University of Sarajevo

Overview

University of Sarajevo

University of Sarajevo is a public research university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1949 but its origins can be traced back to 1537 as an Islamic madrasa. It is the oldest university in the country as well as the oldest institution of higher education in the former Yugoslavia. It ranks among the most prestigious and largest universities in the Balkan Peninsula.

University of Sarajevo Key Statistics

The university’s organizational structure is composed of several schools and faculties. These include the School of Economics and Business Sarajevo, the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, the Faculty of Traffic Engineering and Communications, and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate courses such as architecture, natural science, engineering, and political science.

It has more than 30,000 undergraduates and postgraduates. The university also employs more than 2,000 academic and administrative staff members. Among its most notable alumni include Bosnian politician Bakir Izetbegovic, former Prime Minister Mile Akmadzic, and Bosnian Serb politician Radovan Viskovic.

Other University of Sarajevo key statistics are its modern academic and administrative facilities that include student housing, a national museum, study spaces, dining outlets, and a comprehensive library known as the Gazi Husrev-beg Library which maintains over 100,000 library items.

University of Sarajevo Research

The university is known in the nation as one of the most research-intensive institutions. Their research outputs and activities are funded by grants and fellowships from the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Enterprise Europe Network, the European Commission, and the Horizon Program of the European Union.

It has conducted extensive research work in various research fields, most notably in medicine, computer science, and biology. Researchers from the university have also been invited to present their outputs to global research conferences and symposiums such as MIPRO: International Convention on Information and Communication Technology, Electronics and Microelectronics, TELFOR: Telecommunications Forum, and IST: International Symposium on Telecommunications.

The most cited University of Sarajevo research publication is Atkinson’s (2013) book, “Inequality: What Can Be Done,” which has 2,908 citations to date. Its second most popular research output is Chapron et al.’s (2014) “Recovery of large carnivores in Europe’s modern human-dominated landscapes,” which was published in the peer-reviewed academic journal Science and cited 1,172 times.

Moreover, its third most cited research work is Kotseva et al.’s (2016) “EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European countries.” This article, which talks about the cardiovascular guidelines and how it varies from different European countries, was published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology and cited 990 times by students and research professionals worldwide.

In addition, there are also several interactive University of Sarajevo research centers and institutes on campus. These include the Institute for Crime Research and International Law, the Oriental Studies Institute in Sarajevo, and the Institute of History. Its other research institutes are the Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology and the Institute for Social Research.