University of Belgrade
Also known as Univerzitet u Beogradu, Belgrade University, University of Beograd, Beograd University
university in Belgrade, Serbia
Key facts
- Former name
- Velika škola or Grande école , 1808–1905
- Type
- Public
- Established
- 1808 ; 218 years ago ( 1808 )
- Academic affiliation
- European University Association , Erasmus , DAAD , AUF , DRC
- Budget
- din. 789.291 million , € 6.7 million (2023, planned)
- Rector
- Vladan Đokić
- Academic staff
- 4,399 (2024–25)
- Administrative staff
- 3,279 (2024–25)
- Students
- 94,425 (2024–25)
- Undergraduates
- 64,412 (2024–25)
- Postgraduates
- 21,329 (2024–25)
- Doctoral students
- 7,491 (2024–25)
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The University of Belgrade (Serbian: Универзитет у Београду / Univerzitet u Beogradu) is a public research university in Belgrade, Serbia. It is the oldest and largest modern university in Serbia.
Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments by 1838 to form a single university. The university has around 59,600 enrolled students and over 4,600 academic staff members. Since its founding, the university has educated more than 378,000 bachelors, approximately 25,100 master's, 29,000 specialists, and 14,670 doctors. The university comprises 31 faculties, 12 research institutes, the university library, and 9 university centres. The faculties are organized into four groups: social sciences and humanities; medical sciences; natural sciences and mathematics; and technological sciences.