performing teaching and studying process which can actually be applied to regular and extraordi-nary studies. With this approach of the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska, the elements of distance learning, as methodological forms, are enabled at full capacity also to regular stu-dents.

Pan-European University APEIRON has been running distance learning studies since the academic year 2007/08 based on the decision on eligibility for commencement of work issued by Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska No. 07.2-4777/07 from 01/08/2007, and license issued by Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska No. 07.2-9624/07 from 28/12/2007. Pan-European University has been also issued with a special license for running distance learning studies by Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Srpska No. 07.2-9624-1/07 om 28/12/2007.
Therefore, Pan-European University, by defining its mission and perceiving trends in the development of modern society, set as one of its strategic goals development and implementation of distance learn-ing. In order to achieve credibility of distance learning in conditions of misunderstanding by traditional academia and legitimize this form of education, Pan-European University has invested considerable personnel, logistics, research, material and financial resources in the development of this model of studies. At the Pan-European University, the teaching process in the distance learning system is orga-nized as a kind of synthesis of traditional educational forms, innovated in the form of interactive teach-ing, and modern educational forms of distance learning, technologically strongly supported by ICT. All Pan-European University students have open active accounts for access to a protected WEB distance learning module, which enables them to effectively prepare for the exams by using appropriate learning sources placed through the system.
The recourses of distance learning system are available to all students regardless of the form, type, level, and place of studying.
a/ material support in the distance learning system:
At the Pan-European University, all classrooms, both in the headquarters and in licensed University departments, are digitized and equipped with multimedia equipment for the acquisition of digital con-tent, and professional teleconferencing, i.e. telecommunications equipment, which enables the use of modern methods of distance learning teaching process. Laboratory for Information/Communication Technology is specially equipped for the development and maintenance of Internet service introduced at the University, and for the development of multimedia applications and information-safety system. At the Pan-European University, an integral university information system has been introduced, and information system of distance learning support. University “APEIRON” is the Microsoft IT Academy Platinum Pro partner in the area of education and implementation of Microsoft technology, and also a licensed test center in the world systems “Promet-ric” and “Pearson Vue”.
b/ logistic support: All lectures, exams, and other educational activities, including the educational activities performed in classrooms, clinics, or outside (for example some activities in sports science), are recorded, digitally processed at the Laboratory of information and communication technologies, and then optimized for distribution in the system of distance learning and for control functions. In order to provide a textbook support in the system of distance learning, University “APEIRON”, as a licensed publisher and through a network of agreements on the protection of copyright in their own publications, has provided all textbooks, presentations, and other written sources in electronic form, and published them in writing and in electronic form of web publications. Through mobile computing platforms (tablets and smart phones), or the so-called smart TV, each student who is active in the distance learning system of education has access to the following:

• Video recordings of all held lectures, and recordings of all lessons and other teaching activities for each individual subject including presentations which were used during the teaching activities in a single timeline;
• Audio recordings, i.e. audio extracts from recorded lectures;
• Textbooks which are used for the analysis of subjects in hypertext electronic form and PDF format;
• All other sources in written form which are used in subject analysis are available in the electronic form;
• Electronic presentations of all teaching content;
• Audio version of the majority of textbooks in the form of so called audio-books;
• Video clips, animations, a series of photographs and slides in electronic form which are used as addi-tional teaching resources;
• Access to licensed databases, scientific periodicals, and access to licensed study databases to which the Pan-European University is subscribed;

Education System

Legal basis
Pan-European University possesses a license to perform the studies of the first cycle of the following study programs: Business Administration and Entrepreneurship; Banking, Finance and Trade Management; General Law; and Information Technology Engineering outside the headquarters, in Bijeljina and Novi Grad departments.
Pan-European University is also the founder of the Higher Vocational School for Market Communications in Belgrade, accredited in the Republic of Serbia under the number: 612-00-00657/2013-04 from 8/11/2013, which performs accredited study programs: Propaganda and Public Relations; Translation Studies of the English Language; Internet Technologies and Electronic Business; and Advertising and Public Relations (specialist studies). This Higher Vocational School is also the study support center for Pan-European University students in Serbia.

Pan-European University has a study support center for students in Doboj.
In accordance with the Law on Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska, Pan-European University has, by the University Statute, Regulations on the studies of the first and second cycle, Regulations on the evaluation and achievements of students, Regulations on virtual studies and distance learning, closely defined the method of teaching and the system of evaluation (grading) both in regular and ex-traordinary studies, i.e. the methodology of performing distance learning.
All students of the Pan-European University are formally and legally enrolled at the Pan-European Uni-versity as an integral university. Colleges, departments and internet centers are not legal entities, but organizational facilities; therefore, the formal admission of students into appropriate study programs is being done at the university with its headquarters in Banja Luka. The Register of enrolled students is kept in the University headquarters in Banja Luka. Students receive Pan-European University diplomas indicating the study program they have completed at the appropriate college, and without referencing the location where the teaching process took place.

Support for students who study outside the University headquarters
Licensed University departments enable the organization of the teaching process outside the head-quarters at full capacity in study programs for which the work permit in those departments has been issued. Departments, i.e. internet centers at the same time can (and must) provide appropriate infor-mation, communication, professional, consulting, logistic and administrative support to all students from a geographic area covered by the department (internet center) regardless of the enrolled study program:
a/ administrative and technical support:

• Information and technical support upon enrollment at all study programs in providing information, re-ferring of admission, technical, educational and marketing material related to the registration and col-lection of students’ applications, marketing support in organizing and performing of marketing cam-paigns related to admission for all study programs;
• Receipt of all written students’ submissions and their sending to the headquarters, and providing feedback to the applicant;
• Providing information on classes schedules for all study programs in the university headquarters and departments for all student categories, regular, extraordinary and students who use distance learning resources;
• Collection, control and forwarding of students’ exam registrations to responsible academic staff;
• Defining lists of students from the area of departments where the classes are performed for extraor-dinary students and admissions for examinations;
• Providing information related to student services (exam dates, examination results, etc.);
• Organizing and collecting students’ surveys.

• Access to the Internet via broadband high-speed connection that provides a fast, efficient, comforta-ble and quality work on the Internet in terms of content download from the Internet, as well as upload of the queries and results of student work (e.g. sending term papers and other written work via the university Web mail service).
• They also provide a sufficient number of multimedia computer systems that are connected to the local network of the internet center itself. The multimedia features of the computer provide video and au-dio communication in educational forums and online sessions that are organized at the headquarters of the university and other organizational facilities of the university, direct on-line communication and consultation with professors, professional associates or fellow students in specific interest and work groups of students.
• Additionally, they provide access to other input-output network devices (printers, plotters, scanners) and other electronic equipment that is installed in the local network of the departments, thus creating conditions for free support to all Pan-European University students in printing and scanning of docu-ments, working with computer graphics, doing seminar and other student papers, research activities and student practice.
• Internet centers are designed to enable group, collaborative and traditional individual studying, be-cause in addition to computer equipment they are equipped as standard academic libraries. Each cen-ter is equipped as a branch library of the Pan-European University.
• Internet centers provide students with a direct insight into a part of the teaching process that takes place at the Pan-European University via on-line teleconferencing, as well as a direct insight into the teaching process that takes place at the Pan-European University headquarters, and is broadcasted via video streaming. This service especially refers to students who do not have adequate access to high speed broadband Internet. Internet centers are fully equipped with all the necessary audio equipment, video projection and tele-conferencing equipment. Within the Pan-European University internet centers responsible for distance learning support, a cer-tain professional and educational support is provided to all students, regardless of their enrolled study program.

• Individual studying via the Internet, access to the Pan-EuropeaUniversity distance learning system and other knowledge bases and educational resources on the Internet;
• Individual studying by means of written sources and printed books in the Internet center libraries;
• Group-studying via the Internet within educational internet forums which are, for each subject, i.e. a narrow scientific field, formed in the distance learning system;
• On-line oral and written consultations with the teaching staff and associates;
• Collaborative studying in work groups in the classrooms of the Internet Centre;
• All forms of student practice and research projects that require computer, telecommunications and information technology support;

• In the Internet centers organized in the departments, only consultative, i.e. instructional classes are organized. The classes will not be held for study programs that have a license to be performed at the University headquarters in Banja Luka, and are not licensed in certain departments. Full teaching pro-cess for this category of students (extraordinary students) is organized at the University headquarters, on Friday afternoons and during every weekend, to the extent which is not less than one-third of all teaching material that is supplied to regular students.
• Internet centers organized in the departments or independently will provide support to all Pan-European University students in order to gain insight into the teaching process via video streaming or archival projections of lectures held at the Pan-European University in the reading rooms, i.e. regional university library. Furthermore, teleconferencing provides support for participation and active in-volvement of students in various educational events held at the Pan-European University, such as seminars, scientific conferences, round tables, etc.;
• Internet centers will, if necessary, or upon the request of students organize ad-hoc consultations with mentors, tutors, teaching staff and associates;
• Seminars, conferences, round tables and various forms of educational workshops that are organized in the departments are available to all Pan-European University students;
• Internet centers will also serve as a support for student research projects;

• Upon the request of students, internet centers can organize only those knowledge evaluations which are part of students’ pre-exam requirements, and which are performed on computers via direct, pro-tected, encrypted and immediate connection to the Pan-European University server system in Banja Luka, and within the standardized software LMS (Learning Management System) package;
• Evaluation activities within students’ pre-exam requirements are carried out practically via global com-puter network in the Pan-European University server system, because every computer of the Internet center is actually a part of the Pan-European University WLAN;
• Evaluation activities within the domain of pre-exam requirements take place in a controlled environ-ment with provided physical and technological protection of the evaluation process using the following instruments;
• Authentication access of each student to any computer system in the Internet center based on the card reader that loads the student card for which an individual PIN code is entered, user name and password of each student;
• Controlled conditions during the evaluation;
• Evaluation tests, questionnaires or other applied forms of students’ pre-exam requirements are gen-erated in the server system at the headquarters of the Pan-European
• University, while computers in the Internet centers actually serve as workstations;
• The communication channel is encrypted and protected by a PKI card system, while the connection channel is encrypted with 1024-bit encryption algorithm, which is used in banking.

Report on external evaluation (RS HEAA number: 148-7/15)

The general objectives of the Quality Management System are:

• Maintaining an effective Quality Management System of the Pan-European University “APEIRON” in accordance with international standards ISO 9001:2008, Guidelines for the application of ISO 9001:2008 in education IWA:2, Standards and Guidelines for quality assurance in the European higher education area ESG-ENQA and Criteria for accreditation of higher education institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
• Achieving and maintaining a level of quality that enhances the reputation of the Pan-European University “APEIRON” among our students, public and other interested parties;
• Providing educational-scientific services and the highest quality services in accordance with needs, expectations and abilities of our students and society as a whole;
• Continuously increasing the satisfaction of our students and society as a whole;
• Providing compliance of University’s business activities with legal and safety regulations;
• Providing safe and healthy environment for all employees;
• Continuously improving business processes, systems and skills.
• The quality objectives are established at all relevant functions and levels within the University.

• Monitoring of teaching process realization;
• Student efficacy analysis;
• Monitoring of service process realization;
• Application of methods and techniques for quality improvement;
• Business plan monitoring and analyzing;
• Conducting internal audits;
• Performing corrective and preventing actions.

External evaluation of the quality system

• Evaluation of the study program and study organization (the goal of the survey is students’ evaluation of their study program as a whole, which contributes to a better planning of changes, curricula improvement and organization of studies in the study program, which, furthermore, contributes to the improvement of the program quality in general, and adaptation of the study programs to the students’ needs);
• Evaluation of courses and academic staff (evaluation of courses, that is, of separate program activities contributes to a better planning of changes in the curriculum of a separate course, and furthermore contributes to the improvement of the curricula, while the evaluation of the teaching staff, that was included in the course processing, contributes to an overall consideration of the work quality of the teaching staff, HR policy, and the improvement of human resources of the teaching staff);
• Assessment of services, institution and general conditions of studying (the goal of the survey is, apart from involving students into quality assessment, to gather information on the work of professional-administrative services and define measures for the improvement and upgrade of work); Students’ psychological profile;
• Motivational and marketing factors for choosing Pan-European University (the goal of the survey is to investigate motivations, views, needs and opinions of students when choosing to enroll at the Pan-European University);

The mission of Pan-European University “APEIRON” is based on an assumption that the societies of Southeast and East Europe are going through the process of changes, reforms, and transition towards a civil and democratic society, which is characterized by the parliamentary pluralism, legal system, the reign of law and market economy with the domination of private property. This new period of transition certainly needs new, deeper knowledge, which above all means a step forward from the present cultural and social environment of B&H/RS, towards a new view of the world and different approach to economics, legal system, health care, dissemination of information, and acquiring of knowledge. Within these tasks, Pan-European University “APEIRON” tends to overtake the role of an educator.
Pan-European University is able to achieve a high level of the educational and scientific process in accordance with the integration processes defined by the Bologna Declaration, and, by the quality of its services, to provide continued confidence and satisfaction of students, the economy, and society as a whole.
The education of students is based on the best experiences and traditions of American colleges and European universities with the application of all principles initiated by the Bologna reform process of the European higher education.
The quality policy of Pan-European University “APEIRON” is a priority of the overall business policy and aims to lasting progress, by meeting the demands and needs of all service users, business partners, employees, and society as a whole at the most.
The quality management system is focused on continuous improvement of the educational and scientific process, as well as the constant innovation of work processes. It is based on the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 and the guidelines IWA 2.
The management of Pan-European University “APEIRON” has a special responsibility for quality and its continuous improvement. Responsibility for quality assurance is the obligation of each employee within the work they perform.
The mission of Pan-European University “APEIRON” is to fully contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the population, as well as to have a significant role in the economic development of the country by organizing academic studies for the young and lifelong learning programs.
The University will continuously work on the improvement of the quality of curricula, develop the highest standards of quality, and promote the highest standards of education and evaluation of acquired knowledge.
The quality policy is binding for all participants in the working processes of the University.

Certificate ISO 9001:2008

The Apeiron Pan-European University is an accredited higher education institution. The University was accredited by the Higher Education Accreditation Agency of the Republic of Srpska pursuant to the Report on the External on External Evaluation of the Quality System drawn up by the Accreditation Commission (No. 148-7/15, December 2015) based on the sample of five study programmes.
Out of nine criteria evaluated by the Agency: development and strategy of the higher education institution, governance, in-house quality assurance and quality culture, procedure and quality assurance of student programmes, human resources, quality of physical resources, presentation of information to the public and international cooperation, four criteria received a score “HEI predominantly fulfils the requirement”, and five criteria were scored “HEI fully meets the requirement”.
Such an outcome is the result of inspection of the crucial quality elements, the established method functioning of the Apeiron University and the analysis of all documents and procedures during the visit paid to the higher education institution.
The external evaluation was carried out by checking the fulfilment of requirements defined under the European Standards and Guidelines for the accreditation of higher education institutions with respect to study programmes of the Pan-European University.
The University applied for accreditation on 17 June 2015 and the Commission for quality assessment and audit and giving recommendations on the accreditation of higher education institutions was appointed by the Decision issued by the HEI Accreditation Agency of the Republic of Srpska on the Establishment of the National and International Experts for Quality Assessment and Audit and Giving Recommendations on the Accreditation of Higher Education Institutions, No. 175-2-1/15 dated 27 August 2015.

COLLEGE OF MARKET AND COMMUNICATION BELGRADE IN COOPEARTION WITH PAEUROPEAN UNIVERSITY APEIRON

Based on the Agreement on academic, scientific-technical and business cooperation, number 1728/10 from 11/8/2010, and the Decision on accreditation of joint study program, number 612-00-00930/2014-04 from 26/12/2014, Higher Vocational School for Market Communications performs accredited study programs in Belgrade and Banja Luka. Students from Banja Luka (the Republic of Srpska) can attend study programs of Higher Vocational School for Market Communications at the premises of Pan-European University.

“Support to students from Banja Luka, i.e. the Republic of Srpska, enrolled at Higher Vocational School for Market Communications, in terms of performing teaching activities in an extraordinary study and distance learning study, students will be able to realize at Pan-European University “APEIRON” Banja Luka in the form of:

• administrative and technical support (the admission can be done in Banja Luka, and the Student Services provides all required information, help, and services);
• professional and technical support (access to informational and educational resources of Higher Vocational School for Market Communications).
• teaching and testing activities for extraordinary students

• Work permit issued by the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, number 612-00-01134/2014-04 from 14/10/2014
• Decision on accreditation of the study program Propaganda and Public Relations, number 612-00-00657/2013-04 from 13/12/2013
• Decision on accreditation of the study program Translation Studies of the English Language, number 612-00-00516/2012-04 from 13/12/2013
• Decision on accreditation of the study program Advertising and Public Relations, number 612-00-239/2009-04 from 24/6/2011
• Decision on accreditation of the study program Internet Technologies and Electronic Business, number 612-00-00930/2014-04 from 26/12/2014

• Marketing and advertising agencies
• Broadcasting and production companies
• Public relations offices
• Marketing departments in companies
• Media and propaganda agencies
• Offices for corporate communication and image
• Translation and proofreading jobs in public and private sectors
• Information management jobs in English in technology, marketing, and consulting companies
• Translation agencies/departments in national and international organizations
• Managerial jobs in the field of professional translation, proofreading, and business communication in English
• Jobs related to communication in English in the field of high technology, economics, international trade and law at the national and international level

Development strategy

Banja Luka: Bosna i Hercegovina/RS, Pere Krece 13,, PO box 51 Banja Luka 78102; www.apeiron-edu.eu

Student Service:
Phones: +387 (0) 51 430 890; 430 893; 430 892; 430 894; 247 983; 247 984; 247 940;
Fax: 430 891;
E-mail: info@apeiron-edu.eu;

Rector Office:
Phone: +387 (0) 51 247 920;
Fax; 247 921;
E-mail: rektorat@apeiron.edu.eu;

Council for Postgraduate and Doctoral Studies:
+387 (0) 51 247 977;

College of Modern Management:
+387 (0) 51 247 927; 247 974;

Law College:
+387 (0) 51 247 926; 247 973;

College of Information Technologies:
+387 (0) 51 247 925; 247 976;

College of Health Sciences:
+387 (0) 51 247 923; 247 976;

College of Sport Sciences:
+387 (0) 51 247 924; 247 975;

College of Philology:
+387 (0) 51 247 977;

College of Traffic Engineering:
+387 (0) 51 247 976;

Management
Steering Board: +387 (0) 51 247 942;
Director: +387 (0) 51 247 943;
Rector: +387 (0) 51 247 922;
E-mail: management@apeiron-edu.eu;

Library:
+387 (0) 51 247 941; 247 988;

Accounting:
+387 (0) 51 247 945;
Fax: +387 (0) 51 430 898;
E-mail: finansije@apeiron-edu.eu;