@article{
author = "Janković, Slavenka and Laaser, Ulrich and Bjegović, Vesna and Marinković, Jelena and Simić, Snežana and Vuković, Dejana and Kocev, Nikola and La Torre, Giuseppe and Ricciardi, Walter and Kirch, Wilhelm",
year = "2010",
abstract = "Background The most important instrument of EU support for the reforms of higher education in the European countries with the final goal of joining the European Higher Education (HE) Area by the year 2010 is TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies). So far, Tempus is the only EU programme providing support for the reform of HE in the Western Balkans. Aim The purpose of this paper is to present the new curriculum of the Master of Health Policy and Management programme, which will provide students in Serbia with the up-to-date knowledge and necessary skills to analyse options, define strategies, formulate and implement health policies, and manage solutions for the effective delivery of health services. Methods With financial support from the European Union's Tempus project, the "Postgraduate Study in Public Health Sciences" core project team from the Centre School of Public Health (C-SPH) School of Medicine (SoM) in Belgrade, supported by European project partners from Dresden, Rome and Krakow, developed a new curriculum-the Master of Health Policy and Management (MHPM) programme. Project activities (courses, workshops and visits to partner institutions) took place in Belgrade, Dresden, Rome and Krakow throughout 2006-2009. Results The MHPM programme, based on modular principles and a European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) approach (60 ECTSs), was established at the C-SPH SoM and approved by the University of Belgrade. The MHPM programme consists of two tracks: one for health-care services management and the other for public health management. The first generation of MHPM students enrolled at the C-SPH SoM, Belgrade, in September 2008. They successfully passed all obligatory courses. It is envisaged that the first MHPM students will graduate in autumn/winter 2009. Conclusion We believe that the project will continue to deliver benefits to the project beneficiaries after the Commission's financial assistance has been terminated. The MHPM programme will facilitate health-care administration reform, contribute to strengthening civil society and accelerate the development of democracy and the rule of law through good governance in Serbia.",
journal = "Journal of Public Health-Heidelberg",
title = "Development of a Master of Health Policy and Management programme in the framework of the Tempus project at the Centre School of Public Health, Belgrade",
pages = "158-153",
number = "2",
volume = "18",
doi = "10.1007/s10389-009-0297-y",
url = "conv_841"
}