STUDENT ENROLLMENT PLAN IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE III (THIRD) CYCLE OF STUDY, BUSINESS ECONOMICS
AT THE ECONOMIC FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY IN ZENICA
IN THE 2022/2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

Based on Articles 56, 98, 99. and 100 of the Law on Higher Education of the Zenica-Doboj Canton ("Official Gazette of the Zenica-Doboj Canton", number: 12/22) and Decision of the Senate of the University of Zenica number: 01-02-5-2726/22 of 22 July 2022. from the session held on July 22, 2022. year, it is published

COMPETITION/CONTEST
FOR THE ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF THE III (THIRD) CYCLE OF STUDY, BUSINESS ECONOMICS AT
TO THE ECONOMIC FACULTY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ZENICA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023. YEARS
(PHD studies) 

Contest/Competition for the enrollment of students in the first year of the III (third) cycle of studies at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica (Doctoral studies) in the academic year 2022/2023. year lasts 30 days from the day of publication in the daily newspaper and on the faculty's website)

Enrollment of students who will be admitted to the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica will take place in within the deadline determined by the Academic and Teaching Council of the Faculty. 

In the first year in the academic year 2022/2023. candidates are enrolled in accordance with the Student Enrollment Plan in the first year of the III (third) study cycle, Business Economics, at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zenica.

Study of the III (third) cycle of Business Economics at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica with specialist knowledge in narrower scientific fields: Management, Marketing, Finance and Accounting and Auditing is organized for three years (6 semesters) according to the Bologna system 4+1+3. When enrolling, candidates decide on the third mandatory modular subject that is taught in the first semester, depending on the narrower scientific field that the candidate wants to study.

The following have the right to participate in the Contest/Competition:
- citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, foreign citizens and stateless persons with a completed II (second) cycle of studies or the equivalent (academic master's degree) in the appropriate scientific field (master's degree in economics or master's degree in economic sciences) with 360 ECTS or 300 ECTS credits.

- and candidates who have completed their previous level of education abroad, and who, after the recognition procedure, have been determined to have an adequate education (Master of Economics or Master of Economic Sciences) with 360 ECTS or 300 ECTS credits.

The admission and enrollment of students in the first year of studies is carried out by a special commission appointed by the Council of Studies. 

Enrollment conditions:

Candidates who have completed the II (second) cycle of studies or the equivalent (academic master's degree) in the appropriate scientific field (master's degree in economics or master's degree in economic sciences) have the right to enroll in doctoral studies.

A candidate for admission must be able to use scientific and professional literature in one of the world's languages, which he proves before admission with a certificate that he has attended at least the second level of a foreign language course or studied a foreign language in the study of the I (first) and/or II (second) cycle study.

Candidates for admission, who obtained the title of Master of Economic Sciences, before the introduction of the Bologna system of three-cycle studies in the fields relevant to the field from which the doctoral study is organized, are recognized with 60 (sixty) ECTS points and the right to enroll in the second year of the doctoral study, with that which have the obligation to take two general joint subjects (Econometrics, Contemporary quantitative and qualitative methods in economic research) which are a prerequisite for taking other subjects and fulfilling obligations from other teaching activities. The Master of Economic Sciences is awarded 60 ECTS based on the decision of the Doctoral Study Council and on the basis of a previously submitted request in which the candidate states the elements of the structure of the doctoral study for which he wishes to use the recognized 60 ECTS (e.g. exemption from taking the third compulsory modular course, exemption from taking two elective courses, acquiring the appropriate number of ECTS for independent scientific and research work).

Foreign citizens apply for the competition under the conditions stipulated in the Statute of the University of Zenica, the Rules for organizing undergraduate, master's and doctoral studies at the University of Zenica and other regulations valid in the field of higher education.

Exceptionally, candidates who completed their studies outside of Bosnia and Herzegovina have the right to participate in the Competition even before the nostrification/equivalence of the diploma of completed studies abroad, but they can enroll in the first year after the nostrification/equivalence of completed education abroad.

In case of application by a large number of candidates, preference is given to candidates with a higher average grade achieved during the (II) study cycle.

The Faculty reserves the right to organize a knowledge test (entrance exam) for registered candidates, as necessary, which will be decided by the Council of Studies. 

The final approval of the Candidate Selection Ranking List and consideration of appeals on that basis is carried out by the Scientific and Teaching Council of the Faculty.

The final ranking list and the list of accepted candidates will be published by the faculty on the notice board and the faculty's website after they have been verified by the competent authority after the closing of the Competition/Competition.

The Faculty will provide complete information on the place and time of submission of documents for the Contest/Competition on its bulletin board and the Faculty's website.

Candidates must submit the following documents (originals or certified copies) when applying for the Contest/Competition for enrollment in the first year of the III (third) study cycle (doctoral studies):

• biography,
• a diploma and a supplement to the diploma of the II cycle of study (for students who completed their studies according to the Bologna system of studies), i.e. a diploma and a certificate of passing the exams of the master's study (for students who completed their studies in the pre-Bologna system of studies),
• the decision on the nostrification of the diploma (II cycle study) for candidates who obtained previous education outside Bosnia and Herzegovina,
• certificate or certificate of knowledge of a foreign language,
• birth certificate,
• Certificate of Citizenship,
• statement of acceptance of the obligation to pay the costs of the third cycle of study (doctoral study).

Depending on the number of registered candidates, the Scientific and Teaching Council of the Faculty will make a Decision on starting the study program.

Detailed information on enrollment and study conditions (Curriculum and program, amount of tuition fees, other study costs, Decisions of the Senate of the University of Zenica on the amount of tuition fees and other fees paid by students, citizens of BiH and foreign citizens, at the III cycle of studies at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zenica in the academic year 2022/2023 as well as other related documents and information) can be obtained from the relevant departments of the Faculty of Economics of the University of Zenica and at www.ef.unze.ba.

Contact phone: 032 460 444

Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Interested candidates submit documents to the Student Service of the Faculty of Economics in person or by mail to the following address:

UNIVERSITY OF ZENIKA
OJ FACULTY OF ECONOMICS
72000 ZENICA, street Fakultetska bb

The competition was published in the daily newspaper Večernji list BIH on December 6, 2022