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University of Belgrade
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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.
Универзитет у Београду Univerzitet u Beogradu | |
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Latin: Universitas Belgradiensis | |
Former name | Velika škola or Grande école 1808–1905[1] |
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Type | Public |
Established | 1808; 216 years ago (1808)[2] |
Academic affiliation | European University Association Erasmus DAAD AUF DRC |
Budget | €159.15 million (2020, planned; public funding)[3] |
Rector | Vladan Đokić |
Academic staff | 4,834 (2018–19)[4] |
Administrative staff | 3,724 (2016–17)[2] |
Students | 97,696 (2018–19)[5][4] |
Undergraduates | 76,414 (2018–19)[4] |
Postgraduates | 14,591 (2018–19)[4] |
6,691 (2018–19)[4] | |
Location | , |
Campus | Urban |
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Website | www |
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Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia, by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac-based departments into a single university. The university has around 97,700 enrolled students and over 4,800 academic staff members.[4] Since its founding, the university has educated more than 378,000 bachelors, around 25,100 magisters, 29,000 specialists and 14,670 doctors.[2] 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.