Balkan Universities Network

Balkan Universities Network

Balkan Universities Network Rrjeti i Universiteteve të Ballkanit (Albanian) Балканска мрежа университети (Bulgarian) Balkanska Sveučilišta Mreža (Croatian) Δίκτυο Πανεπιστημίων των Βαλκανίων (Greek) Балканска универзитетска мрежа (Macedonian) Rețeaua Universităților din Balcani (Romanian) Балканска универзитетска мрежа (Serbian) Balkan Üniversiteler Ağı (Turkish)
Logo used by the Trakya University Presidency
Abbreviation	BAUNAS
Type	University Association
Legal status	higher education associations
Purpose	Facilitation of higher education sector dialogue in the region of Balkans
Headquarters	Rotating among the member universities
Region served	Balkans and neighboring areas
Website	www.baunas.org

The Balkan Universities Network or Balkan Universities Association (BAUNAS) is an association of universities in

Association helped in the exchange of experiences in the implementation of the Bologna Process at Balkan universities. The aim of the network is the exchange of know how and experience in research and education, mutual acceptance of certificates, encouragement of professors and students for more mobility between the universities and the use of support programs for student exchange.^[1] Besides bilateral meetings, conferences rotating between the member universities take place.

The 2010 conference was organized by the

In addition to the bilateral meetings, conferences of the Balkan universities take place at changing member locations.[3] The 2018 meeting took place in the University of Tetovo.

In 2016, the Rector of Trakya University Erhan Tabakoglu in Edirne has taken over the general secretariat of the association. Since 2018, Enver Duran has been honorary president and Pericles A. Mitkas president of BAUNAS. The new additional goal is to work more closely with the network of Black Sea Universities Network (BSUN).

Members

Country	Institution(s)
Albania	University of Tirana University of Medicine, Tirana Epoka University Eqrem Çabej University Fan S. Noli University Luigj Gurakuqi University
Bosnia and Herzegovina	University of Sarajevo University of Mostar University of Tuzla University of Zenica
Bulgaria	University of Shumen Episkop Konstantin Preslavski University of Food Technologies[5] Varna Free University[6] Medical University Pleven
Croatia	University of Zadar
de facto )	European University of Lefke
Greece	Aristotle University of Thessaloniki University of Macedonia University of Ioannina Democritus University of Thrace University of Thessaly
Kosovo	Iliria College[7] University of Pristina[8] University of Priština (North Mitrovica)
North Macedonia	State University of Tetovo International Balkan University St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola South East European University
Moldova	Comrat State University
Montenegro	University "Mediterranean" University of Montenegro
Romania	Ovidius University University of Bucharest Andrei Saguna University
Serbia	University of Belgrade University of Arts in Belgrade University of Novi Sad University of Niš University of Kragujevac
Turkey	Kirklareli University[10] Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University

Guest members

• Baku State University
• Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Loerrach
• University of Graz

See also

• National Institutes of Technology – 31 leading public engineering universities in India

• Enver Duran: Challenges of Higher Education Institutions in the Balkans, III Balkan Universities Network Meeting, Trakya Universität Edirne Mai 2010,
  ISBN 978-975-374-134-7
• ISBN 978-3-942298-02-5