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59-1168: The Faculty of Law, established in 1808 as part of the University of Belgrade , is one of the largest law schools in the region, with a long tradition of being a leader in the country's legal education . In the beginning, the Countess Ljubica's Residence was home to this educational institution, which was at that time within the Belgrade Higher School . The law school has always rallied distinguished scholars and lecturers. Since its founding, it has educated almost 50,000 law graduates, around 1,200 magistri iuris and 830 doctores iuris, as well as hundreds of specialists in various areas. A great many Faculty of Law alumni have become recognized experts and scholars in all branches of law, law professors and high ranking government officials. Distinguished scholars include authorities, such as Slobodan Jovanović , Alexander Soloviev , Radomir Lukić , Mehmed Begović and Mihailo Đurić . The faculty's historic building, built by US millionaire Mile Bjelivuk in 1937,

118-418: A court proceeding in ancient Athens), etc. Regarding Willem C. Vis Moot, since 2008, University of Belgrade Faculty of Law hosts an annual pre-moot competition better known as Belgrade Open. In 2010, 22 teams from 16 countries participated. Actual pre-moot rounds of Belgrade Open are, since 2009, preceded by an arbitration conference dealing with issues which were brought upon in that year's moot problem. In 2011,

177-402: A drama society, organize discussion forums through the long lasting UN Club, whereas Oratory Centre Institutio oratoria gathers all those interested in developing public speaking skills and prepares them for competitions. The Society for Roman Law and Classics Forum Romanum has a particularly long and fine tradition. Established in 1970, it organizes discussion forums and social activities on

236-657: A particular college. The University of Belgrade's Faculty of Philosophy is today's continuation of this department. The first academic lecture on electrical engineering in Serbia was held in 1894. Professor Stevan Marković was the first lecturer and founder of the Engineering Department at the Higher School. Only four years later, Professor Marković also established the first Serbian electrical engineering laboratory. Since then, this academic discipline has been studied at

295-507: A priceless collection of 91 rarities (featuring several 17th and 18th century editions of Justinian's Codification , a singular edition of Corpus Iuris Canonici , etc.). Annals of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade (Belgrade Law Review) is the oldest Southeastern European academic law journal, having been founded in 1906 as Archive for Legal and Social Sciences . The law review serves as a forum for

354-511: A remarkable regional and international educational institution. Many students from other countries were trained there. Up to 40,000 students from Africa alone studied at the University of Belgrade during the existence of the SFR Yugoslavia. In the socialist Yugoslavia, the university was expanded, but it was also exposed to state and ideological influence. It has also been the driving force for

413-466: A selection of four major streams of study – judicial - administrative , business law , legal theory and international law as well as a number of elective courses which students can choose according to their personal interests and preferences. The Master studies encompass two basic programs – business law and administrative - judicial programs, as well as many so-called open Master programs in various areas. The law school has adopted and complies to

472-400: A weekly basis. Over the years dozens of internationally renowned professors have participated in its activities, e.g. the late Regius Professor of Civil Law Peter Birks from Oxford . The law school practices a two-cycle system of studies: the first lasts four years ( undergraduate studies ) and the second lasts one year ( Master studies ). The undergraduate studies include mandatory courses,

531-477: Is a dormitory complex organized into 4 blocks. It has a theater building, movie theater, facilities for athletics, two libraries, reading rooms and open stage for summer concerts. The other dormitories are smaller by capacity and scattered throughout the city's urban neighbourhoods. ''Kralj Aleksandar I'' Dormitory (also known as "Lola") at the King Alexandar Boulevard campus is the oldest dormitory in

590-448: Is composed of 40 departments with over 200 professorships. The school offers an extensive number of academic courses, including specialization practice within a network of hospitals, institutes and medical clinics. The Faculty of Stomatology (Belgrade Dental School) was established in 1948. The first head of the newly founded faculty was Dr. Aleksandar Djordjevic, Professor of the Faculty of Medicine at that time. In organizing and teaching

649-640: Is one of the most active ones, organizing student exchange programmes throughout Europe. Students elect their representatives (Student Vice-Dean and the Student Parliament ) to coordinate various student activities, represent their interests in the faculty bodies, participate in the evaluation of studies and the faculty, and secure the involvement and participation of students in all matters and issues of interest to them. Students publish their own journal – Pravnik (The Lawyer), take part in various competitions through their sports club Pravnik, stage plays through

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708-501: Is taught entirely in English for both international and Serbian students. The program is worth 60 ECTS. Students having a bachelor's degree in law or social sciences-humanities are eligible to apply. University of Belgrade The University of Belgrade ( Serbian : Универзитет у Београду / Univerzitet u Beogradu ) is a public research university in Belgrade , Serbia . It is

767-567: The Age of Enlightenment . It was the highest ranking educational institution in Serbia between 1808 and 1905, as the first Higher School (1808–1813), the Belgrade Lyceum (Serbian: Београдски Лицеј / Beogradski Licej; 1838–1863), and the second Higher School (1863–1905). It was initially located at the Princess Ljubica's Residence building and then moved to another significant site in Belgrade,

826-656: The Captain Miša’s Mansion , today's seat of the university. The second Higher School (also known as the Great School or Great Academy of Belgrade) was established as the successor of the Lyceum and was a combination of a classical gymnasium and a college , and as such developed into the University of Belgrade. Under the law, it was defined as a "scientific institute for higher and professional education". The minister of education had control over this institution and it

885-873: The Dorćol neighborhood. The School of Medicine and School of Dental Medicine share a building near the Karađorđev Park , next to several hospitals. Medical teaching facilities, such as the University Hospital Center or Institute of Mental Health are on other locations within the city. The Faculty of Agriculture is situated alongside the Zemun City Park and it operates the Radmilovac experimental farm in Grocka . The Faculty of Political Sciences and Faculty of Organizational Sciences are situated close to each other in

944-477: The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System . In order to meet the challenge of serving a great number of students and maintaining high academic standards at the same time, a wide area of teaching methods are being used, ranging from lectures, seminars, study and advanced study groups (similar to honors classes in the U.S.), to mentor work and various other modern methods of teaching. Also, for

1003-710: The King Alexandar Boulevard campus. Other major academic sites include the School of Economics building near the downtown district, the Faculty of Orthodox Theology building at Bogoslovija ( Palilula neighborhood), the Teachers’ Training Faculty building in the Savski Venac municipality, the Faculty of Security Studies building in the Vračar neighborhood, and the Faculty for Special Education and Rehabilitation building in

1062-524: The Kingdom of Yugoslavia . Its curriculum includes courses in economic analysis and policy; marketing; accounting, auditing and financial management; trade and commerce; finance, banking and insurance; tourism and hotel industry; statistics and informatics; management and international economics and foreign trade. The Faculty of Philosophy is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Serbia, founded in

1121-621: The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law . He is also the owner of consulting firm Belox Advisory Service. Labus was the Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia from March 2004, serving under PM Vojislav Koštunica . He resigned on May 3, 2006, after EU suspended enlargement talks with Serbia over Ratko Mladić . Labus also resigned from the position of President of G17 Plus . Labus was born in Mala Krsna , near Smederevo , PR Serbia , FPR Yugoslavia . He graduated from law school in 1970 from

1180-519: The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law . This was followed by two postgraduate qualifications in economics. Labus began his career in academia as a university professor. In 1983, he was a Fulbright fellow at Cornell University . Labus was a senior adviser at the Federal Statistics Bureau (Savezni zavod za statistiku) in Belgrade between 1986 and 1994. Since 1993, he has been a researcher at Belgrade's Economics Institute. He edited

1239-453: The university library , and 9 university centres. The faculties are organized into four groups: social sciences and humanities; medical sciences; natural sciences and mathematics; and technological sciences. The University of Belgrade was established in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School ( Serbian : Београдска Велика школа , romanized :  Beogradska Velika škola ; a Grandes écoles ) by Dositej Obradović , Serbian key figure in

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1298-531: The Academies of Sciences, 15 presidents of the University of Belgrade , six judges of the Constitutional Court of Serbia, many names recognized within the domestic and international academic community, as well as several dozens of high government officials – Prime Ministers, Deputy Prime Ministers and Ministers, Ambassadors, etc. Miroljub Labus , Dejan Popović , Gašo Knežević and Kosta Čavoški are some of

1357-549: The Balkans, founded in 1927 by King Alexander I of Yugoslavia . It has 190 rooms and provides accommodation for the university's successful students, based on their grade point average . Some of the dormitories got their names after political leaders. As an example, the Patrice Lumumba Hall of Residence at Belgrade University built in 1961 today continues to carry the name of Lumumba, the first legally elected Prime Minister of

1416-574: The Belgrade students and professors. The university's student organizations (especially " Otpor! ") significantly contributed to overthrowing the government. The university has become a signatory of the Bologna declaration . Being one of Europe's largest universities with an enrollment of nearly 90,000 students, the university broadly cooperates with international academic institutions and is involved in countless bilateral and multilateral academic projects. The University of Belgrade has found its place amongst

1475-623: The Federal Bureau of Statistics's Economic Trend publication from 1990 to 1996, and the Belgrade Economics Institute's Economic Barometer from 1994 to 2000. Labus has also been involved with the National Bank of Yugoslavia and World Bank . Already politically involved as a macroeconomic policy adviser to SFR Yugoslavia 's federal government, he joined the recently established Democratic Party (DS) in 1990. In 1992, Labus

1534-472: The Higher School and the University of Belgrade. The first diplomas in this field were given in 1922. The University of Belgrade witnessed a massive growth and expansion in the years before the Second World War and especially after the founding of the second Yugoslavia . The first woman graduated from the University of Belgrade's Law School in 1914. In the 1960s and 70s, the university developed into

1593-615: The Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty, University of Belgrade. In 1978, this institute evolved into the free-standing Faculty of People's Defense, which was renamed several times before becoming the Faculty of Security Studies in May 2006. The Faculty of Security Studies focuses on all aspects of security studies, human and social resources, defense, civil defense and environmental protection, offering professional training, undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. On Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) ,

1652-545: The Republic of the Congo after he helped win its independence from Belgium. 44°49′07″N 20°27′27″E  /  44.81861°N 20.45750°E  / 44.81861; 20.45750 [REDACTED] Miroljub Labus Miroljub Labus ( Serbian Cyrillic : Мирољуб Лабус; born 28 February 1947) is a Serbian economist and former politician. He is currently a University of Belgrade professor, lecturing political economy at

1711-549: The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law as a core. There is many professors at the various faculties of law in all the countries of the former Yugoslavia , who had obtained their academic titles at the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law. The faculty has been awarded fifteen Fulbright Fellowships to do legal research in the United States, the most of any law school in Southeastern Europe . The academic law library in

1770-450: The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law team triumphed at the Monroe E. Price International Media Law Moot Court Competition at the University of Oxford . Student life at the faculty does not merely revolve around lectures and exams, as there is a diverse array of student activities. There are many student organisations, of which Belgrade chapter of The European Law Students' Association ,

1829-492: The University of Belgrade ranks between 301st and 400th place, according to the 2023 global ranking. In 2023, it ranked 40th in engineering, and 201–300 in physics. The University of Belgrade offers housing options within 11 student dormitories and it has the largest student housing system in Serbia, accommodating up to 10,154 students at various locations throughout the city. The university's "Studentski grad" in New Belgrade

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1888-550: The current faculty. The traditional annual student Belgrade Competition in Oratory has become an event that attracts interest of the entire University and the general public. Following the example of the Faculty of Law in Belgrade, a number of other faculties organize their own competitions, the winners of which participate in the Serbian universities wide finals. Participating in inter-faculty competitions in different fields of practice at

1947-430: The early 19th century, the studies of law lasted three years and the curriculum included comparative and state (constitutional) law, international law, criminal law and judicial procedure, as well as general subjects. This is how the modern legal education in Serbia emerged in the year 1808. Before enrolling the legal department, it was compulsory to graduate at the philosophy department where the studies lasted two years, so

2006-471: The early 19th century. It employs a staff of 255 teachers and has approximately 6,000 undergraduate and graduate students within nine departments. The Faculty of Philology trains and educates its students in the academic study or practice in linguistics and philology . The study of philology was established in Belgrade within the Belgrade Higher School's Department of Philosophy in 1808. Today,

2065-599: The election of teaching staff. The university is divided into 31 faculties, including (with data about academic staff and number of students as of 2018–19 school year): The Belgrade Law School , established in 1808, is a regional leader in legal education and one of the largest law schools in the Balkans. Its law education prepares students for working in law practice, business, public service and teaching. The Residence of Countess Ljubica as well as Captain Miša's Mansion once used to be home to this educational institution when it

2124-473: The establishment of almost all other universities in today's Serbia , Montenegro , North Macedonia and several universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina . In 1968, its students organized the first mass protest in post-World War II Yugoslavia. In the early 1990s the quality of university programs deteriorated as a consequence of the political instability in the country and the subsequent wars of Yugoslavia. There

2183-540: The expression of the legal ideas. Editors-in-Chief of the Belgrade Law Review are professors Sima Avramovic and Alan Watson . In honor of Watson's worldwide scholarship, the Faculty of Law also established the Alan Watson Foundation . The faculty participates in numerous scholarly and professional events (both national and international) and regularly present their papers at conferences held annually by

2242-419: The law schools established subsequently in Serbia ( Subotica , Novi Sad , Pristina , Niš , Kragujevac ), Montenegro ( Podgorica ), and in other parts of the former Yugoslavia ( Sarajevo , Skopje ) were formed from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Law as a core. Initially established in 1937, the Faculty of Economics was the first centre of higher education dedicated to the study of economics in

2301-542: The legal studies lasted a total of five years. Since 1853, the legal education became independent from the studies of philosophy and from 1863 the legal education in Serbia lasted four years. The lectures were held by professors who had earned their diplomas in Austria , Germany and France ( Jovan Sterija Popović , Josif Pančić , Đura Daničić , and others). During the 1850s, the Philosophy (General) Department developed into

2360-758: The national and international level is a great challenge to students. The student teams are coached by professors and teaching assistants, and they have achieved notable success in the past. Apart from national competitions in various fields, for a number of years the Faculty of Law has enabled its students to participate in international competitions, such as the William C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (in international commercial and arbitration Law), Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (in international public law), Jean Pictet International Humanitarian Law Moot (in international humanitarian law), Clinical Legal History Competition (simulation of

2419-583: The national lawyers’ associations such as the Kopaonik School of Natural Law , the Commercial Lawyers' Convention, numerous criminal law symposia, etc. The University of Belgrade Faculty of Law has among its faculty some of the most eminent experts in various legal disciplines, as well as in a range of other social sciences ( economy , sociology , philosophy , political science , legal history , etc.) Amongst them, there have been 19 members of

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2478-567: The oldest and largest modern university in Serbia. Founded in 1808 as the Belgrade Higher School in revolutionary Serbia , by 1838 it merged with the Kragujevac -based departments into a single university. The university has around 97,700 enrolled students and over 4,800 academic staff members. Since its founding, the university has educated more than 378,000 bachelors , around 25,100 magisters , 29,000 specialists and 14,670 doctors . The university comprises 31 faculties, 12 research institutes,

2537-751: The purpose of gaining practical skills, the law school organizes training courses, courses in legal writing , internships , the legal clinic , moot courts , and similar. Master and doctoral studies include degree programs in: legal theory , legal history , civil law , criminal law , business law , corporate law , international commercial law , intellectual property , public international law , labor law , social security law, administrative law , and public administration , constitutional law and political systems, legal and economic studies, legal and social studies , European Union law . The graduate academic program Master in European Integration

2596-409: The region is located in the very faculty building, occupying the area of around 2,000 sq. meters, with 600 sq. meters of reading rooms, one of which is reserved for researchers and teachers only. The library collection comprises 138,000 monographs, 2,670 titles with 32,600 years of serial publications, reference collection with over 400 encyclopaedias, lexicons, dictionaries and other reference books, and

2655-466: The same street of the Voždovac neighborhood. The University of Belgrade is governed by the 44-member University Senate elected for a three-year term. The senate is composed of the rector , 4 vice-rectors, 31 deans, 4 presidents of the faculty Group Councils and 4 directors of scientific institutes. 8 student-representatives with a one-year term elected by the university's Student Parliament participate in

2714-431: The school offers courses in philology, linguistics and literature in dozens of languages. The school is divided into departments, which possess their own libraries, it operates several research centers and publishes a number of periodical publications. The Faculty of Electrical Engineering is also an important part of the university. The first lecture on electrical engineering was held in 1894. Professor Stevan Marković

2773-720: The schools have separate buildings at various locations in Belgrade. The university also owns several endowment buildings in the downtown district, most of them being built in the 19th and early 20th century. The central administrative building , Faculty of Philology and Faculty of Philosophy are located at Studentski Trg . The Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Geography, Faculty of Mathematics, Faculty for Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Physics and Faculty of Chemistry are situated in one building at Studentski Trg as well. The University Library , Law School , Faculty of Architecture , Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering , Faculty of Mechanical Engineering are situated at

2832-474: The students of dentistry after its establishment, and long after, many teachers of the Faculty of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine and Faculty of Pharmacy have contributed a lot. The Faculty of Stomatology is composed of 8 teaching and scientific and healthcare organizational units. Under the umbrella of the humanities faculty, the Faculty of Security Studies has its roots in the Institute for National Defense of

2891-775: The top 300 universities in the world, according to the most recent (2017) ranking carried out by the Shanghai Jiao Tong University, better known as the Shanghai List. In the area of mathematics, it is ranked among the top 150 universities in the world. Having developed with the city in the 19th century, a number of the university buildings are an important part of Belgrade ’s architecture and cultural heritage. Former sites include today's Museum of Vuk and Dositej and Princess Ljubica's Residence buildings, both of them being recognized as Belgrade's topmost historic buildings . The historical Subotica Law School (1920-1941)

2950-568: The work of the Senate. The rector provides governance and represents the university externally. The University Council is a 31-member managing body. The university entrusts 21 members, 5 are appointed by the Serbian government and 5 elected by the university's Student Parliament . The University Council has its president (chairperson) and vice president. In addition to these bodies, the university has advisory academic councils and professional boards, appointed to adopt decisions and state their opinion on

3009-455: Was a lack of financial resources and the quality dropped significantly. During the Milošević government in Serbia, the university had to face external political pressure and the lack of academic and administrative autonomy. In the mid-1990s, the University of Belgrade became an internationally recognized center of the political opposition in Serbia. Massive anti-government protests were staged by

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3068-424: Was a lobby group focused on encouraging economic reforms within Serbia. G17 Plus soon become powerful, with significant public support. In 2000, he left the board of G17 Plus, taking up a position as Deputy Prime Minister of Yugoslavia and Minister for International Economic Relations (in the federal government following the overthrow of Slobodan Milošević ). Leading up to the 2002 Serbian presidential elections, it

3127-525: Was also a part of the University of Belgrade. Some of the post-World War II facilities were built in the brutalist style. The university has sites throughout the city, with the two major campuses, one next to the Prince Michael Street at Studentski Trg and the other on King Alexandar Boulevard . It has eleven dormitories scattered throughout the city's urban neighborhoods for 11,340 students, including one dormitory complex in New Belgrade . Many of

3186-506: Was apparent that the current Serbian Prime Minister, Zoran Đinđić , did not have the appeal to match Koštunica , another candidate. Đinđić agreed to back Koštunica's former ally, Labus, as an alternative candidate. In the resulting election, Koštunica defeated Labus. However, the election did not gain the required 50% voter turnout and the results were declared void. Labus continued on in his position for another year. Labus continued working with G17 Plus and, in late 2002, he began transforming

3245-629: Was elected as MP to the FR Yugoslavia 's federal parliament. While in this role, he was also a member of the parliamentary Monetary Policy Committee. In 1994, he was promoted to Vice-President of the Democratic Party under Zoran Đinđić . He held this position until 1997. In 1999, Labus became President of the Administrative Board of the G17 Plus movement. At this time, the G17 Plus movement

3304-539: Was managed by the rector (elected by the monarch) and Academic Council. During its early history it had three departments: Philosophy , Engineering and Law . The Higher School formally became the University of Belgrade through the Law on the University from February 27, 1905. In addition to the Philosophy, Law and Electrical Engineering departments, this law introduced the Orthodox Theology and Medical schools. In

3363-490: Was the first lecturer and founder of the Engineering Department within the Belgrade Higher School. Marković also established the first Serbian electrical engineering laboratory in 1898. Today, the school is divided into a number of departments, offering a wide range of electrical engineering programs. The Belgrade Medical School was established in 1920 and more than 30,000 students graduated from this institution, including circa 850 international students. The School of Medicine

3422-429: Was upgraded in 1995 with additional premises, and now comprises about 12,000 sq. meters of space. All the faculties of law, established subsequently in Serbia ( Subotica Law School , University of Novi Sad Faculty of Law , Pristina Law School, Niš Law School , Kragujevac Law School), Montenegro (Podgorica Law School), and in other parts of the former Yugoslavia ( Sarajevo Law School , Skoplje Law School) were formed from

3481-534: Was within the Belgrade Higher School. Since its founding, it has educated almost 50,000 law graduates, around 1,200 magistri iuris and 830 doctores iuris , as well as hundreds of specialists in various areas. Many Faculty of Law alumni have become recognized experts and scholars in all branches of law, law professors and high ranking government officials. The Law School's historic building, constructed by Serbian architect Petar Bajalović in 1941, comprises about 12,000 square metres (130,000 sq ft) of space. All

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