University of Novi Sad

University of Novi Sad
Универзитет у Новом Саду Univerzitet u Novom Sadu

Latin: Universitas Studiorum Neoplantensis
Type	State
Established	1960
Rector	Dušan Nikolić, Ph.D.
Academic staff	3,711
Students	50,358
Location	Novi Sad, Serbia
Campus	University campus
Website	www.uns.ac.rs/index.php/en/

The University of Novi Sad (Serbian: Универзитет у Новом Саду / Univerzitet u Novom Sadu) is a university located in Novi Sad, the capital of the Serbian province of Vojvodina and the second largest city in Serbia.

The university is the second largest among six state universities in Serbia, behind the University of Belgrade.

History

Novi Sad and Vojvodina have always been major centers of culture and education in Serbia. Although the University of Novi Sad was established in 1960 with its modern campus, Novi Sad and the whole region have a record of education starting from the 11th century with religious seminaries.

Campus

The campus is located in the downtown district. Covering an area of 256,800 m², it is situated on the left bank of the Danube river near Novi Sad's city centre and Liman I neighborhood. In addition to the administrative building, the university campus includes the faculties, the Student Cultural Centre, two student dormitories with a cafeteria, an apartment hotel for temporary accommodation of teaching fellows and research assistants, the Student Health Centre, and the Centre for Physical Education.

Organization

The administrative bodies are the Rector and the University Council. The professional University body is the Senate and its subordinated Councils. The university is composed of 14 faculties located in the four cities of Vojvodina: Novi Sad, Subotica, Zrenjanin, and Sombor. In order of their founding:

Student dormitories, Nikola Tesla

Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad
Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad
Faculty of Law in Novi Sad
Faculty of Technology in Novi Sad
Faculty of Economics in Subotica
Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad
Faculty of Medicine in Novi Sad
Faculty of Sciences in Novi Sad
Academy of Arts in Novi Sad
Faculty of Civil Engineering in Subotica
"Mihajlo Pupin" Technical Faculty in Zrenjanin
Faculty of Physical Education in Novi Sad
Faculty of Education in Sombor
Teachers' Training Faculty in Hungarian in Subotica web-site

Demographics

About 58% of students at undergraduate studies are women, with 1,200 at postgraduate master’s and specialist studies and 2,374 attained doctoral degrees (32% women).

Noted alumni

Governor of the National Bank of Serbia Jorgovanka Tabaković,
Serbian Minister of Industry Predrag Bubalo,
Serbian Minister of Agriculture Saša Dragin,
Serbian Diaspora Minister Vojislav Vukčević,
Serbian Minister of Education Slobodan Vuksanović,
President of the Government of Vojvodina Bojan Pajtić,
President of the Assembly of Vojvodina Nenad Čanak,
President of Republika Srpska Milan Jelić,
Mayor of Novi Sad Maja Gojković,
Serbian Ambassador to Israel Mile Isakov, and
Hungarian politicians in Serbia Attila Juhász and István Pásztor.

Among the best-known musicians are:

pianists Rita Kinka, Mladen Čolić and Ratimir Martinović,
flutist Sanja Stijačić,
composer Mitar Subotić,
poets and novelists Dragomir Dujmov, Mihajlo Kažić and Jovan Zivlak,
American Slavist Wayles Browne,
Bulgarian linguist Lyubomir Miletich,
Croatian-American writer Josip Novakovich,
Serbian-Canadian mathematician and computer scientist Ivan Stojmenovic.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to University of Novi Sad.

University of Novi Sad Website (Serbian) (English)

Universities in Serbia

Public	Belgrade Kragujevac Niš Novi Pazar Novi Sad Priština University of Arts University of Defense

Private	Alpha Educons European Megatrend Metropolitan Novi Pazar Singidunum Union

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Moldova	Comrat State University

Montenegro	University "Mediterranean" University of Montenegro

Romania	Babeș-Bolyai University

Serbia	University of Arts in Belgrade University of Belgrade University of Kragujevac University of Niš University of Novi Sad

Turkey	Atatürk University Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Dokuz Eylül University Fırat University Galatasaray University Istanbul University Kırklareli University Namık Kemal University Süleyman Demirel University Trakya University Bozok University

Guest members	Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Loerrach Baku State University University of Graz

Coordinates: 45°14′32″N 19°49′43″E / 45.24214°N 19.82861°E / 45.24214; 19.82861

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