▁was ▁the ▁first ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁to ▁enable ▁students ▁who ▁completed ▁the ▁study ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁University ▁to ▁replace ▁their ▁degree ▁with ▁‘ ’ new ’ ’ ▁Master ' s ▁degree ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Law ▁on ▁High er ▁Education . ▁So ▁far , ▁around ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁diplom as ▁have ▁been ▁subst it uted ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Sciences ▁received ▁the ▁Dec ision ▁on ▁the ▁acc red itation ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁as ▁a ▁higher ▁education ▁institution . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁acc red ited ▁higher ▁education ▁unit ▁( Dep art ment ) ▁in ▁In đ ija , ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁department ▁in ▁L oz nica ▁as ▁well . ▁Until ▁now , ▁ 9 0 ▁study ▁program mes ▁for ▁academic ▁and ▁professional ▁studies ▁have ▁been ▁acc red ited . ▁ ▁Research ▁Activity ▁ ▁Research ▁activities ▁at ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Techn ical ▁Sciences ▁are ▁orient ed ▁primarily ▁to ▁the ▁real ization ▁of ▁research ▁projects ▁fund ed ▁by ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Ser bia ▁and ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Department ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Technology . ▁The ▁Fac ulty ▁particip ates ▁in ▁several ▁European ▁research ▁projects ▁( FP 7 , ▁E ure ka !, ▁Cost , ▁etc .). ▁These ▁are ▁projects ▁or ▁sub projects ▁in ▁the ▁field ▁of ▁basic ▁research , ▁innov