Univerzitet u Tuzli | |||||||||||||||||
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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.
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