Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST) is a

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, located in metropolitan area of

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, within the municipality of Ilidža, 10 miles west from Baščaršija. The university offers

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s and doctorate degrees. The university is in partnership with University of Buckingham of the

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. The Sarajevo School of Science and Technology is an English language-based university. On 6 June 2018, the University Sarajevo School of Science and Technology (SSST) was ranked as one of the top 600 universities in the world and the best ranked university in the

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(

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and

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) on the

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for the upcoming 2019 year. SSST was on the 571st place while others, like

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was ranked as 651st and

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and

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shared the 801st position.

Organization

The seven departments into which the university is divided are as follows: * Department of

Computer Science Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation. Computer science spans Theoretical computer science, theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, and information theory) to Applied science, ...

* Department of

Information Systems An information system (IS) is a formal, sociotechnical, organizational system designed to collect, process, store, and distribute information. From a sociotechnical perspective, information systems comprise four components: task, people, structu ...

* Department of

Economics Economics () is a behavioral science that studies the Production (economics), production, distribution (economics), distribution, and Consumption (economics), consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interac ...

* Department of

Political Science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

International Relations International relations (IR, and also referred to as international studies, international politics, or international affairs) is an academic discipline. In a broader sense, the study of IR, in addition to multilateral relations, concerns al ...

* Department of Engineering Science * Department of Modern Languages * Sarajevo Film Academy * Sarajevo Medical School

References

Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina Universities in Sarajevo Educational institutions established in 2004 2004 establishments in Bosnia and Herzegovina {{BosniaHerzegovina-university-stub

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