University of Mostar
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The University of Mostar
is the only Croatian language
university
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
Roots of University of Mostar date back to 1895 when the Franciscan
theological school was established. In 1950 Higher teacher
-training school started with its work in Mostar. Then follows establishment of Higher technical
school in 1959, Higher agricultural school in 1960, Departments of the Faculties of Law and Economics
.
The University was established in Mostar
in 1977 and faculties and higher schools fuction further on as its part. From 1992 the Croatian language is the official language
at the University of Mostar. The University of Mostar is the only Croatian speaking
University in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today the University has around 16,000 students and 1,000 employees. There are ten faculties, academy of Fine Arts, eight intitutes and the Student center within the University.
The University of Mostar participates in Rectors' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
and it is also an associate member of the Croatia
n Rectors' Conference. The University seal
shows the building of the Franciscan
Monastery.
During the academic year of 1994/95 "Džemal Bijedić
" University started work in the east part of Mostar stating Bosnian as the official language. Both universities have claimed to be legal successors of the former university campus, but since it was situated in the west part of Mostar which was Croat
-controlled during the Croat-Bosniak War
, the campus is now used by the University of Mostar.
University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar
now maintains a campus in the east part of Mostar. The higher education reform and the signing of the Bologna declaration
have forced both universities to put aside their differences to some extent and work to make themselves competitive on a regional level.
The University organized the Constitutional-law position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina Conference
in Neum
, in late October 2005. In the summer of 2006 University of Mostar, Džemal Bijedić University and University of Granada
have started work on the International University Center Mostar.
The University of Mostar signed cooperation agreements with the universities in Pesc
, Granada
, Brandenburg
, Rome, Ljubljana
, Maribor
, Podgorica
, Koper
, Zagreb
, Osijek
, Dubrovnik
, Split
, Rijeka
, Zadar
, Pula
, Mostar (east)
, Sarajevo, Banja Luka
, Tuzla
, Zenica, Bihać
, East Sarajevo
...
As of 2010/2011 University of Mostar had around 16,000 students enrolled at ten faculties and one academy.
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
is the only Croatian language
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
.
Roots of University of Mostar date back to 1895 when the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
theological school was established. In 1950 Higher teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
-training school started with its work in Mostar. Then follows establishment of Higher technical
Technical
Technical may refer to:*Technical , a fighting vehicle based on a pickup truck*Technical analysis, a discipline for forecasting the future direction of prices through the study of past market data*Technical drawing, also known as drafting...
school in 1959, Higher agricultural school in 1960, Departments of the Faculties of Law and Economics
University of Sarajevo
The University of Sarajevo is the first university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was originally established in 1531 as a Madrasah or Islamic Law college, with a modern university being established and expanded on top of that in 1949. Today, with 23 faculties and around 55,000 enrolled students, it...
.
The University was established in Mostar
Mostar
Mostar is a city and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the largest and one of the most important cities in the Herzegovina region and the center of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation. Mostar is situated on the Neretva river and is the fifth-largest city in the country...
in 1977 and faculties and higher schools fuction further on as its part. From 1992 the Croatian language is the official language
Official language
An official language is a language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other jurisdiction. Typically a nation's official language will be the one used in that nation's courts, parliament and administration. However, official status can also be used to give a...
at the University of Mostar. The University of Mostar is the only Croatian speaking
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
University in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today the University has around 16,000 students and 1,000 employees. There are ten faculties, academy of Fine Arts, eight intitutes and the Student center within the University.
The University of Mostar participates in Rectors' Conference of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
and it is also an associate member of the Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
n Rectors' Conference. The University seal
Seal (device)
A seal can be a figure impressed in wax, clay, or some other medium, or embossed on paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document ; but the term can also mean the device for making such impressions, being essentially a mould with the mirror image of the design carved in sunken- relief or...
shows the building of the Franciscan
Franciscan
Most Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
Monastery.
During the academic year of 1994/95 "Džemal Bijedić
Džemal Bijedic
Džemal Bijedić was a Bosniak Communist politician from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1971 until his death.- Early life :...
" University started work in the east part of Mostar stating Bosnian as the official language. Both universities have claimed to be legal successors of the former university campus, but since it was situated in the west part of Mostar which was Croat
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
-controlled during the Croat-Bosniak War
Croat-Bosniak war
The Croat–Bosniak War was a conflict between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the self-proclaimed Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bosnia supported by the Republic of Croatia, that lasted from June 19, 1992 – February 23, 1994...
, the campus is now used by the University of Mostar.
University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar
University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar
University "Džemal Bijedić" of Mostar was established in 1977 and works as Bosnian state university. The university is in Mostar and consists of eight faculties.-History:...
now maintains a campus in the east part of Mostar. The higher education reform and the signing of the Bologna declaration
Bologna declaration
The Bologna declaration is the main guiding document of the Bologna process...
have forced both universities to put aside their differences to some extent and work to make themselves competitive on a regional level.
The University organized the Constitutional-law position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina Conference
Constitutional-law position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Constitutional-law position of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina - language, education, culture and media was a conference held in Neum, Bosnia and Herzegovina on October 27 and 28th 2005....
in Neum
Neum
Neum is the only coastal town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises of coastline, the country's only access to the Adriatic Sea. As of 2009, municipal population was of 4,605 and the one of Neum main town was of 4,268 .-Features:Neum has steep hills, sandy beaches, and several large tourist...
, in late October 2005. In the summer of 2006 University of Mostar, Džemal Bijedić University and University of Granada
University of Granada
The University of Granada is a public university located in Granada, Spain that enrolls approximately 80,000 students. The university also has campuses in Ceuta and Melilla. Every year, over 2,000 European students enroll in the UGR through the Erasmus Programme, making it the most popular...
have started work on the International University Center Mostar.
The University of Mostar signed cooperation agreements with the universities in Pesc
University of Pécs
The University of Pécs is the Hungarian university with the largest number of students and faculties.-History:...
, Granada
University of Granada
The University of Granada is a public university located in Granada, Spain that enrolls approximately 80,000 students. The university also has campuses in Ceuta and Melilla. Every year, over 2,000 European students enroll in the UGR through the Erasmus Programme, making it the most popular...
, Brandenburg
Brandenburg Technical University
The Brandenburg University of Technology was founded in 1991 as the only technical university in Brandenburg, Germany. Located in Cottbus, in English it is often called Technical University of Cottbus or TU Cottbus....
, Rome, Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
, Maribor
University of Maribor
The University of Maribor is the second university in Slovenia, established in 1975. It currently has 17 faculties.-History:The university's roots reach back to 1859, when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot Anton Martin Slomšek...
, Podgorica
University of Montenegro
The University of Montenegro is a university located in Podgorica, Montenegro. It was founded in 1974 and is organized in 20 Faculties.-History:...
, Koper
University of Primorska
University of Primorska is the third university in Slovenia. It is located in Koper, Izola, and Portorož and is named for the Slovenian Littoral region , where it is located.-History:The very first efforts to found a university in the Littoral were made almost one hundred years ago,...
, Zagreb
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the biggest Croatian university and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of Vienna and all of Southeastern Europe...
, Osijek
University of Osijek
The Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek is a university located in Osijek, Croatia. It was founded in 1975 and is organized in 11 faculties.-History:...
, Dubrovnik
University of Dubrovnik
The University of Dubrovnik is a university located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It was founded in 2003 and is organized in 7 Departments.-History:...
, Split
University of Split
The University of Split is a university located in Split, Croatia. It was founded in 1974. and is organized in 13 faculties and 124 faculty programmes...
, Rijeka
University of Rijeka
The University of Rijeka is situated in the city of Rijeka with faculties also located in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika....
, Zadar
University of Zadar
The University of Zadar is a university located in Zadar, Croatia. It was founded in 2002.- University Departments :The University of Zadar is entirely integrated university, consisting at present of over 20 departments:...
, Pula
University of Pula
The Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is a university located in Pula, Croatia. It was founded in 2006 and is organized in 5 Departments.-History:...
, Mostar (east)
University Džemal Bijedić of Mostar
University "Džemal Bijedić" of Mostar was established in 1977 and works as Bosnian state university. The university is in Mostar and consists of eight faculties.-History:...
, Sarajevo, Banja Luka
University of Banja Luka
The University of Banja Luka is a public university located in Banja Luka, Bosnia-Herzegovina...
, Tuzla
University of Tuzla
University of Tuzla is a public university located in the city of 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.-History:...
, Zenica, Bihać
University of Bihac
The University of Bihać is a public institution of higher learning founded on July 28, 1997, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The seat of the university is in an area known as Kulina bana 2/II.The roots of higher education in this area go back much further...
, East Sarajevo
University of East Sarajevo
University of East Sarajevo is a public university located in east part of East Sarajevo city, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is derived from the University of East Sarajevo....
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As of 2010/2011 University of Mostar had around 16,000 students enrolled at ten faculties and one academy.
List of faculties and institutes
- Faculty of AgricultureAgricultureAgriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
and Food technologyFood technologyFood technology, is a branch of food science which deals with the actual production processes to make foods.-Early history of food technology:...
(APFMO) - Faculty of EconomicsEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
(EFMO) - Faculty of Civil EngineeringCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
(GFMO) - Faculty of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
(MEFMO) affiliated with University Clinical Hospital MostarClinical Hospital MostarUniversity Clinical Hospital Mostar is the largest hospital in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the Bijeli Brijeg neighbourhood of the city. The hospital was originally built as a regional medical centre in 1977... - Faculty of Health Sciences (FZS)
- Faculty of PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
- Faculty of PhilosophyPhilosophyPhilosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
(FFMO) - Faculty of Natural Sciences, MathematicsMathematicsMathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
and EducationEducationEducation in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
(FPMOZ) - Faculty of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
(PFMO) - Faculty of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
and Computer EngineeringComputer engineeringComputer engineering, also called computer systems engineering, is a discipline that integrates several fields of electrical engineering and computer science required to develop computer systems. Computer engineers usually have training in electronic engineering, software design, and...
(FSR) - Academy of Fine Arts (ALU)
- Institute of EconomyEconomyAn economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
- Institute of Civil EngineeringCivil engineeringCivil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
- Institute of Croatian languageCroatian languageCroatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
- Institute of LiteratureLiteratureLiterature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
and HistoryHistoryHistory is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians... - Institute of Latinity
- Institute of Mechanical EngineeringMechanical engineeringMechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that applies the principles of physics and materials science for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. It is the branch of engineering that involves the production and usage of heat and mechanical power for the...
- Institute of LawLawLaw is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
- Institute of Social ResearchSocial ResearchSocial Research is a quarterly academic journal of the social sciences, published by The New School for Social Research, the graduate social science division of The New School. The journal has been published continuously since 1934. It has featured over 2,000 authors, including Hannah Arendt, Leo...
- Institute of Research and Development in KarstKARSTKilometer-square Area Radio Synthesis Telescope is a Chinese telescope project to which FAST is a forerunner. KARST is a set of large spherical reflectors on karst landforms, which are bowlshaped limestone sinkholes named after the Kras region in Slovenia and Northern Italy. It will consist of...