More than 170 programmes taught in English at every level, with fees for foreign students – EU citizens included – of around €2,500 a year on average, according to Study in Serbia. The University of Belgrade has 31 faculties and around 90,000 students, and a student canteen meal costs €1–2.60. Read on to see how to apply to a faculty, what a month costs in Belgrade or Novi Sad and which permits you need to work.
Serbia is not in the EU, so all international students – EU citizens included – pay fees for foreign students. Each institution, or even each faculty, sets its own. According to Study in Serbia they are usually €750 to €20,000 a year, around €2,500 on average. Study in Europe notes that at public institutions programmes in Serbian may be state-funded – ask your faculty whether this applies to foreigners.
Example: School of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade (ETF), 2025/26:
Books and study materials usually cost another €100–250 a year.
Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.
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