University of Novi Sad

The foundations of higher education in Vojvodina can be traced back to 1740, with the establishment of the Collegium Vissariono-Pawlovicsianum Petrovaradinense seminary in Novi Sad. In 1778, the Norma, a school for the education of Serbian teachers, was founded in Sombor and in 1812, the Preparandija, a teacher training college was founded in Szentendre, whose seat was moved to Sombor in 1816. These institutions were important forerunners to the University of Novi Sad.

The seat of Matica Srpska, the oldest cultural and scientific institution of the Serbian people, was relocated to Novi Sad in 1864. The development of legal sciences and education on the territory of today's Vojvodina was particularly influenced by the Faculty of Law in Subotica, established in 1920. In 1960, the National Assembly adopted the Law on establishment of the University of Novi Sad, which brought together previously founded faculties into a unique academic community of Novi Sad. The University schools that had previously existed in Novi Sad since 1954, the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Agriculture, Law, Medicine, Technology, Economics, Mechanical Engineering, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, were merged into one entity.