Head of the Department of Legal Sciences
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Head of the Department
Head of the Department of Legal Sciences
CV of the Head of the Department
- Prof. Dr. Ergin Hakić was born on March 3, 1979, in Novi Pazar, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He earned his undergraduate law degree in 2007.
- A master’s degree in criminology and criminal law in 2009.
- A doctorate in law in 2015, all from the University of Novi Pazar.
- A professor at the Department of Legal Sciences since 2009.
- He became Coordinator for International Cooperation and Head of the Publishing Center in 2023, and Department Head in 2024.
- He has authored over 40 scholarly works.
- The special interest of the research is the crime-security area and criminal law.
- Fluent in English and German, he is married with two children.
Responsibilities of the Head of the Department
The Head of the Department is appointed by the Rector, with a positive opinion from the Council. The appointment is made from among the teaching staff employed at the University for a term of three academic years, with the possibility of reappointment.
The Head of the Department has the following responsibilities:
- Represents and advocates for the Department;
- Ensures legality and proper functioning within the Department;
- Organizes, coordinates, and oversees the Department's operations and business activities, determines individual assignments for faculty and associates in scientific-research projects, and ensures the fulfillment of educational and research activities;
- Proposes class schedules for undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies in consultation with the Vice-Rector for Education, and, in cases of disruptions, proposes exam schedules and examiners with prior consultation;
- Chairs the Teaching and Research Council, prepares, and proposes the agenda for its sessions;
- Participates in the work of the Senate;
- Proposes general acts of the Department in accordance with the Law, the Collective Agreement, and the Statute;
- Suggests to the Teaching and Research Council and the Senate measures for improving the Department's operations, initiates proposals, and recommends solutions on issues important to the Department's activities;
- Implements and enforces decisions made by higher University bodies and the Department's Teaching and Research Council;
- Proposes business strategies for the Department and measures for their implementation;
- Recommends the Admissions Commission and the Commission for conducting entrance exams for the Department;
- Signs diploma supplements;
- Performs other tasks as stipulated by the Law, this Statute, and other general acts of the Department.
Message from the Head of the Department
Welcome to the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Novi Pazar!
The Department of Legal Sciences has existed since the very foundation of the University, organized through two modules: General Law and Internal Affairs Law. Eminent experts from the country and abroad teach at the Department of Legal Sciences. Teaching is completely interactive, conducted using the most modern methods in the form of lectures and exercises, as well as practical work, attendance at trials, visits to forensic centers, penitentiaries and other state bodies. The exercises are performed in small groups, with the aim of paying special attention to the practical application of acquired knowledge in solving specific legal problems.
The modern Law study program, with two modules, General Law and Internal Affairs Law, provides the opportunity for future law graduates, depending on the chosen module, to competently participate in the modeling and analysis of general and special theoretical and practical knowledge and skills, required for independent practice legal affairs in the judiciary, prosecution, bar, police, economy, banks, security services and other private and state institutions and organizations, as well as for passing the judicial and appropriate state exams.
The goals of the Law study program are the mastery of academic and practical skills and methods for achieving professional competence in the field of justice, administration and local self-government, criminal and security activities, but also the development of creative abilities. Namely, students are trained to independently organize work and prepare conditions for the smooth development of the work process of leadership and management. Such education will enable them to be employed in all public and private activities in Serbia and the European Union. As participants in various competitions, debates, projects, holders of many awards and certificates, our students are recognizable already during their studies, after which they are fully prepared to perform duties as a graduate lawyer.
As a higher education institution, we pay special attention to scientific and research work, organization of international conferences, publishing, participation in domestic and international projects, as well as constant improvement of the teaching staff. In order to publish scientific and professional works, we also founded a special journal of the Department of Legal Sciences, "Pravne teme". The journal is scientifically categorized and authors from different countries of the world publish works in it.
The University of Novi Pazar ensures that students are always in the first place through the continuous education of its employees and the quality control system. The ultimate goal of the Department of Legal Sciences is to create quality experts and scientists in the field of law, as well as to raise the general level of legal awareness as one of the essential elements in building a legal state.
