SASA JOVANOVIC – Visiting@WUT Lecturer, University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The selection of professors/lecturers/researchers for a Visiting@WUT grant is carried out by each WUT faculty, based on an application file.

The contents of an application file include:

• application form;
• curriculum vitae;
• list of publications;
• a 1-page description of the candidate’s teaching/ research profile;
• a 1-page motivation letter (detailing interest in collaboration and benefits for the host institution);
• 2 courses structure/ 1 research structure – title, abstract, topics, objectives, methods, targeted results, selected bibliography (max. 4 pages);
• letter of acceptance from the department/ host faculty (recommended).

The evaluation of applications will be conducted at the faculty level by a selection committee established within the host faculty and approved by the faculty council. The committee consists of the dean, the vice-dean for international relations, the vice-dean for academic affairs and/or research, and the head of the host department. The number of committee members may vary depending on the administrative structure and positions designated within each faculty.

Each Visiting@WUT beneficiary must comply with the following obligations:

• mention the (co-)affiliation with WUT in every published paper, conference participation, event organization, project submission, or patent obtained during or as a result of the grant;
• notify WUT of any change in professional status from the time of participation in the Visiting@WUT grant selection until the signing of the grant agreement;
• ensure that no study contract (at any level), employment contract, or other written agreement with WUT was concluded for the period between the participation in the Visiting@WUT grant selection and the conclusion of the grant;
• actively participate in the activities and events of the WUT academic community and to support the academic initiatives of the host faculty and department;
• submit a detailed activity report to the programme coordinator at the end of each month during the period covered by the Visiting@WUT grant;
• give a public presentation of the Visiting@WUT experience and the stay in Timisoara, open to colleagues and students from the WUT academic community;
• act as a WUT Ambassador at their home universities and institutions, promoting the Visiting@WUT grant programme to their communities.

Specific obligations for Visiting Professor/Lecturer grant:

• offer at least one teaching discipline (including related course and seminar activities) that spans a full or modular semester (covering proposal, development, teaching, evaluation);
• organize at least one additional type of activity (such as a course, seminar, round table, or lecture) and/or participate in (co-)tutoring, (co-)thesis supervision, volume editing, etc., in accordance with the proposal included in the application file and the final agreement negotiated and signed with WUT.

Specific obligations for Visiting Researcher grant:

• conduct research activities in accordance with the proposal included in the application file and the final agreement negotiated and signed with WUT;
• for short-term grants: submit for publication at least one article (in a Web of Science or Scopus-indexed journal, according to the main research areas of the host Faculty);
• for long-term grants: submit for publication at least two articles (in a Web of Science or Scopus-indexed journal, according to the main research areas of the host Faculty) or book chapters to internationally recognized academic journals;
• in the case of collaborative research with colleagues from WUT, contribute to the submission of at least one Horizon Europe or equivalent project proposal.