University of Kragujevac

University of Kragujevac
Универзитет у Крагуејвцу
Univerzitet u Кrаgujеvacu

Coat of Arms of Kragujevac University
Type Public
Established 21 May 1976 (21 May 1976)
Rector Nebojša Arsenijević
Academic staff
 1,200
Students 18,000
Location Kragujevac, Serbia
Campus Urban
Website www.kg.ac.rs

The University of Kragujevac (Serbian: Универзитет у Крагујевцу / Univerzitet u Kragujevcu) is a university located in Kragujevac, Serbia. It was founded in 1976 and is organized in 12 faculties. University of Kragujevac is the fourth largest among six public universities in Serbia, behind University of Belgrade, University of Novi Sad and University of Niš. It offers 118 study programs of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and integrated studies.

University Library has total area of 1,500 m2, including a gallery of 436 m2 and 200 places for readers. Library holdings include 100,000 books and 25,000 doctoral dissertations and master thesis, as well as the issues of 450 domestic and 105 foreign journals. University of Kragujevac is member of many international higher education associations and conferences, including the European University Association, Balkans Rectors’ Conference, Danube Rectors’ Conference, Community of Mediterranean Universities, World Association of Universities, UNESCO’s University Network, etc.

History

Prince Miloš Obrenović

University of Kragujevac was established on the foundations of the Lyceum of the Principality of Serbia. Lyceum was the first higher education institution in Serbia, established in Kragujevac by the decree of Prince Milos Obrenovic on 1 July 1838. When Belgrade became the capital city of Serbia, most of the ministries moved there along with the Lyceum. In 1863 Lyceum was renamed into the Belgrade Higher School and in 1905 it eventually became the University of Belgrade.

In 1960s, the first modern higher education institutions emerged in Kragujevac, leading to the establishment of the University “Svetozar Marković” on 21 May 1976, today known as the University of Kragujevac. At its beginning, the University of Kragujevac incorporated five faculties (Mechanical Engineering, Economics, Law, Natural Sciences & Mathematics, and Medicine), the College of Mechanical Engineering in Kraljevo, as well as two research institutes: Small Grains Research Institute in Kragujevac and Fruit Research Institute in Čačak.

Today, University of Kragujevac consists of twelve faculties with around 18,000 students and 1,200 professors and associates. It offers 118 study programs at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral level. To date, over 33,000 students have graduated from the university, over 1000 have earned their master’s degree and over 800 defended their doctoral dissertation.[1]

Organization

University of Kragujevac Rectorate
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medicinal Sciences
University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy

Six faculties of the University of Kragujevac are located in the City of Kragujevac and six in four neighboring towns. The faculties of the University of Kragujevac are the following:

University of Kragujevac has turned its emergence and development based on the concept of widespread university, into one of its distinctive advantages, which allows the use of economic, geographical and human resources of the territory stretching over 5,000 km2, inhabited by approximately 2.5 million people. Besides faculties, University of Kragujevac is also organized through numerous research and education centers, including the following:

Publications

University of Kragujevac publishes two journals: MATCH - Communications in Mathematical and in Computer Chemistry and Journal of Literature, Language, Art and Culture LIPAR. Since 2003, University of Kragujevac and Faculty of Science in Kragujevac publish international scientific journal MATCH. It is published three times a year, with two volumes. It is referenced in Web of Science and the Journal Citation Reports (JCR), with the impact factor of 3.858 for 2015. In 2012, the University of Kragujevac publishes journal LIPAR three times a year. Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia categorized LIPAR magazine in 2014 as a journal of national importance.[4] In addition, Faculties of the University of Kragujevac publish 17 journals in total.

International Cooperation

ERASMUS+ Program logo

University of Kragujevac is member of the European University Association, Balkans Rectors’ Conference, Danube Rectors’ Conference, Community of Mediterranean Universities, World Association of Universities, UNESCO’s University Network, etc. University of Kragujevac, as well as the faculties in its structure, participate actively in various international educational and research projects:TEMPUS, Erasmus+, Erasmus Mundus, COST, HORIZON 2020, CEEPUS, WUS Austria, and others. International Projects Office is part of the University of Kragujevac since October 2010. The main objective of the Office is to contribute to continuous enhancement of the quality of education and scientific research of the University of Kragujevac. Department for International Cooperation is aimed at establishing and developing cooperation with other universities and international organizations and strengthening of the internationalization in order to promote the quality and competence of the University in education and research.

Notable Alumni

Sport

University Sports Federation Kragujevac is composed of sports associations organized by students at twelve faculties at the University of Kragujevac. It was founded in 1973 with the aim to organize student sport activities at the University. The primary activities of the Federation are organization of student sports competitions, student sport popularization, and affirmation of athletes through competitions organized by the Federation and other university sports federations at national and international level.[5]

Many sports activities are organized by the Federation and other sport associations at the University of Kragujevac. Rector's Cup is the largest student sports competition at the University of Kragujevac, organized in six sports: futsal, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, chess, and shooting. The Federation also organizes University Sport League with the aims to promote the City of Kragujevac and the University of Kragujevac, build University capacities, and promote sport and competitive spirit.[6] University Sports Federation Kragujevac has organized European University Volleyball Championship in 2011 and World University Championship in Basketball 3x3 in 2012.

References

  1. ↑ "About University". University of Kragujevac. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  2. ↑ "TEMPUS project WBC-VMnet". TEMPUS project WBC-VMnet. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  3. ↑ "TEMPUS project WBCInno". TEMPUS project WBCInno. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
  4. ↑ "University journals". University of Kragujevac. Retrieved 2016-11-26.
  5. ↑ "University Sports". University of Kragujevac. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ↑ "University Sports Federation Kragujevac". University Sports Federation Kragujevac. Retrieved 2016-11-27.

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