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University of Niš

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The University of Niš (Serbian: Универзитет у Нишу, romanized: Univerzitet u Nišu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1965. As of 2023–24 academic year, it consists of 13 faculties with 1,513 academic staff and 22,000 students.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The University of Niš (Serbian: Универзитет у Нишу, romanized: Univerzitet u Nišu) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 1965. As of 2023–24 academic year, it consists of 13 faculties with 1,513 academic staff and 22,000 students.2

Corporate structure

University of Niš sits at the top of its group. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • University of Niš Niš
    • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš Subsidiary · Niš, Serbia
    • Pedagogical Faculty in Vranje, University of Niš Subsidiary · Serbia

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

History

The University of Niš was incorporated as an independent degree-granting institution on 15 June 1965.

In 1960 the first undergraduate programs commenced in Niš under the academic patronage of the University of Belgrade. They were institutionalized as the faculties of Law & Economics, Medicine, and Engineering.

The university started its independent life with 234 full-time teaching staff and 6,800 students.

Timeline

1968: the Department of Electronics grew into the Faculty of Electronic Engineering;

1970: the two departments of the Faculty of Law and Economics became independent faculties;

1971: the Departments of Mechanical and Civil Engineering became separate, independent faculties. In the same year, the Faculty of Philosophy was established with seven departments: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Sociology, Psychology, English and Physical Education;

1972: the Faculty of Occupational Safety grew out of the Faculty of Civil Engineering;

1979: the Faculty of Technology was founded;

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1987: the Faculty of Philosophy grew to include the Department of Serbian Language and Literature;

1993: the Teacher-Training Faculty in Vranje enrolled its first generation of students;

1995: the Faculty of Civil Engineering expended its academic mission to include a new Department of Architecture which was consequently added to its name;

1998: the academic structure of the Faculty of Philosophy widened to include the Department of History. In the same year the Faculty of Fine Art and the Faculty of Applied Art and Design of the Belgrade University of Art opened their academic divisions in Niš;

1999: the Faculty of Science and Mathematics and the Faculty of Physical Culture grew out of the Faculty of Philosophy;

2000: six new departments began: Geography and Biology with Ecology (adjoined to the Faculty of Science and Mathematics), Philosophy, Pedagogy, Slavic & Balkan Studies and Fine Arts (attached to the Faculty of Philosophy);

2002: the Faculty of Fine Arts was established with three study options — for visual arts, applied arts and music — previously functioning in the Department of Fine Arts of the Faculty of Philosophy;

2004: a new department was formed at the Faculty of Philosophy: Department for Journalism;

2008: the Department of Serbian Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy was divided into the Department of Serbian Language and Department of Serbian and Comparative Literature.

2013: a new department was formed at the Faculty of Philosophy: Department for French language;

2017: Faculty of Agriculture in Kruševac was established

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Niš
  • Pedagogical Faculty in Vranje, University of Niš

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