University of Sarajevo
| Univerzitet u Sarajevu Универзитет у Сарајеву |
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| Latin: Universitas Studiorum Saraievoensis | |
| Type | Public |
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| Established | 2 December 1949 (1531 as Saraybosnası Hanika; 1537 as Saraybosna Osmanlı Medresa) |
| Rector | Prof. dr. Rifat Škrijelj |
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Academic staff
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1,302 |
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Administrative staff
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990 |
| Students | 30,866 |
| Location |
 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | European University Association |
| Website |
www.unsa.ba (Bosnian) (English) |
The University of Sarajevo (Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian: Univerzitet u Sarajevu / Универзитет у Сарајеву) is the largest and oldest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Before its founding, Sarajevo had a Madrasaha or an islamic school. It was originally established in 1531 by Ottomans. The university in its modern, secular incarnation being developed throughout the years by Austro-Hungarian rule and effectively added to that heritage in 1949. Today, with 20 faculties, three academies and three faculties of theology and with 30,866 enrolled students as of school year 2014/15, it ranks among the largest universities in the Balkans in terms of enrollment. Since opening its doors in 1949, 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.
The modern history of the University of Sarajevo began with the establishment of the first secular institutions of higher education before World War II as well as during the war (the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in 1940, the Medical Faculty in 1944). The Medical Faculty was re-established in 1946, the Faculty of Law, the Teacher Training College were opened and, in 1948, the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry was re-established.
In 1949, the Engineering Faculty was opened. On 2 December of that year with the appointment of the first rector, the University of Sarajevo was established. With the opening of the Faculty of Philosophy (1950) and the Faculty of Economics (1952) the initial phase of establishment of the Sarajevo University was completed.
The second phase of development (1955–69) was characterized by the affirmation of the university, the opening of new institutions of higher education and the relative satisfaction of the needs for highly educated personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Another significant achievement is the organization and initiation of postgraduate studies at the university.
The third phase (1970–82) was defined by more institutions of higher education being opened at the university, a scientific promotion of the university and its intensified involvement and promotion on the international academic plane. The university contributed directly and indirectly to the establishment of new universities in Banja Luka, Mostar and Tuzla.
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