Belgrade Metropolitan University

About Belgrade Metropolitan University

Belgrade Metropolitan University operates as an independent university within Serbia’s accredited higher-education system. Its official accreditation record lists a 2025 institutional decision, operating-permit supplements issued during 2025, and accredited programs at all three academic degree levels. This provides current evidence that the institution remains operational and degree-granting in 2026. The university is organized around four faculties: Information Technology, Management, Digital Arts, and Foreign Languages. Its main address is at Tadeuša Košćuška 63 in Belgrade, with an additional teaching location at Bulevar Svetog Cara Konstantina 80A in Niš. The institution also advertises internet-based study alongside classroom delivery, although students should verify that their specific program, language, and degree level are available in the format and location they want. The overall academic profile is concentrated rather than comprehensive. Technology offerings include information technology, software engineering, and video-game development; management covers engineering and operations as well as digital business and marketing; creative study includes graphic, interactive-media, fashion, visual-communication, music-production, and new-media fields. Business-oriented English completes the undergraduate mix. The result is a university best considered by students whose plans align with its technology, business, design, or language specialisms rather than those seeking a broad range of traditional disciplines.

For 2026/2027 bachelor’s entry, the official competition states that applicants submit certified copies of their secondary-school records, the diploma showing completion of the final or matriculation examination, proof of payment for admissions testing, a birth certificate, and an identity card or passport. The university’s undergraduate information says the normal academic-entry route is completion of a four-year secondary school. Selection criteria and testing differ by faculty. The official competition uses prior academic achievement together with an entrance examination or aptitude assessment. For example, Management admissions testing includes a case study and an interview, while art and design applicants face subject-appropriate aptitude evaluation. The university also advertises direct entry for candidates who have already passed a related entrance examination, but applicants should obtain an individual eligibility confirmation rather than assume an exemption. The stated 2026/2027 application period runs from 1 June through 25 September 2026, with applications accepted in Belgrade, in Niš where applicable, or through the published admissions contact channels. The competition contains a few apparent year inconsistencies in program-specific passages, so candidates should rely on written confirmation from admissions for their exact test and enrollment date. Master’s applicants generally submit evidence of completed bachelor’s academic study. Doctoral entry requires completed master’s study and is ranked using prior results, study duration, and relevant scholarly or artistic achievement, with requirements varying by program. Foreign applicants should separately confirm recognition of prior qualifications, language arrangements, translations, and immigration documentation.

The accredited bachelor’s portfolio comprises nine four-year programs carrying 240 ECTS. Information Technology, Software Engineering, and Video Game Development sit within the Faculty of Information Technology. The Faculty of Management offers Engineering and Operations Management and Digital Business and Marketing. The Faculty of Digital Arts covers Graphic Design, Interactive Media Design, and Fashion Design, while the Faculty of Foreign Languages offers English in Business. At master’s level, the university lists one-year, 60-ECTS study in Intelligent and Advanced Software Systems; Information Technology and Systems, with organizational information-systems and cybersecurity pathways; Digital Business; and Visual Communications. The 2026/2027 fee schedule also includes Music Production. Doctoral study lasts three years and carries 180 ECTS, with accredited programs in Software Engineering, New Media Design, and Management and Development. This structure gives applicants several progression routes within the same broad subject area, particularly in computing, digital business, and creative media. It does not mean that every subject is delivered at every location or in every language. The 2026/2027 documents show a wider undergraduate selection in Belgrade than in Niš, while the international schedule separately prices English- and Serbian-language instruction. Applicants should therefore confirm the campus, language, teaching mode, curriculum, and accreditation decision for the exact program before enrolling. The current public program pages support bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral awards but do not provide a single consolidated course catalog in English for every offering.

Key Highlights

• Institutional accreditation and multiple operating-permit supplements were issued in 2025.
• The university has locations in Belgrade and Niš.
• Four faculties cover information technology, management, digital arts, and foreign languages.
• Classroom and online delivery are advertised, subject to program availability.

Student Life & Environment

Student support is oriented toward academic guidance, employability, scholarships, and mobility. The university’s student guide describes a mentoring system in which each student is assigned a mentor who monitors progress and can help with study-related difficulties or questions. Because that guide predates the 2026/2027 cycle, applicants should confirm how mentoring currently operates in their intended faculty and study mode. The Career Development Center says it connects students with employers, provides career information and individual guidance, and supports access to internships and employment opportunities. Its site also publishes vacancies and calls relevant to students, although listings may be time-limited and should not be treated as guaranteed placements. International engagement includes an Erasmus Charter for Higher Education covering 2021–2027 and calls for student and staff mobility. Funding varies by call: for example, a 2026 traineeship opportunity was explicitly zero-funded, meaning participants had to cover their own costs. Scholarship opportunities include competitions for prospective students and tuition support for selected high-performing current students, subject to each competition’s rules. No current official source reviewed clearly describes university-managed residences, meal plans, or guaranteed housing. Students relocating to Belgrade or Niš should plan to investigate independent accommodation and commuting costs before accepting an offer.

Location & Surroundings

The main university location is at Tadeuša Košćuška 63 in Belgrade, while the Niš location is at Bulevar Svetog Cara Konstantina 80A. Admissions can be handled through either location for relevant programs, and the university also provides a central admissions email and telephone service. Belgrade is the institution’s principal and more broadly provisioned location in the 2026/2027 materials. The undergraduate fee table lists all nine bachelor’s choices there. The Niš table lists a smaller selection: Information Technology, Software Engineering, Video Game Development, Digital Business and Marketing, Graphic Design, and English in Business. Applicants should not assume that a Belgrade program is automatically taught face-to-face in Niš. Online delivery may reduce the need for relocation for eligible programs, but it does not remove the need to verify examination, consultation, or attendance requirements. International students should also distinguish between studying in English and simply using online delivery, since language and mode are separate choices in the university’s documents. As no current university housing provision was verified, location decisions should include independent research into rent, transport, and daily living arrangements in the chosen city.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The university prices tuition in euros, payable in Serbian-dinar equivalent where specified. For 2026/2027, standard annual bachelor’s tuition in Belgrade ranges from €2,790 for English in Business to €4,290 for Fashion Design. Information Technology, Software Engineering, Video Game Development, Engineering and Operations Management, and Digital Business and Marketing are each €2,990; Graphic Design and Interactive Media Design are €3,990. Published Niš prices are lower for the programs offered there, ranging from €2,290 to €3,390. The 2026/2027 international schedule charges foreign students €5,000 annually for listed bachelor’s and master’s programs taught in English. English-taught doctorates are €7,000, while Serbian-taught doctoral tuition is €4,000. Serbian-language master’s fees vary by subject, with the public table listing €2,990 for several technology and management programs, €3,990 for Visual Communications, and €4,500 for Music Production. These are program charges, not a total cost of attendance: verified housing, food, transport, insurance, visa, and personal-cost estimates were not published in the reviewed university material. The domestic fee page allows payment in 12 installments, beginning with a 20% enrollment payment. Discounts and scholarships have separate eligibility rules and may not be combinable. Students should request a written calculation for their citizenship, language, campus, and study mode before paying. Career support is available through the university’s Career Development Center, which offers counseling, skills activities, employer connections, and internship or vacancy information. No verified graduate salary, employment-rate, or employer-outcome statistics were found, so applicants should assess career fit through the curriculum, portfolio requirements, internship access, and the local demand for their chosen field.