University of Niš


The University of Niš is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1965 and consists of 13 faculties with 1,492 academic staff and around 20,500 students. Since its founding, the university diploma has been acquired by more than 50,000 students, including 1,300 foreigners.
It has a university library "Nikola Tesla"; the Faculty of Technology is located in Leskovac, Pedagogy Faculty in Vranje and Agriculture Faculty in Kruševac.

History

The University of Niš was incorporated as an independent degree-granting institution on 15 June 1965.
In 1960 the first undergraduate programs commenced in Niš under the academic patronage of the University of Belgrade. They were institutionalized as the faculties of Law & Economics, Medicine, and Engineering.
The university started its independent life with 234 full-time teaching staff and 6,800 students.

Timeline

Most of the faculties have a structure comprising departments, divisions or majors, offering study and research opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including opportunities to obtain doctoral degrees. As of 2018–19 school year, it has 1,492 academic staff members and 20,559 students.
The faculties of the University of Niš with data about location, academic staff and number of students as of 2018–19 school year:
FacultyLocationAcademic staffStudents
MedicineNiš3283,384
ElectronicsNiš1622,736
EconomicsNiš652,704
PhilosophyNiš1752,702
LawNiš491,708
Science & MathematicsNiš2121,567
Mechanical EngineeringNiš981,417
Sport & Physical EducationNiš521,154
Occupational SafetyNiš511,093
Civil Engineering & ArchitectureNiš100907
TechnologyLeskovac51471
PedagogyVranje38372
ArtsNiš111291
AgricultureKruševac1653
Total1,49220,559

So far, more than 49,000 students have graduated from the university, 2,254 have earned master's degree and 1,275 have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations.

University building

The university main offices are in one of the most representative city structures, an edifice built in the late 19th century, which was formally recognized as a cultural treasure of major significance in 1979.
The building was constructed in 1887, in the city center, on the right bank of the river Nisava. The building is in the neo-Renaissance style, designed by an unknown Viennese architect. It first housed the District Court, the District Government and the military headquarters and then, from July 26, 1914 to October 16, 1915, when Niš was the Serbian war capital, the building was the seat of the Serbian government and its Ministry of the Interior. The formal declaration of war was directed from Austria-Hungary on July 28, 1914 to the building.
In 1930, the building became the administrative seat of the Morava County, after the World War II it housed the District Administration, while in 1967 it was assigned to the permanent use to the university.
In 2008, marking the 120th anniversary of its building, the university completed construction work to enable access for persons with disabilities to all university facilities.