Faculties and campus
Where you will study
Faculty of Medicine (Save Mrkalja 14, Banja Luka)
The Faculty of Medicine was founded on 17 March 1978, and its first lecture was held on 15 November 1978 for 152 students. It is the oldest institution for medical higher education in the region. More than 2,300 doctors of medicine, over 500 doctors of dentistry and a similar number of pharmacists have graduated here. The faculty building is in Save Mrkalja street. It is central.
Fifty departments cover everything from anatomy and histology to maxillofacial surgery and transfusion medicine. The faculty runs its own Medical Specialist Centre (opened in 2019), the Dental Clinic Specialist Centre, a Centre for Biomedical Research and a Centre for Specialist Studies and Continuing Education, and it publishes the journal Scripta Medica. Clinical teaching takes place at the University Clinical Centre of the Republic of Srpska in Paprikovac, the reference hospital of the Republic of Srpska, and at more than 20 other health institutions.
English-taught programmes: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing. In Serbian the faculty also teaches Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Radiological Technology, Sanitary Engineering and Medical Laboratory Diagnostics.
Faculty of Economics (Majke Jugovića 4, Banja Luka)
Founded on 6 February 1975, the Faculty of Economics grew out of a Banja Luka department of the Faculty of Economics in Sarajevo. Since 1981 it has used its own building with about 4,200 m² of space, barrier-free access and a panoramic lift to the lecture theatres. It teaches Economics and Business Management with five majors, in Serbian and in English, plus Business Informatics, a range of masters, an International MBA and a doctorate in Economics.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Patre 5, Banja Luka)
The faculty dates its founding to 24 November 1962, when a Faculty of Engineering with a Department of Electrical Engineering was set up in Banja Luka. It became independent in 1975. Today it is the leading school for electrical engineering and computer science in the Republic of Srpska, with bachelor programmes in Computing and Informatics, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Power Engineering and Automation, followed by master and doctoral studies. Its graduates are in demand at the software companies of Banja Luka.
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 71, Banja Luka)
Teaching started in October 1971 with 155 students, and the faculty became independent on 18 October 1975. It moved into its present building in 1972 and expanded it in 1981. Programmes include Energy and Transport Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Mechatronics, Industrial Engineering and Occupational Safety.
Students work in a mechatronics laboratory, a CAD laboratory and a library with reading room. The faculty co-teaches the master Energy Efficiency in Buildings and the doctorate in Renewable Energy Sources and Environmental Engineering.
Faculty of Technology (Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 73, Banja Luka)
The Faculty of Technology shares its roots with Electrical Engineering in the 1962 Faculty of Engineering. Its departments cover Chemical Technology, Biotechnology and Food Technology, and Textile Engineering; Graphic Engineering was added in 2010/11. It stands next door to Mechanical Engineering on the same boulevard.
Faculty of Law (Bulevar vojvode Stepe Stepanovića 77, Banja Luka)
Law has been taught in Banja Luka since 1960, and the independent faculty was established on 6 February 1975. It offers the four-year Bachelor of Laws (240 ECTS), a one-year master and a three-year doctorate, both with nine modules including Civil Law, Criminal Law, Business Law, International Law and Legal History.
Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy (University City)
Established by the National Assembly of the Republic of Srpska on 28 August 1995, the faculty enrolled its first civil engineers in 1996, architects in 1997 and geodesists in 2007. It teaches Architecture, Interior Design, Civil Engineering and Geodesy in a 4 + 1 + 3 model.
Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (Mladena Stojanovića 2, Banja Luka)
Founded in 1996 and marking its 30th anniversary in 2026, the faculty teaches Mathematics and Informatics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Ecology and Environmental Protection, Geography, Spatial Planning and Technical Education and Informatics. Its biology and chemistry courses are a good reference point for students preparing for a medical degree.
Faculty of Agriculture (University City)
The Faculty of Agriculture began teaching on 10 October 1992 and moved to University City in 2005. Since 2016 it has run a 50-hectare Experimental and Educational Centre in nearby Laktaši. Six institutes cover field crops, soil and agroecology, horticulture, animal husbandry, animal reproduction, and agricultural economics.
Faculty of Forestry (University City)
Forestry education here traces back to 1940 in Sarajevo. The faculty has taught in Banja Luka since 1993 and offers the bachelor in Forestry plus master and doctoral studies.
Faculty of Mining (Prijedor)
The only faculty outside Banja Luka sits in Prijedor, about 50 km north-west. It started in 1997 as a department of the Faculty of Technology and became independent in 2009. Programmes: Mining, Geological Engineering and Environmental Protection Engineering, with a master in Mining and Geological Engineering.
Faculty of Security Sciences (Bulevar vojvode Živojina Mišića 10A, Banja Luka)
Established on 6 March 2017 as successor to the College of Interior of the Republic of Srpska, the faculty teaches Security and Criminalistics (240 ECTS) and a master in Natural Disasters Risk Management.
Faculty of Political Science (University City)
Founded on 27 March 2009, the faculty teaches Political Science, Journalism and Communication, Applied Sociology and Social Work. Social work students complete traineeships at more than 50 social work centres, and the faculty publishes the journal Politeia.
Faculty of Philosophy (University City)
Formally established in 1994, the Faculty of Philosophy continues a teacher-training tradition that started in Banja Luka in 1925. It teaches Philosophy, History, Psychology, Pedagogy, Primary Teacher Education and Preschool Education, runs an Experimental Psychology Laboratory and holds a library of more than 70,000 titles.
Faculty of Philology (University City)
Founded in 2009, the Faculty of Philology teaches Serbian, English, German, Russian, French and Italian language and literature, and Sinology. Its Centre for Languages and Translation offers language courses to the public, which is useful if you want to learn Serbian alongside an English-taught degree.
Faculty of Physical Education and Sport (University City)
The faculty was established on 4 July 2001 and teaches Physical Education and Sport (240 ECTS) and Sports Sciences (180 ECTS). It publishes the journal SportLogia and uses the sports facilities on campus.
Academy of Arts and Institute of Genetic Resources (University City)
The Academy of Arts was founded in 1999 and teaches Music Art, Fine Arts, Dramatic Arts and Film and Television. The Institute of Genetic Resources, active since 2010, focuses on plant genetic resources and teaches a joint master programme with the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Its botanical garden lies on the campus.