Department of Mathematicsand Informatics

Novi Sad

by Zoran Budimac

Agenda Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Novi Sad within Europe

A closer look Serbia and

Montenegro Vojvodina Novi Sad

Economy

Agriculturalarea

Economy

Vojvodina iseconomicallythe mostdevelopedpart of the

country

Vojvodina today-1 Autonomous province of Serbia

75% of Serbs Six official languages

• Serbian• Croatian• Hungarian• Slovakian• Romanian• Ruthenian

Vojvodina today - 2 Continental climate The size comparable to the size of

the Netherlands Around 2 mil. of inhabitants 20 different nations More than five (?) religions The highest peak is 641m (near

Vršac).

Vojvodina today - 3 Belongs to the Union of European

regions. Elected as the European region for

2006. The flag and the coats of arms:

Vojvodina – the history - 1 50.000 b.c. – first prehistoric settlements 8th century b.c. – Iliric tribes 1st – 6th cent. – Roman empire (Sirmium was one of 4

capitols of the empire) 6th cent. - Slavic tribes, 9th cent. - Hungaric tribes From 995. Vojvodina belongs to Hungarian kingdom

(classical feudalistic organization), then to Turkish, Austrian, and Austria-Hungarian empire – until 1918.

1396. – first intrusion of Turks 15th cent. – first movements of Serbs escaping from the

Turkish occupation (two more movements - until 18th cent. – several tens of thounsands of Serbian refugees…)

1526. – the fall of Hungarian kingdom – Turkish rule 1699. – the end of Turkish rule for a significant part of

Vojvodina (after many battles between Turks and Austrians, supported by local citizens)

Vojvodina – the history - 2 1718. – the rest of Vojvodina freed from Turkish rule (aalso after many

battles and temporary peace agreements) Germans and Hungarians move to Vojvodina immediately after it Middle of 18th cent. – Slovaks, Ruthenians, Romanians, … came to

Vojvodina 1748. – Novi Sad (Neusatz, Ujvidek, Neoplanta) became a free royal city

of the Austria. Many other cities followed after that. From 1778. (during the next 40 years) a rise of Serbian cultural

institutions started (in Austria) – religion, schools, arts, theatre, publishing, …)

1780 – the building of Petrovaradin fortress finished – the biggest fortress in Austrian empire.

1848. the rise of Hungary against Austria, the rise of Serbs, Croats,… against Hungary. The first notion of Serbian ‘Vojvodina’ with a claim for significant autonomous rights in Austria-Hungary.

1849. – Novi Sad almost destroyed after bombardment from Petrovaradin fortress.

Vojvodina – the history - 3 1918 (after the world war I) – the assembly of Vojvodinian

Serbs decides to join Serbia. Since then Vojvodina shared destiny of Serbia (and belonged to SFRJ, SRJ, SCG,...).

1919. - movements of Serbs from Croatia and Bosnia. 1929. – autonomous Danube region proclaimed in the

Kingdom of Yugoslavia – the seat was in Novi Sad. 1941. – 1945. – Vojvodina divided between Croatia,

Hungary, and Germany. In 1945. all Germans expelled. Replaced with Serbs from

Bosnia and Croatia. After the World war II, Vojvodina remained inside Serbia as

an autonomous province. From 1991 – 1996 (during civil wars inside Yugoslavia),

300.000 people left Vojvodina and were replaced by more than 300.000 refugees from Croatia and Bosnia.

Novi Sad The capitol of Vojvodina The second largest (?) city of Serbia 300,000 thousand of inhabitants 300 years old (1748. proclaimed as the

free royal city of Austria) Much younger than Petrovaradin (and the

fortress) and founded as the supporting city to the military installations in the fortress

Novi Sad - highlights Fruška gora mountain (539m)

National park, 15 monasteries (out of original 35, built between 15th and 18th century), lake, spa, the biggest linden-tree forest in the Europe.

Danube Petrovardin fortress “Exit” music festival

Held at the Petrovaradin fortress, the bigest in South-Eastern Europe, 120,000 visitors for four days...

Fruška gora - 1

Fruška gora - 2

The Danube

Fortress

The city

Agenda

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

University of Novi Sad Founded in 1960. One of five universities in Serbia

The ‘most open’ to university reforms 13 faculties in 4 cities

9 In Novi Sad, 7 in University campus Informatics

Faculty of Economy (Subotica) Polytechnic Faculty (Zrenjanin) Faculty of Technical Sciences (Novi Sad) Faculty of Science (Novi Sad)

University – pictures-1

University – pictures-2

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Agenda

We within the University University of Novi Sad Faculty of Science Dept. of Mathematics and Informatics

http://www.im.ns.ac.yu

Short history Founded in 1954 within the Faculty of

Philosophy Faculty of Science founded in 1969 Institute of Mathematics – 1976

Four other institutes: Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geography

Department of Mathematics and Informatics – changed the name in 2002

Curricula BSc: Mathematics (teach, busi,

appl, ind) and Informatics (‘ordinary’, teachers, business) --- 8 semesters, approx. 30 exams

MSc --- 4+ semesters, 6 exams PhD --- semesters, no exams

Students – Input

Students – Output

Enrolled students (informatics) B.Sc.: 120 each year

Exception – 70 in 2004 M.Sc.: 10 each year

Internal structure Algebra and Discrete Mathematics

(3 chairs) Computer Science and Numerical

Mathematics (3 chairs) Analysis, Probability and Geometry

(3 chairs)

Computer Scienceand Num. Math.

Informatics Chair of Computer Science

http://perun.im.ns.ac.yu Chair of Information Systems

Chair of Numerical Mathematics Chair of Theoretical Computer

Science

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Agenda

Chair of Computer Science

Members Prof. Dr. Djura Paunić Prof. Dr. Mirjana Ivanović Prof. Dr. Zoran Budimac

Ljubomir Jerinić, M.Sc. Dragoslav Pešović, M.Sc. Nataša Ibrajter, M.Sc. Vladimir Kurbalija Saša Tošić Miloš Radovanović Ivan Pribela

Zoran Putnik, M.Sc.

Chair of Computer Science

Courses Introduction to Programming Data Structures and Algorithms (I and II) Programming Languages Operating Systems (I and II) Compiler Construction (I and II) Software EngineeringAlso: Introduction to Informatics Software practice (Internet tools, Visual programming)

Projects (Chair) Research

Development of (intelligent) techniques based on software agents for application in information retrieval and workflow, 2002-2004, Ministry of Science, Republic of Serbia. 

… web services, multi-agent systems, …, 2004 - , Academy of sciences of Poland and Serbia

Educational Joint Course on Software Engineering and Distributed Reverse

Engineering, Stability Pact/DAAD, 2001-2005 [OOP using Java].

Developing Course for ‘Educational Software’, 2004, WUS Austria

Developing Course for ‘Didactics of Informatics’, 2004, WUS Austria

Oberon0 as a case study in course on ‘Operating systems’, 2001-2002, Univ. of Linz, WUS Austria

Projects with industry (Chair) Individual initiative Complete business solution for an

international company Web design and smaller e-

commerce applications (intelligent) information retrieval

(museums, archives,…) Classical business applications …

Tempus projects (Dept.) Joint M.Sc. Curriculum in SE Teaching Business Information

Systems Graduate studies in industrial

mathematics Library management system Introducing quality assurance

systems (short term project)

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Agenda

Curricula – overview I

Informatics Business inf.

Total no. of lh 209 209

Informatics 48.32% 49.28%

Mathematics 11.96% 9.09%

General 3.34% 3.34%

Foundations of informatics

16.26% 13.39%

Hardware 4.78% 1.91%

Computational science

15.31% 22.96%

Curricula – overview II

Over 90% of courses are one-semester Most exams: practical (during the year)

and oral Several elective courses Student projects (two to three)

Curricula – overview III

Informatics Business inf.

209 209

Elective 15.78% 14.35%

Obligatory 84.22% 85.65%

Business informatics, I year

Course Winter Summer

Introduction to Programming 2+2+1  

Analysis I 3+3  

Sociology 3+0  

Combinatorics and Graph Theory 3+3 2+2

Foundations of Algebra 3+3 3+3

Data Structures and Algorithms I   2+1+1

Analysis II   3+3+1

Financial Mathematics I   3+3

Business informatics, III year

Operating Systems I 2+2+1  

Databases I 2+2+2  

Artficial Intelligence I 2+2+1  

Numerical Analysis 3+3  

Probability and Statistics 2+2 2+2

Elective Course I   2+1+2

Computer Graphics and Geometry I   3+2+2

Elective Seminar   3+0+3

Methods of Decision-making   2+2

Compatibility “Software Engineering” course is the same with the

corresponding course at Humboldt University Berlin (Stability pact project) – started this year.

“Operating systems II” designed with Univ. of Linz in 2001. “Teaching methods” and “Educational Software” designed

with the support of WUS Austria in 2003. “Programming languages” – joint teaching materials with 5

universities in Germany and south eastern Europe (project started in 2004 – Stability pact).

“Compiler construction” – planned joint teaching materials with Univ. of Linz (and Univ. of Oxford) (to start in 2004)

Software Engineering Information systems

OOA and OOD Software Engineering Management of software projects

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Agenda

Zoran Budimac Born in 1960 Professor since 2004 Head of the Chair, Laboratory Over 100 papers on functional programming, …,

distributed computing and (mobile) agents Courses

Operating systems (I and II) Software engineering Introduction to Informatics (geography) Software Practice (Visual programming, Internet tools)

Vojvodina and Novi Sad University Department Chair of Computer Science Curriculum in Informatics Zoran Budimac State with respect to Bologna

declaration

Agenda

Bologna declaration Signed in 2003. University regulation (still) did not

follow. Therefore, individual effort.

Problems in reforms University regulations

4 years study, minimal number of lecture hours per week

(26), Explicitly state courses that must be

completed before advancing to the next year of study.

Enrollment lasts until October 31 – lectures start from October 1

Many examination periods (at least five per year)

Problems Faculty regulations

The ways of taking exams is too strict Schedule

Not enough rooms Not enough laboratories

Subjective fears What if nobody takes my course What if all take my course

Graduate studies Usually without lectures Specialized toward the thesis from

the beginning, supervised Taken only by (future) academics