University of Sarajevo
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.
Univerzitet u Sarajevu Sveučilište u Sarajevu Универзитет у Сарајеву | |||||||||||||||||
| Latin: Universitas Studiorum Saraievoensis | |||||||||||||||||
| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||
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| Established | 2 December 1949 (1537 as an Islamic madrasa) | ||||||||||||||||
| Endowment | $247.9 million (2020) | ||||||||||||||||
| Budget | $107.8 million (2020) | ||||||||||||||||
| Rector | Rifat Škrijelj | ||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 1,636 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Students | 23,127 (2021) | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | , | ||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Blue and white | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | European University Association | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | www (in Bosnian and English) | ||||||||||||||||
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia | 162 (2022) |
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. It is now widely regarded as the most prestigious university in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and employs more than one thousand faculty members.