University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies

Key Highlights

• Independent Serbian public university specializing in police, criminal-investigation, forensic, computing, and security education
• Government founding decision dates to 2014; transformation from the predecessor academy was registered in 2018
• Three principal departments: Criminal Investigation, Forensic Engineering, and Informatics and Computing
• Current accreditation and 2026/2027 enrollment activity confirm continued operation

Student Life & Environment

Student life is shaped by the university’s compact size, specialist mission, and professional expectations. The official student portal provides timetables, examination schedules, consultation information, e-learning, and an e-Student system. A Student Parliament represents the student body, while listed subject-based sections include criminal investigation, polymer forensics, emergency situations, and genetics. These activities offer a route to explore specialist topics outside formal classes, although current schedules and activity levels should be confirmed directly with the university. The library is a significant academic resource for this particular field. As of its August 2025 update, it reported approximately 41,000 Serbian and international publications, with holdings in law, police and security studies, criminal investigation, informatics, and forensic science. Students also have access to the JAKOV digital repository, the Serbian COBISS library network, textbooks, journals, reference works, and specialist historical collections. The university participates in Erasmus-related activity and lists mobility guidance and a buddy-support system. However, the ordinary 2026/2027 undergraduate competition was restricted to Serbian citizens meeting a residency condition, so exchange mobility should not be confused with open international degree admission. No current official evidence of university-operated residence halls or a guaranteed housing placement was found. Students who need accommodation should obtain current guidance before committing and should budget for housing separately unless the university confirms another arrangement.

Location & Surroundings

The university is located at 196 Cara Dušana Street in Zemun, an urban municipality of Belgrade. Official institutional pages use both Belgrade and Zemun in the address; these are consistent because Zemun forms part of Serbia’s capital. Students therefore study in a metropolitan setting while being based outside Belgrade’s central historic districts. Zemun has its own recognizable local character, including an older town center and a Danube riverfront. The Tourist Organization of Belgrade highlights the area’s promenade, Gardoš, cultural monuments, restaurants, and public-transport connections. Belgrade’s city transport network includes buses, trams, trolleybuses, and urban rail, although students should check current routes and journey times for the Cara Dušana campus rather than assuming that central Belgrade destinations are within walking distance. The setting may suit students who want access to the services and cultural life of a national capital without studying in its busiest center. It also places the university within reach of national government, police, security, scientific, and technical organizations relevant to its specialist mission. Housing availability, commute length, and transport connections should be checked individually because the university does not publish a current general guarantee of campus accommodation.

Costs & Career Outcomes

All 120 undergraduate places advertised for 2026/2027 were state-funded, so the official competition did not quote ordinary tuition for that intake. State-funded undergraduates sign an agreement with Serbia’s Ministry of Interior defining mutual rights and obligations. Applicants should obtain and review the current agreement before enrollment because state funding should not be interpreted as having no conditions. Application-related costs still applied. In 2026, the administrative charge was RSD 5,000 for one program, RSD 6,500 for two, RSD 7,500 for three, or RSD 8,500 for all four. Candidates also paid for the required medical, morphological, psychological, and drug-screening procedures. Current housing, meals, transport, books, and personal-equipment costs were not stated in the undergraduate competition, and no verified current university residence price was found. Applicants should therefore request a full personal cost estimate directly from the university and avoid relying on older published fee schedules. Graduate tuition and financing are governed by separate level-specific competitions. The curriculum is designed for work connected with policing, criminal investigation, forensic practice, computing, information protection, and wider security functions. The university states that graduates who sign the relevant Ministry of Interior agreement are provided employment in the ministry subject to the agreement’s conditions. This should not be generalized into an unconditional job guarantee for every student or every program. No current official graduate salary, placement rate, or time-to-employment statistic was found, so prospective students should ask how the agreement applies to their intended course and cohort.