Veterinarski fakultet partner je na Erasmus+ projektu VETCOM

Projekt „Reaching beyond borders: enhancing communication and english proficiency in veterinary medicine education – VETCOM“ odobren je za financiranje iz sredstava programa Erasmus+, Suradnička partnerstva u Visokom obrazovanju (KA220). U projektu sudjeluju 3 partnerske institucije iz Sjeverne Makedonije, Hrvatske i Irske, a koordinator projekta je Veterinarski fakultet Sveučilišta Ćirila i Metoda u Skopju. Provedba projekta počela je u listopadu 2024., a trajat će 24 mjeseci (do listopada 2026.). Cjelokupni budžet projekta iznosi 120.000 € uz 100%-tno financiranje EU. Lokalni koordinator projekta na Veterinarskom fakultetu u Zagrebu je prof. dr. sc. Nino Maćešić.

Opći cilj ovog projekta je proizvesti visokokvalitetne stručnjake, doktore veterinarske medicine kroz studij veterinarske medicine na engleskom jeziku. To će se postići projektnim aktivnostima koje uključuju  unaprjeđenje nastavnog plana i programa, znanja engleskog jezika i komunikacijskih vještina nastavnika i administrativnog osoblja na Veterinarskom fakultetu u Skopju u partnerstvu s Atlas Language School i Veterinarskim fakultetom u Zagrebu.

Ključne aktivnosti ovog projekta uključuju izradu prilagođenog kurikuluma za tečaj engleskog jezika i komunikacijskih vještina za nastavnike veterinarske medicine. Također će se održati obuka za nastavno i administrativno osoblje na Veterinarskom fakultetu u Skopju. Projekt se nastavlja razmjenom iskustava s Veterinarskim Fakultetom u Zagrebu sa sličnim programom. Ovaj će proces završiti prijevodom, prilagodbom i digitalnom transformacijom nastavnih i administrativnih materijala na Veterinarskom fakultetu u Skopju.

Rezultati projekta su novi, prilagođeni kurikulum za učenje engleskog jezika za nastavnike i administrativno osoblje koje radi na upisima studija engleskog jezika na fakultetima veterinarske medicine; osposobljeno nastavno i administrativno osoblje za tematski specifičan vokabular na engleskom jeziku; unaprijeđen nastavni plan i program studija engleskog jezika na fakultetima veterinarske medicine; te digitalni pristup svim administrativnim i nastavnim materijalima na engleskom jeziku za studente na Veterinarskom fakultetu u Skopju.

The project “Reaching beyond borders: enhancing communication and English proficiency in veterinary medicine education – VETCOM” was approved for financing from the funds of the Erasmus+ program, Collaborative Partnerships in Higher Education. 3 partner institutions from North Macedonia, Croatia and Ireland participate in the project, and the coordinator of the project is the Veterinary Faculty of Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje. The implementation of the project started in October 2024, and will last 24 months (until October 2026). The entire project budget is €120,000 with 100% EU funding. The local coordinator of the project at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb is Prof. Dr. sc. Nino Macešić.

The general goal of this project is to produce high-quality specialists, doctors of veterinary medicine through the study of veterinary medicine in English. This will be achieved through project activities that include improving the curriculum, English language skills and communication skills of teachers and administrative staff at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje in partnership with the Atlas Language School and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb.

Key activities of this project include the development of a customized curriculum for an English language and communication skills course for veterinary medicine teachers. There will also be training for teaching and administrative staff at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje. The project continues with the exchange of experiences with the Veterinary Faculty in Zagreb with a similar program. This process will end with the translation, adaptation and digital transformation of teaching and administrative materials at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje.
The results of the project are a new, adapted curriculum for learning English for teachers and administrative staff working on admissions to English language studies at the faculties of veterinary medicine; trained teaching and administrative staff for subject-specific vocabulary in English; improved curriculum and English language study program at the faculties of veterinary medicine; and digital access to all administrative and teaching materials in English for students at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Skopje.