Academic Advisors & Mentorship at the Genetics and Bioengineering Department
The aim of mentoring is to foster intellectual independence and a sense of curiosity in our students within a unique studying experience. The institution therefore takes pride in the one-on-one mentoring system it has developed.
For undergraduates, we look at academic performance and other cultural indicators of their capacity for success, such as essays, obstacles overcome, and extracurricular activities and work. For graduate students, we include research experience, test scores, letters, essays, working experience, scientific publication record, and a range of other variables to assess students’ potential to succeed.
You will soon find that our professors and assistants are truly available to their students. (However, to make sure you make the most of their time, we ask you to make an appointment if you seek to meet them outside of office hours). Our ultimate aim is to enable our students to study not only before the exams, but throughout the entire semester, via coursework, lab work, projects, and seminars. In order to achieve excellence, professors and students work together in an intellectually stimulating atmosphere and, in doing so, students are prepared for their future endeavors, be they academic or professional. Finally, students are given a chance to choose mentors for their GBE projects during the third year of undergraduate studies and pursue their careers in a specific direction in the future.
Apart from mentors, students have academic advisors available to them. Academic advisors are there to help and guide students in different aspects of their studies. This may include the registration process, finding internship opportunities, finding the most suitable field for their further development, but it may also include any other needs the student may have. During the upcoming academic year, the following staff are appointed as academic advisors:
Assistant Professor Dr. Adna Ašić for the third year students
Email:
Office:
107
Phone:
033/944-463
Teaching assistant Sabina Halilović for the first year students
Email:
Office:
GBE Corridor
Phone:
033/944-492
Larisa Bešić for the second year students
Email:
Office:
107
Phone:
033/944-416
Assistant Professor Dr. Lejla Smajlović Skenderagić for MSc students
Email:
Office:
205
Phone:
033/944-472