Universities in European countries

In Serbia, academic programmes are offered mainly by universities, and applied (professional) programmes by academies and colleges of applied studies. Every institution must be accredited by the national agency for accreditation and quality assurance.

According to the Study in Serbia database, more than 245,000 people study in higher education:

• 174,836 at public universities,
• 30,444 at private universities,
• 32,533 at public academies and colleges of applied studies,
• 6,139 at private colleges.

The oldest and largest is the University of Belgrade (Univerzitet u Beogradu) – 31 faculties and around 90,000 students. There are also large public universities in Novi Sad, Niš and Kragujevac.

Universities in Serbia – profiles