THE ASSESSMENT OF STUDY CONDITIONS AND THE QUALITY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

Abstract

The paper analyzes the attitudes and opinions of the students of the Faculty of Economics Brčko and the Faculty of Business Economics Bijeljina about the conditions of study and the quality of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The paper is based on the results of a survey of the attitudes and opinions of the students of these two faculties on the topic: Staying in or leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina. Data were obtained on the assessment of living and study conditions and the quality of higher education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, on students' expectations and plans after graduation, as well as their thoughts on staying in or leaving Bosnia and Herzegovina. In this paper, the focus is on the assessment of study conditions, the areas in which students are most interested during their studies, factors that influence the choice of faculty, the quality of higher education in BiH, the expectations of students after graduating from the faculty, as well as their plans to get a job or to continue their studies. The overall results, similarities and differences in the attitudes and opinions of students from these two faculties were analyzed, as well as the mutual conditioning of the attitudes and opinions of students and the attending faculty, respondents’ gender or year of study. The conclusion is that there are no significant differences regarding the attitudes and opinions of the students according to the mentioned characteristics, as well as their mutual conditioning. The research results can be a good basis for future, broader and more comprehensive analyses, based on a large sample of students from universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.