The University of Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Универзитет у Новом Саду, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu; ) is a

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Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; #Name, see below for other names) is the List of cities in Serbia, second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannoni ...

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. Alongside nationally prestigious

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, University of Novi Sad is one of the most important educational and research institutions in Serbia and

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of higher education in Vojvodina province. The University of Novi Sad, with almost 50,000 students and more than 5,000 employees, is one of the largest educational and research centers in Central Europe. It belongs to the group of comprehensive universities, which are characterized by providing nearly all fields of science and higher education. It is composed of 14 faculties and three scientific institutes located in four university cities -

Sombor Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814 (), while its adminis ...

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Zrenjanin Zrenjanin ( sr-Cyrl, Зрењанин, ; ; ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the Central Banat District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city urban area has a population of 67,129 inh ...

History

The foundations of higher education in Vojvodina can be traced back to 1740, with the establishment of the ''Collegium Vissariono-Pawlovicsianum Petrovaradinense'' seminary in Novi Sad. In 1778, the ''Norma'', a school for the education of Serbian teachers, was founded in Sombor and in 1812, the ''Preparandija'', a teacher training college was founded in Szentendre, whose seat was moved to Sombor in 1816. These institutions were important forerunners to the University of Novi Sad. The seat of

Matica Srpska The Matica srpska ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Матица српска, Matica srpska, ) is the oldest Serbian language independent, non-profit, non-governmental and cultural-scientific Serbian national institution. It was founded on June 1, 1826, in Pest, ...

, the oldest cultural and scientific institution of the Serbian people, was relocated to Novi Sad in 1864. The development of legal sciences and education on the territory of today's Vojvodina was particularly influenced by the Faculty of Law in Subotica, established in 1920. In 1960, the

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adopted the ''Law on establishment of the University of Novi Sad'', which brought together previously founded faculties into a unique academic community of Novi Sad. The University schools that had previously existed in Novi Sad since 1954, the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Agriculture, Law, Medicine, Technology, Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, were merged into one entity.

Organization

Faculties and Institutes

The faculties and institutes of the University of Novi Sad are situated in four historic cities of the Autonomous Province of

Vojvodina Vojvodina ( ; sr-Cyrl, Војводина, ), officially the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, is an Autonomous administrative division, autonomous province that occupies the northernmost part of Serbia, located in Central Europe. It lies withi ...

, in the north of the Republic of Serbia. The seat of the university is in Novi Sad, with the central campus situated on the bank of the river Danube, in the vicinity of

Petrovaradin Fortress Petrovaradin Fortress ( sr-Cyrl-Latn, Петроварадинска тврђава, Petrovaradinska tvrđava, ; ), nicknamed "Gibraltar on/of the Danube", is a Bastion fort, bastion fortress in the town of Petrovaradin, itself part of the City of ...

(built in the 18th century), and the old city center. Poljoprivredni fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu 01.jpg, Faculty of Agriculture Filozofski fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu 04.jpg, Faculty of Philosophy Pravni fakultet Univerziteta u Novom Sadu 01.jpg,

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Studies

The University of Novi Sad offers around 320 accredited study programs at the level of Bachelor, Master, Specialist and Doctoral studies, carried out at its faculties and within its University Center for Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary Studies and Research. About 56% of students at all study levels studies are women.

Science

Resulting from a special agreement on cooperation, researchers, professors and students have access to the Matica Srpska Library, the oldest Serbian scientific and cultural institution, founded in 1826, which offers more than three million publications. The University encompasses around 250 laboratories. Of special significance to the strengthening of innovation potential is the Science and Technology Park Novi Sad. With the support of the Faculty of Technical Sciences, around 200 start-up and spin-off companies have been founded, mainly in the IT sector, employing young engineers who graduated from the University of Novi Sad. Researchers from the University of Novi Sad have been the recipients of numerous international and national awards for technical innovations. The BioSense Institute, one of three research institutes, was proclaimed by the European Union as one of the thirty research institutions in Europe with the greatest potential in the field of bio-technologies. Its project ANTARES was the best ranked in Europe in 2016 within the program Horizon 2020. In 2009, the Faculty of Law won first place in the moot court competition, which was organized by the

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at the

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in the Hague. The students from the Faculty of Technical Sciences, which continue the tradition of the famous Yugoslav School of Robotics, have been named among the best in Europe, winning first place at the European Competition in Robotics EUROBOT 2019 and EUROBOT 2022, held in France, as well as second and third place in EUROBOT 2016. The students of the Academy of Arts and the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education have received numerous awards at national and international competitions.

Art

The Academy of Arts Novi Sad was founded in 1974 as one of the University of Novi Sad faculties. Along with its educational and scientific activities, the academy is famous for developing international cooperation with numerous cultural, artistic, and academic institutions. The academy's strength is based on its capacity to develop international projects through various programs such as Erasmus +, Creative Europe, and Horizon 2020. The Academic Culture and Art Society of the University of Novi Sad "Sonja Marinković" is known for its successful performances at festivals in the country and abroad. Its Accordion Orchestra won the first prize at the World Music Competition in Innsbruck (Austria) in 2013 and is considered to be one of the best in Europe.

Notable alumni

* Poets and novelists

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Mihajlo Kažić Mihajlo Kažić (in Serbian Михајло Кажић) (born in Pristina in 1960) is a Serbian novelist. He trained as an engineer, completing a civil engineering degree at the University of Novi Sad. In 1985 he was awarded a Fulbright scholar ...

and Jovan Zivlak, * American Slavist Wayles Browne, * Bulgarian linguist

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, * Croatian-American writer Josip Novakovich, * Serbian-Canadian mathematician and computer scientist

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. * Serbian Ambassador to Israel

Mile Isakov Miodrag "Mile" Isakov (; born 20 March 1950) is a Serbian former politician, journalist, and diplomat. He is most notable as a long-time leader of the Reformists of Vojvodina (RV) political party. Until February 2009, he was the Serbian Ambassa ...

, and * Hungarian politicians in Serbia Attila Juhász and István Pásztor. *

Bratislav Stankovic Bratislav Stankovic (born 1963) is a multidisciplinary professor of law & biotechnology, and a registered U.S. patent attorney. Stankovic is the author of more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, books, book chapters, government and international re ...

, biologist and lawyer, U.S. patent attorney *

Nenad Baroš Nenad Baroš ( sr-Cyrl, Ненад Барош; born 1986) is a politician in Serbia. He has served in the local government of Vršac and was elected to the National Assembly of Serbia in the 2020 Serbian parliamentary election. Baroš is a membe ...

, politician * Gojko Palalić, politician Among the best-known musicians are: * pianists

Rita Kinka Rita Kinka (born 1962, in Subotica), is a Serbian pianist of Hungarian descent. She graduated at the University of Novi Sad's Academy of Arts (where she is currently a professor) under Arbo Valdma, and finished her studies at the Juilliard Schoo ...

Mladen Čolić Mladen Čolić (born 1982 in Novi Sad) is a Serbian pianist trained at the Isidor Bajic Music School in Novi Sad under Ivana Branovacki, University of Novi Sad's Academy of Arts and the Conservatoire de Paris, Paris Conservatory under, respectively ...

and

Ratimir Martinović Ratimir Martinović ( sr-Cyrl, Ратимир Мартиновић, ) is a Montenegrin pianist. Biography Martinović was born in Kotor, Montenegro, then Yugoslavia, where he completed the elementary music school; he continued his education in ...

, * flutist

Sanja Stijačić Sanja Stijačić (born 14 November 1965) is a Serbian flutist and Associate Professor of Flute at the University of Pristina (Kosovska Mitrovica) and University of East Sarajevo. Education Sanja Stijačić was born in Šabac, SR Serbia, SFR Y ...

, * composer

Mitar Subotić Mitar Subotić "Suba" ( sr-Cyrl, Митар Суботић Суба; 23 June 1961 – 2 November 1999), also known as Rex Ilusivii (Latin for ''The King of Illusions''), was a Serbian-born musician and composer who was set to become one of Brazil ...

Notable people

* Dorian Leljak, pianist and university professor

References

External links

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