Faculties and campus
Where you will study
Faculty of Medical Sciences (Building B, Ilidža campus)
This is the youngest IUS faculty. It was inaugurated in May 2025, together with the double diploma agreement with the University of Health Sciences Türkiye. Its office is on the first floor of Building B. The faculty runs two programmes, Medicine and Dental Medicine, each with six years and 360 ECTS.
Preclinical teaching in years 1 to 3 takes place on the Sarajevo campus in modern laboratories for anatomy, biology, chemistry and microbiology. Students also gain early practical exposure, for example at the Institute for Emergency Medical Aid of Sarajevo Canton. The clinical years follow in Istanbul at the partner university's hospitals. Groups are small.
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (Building A)
The Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences (FENS) is the largest faculty at IUS. Its dean's office sits on the first floor of Building A, next to the Red Amphitheatre, the main lecture hall of the campus. FENS has two departments: Engineering, with Architecture, Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering, Computer Sciences and Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Software Engineering and Industrial Engineering, and Natural Sciences, with Genetics and Bioengineering.
Six FENS programmes hold international programme accreditation. Students work in electronics, computer, mechanical and molecular biology labs from the first semesters. Most engineering programmes can be combined with a double diploma from Istanbul Technical University, Istanbul University or Marmara University.
Faculty of Business and Administration (Building B)
The Faculty of Business and Administration (FBA) has its office on the first floor of Building B. It is organised in two departments. The Department of Economics and Management covers Economics, International Business and Finance, Management and Hospitality and Tourism Management. The Department of Political Science and International Relations runs Political Science and International Relations as well as International Relations and Diplomacy.
Internships of at least 25 working days, optional minors and a graduation project are part of the bachelor programmes. The Balkan Studies Center on campus works with the political science department, for example on the Shuttle Diplomacy Talks series with diplomats and policymakers.
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (Building B)
The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) sits on the second floor of Building B. Its three departments are Arts (Visual Arts and Visual Communications Design), Social Sciences (Psychology, Political Science) and Cultural Studies (English Language and Literature, Media and Communication, Cultural Studies).
Design and media students use the MAC Studio and an iMac lab on the first floor of Building B. The IUS Art Gallery shows student and guest exhibitions. Psychology is one of the most requested programmes and continues into a master in Clinical Psychology.
Faculty of Law (Building A)
The Faculty of Law was founded in 2015 and has its office on the second floor of Building A. It teaches a four-year bachelor in Law in English with a comparative approach and Socratic-style seminars. Students take part in national, regional and international moot court competitions.
Two master programmes follow: Comparative Public Law, with tracks in European Union Public Law and Integrations and in Cyber Law, and Comparative Private Law, with a Law and Business track.
Faculty of Education (Building B)
The Faculty of Education trains teachers. Its office is on the second floor of Building B. The Department of Education and Information Technologies runs Computer Education and Instructional Technology, and the Department of Languages and Literature runs English Language and Literature, Teaching and Turkish Language and Literature, Teaching. Master studies can be taken in distance-learning mode, and a PhD is offered in English Language and Literature, Teaching.
English Language School, library and dormitories (Ilidža campus)
The English Language School (ELS) on the ground floor of Building B prepares students for English-medium study in four eight-week levels. It was the first internationally accredited university English foundation programme in the Balkans. The library on the third floor of Building B holds more than 32,000 volumes and has 171 seats in a main reading room, group study, thesis and PhD rooms and a computer room.
Two dormitories are within walking distance of the lecture halls. The Mehmet Çakır Female Dormitory, opened in 2010, houses 159 students in 51 rooms from doubles to five-person rooms, each with its own bathroom. The Plavi Leptir Male Dormitory has VIP double, double, three-person and four or five-person rooms, breakfast, laundry, study rooms and a prayer room.
