University of Sarajevo

University of Sarajevo
Univerzitet u Sarajevu
Sveučilište u Sarajevu
Универзитет у Сарајеву
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Saraievoensis
TypePublic
Established2 December 1949 (1949-12-02)
(1537 (1537) as an Islamic madrasa)
Endowment$247.9 million (2020)
Budget$107.8 million (2020)[1]
RectorRifat Škrijelj
Academic staff
1,636
Administrative staff
990
Students23,127 (2021)[2]
Location,
CampusUrban
ColorsBlue and white
AffiliationsEuropean University Association
Websitewww.unsa.ba Edit this at Wikidata
(in Bosnian and English)
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[3]162 (2022)

The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Univerzitet u Sarajevu / Sveučilište u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university located in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and oldest university in the country, tracing its initial origins to 1537 as an Islamic madrasa.[4]

With 20 faculties, three academies and three faculties of theology and with 23,127 enrolled students as of 2021, 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 have received bachelor's degrees, 3,891 have received master's degrees and 2,284 have received doctorate degrees in 45 different fields.[5] It is now widely regarded as the most prestigious university in Bosnia and Herzegovina,[5] and employs more than one thousand faculty members.[6]

  1. ^ https://skupstina.ks.gov.ba/sites/skupstina.ks.gov.ba/files/univerzitet_20_21_0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Semir Hambo (23 December 2021). "Univerzitet u Sarajevu na stazama GRAS-a: Greške u koracima u visokom obrazovanju" (in Bosnian). Klix.ba. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
  3. ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  4. ^ Agency, Anadolu. "Saraybosna'da 476 yıldır yaşayan medrese! (Sarajevo Celebrates 476 Years of its Medresa!)". Haber7. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Univerzitet u Sarajevu - O Univerzitetu". unsa.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  6. ^ "A History of the University of Sarajevo". City of Sarajevo. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2012.

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