The University of Sarajevo is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and oldest university in the country, as well as the oldest institution of tertiary learning in the former Yugoslavia, tracing its initial origins to 1537 as an Islamic madrasa.

With 20 faculties, three academies and three faculties of theology and with 30,866 enrolled students as of 2014, it ranks among the largest universities in the Balkans in terms of enrollment. Since opening its doors in 1949, a total of 122,000 students received bachelor’s degrees, 3,891 received master’s degrees and 2,284 received doctorate degrees in 45 different fields. It is now widely regarded as the most prestigious university in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and employs more than one thousand faculty members.

Organization

The University comprises 32 faculties, academies and colleges, further subdivided into 6 academic groups, and an additional number of other programs:

Schools

• School of Economics and Business Sarajevo
• Academy of Fine Arts in Sarajevo
• Academy of Performing Arts in Sarajevo
• Faculty of Architecture
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty of Criminal Science
• Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo
• Faculty of Sport and Physical Education
• Faculty of Traffic Engineering and Communications
• Faculty of Pharmacy
• Faculty of Philosophy
• Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
• Medical Faculty
• Sarajevo Music Academy
• College of Teacher Education
• Faculty of Agriculture
• Sarajevo Law School
• Faculty of Science and Technology
• Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Faculty of Dental Medicine
• Faculty of Forestry
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
• Faculty of Health Studies

Join Members

• Faculty of Islamic Studies
• Faculty of Catholic Theology
• Faculty of Public Administration

Institutes

• Institute of History
• Institute for Researching Crimes against Humanity and International Law
• Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
• Oriental Institute
• Students Center Sarajevo
• Institute for Social Research