The best, the biggest, the oldest and the most prestigious university of Bosnia is most definitely the university of Sarajevo. This university is not only the oldest in Bosnia, but also is one of the oldest education centers in Europe. Its actual establishment dates back to 16^th century, when the country was under the command of the Ottoman empire. However, the modern-day university was established after World War 2, at 1949.

This university is considered the best university in Bosnia, and is surely one of the best higher education centers in Eastern Europe. It has adopted modern approaches and principles to education, such as the Bologna agreement and has been designing its curriculum in accordance with the best and most practical methods in education. This university emphasizes research and believes it as being the central component of the university, hence encourages its students to participate in research projects and find answers to any sort of problems which may arise at any time.

The main campus of the university is located at the capital city of Bosnia, Sarajevo. This city is the living soul of Bosnia and is considered as the country’s financial, political, social and cultural center. It is a beautiful city with classic architecture and ravishing designs. It is certainly one of the most beautiful cities in Eastern Europe.

The university is the largest university in the country, and Balkans. It has 22 faculties and over 200 departments. All these departments and faculties are equipped with the latest facilities and laboratories. More than 30000 students are enrolled in various programs at this university and more than 1000 professors are employed there.

Advantages

The university is the academic hub of the region, hence most of the country’s and even surrounding countries notable and talented students join this university and pursue their dreams there. Thus, the environment at this university is an incredible one, which would motivate you to move forward and inspire you in the process. That is what I believe the main advantage of this university.

The university has established incredible international relations with more than 120 universities in the world. it has also managed to join several international university associations such as the European University Association. Other than these memberships and partnerships, which help the internationalization of the university, the university has joined several exchange programs such as Erasmus plus, Mevlana and several other ones. It is an active participant of these programs and encourages its students to join other universities and also other students to join this university under these programs.

All of this has led to a diverse, multicultural and multinational society inside the university. This can be one of the greatest advantages of this university, for it will enable students to interact with many people from many countries around the world.

There is a scholarship fair every year at this university too. In this fair, several companies and private scholarship providers get together and gift the university’s students with hundreds of scholarships and research grants.

Student life

When it comes to culture, Sarajevo has a lot to say. The city is the cultural hub of the country, hence is home to most of the country’s museums, and hosts most of the festivals and social events of the republic of Bosnia. Jazz festival, Mess festival, theater festival, Sarajevo winter festival and many other festivals take place at this city annually.

The university itself manages and organizes several events and tries to enrich the culture and traditions of the republic of Bosnia.

The university campus includes several dormitory blocks. These dormitories include outstanding facilities for themselves. Students can find pretty comfortable rooms, convenient kitchen and living areas, and sports facilities inside the dormitories. Football and basketball courts can be found in most of the dormitories. They all include multimedia rooms, coffee shops and cafeterias.

The university has a student association, which deals with various problems that students face during their studies and aims at solving them with the help of university staff.

The university has a great healthcare center inside the main campus too.

There are also several awards given to students at this university annually.

In order to keep up with the latest developments of the world of science, the university organizes and holds several conferences on different fields every year. This gives students a great opportunity to participate in scientific events and learn about the latest issues of their fields.

Admissions and application requirements

• An application for enrollment in which the department is precisely indicated.
• Original testimonies of completed secondary school grades completed in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a four-year duration, i.e. corresponding nostrified documents for candidates who Secondary school have not completed in Bosnia and Herzegovina (if the documents are in the process of nostrification, they are accompanied by certified documents from the court interpreter).
• An original diploma of a completed high school.
• Birth certificate.
• Certificate of citizenship.
• Other documents relevant for determining the number of points by criteria, as well as possibly other documents specified in the text of the competition.

University Ranking

This university is the highest ranked university in Bosnia. It is a high-quality research center that offers world-class programs to students. The university was ranked among the top 1200 universities in the whole world in the QS world university ranking. Since it is considered a young university, it has been ranked among the emerging universities and is the 162^nd best emerging university in Europe. Unirank website has ranked this university as the best university in the country and among the top 1500 universities in the world.

Faculty of Medicine:

This faculty is the most popular and one of the most populated faculties of the university. There are 2 research centers, one focused on genetics and the other on continuing medical education. This faculty is one of the largest faculties in the university and consists of more than 30 departments.

Faculty of Civil Engineering:

This faculty is also one of the best and most high-quality faculties of the university and offers world-class programs to its students. The faculty consists of 7 departments and 6 research and education institutes. It offers courses in 3 academic cycles.

Faculty of Economics:

This faculty is one of the best economy and business faculties in Europe and is quite active in the field of research. The faculty manages several conferences on a regular basis and has a scientific journal publishing its latest findings. It offers programs in 3 academic cycles.

Why University of Sarajevo?

Located at the heart of Bosnia, one of the most beautiful and promising countries in Eastern Europe, this university offers the best and the most prestigious programs in the region. It has the best of everything. There are high-quality research centers, highly knowledgeable staff and great facilities that act as advantages of this university over all the other universities in the region. This university is the most highly ranked university in Bosnia and is one of the best choices for students wishing to purse their dreams in European countries.