Sarajevo School of Science and Technology

Programmes taught in English

Medicine (Doctor of Medicine, MD). Twelve semesters, six years, taught entirely in English at Sarajevo Medical School. Students meet patients early: an emergency medicine course runs in the first year, and 75 hours of summer practice come on top of the regular clinical component. Pre-clinical subjects are taught in the campus laboratories, clinical subjects at the Clinical Centre of the University of Sarajevo and 14 partner institutions. The curriculum is designed so that students can sit USMLE Step 1 after the second year, and a USMLE preparatory course has been running for five years. Teaching is in small groups.

Dentistry (Doctor of Dental Medicine, DMD). Six years in English. Students start with biomedical sciences, move on to preclinical training in the laboratories and practice rooms, and then into mentored clinical work with growing responsibility. The senior years focus on patient-oriented clinical practice with a high number of treatments, in line with European dental education principles.

Pharmacy (Master of Pharmacy, MPharm). Ten semesters, five years, in English. Summer practice is mandatory from the first year, and students complete internships and placements in public and private pharmacies. The pharmaceutical company Bosnalijek supports students with scholarships and possible internships. Graduates work in community and hospital pharmacy, industry, regulatory affairs, research and clinical pharmacy.

Health Studies (Bachelor of Science). The Department of Health Studies offers bachelor programmes in Physiotherapy, Health Care and Radiological Technology. Practical learning moves from the laboratories into hospitals, clinics, schools and rehabilitation centres.

Computer Science (BSc). Four years (240 ECTS), validated by the University of Buckingham, so you graduate with an SSST degree and a British degree. The programme covers programming, algorithms, software engineering, networks and data, with access to the campus computer labs and the SSST Innovation Lab.

Information Systems (BSc). A dual degree with the University of Buckingham that links computing with business processes, databases and the management of information in organisations.

Game Development and Design (BSc). Three years, developed jointly by the Department of Computer Science and the Sarajevo Film Academy, with an SSST degree and a University of Buckingham degree. Courses include digital animation, 2D and 3D modelling, storytelling, directing, editing and cinematography for games. The independent game and animation studio Prime Time is an industry partner, and the final year includes an internship at a gaming studio.

Economics and Business (BSc). Four years with a University of Buckingham degree. In the second year you choose a major in business or economics, and in the third year a minor in business, economics or finance.

Political Science and International Relations (BA). Four years with a University of Buckingham degree. The programme covers comparative politics, diplomacy, international law, public policy and political theory with a special focus on Europe, plus specialised courses in global migration and geopolitics. Internships with international, regional and local organisations are part of the programme.

English Language (BA in English and Applied Studies). Four years in the Department of Foreign Languages, with an internship in the fourth year.

Film Making (BFA and MFA). The Sarajevo Film Academy, launched in October 2010, teaches film directing fully in English: a three-year Bachelor of Fine Arts and a two-year Master of Fine Arts, both Bologna-compliant, plus a Doctor of Liberal Arts. Students work in an in-house film lab at every level.

Programme taught in German

Department of Foreign Languages

• German Language and Literature (BA, four years)

Master's programmes (English)

Dual degrees with the University of Buckingham

• Computer Science with Focus on Big Data (MSc)
• Information Systems (MSc)
• Business Administration (MBA)
• Economics: Transition and European Integration (MSc)
• Finance with Banking (MSc)
• Economics or Finance by Research (MRes)
• International Law (LL.M.)
• Diplomacy (MA)
• Conflict Analysis and Reconciliation (MA)

Taught master's programmes run over one or two years (60 to 120 ECTS). The Computer Science MSc by Research takes one year: you work one-to-one with a mentor and submit at least one paper to an international conference or journal. SSST also takes part in the joint master's programme in Political Science, Integration and Governance with European partner universities.

Sarajevo Medical School

• Physiotherapy (MSc)
• Health Care (MSc)
• Health Economics and Pharmacoeconomics (master's programme, including health technology assessment)

Sarajevo Film Academy

• Film Making (MFA, two years)

Doctoral programmes (English)

Joint degrees with the University of Buckingham

• Computer Science (PhD)
• Information Systems (PhD)
• Economics, Finance or Management (PhD)
• Political Science and International Relations (PhD)
• Engineering Sciences (PhD)

Doctoral candidates can study full-time or part-time, with joint supervision by SSST and University of Buckingham professors possible.

Sarajevo Medical School and Sarajevo Film Academy

• PhD in Medical Sciences (three years)
• Film Making (Doctor of Liberal Arts)

Your application to the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology goes through us. As an authorised partner of Bosnian universities, Study in Bosnia has contracts with the individual universities and a fixed quota of places per programme and year. We allocate these places on a first-come, first-served basis, provided you meet certain minimum criteria and the visa and entry requirements.

We handle the entire admission for you. We check your eligibility for the programme you want, whether Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Computer Science or Economics and Business, organise translations and nostrification, and submit your complete application to SSST as its authorised partner. We stay in contact with the university until you are enrolled.

After admission we prepare your student visa, register you for the residence permit through our local office in Bosnia and find you a room or flat near the campus in Ilidža.

Sarajevo is a compact capital where Ottoman bazaars, Austro-Hungarian façades and new glass towers stand within one tram ride. Around 275,000 people live in the city, and tens of thousands of them are students. Prices stay friendly. A coffee in a café costs about €1.50, a portion of ćevapi €4 to 6, a lunch menu near the campus €5 to 7.

The SSST campus lies in Ilidža, the green western district of the city, at Hrasnička cesta 3a. Ilidža is known for its spa tradition and for Vrelo Bosne, the park at the spring of the Bosna river, a short walk from the university. Students like the area for its quiet streets, supermarkets, gyms and affordable flats. The International University of Sarajevo is on the same road, so the neighbourhood has a large international student community.

Tram line 3 links the Ilidža terminus with the Baščaršija old town in about 35 to 40 minutes. From the terminus you reach the campus in a few minutes by bus or taxi. Taxis are cheap, and a ride to the centre costs around €8 to 10. Sarajevo International Airport is about ten minutes away by car, which makes trips home quick. By train you reach Mostar in about two hours on one of the most scenic lines in Europe. Zagreb is about six to seven hours by road, Belgrade about six, and the Adriatic coast at Neum or Dubrovnik four to five.

The climate is continental. Summers are warm and sunny, often 25 to 30 °C. Winters bring snow. That is the season for the Olympic mountains Bjelašnica and Igman, which are 30 to 40 minutes from Ilidža, with ski passes far cheaper than in the Alps. In spring and autumn students hike Trebević, ride the cable car above the city or swim in Jablanica lake.

Sarajevo is a safe city for students, with a relaxed street life late into the evening. The Sarajevo Film Festival in August turns the old town into an open-air cinema, and SSST's own Film Academy students are often part of it. Jazz Fest, MESS theatre festival and Winter Festival fill the rest of the year.

We usually advise students to look for rooms in Ilidža or Stup because you save the daily commute and rent is lower than in Centar or Stari Grad. Our local office in Bosnia visits flats before you sign. We also help with the rental contract and your address registration for the residence permit.