University of Arts in Belgrade

University of Arts in Belgrade
Универзитет уметности у Београду
Type Public
Established 1957 as Art Academy in Belgrade
Rector Ljiljana Mrkic-Popovic
Academic staff
 420[1]
Students 1800 and 240 graduate students[1]
Location Belgrade, Serbia
Website www.arts.bg.ac.rs/

The University of Arts in Belgrade (Serbian: Универзитет уметности у Београду / Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu) is a public university in Belgrade, founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts to unite four academies. It became a university and acquired its current name in 1973.[2]

Interdisciplinary studies

Interdisciplinary studies of the University of Arts in Belgrade were founded in 2001, as contemporary conceived studies in the domain of polymedia, digital arts, scene design, theory of arts and media and management in the culture. Interdisciplinary studies were created out of the need of studying contemporary artistic or theoretical fields which are not covered by usual artistic and scientific disciplines. These studies research new artistic and theoretical practices, which are linked to studies on particular faculties.

Interdisciplinary studies represent a significant developmental activity of the University of arts which strengthens links of the University with its faculties, improves cooperation amongst professors of the faculties of arts, as well as the experts from various fields

Faculty of Music Arts

The Faculty of Music Arts[3] was established in 1937 as the Academy of Music, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973.[2]

Faculty of Fine Arts

The Faculty of Fine Arts (Факултет ликовних уметности/Fakultet likovnih umetnosti) is a higher education institution that was established in 1937 by Toma Rosandić, Milo Milunović and Petar Dobrović as the Academy of Fine Arts, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973.[2] The faculty has three departments - sculpture, painting and graphic - and has approximately 2500 students and a teaching staff of 550.[4]

Faculty of Applied Arts

The Faculty of Applied Arts was established in 1948 as the Academy of Applied Arts, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973.[2]

Faculty of Dramatic Arts

The Faculty of Dramatic Arts was established in 1948 as the Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1950, the High Education School for Film Acting and Directing was merged into it, and in 1962, its name was changed to the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television. In 1973, it became a faculty and acquired its current name.[2] It is the only one located in Novi Beograd.

Rectors

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "University of Arts". Universities. City of Belgrade. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "History of the University". University of Arts in Belgrade. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  3. ↑ Faculty of Music in Belgrade
  4. ↑ "Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Arts in Belgrade/ Serbia". No Borders, Just News. AICA. Retrieved 2010-01-29.

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Coordinates: 44°49′05″N 20°27′03″E / 44.81806°N 20.45083°E / 44.81806; 20.45083

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