Univerzitet u Tuzli | |||||||||||||||||
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Tuzlaensis | |||||||||||||||||
Type | Public | ||||||||||||||||
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Established | 18 November 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
Rector | Nermina Hadžigrahić | ||||||||||||||||
Academic staff | 500 | ||||||||||||||||
Administrative staff | 200 | ||||||||||||||||
Students | 10,683 (2018–19) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Location | , , | ||||||||||||||||
Campus | Urban | ||||||||||||||||
Colors | Red and white | ||||||||||||||||
Affiliations | European University Association | ||||||||||||||||
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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Regional – Overall | |
QS Emerging Europe and Central Asia [2] | 401-450 (2022) |
University of Tuzla (Bosnian: Univerzitet u Tuzli) is a public university located in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 1958. It became a proper university in 1976, and today is one of the major institutions of higher learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In the academic year of 2014–2015, the total number of enrolled students in all faculties and academies was 10,683. The total number of enrolled students has shown a steady decline from the academic year 2010–2011, when 14,212 students were enrolled at the university. [3]
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