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University of Mostar

Coordinates:43°20′32″N17°48′09″E/ 43.34222°N 17.80250°E/43.34222; 17.80250
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Not to be confused withUniversity Džemal Bijedić of Mostar.

University of Mostar
Свеучилиште у Мостару
Sveučilište u Mostaru
Latin:Universitas Studiorum Mostariensis
TypePublic
Established11 February 1977;47 years ago(1977-02-11)[1]
RectorZoran Tomić
Academic staff
1,002
Administrative staff
156
Students7,510
Location
Mostar
,
Bosnia and Herzegovina
CampusUrban
AffiliationsEuropean University Association
Websitewww.sum.ba
University rankings
Regional – Overall
QSEmerging Europe and Central Asia[2]301-350 (2022)

TheUniversity of Mostar(Serbo-Croatian:Свеучилиште у Мостару,romanized:Sveučilište u Mostaru;Latin:Universitas Studiorum Mostariensis) is the largestpublic universitylocated inMostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Previously it was called the University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar, named after a socialist politicianDžemal Bijedić.

The university has tenfacultiesand one Academy of Fine Arts, with 50majors,46 specialisations and 70 study groups. This makes the University of Mostar one of the most diverse universities in the country.[3]

History

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University of Mostar Rectorate Building in Rondo Square Mostar

The roots of the university date back to 1895 when theFranciscantheological school was established. In 1950 Higherteacher-training school started with its work in Mostar. Then follows establishment of highertechnicalschool in 1959, higheragriculturalschool in 1960, Departments of theFaculties of Law and Economics.

The university was established in Mostar in 1977 and faculties and higher schools function further on as its part. From 1992 the Croatian language is theofficial languageat the University of Mostar. The University of Mostar is the onlyCroatian speakinguniversity in Bosnia and Herzegovina, with around 1,000 employees. There are ten faculties, academy of fine arts, eight institutes and thestudent centerwithin the university.

The University of Mostar participates in Rectors' Conference ofBosnia and Herzegovinaand it is also an associate member of theCroatianRectors' Conference. The universitysealshows the building of theFranciscanmonastery.

During theBosnian War,at the end of 1992, the university was renamed asSveučilište u Mostaru(the Croatian term for University), and adopted theCroatian languageas official one. As the city became divided on ethnic lines,Bosniakprofessors left the university, and established a new one with the old name - theUniversity Džemal Bijedić of Mostar.Since the buildings of the university were situated in western Mostar, under the control of the Croats, the new university used the oldYugoslav People's Army(JNA) barracks in eastern Mostar.[4]The University Džemal Bijedić now maintains a campus in eastern Mostar.

On 7 and 8 February 2019 University was the host of theThird Rector's Forum of the Southeastern Europe and Western Balkanswhich followed the first forum inNovi Sad,the second inZagreband preceded the fourth one inPodgorica.[5][6]Representatives of over 30 institutions from the region attended the event.[6]

Organisation and administration

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Students

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The University of Mostar has around 16,000 students, which makes it the third largest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[7]Through years, the University of Mostar saw rapid growth in number of students. In the academic year of 2006–07, it had 6,256 students,[8]while in 2014–15 it had 10,712 students.[7]

The number of foreign students, of whom the vast majority are from neighbouringCroatia,is also growing. In the academic year of 2008–09, there were 292 students from Croatia, while in 2012–13 there were 644.[9]In 2014–15, students from Croatia comprised 17% of the total student population.[7]

Number of students
Academic year Number of students
1995/96
 
 3,200
2004/05
 
 5,556
2005/06
 
 5,864
2006/07
 
 6,256
2007/08
 
 6,993
2008/09
 
 7,767
2009/10
 
 8,298
2011/12
 
 9,431
2012/13
 
 9,896
2013/14
 
 11,193
2014/15
 
 10,712
2015/16
 
 9,966
2016/17
 
 9,781
2017/18
 
 9,758
2018/19
 
 9,418
2019/20
 
 8,158
2020/21
 
 8,737
2021/22
 
 8,155
2022/23
 
 7,510
University of Mostar Rectorate Building in Rondo Square Mostar

See also

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References

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  1. ^"- SUM".sum.ba.
  2. ^"QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia".Retrieved15 January2023.
  3. ^"Počela nova akademska godina za 16 000 studenata Sveučilišta u Mostaru"(in Croatian). Grad Mostar. 1 October 2013.Retrieved16 December2014.
  4. ^Owen-Jackson, Gwyneth (2015).Political and Social Influences on the Education of Children: Research from Bosnia and Herzegovina.New York: Routledge. p. 114.ISBN9781317570141.
  5. ^"У Мостару потписан академски споразум о сарадњи 30 универзитета региона"(in Serbian).University of Novi Sad.Retrieved16 May2020.
  6. ^ab"Одржан Трећи ректорски форум Југоисточне Европе и Западног Балкана на Универзитету у Мостару"(in Serbian).University of Kragujevac.Retrieved16 May2020.
  7. ^abcGudelj, Jurica (4 August 2014)."Nova akademska godina: U Mostaru više od 21.000 studenata".Oslobođenje(in Croatian).Retrieved16 December2014.
  8. ^"Na Sveučilištu u Mostaru broj studenata se povećava iz godine u godinu!"(in Croatian). Portal Herceg-Bosna. 5 March 2010.Retrieved16 December2014.
  9. ^Barać, Andrea (15 March 2013)."Sveučilište u Mostaru: Za nas Hrvati nisu strani studenti"(in Croatian). Srednja.hr.Retrieved16 December2014.
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