Background Information
Between 2001-2004, SPARK and the University of Pristina (UP) successfully implemented the first four editions of the Pristina Summer University (PSU). These comprised of 30 courses annually and brought together more than 250 international and local professors over the years. In total, more than 2000 students from Kosovo, South Eastern Europe and the rest of the world participated in the Summer University. The PSU assisted the UP in adopting the Bologna Action Lines and improving the quality of the curriculum. Moreover, previous editions proved to be an enormous success in encouraging regional co-operation and inter-ethnic reconciliation.

Project Description
As it has been successfully achieved previously at the University of Tuzla, the Pristina Summer University project was transferred to the University of Pristina in January 2005. In 2005-2007, the University of Pristina with limited assistance of SPARK will organise three further editions of the Pristina Summer University. The PSU 2005-2007 programme will be smaller than the previous editions in order to guarantee future (financial) sustainability. Each year, 15 courses are organised for a total of 400 students. At least 50 places are distributed among non-Kosovar participants from the Western Balkan region. Ten additional places are reserved for students from the University of Mitrovica. Public discussions and lectures on current topics will complement the academic programme. In addition, social gatherings, excursions and other recreational activities are offered. The Summer University will help to further improve the quality of higher education in Kosovo and to accelerate its integration into the European Higher Education Area, i.e. the Bologna Process.

As the foundations for the PSU have been well established over the past years, the UP has requested only limited

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