University of Tuzla (Serbo-Croatian: Univerzitet u Tuzli, Универзитет у Тузли) is a public university located in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 1958. It became a proper university in 1976, and today is one of the major institutions of higher learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Univerzitet u Tuzli Универзитет у Тузли | |||||||||||||||||
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| Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||
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| Established | 18 November 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rector | Nermina Hadžigrahić | ||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 500 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
| Students | 10,683 (2018–19)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | , , | ||||||||||||||||
| Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Red and white | ||||||||||||||||
| Affiliations | European University Association | ||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||
| University rankings | |
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| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia[2] | 401-450 (2022) |
In the academic year of 2014–2015, the total number of enrolled students in all faculties and academies was 10,683. The total number of enrolled students has shown a steady decline from the academic year 2010–2011, when 14,212 students were enrolled at the university.[3]
History
editA college of mining was established in 1958 and Faculty of Chemical Engineering in 1959 as the first faculty outside University of Sarajevo; the college then had 159 students. The Mining School developed into a Faculty of Mining in 1960. From there, more faculties were added and enrollment increased until an independent university of higher education was created in 1976. 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Tuzla universities in Osijek, Rijeka, Split, Mostar, Podgorica, Bitola, Maribor, Banja Luka and Kragujevac all opened their doors.
Sport
editIn the 2000s, the Basketball club UKK Student, which competes in A1 League (2nd Tier on Pyramid), was established at the university.
Faculties and Academies
edit- Academy of Performing Arts
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Electrical Engineering
- Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
- Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology
- Faculty of Mining, Geology and Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Medicine (six year study)
- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Faculty of Philosophy
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Physical Education and Sport[4]
Research and publications
editThe university publishes textbooks, research books, and several peer reviewed journals. Since 2016, the Faculty of Philosophy publishes the journal Social Sciences and Humanities Studies (Društvene i humanističke studije DHS).[5][6] Professor Vedad Spahić serves as the Editor-in-Chief.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "HIGHER EDUCATION 2018/2019" (PDF). fzs.ba (in Bosnian). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ "QS World University Rankings-Emerging Europe & Central Asia". Retrieved 15 January 2023.
- ^ Bajramović, Hidajeta (2015). "Higher Education in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2014/2015" (PDF). Statistical Bulletin 214: 9. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
- ^ University of Tuzla. "Faculties and Academies". University of Tuzla. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- ^ "ICI Journals Master List". journals.indexcopernicus.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Društvene i humanističke studije". www.dhs.ff.untz.ba. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
- ^ "Journal: Društvene i humanističke studije DHS (Social Sciences and Humanities Studies)". oaji.net. Retrieved 4 October 2022.