The University of Zenica is a public university in Zenica with eight faculties, a strong engineering tradition and a six-year medicine programme taught in Bosnian.
Overview
The key facts about this university at a glance.
Tuition
on request
Degrees
Bachelor, Master, Doctor of Medicine
Language
Bosnian
Programmes
Metallurgy and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic, Medicine, Health Studies, Economics, Law, Philosophy, Islamic Pedagogy
Duration
3 to 4 years (Bachelor), 6 years (Medicine)
Intake
October
Living costs
approx. €400 to 550 per month
Admission
Via Study in Bosnia as authorised partner, fixed quota of places per programme and year
About the university
The University of Zenica is a public university in Zenica, an industrial city in the Bosna valley in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 2000, when the faculties in Zenica became independent from the University of Sarajevo. Its address is Fakultetska 3.
Zenica has a long tradition in metallurgy and engineering, and you see it in the university. It has eight faculties: Metallurgy and Technology, Mechanical Engineering, the Polytechnic Faculty, Medicine, Economics, Law, Philosophy and Islamic Pedagogy. Health studies are taught as well.
Teaching is in Bosnian, including the six-year medicine programme. International students need to learn the language first, and we help you find a language course. The university offers bachelor and master degrees and the Doctor of Medicine.
With about 4,000 students, the University of Zenica is one of the mid-sized public universities in Bosnia. For many international students, the medical faculty is the reason they first look at Zenica. If you want to study engineering or study medicine in Bosnia in Bosnian, close to Sarajevo but with lower living costs, Zenica is a good option. We help you with tuition fees, the student visa, the residence permit and accommodation.
At a glance
Study programmes
The University of Zenica offers bachelor and master degrees and the integrated six-year Doctor of Medicine. All teaching is in Bosnian, so plan a language course before you start, especially for medicine. We check which programme fits your school-leaving certificate and request the current tuition fees for international students. If you are specifically looking for an English-taught medical degree, our sister company Medschool Experts lists every medical faculty in Bosnia: study medicine in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Faculties and campus
Admission
Your application to the University of Zenica 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, arrange certified translations, take care of the recognition (nostrification) of your school certificate and prepare your documents. Then we submit your complete application to the faculty as its authorised partner and stay in contact with the student services office until you are enrolled.
After admission our local team helps you with the student visa and the residence permit in Zenica, and we find accommodation near Fakultetska. Teaching is in Bosnian, so we also help you find a language course if you need one.
Book a free consultation and we go through your plans together.
Tuition and living costs
Tuition is available on request; we send you the current fee for your programme before you apply. The University of Zenica is a public university and sets tuition fees for international students per programme. Fees for medicine differ from other faculties, so we request the exact figure for you.
Our estimate for total living costs in Zenica is approx. €400 to 550 per month, noticeably lower than in Sarajevo. Add one-off costs for the student visa, the residence permit, translations and recognition. For medical students we also include books and lab coats in the first-year budget we prepare for you. Among the public universities in Bosnia, Zenica is one of the cheaper places to live. Landlords usually ask for one month's rent as a deposit.
City and student life
Zenica has about 110,000 inhabitants and is the fourth-largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It grew around its steelworks, and that working-city character is still there. Along the Bosna river you find a walking promenade, parks and a lively centre with cafés and markets.
The University of Zenica is at Fakultetska 3, close to the city centre, so you can walk or take a short bus ride. Sarajevo is about one hour away by car or train, and so is Sarajevo airport. That makes weekend trips to the capital easy.
Winters are cold and summers warm, typical for central Bosnia. Prices are low: a coffee costs about €1 and a lunch about €5, so living costs stay affordable for international students. Zenica is a safe city with a friendly student community. On free afternoons you can walk along the Bosna, and the old Vranduk fortress just north of the city is a good half-day trip.
Our advice for accommodation: look for a furnished room within walking distance of Fakultetska and sign a written contract for the full academic year. You need it for the residence permit, and we help you check it.
Nearby you also find the University of Sarajevo, the University of Travnik and University Vitez. You can compare all universities in Bosnia and Herzegovina on our overview page.
How we support you
One team for everything, with our head office in Bern and our local office in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
We look at your school certificate, your goals and your budget and tell you which programme fits you best.
Translations, nostrification of your certificate and the complete application, submitted on time.
We prepare your visa file and accompany you to the authorities for your residence permit.
A flat or a room in a shared flat, and our local team is there when you arrive.
FAQ
Teaching at the University of Zenica is in Bosnian, including the six-year medicine programme. International students should learn the language before they start. Study in Bosnia helps you find a Bosnian language course. If you need an English-taught medical degree, our sister company Medschool Experts lists the English programmes at medical faculties in Bosnia.
Tuition fees for international students at the University of Zenica are available on request, because the university sets them per programme and medicine has its own fee. We send you the current figure before you apply. Living costs in Zenica add approx. €400 to 550 per month, plus one-off costs for visa and documents.
The University of Zenica is a public university, founded in 2000 when the faculties in Zenica became independent from the University of Sarajevo. It has eight faculties, including engineering, medicine, economics and law, and about 4,000 students. All programmes are taught in Bosnian.
The University of Zenica is located at Fakultetska 3 in Zenica, in the Bosna valley in central Bosnia and Herzegovina. Sarajevo and its airport are about one hour away by car or train. The university is close to the city centre, and most students walk to their faculty.
In Zenica you can study metallurgy and technology, mechanical engineering, polytechnic subjects, medicine, health studies, economics, law, philosophy and Islamic pedagogy. The University of Zenica offers bachelor and master degrees and the six-year Doctor of Medicine. It suits students who want to study engineering or study medicine in Bosnia in Bosnian.
Study in Bosnia is an authorised partner of Bosnian universities, with contracts and a fixed quota of places per programme and year. We give these places out on a first-come, first-served basis, provided you meet certain minimum criteria and the visa and entry requirements. We handle the documents, translations and nostrification, submit your complete application and take care of the visa, the residence permit and housing.
Our estimate for living costs in Zenica is approx. €400 to 550 per month. A room or small flat costs about €150 to 250 per month, food about €150 to 200, and utilities and transport the rest. That is clearly cheaper than Sarajevo, which is only one hour away.
Study in Bosnia checks your eligibility, arranges certified translations and the recognition of your certificate, and submits a complete application to the University of Zenica. We also help with the student visa, the residence permit and accommodation in Zenica. Our head office is in Bern, Switzerland, and our local office in Bosnia supports you on site.
Study in Bosnia
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