University of Tuzla

Univerzitet u Tuzli Универзитет у Тузли
Type	Public
Established	18 November 1976; 49 years ago (1976-11-18)
Rector	Amir Karić[1]
Academic staff	500
Administrative staff	200
Students	10,683(2018–19)[2]
Location	Tuzla , Tuzla Canton,Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina , Bosnia and Herzegovina 44°31′55″N18°41′12.7″E / 44.53194°N 18.686861°E /44.53194; 18.686861
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red and white
Affiliations	European University Association
Website	www.untz.ba

University of Tuzla (Serbo-Croatian:Univerzitet u Tuzli,Универзитет у Тузли) is apublic university located inTuzla,Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was founded in 1958. It became a proper university in 1976, and today is one of the major institutions of higher learning in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

In the academic year of 2014–2015, the total number of enrolled students in all faculties and academies was 10,683. The total number of enrolled students has shown a steady decline from the academic year 2010–2011, when 14,212 students were enrolled at the university.^[4]

A college of mining was established in 1958 and Faculty ofChemical Engineering in 1959 as the first faculty outsideUniversity of Sarajevo; the college then had 159 students. The Mining School developed into a Faculty of Mining in 1960. From there, more faculties were added and enrollment increased until an independent university of higher education was created in 1976. 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the formerYugoslavia when alongside Tuzla universities inOsijek,Rijeka,Split,Mostar,Podgorica,Bitola,Maribor,Banja Luka andKragujevac all opened their doors.

In the 2000s, the Basketball club UKK Student, which competes in A1 League (2nd Tier on Pyramid), was established at the university.

• Academy ofPerforming Arts
• Faculty ofLaw
• Faculty ofEducation andRehabilitation
• Faculty ofEconomics
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering
• Faculty ofMechanical Engineering
• Faculty ofChemical Engineering andBiotechnology
• Faculty ofMining,Geology andCivil Engineering
• Faculty ofMedicine (six year study)
• Faculty ofNatural Sciences andMathematics
• Faculty ofPhilosophy
• Faculty ofPharmacy
• Faculty of Physical Education and Sport^[5]

The university publishes textbooks, research books, and several peer reviewed journals. Since 2016, the Faculty of Philosophy publishes the journal Social Sciences and Humanities Studies (Društvene i humanističke studije DHS).^[6][7] Professor Vedad Spahić serves as the Editor-in-Chief.^[8]

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