The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian: Univerzitet u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is a public university in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the largest and oldest university in the country.

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.

Objective
The main objective of all the university's current activities is to raise the quality of studies, to create a contemporary university of European origins, which will be a respectable representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina on the international level and a promoter of the traditional, historical, cultural, scientific and artistic values of the country, and Southeastern Europe.

Organization

The University comprises 32 faculties, academies and colleges, further subdivided into 6 academic groups, and an additional number of other programs:
 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 Research of Crimes Against Humanity and International Law
 Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
 Oriental Institute
 Students Center Sarajevo
 Institute for Social Research

Rectors

 Vaso Butozan 1949-1950, 1952-1956
 Drago Krndija 1950-1952
 Edhem Čamo 1956-1960
 Aleksandar Trumić 1960-1965
 Fazli Alikalfić 1965-1969
 Hamdija Čemerlić 1969-1972
 Zdravko Besarović 1972-1977
 Arif Tanović 1977-1981
 Božidar Matić 1981-1985
 Ljubomir Berberović 1985-1988
 Nenad Kecmanović 1988-1991
 Jusuf Mulić 1991-1993
 Faruk Selesković 1993-1995
 Nedžad Mulabegović 1995-2000
 Boris Tihi 2000-2004
 Hasan Muratović 2004-2006
 Faruk Čaklovica 2006-2012
 Muharem Avdispahić 2012-2016
 Rifat Škrijelj 2016-present

Notable alumni
 Abdulah Sidran, Bosnian writer and poet
 Ademir Kenović, Bosnian movie director, producer and cinematography professor
 Aleksandar Hemon, Bosnian writer
 Alija Behmen, former mayor of Sarajevo
 Alija Izetbegović, first President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Amila Glamočak, Bosnian pop singer
 Bakir Izetbegovic, Member of the Bosnian Presidency
 Boris Nemšić, former Chief Executive Officer of the Russian telecom company VimpelCom, former Chief Executive Officer of Telekom Austria Group
 Branko Đurić, Bosnian actor
 Deen, Bosnian pop singer
 Dejan Milošević, Bosnian theoretical physicist
 Edvin Kanka Ćudić, Bosnian human rights activist
 Elvidin Krilić, Bosnian sevdalinka singer
 Goran Žugić, Montenegrin police chief and security operative
 Haris Cizmić, guitarist and songwriter
 Ivica Osim, ex-Head Coach for Yugoslavia national football team and Japan national football team
 Jasmila Žbanić, Bosnian movie director
 Jasmin Geljo, Bosnian actor
 Kornelije Kovač, Serbian composer
 Srđan Gino Jevđević, founder and frontman of Kultur Shock
 MayaSar, Bosnian singer
 Miljenko Jergović, Bosnian and Croatian writer
 Neda Ukraden, folk singer
 Nedžad Branković, former Prime Minister of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Nikola Špirić, Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Nino Pršeš, Bosnian pop singer
 Omer Halilhodžić, automotive designer
 Predrag Finci, philosopher and essayist
 Rasim Ljajić, Serbian Deputy Prime Minister
 Rifat Hadžiselimović, genetist, INGEB
 Safet Isović, prominent Bosnian sevdalinka singer
 Saša Skenderija, Bosnian poet
 Selmo Cikotić, Bosnian Minister of Defense
 Semiha Borovac, former mayor of Sarajevo
 Senad Bašić, Bosnian actor
 Sulejman Tihić, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Sven Alkalaj, foreign minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Vojislav Šešelj, Bosnian-Serb politician
 Vlado Pravdić, Bosnian organist
 Zdravko Čolić, Bosnian Serb pop singer
 Željko Komšić, president of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Živko Radišić, former President of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Zlatko Lagumdžija, former Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Zlatko Topčić, famous Bosnian writer and screenwriter
 Elvira Abdić-Jelenović, Bosnian politician
 Sulejman Ugljanin, Serbian politician
 Muharem Serbezovski, Bosnian Roma singer
 Adela Jusic, contemporary artist

Related pages
 Balkan Universities Network
 List of universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina
 List of colleges and universities

References

Other websites

 

1949 establishments in Europe
Colleges and universities in Europe
Sarajevo
1940s establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina