Univerzitet u Bihaću

About Univerzitet u Bihaću

The University of Bihać is an integrated public university founded on 28 July 1997. Its roots extend to earlier technical, economics, teacher-training, and Islamic pedagogical schools in Bihać. It is governed under the higher-education framework of Una-Sana Canton and Bosnia and Herzegovina, with the canton government identified as its founder. The national higher-education quality agency lists it as a public university and records institutional accreditation through 11 September 2030. The university comprises seven faculties: Biotechnical, Economics, Islamic Pedagogical, Pedagogical, Law, Technical, and Health Studies. These units operate at several addresses around Bihać rather than on one compact site. Applicants should therefore check the location of their intended faculty when considering daily travel and services. The university’s official portrait reports 2,162 enrolled students in 2024/25, 136 academic staff members, and more than 6,000 graduates to date. Those figures describe the stated year rather than a confirmed 2026 headcount. The institution combines professionally oriented areas such as health, engineering, agriculture, and business with law, languages, education, and religious pedagogy. Its scale and regional structure may suit students seeking a public university closely connected to Una-Sana Canton, but applicants should consult the relevant faculty for current teaching schedules, facilities, and program-specific arrangements.

The university’s 2026/27 call confirms admission to first-, second-, and third-cycle studies. For first-cycle applicants, the first application period ran from 19 June through 10 July 2026. A second period runs from 31 August through 11 September 2026 for programs with remaining capacity. These dates apply specifically to 2026/27 first-cycle admission and should not be reused for later years. Applications may be submitted through the university’s online platform or at the relevant faculty. Eligible first-cycle candidates include citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, foreign nationals, and stateless applicants who have completed an appropriate four-year secondary-school program. Applicants submit an application, secondary-school certificates, the secondary-school diploma, a birth certificate, proof of citizenship, and any additional documents used in the faculty’s points calculation. Education completed outside Bosnia and Herzegovina requires appropriately recognized documents. The 2026/27 rules allow an applicant to select two faculties or study programs. Selection is based on the university’s admission criteria and faculty-specific weighting of school subjects. Faculties that require an entrance examination publish their own schedules. Incomplete or late applications are not considered, and faculty notices provide the operational details. Graduate and doctoral applicants should use the separate provisions in the 2026/27 call and contact the relevant faculty because entry documents and academic prerequisites differ from first-cycle requirements.

Study is organized in first, second, and third cycles under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. The university states that first-cycle programs normally last three years for 180 ECTS or four years for 240 ECTS. Second-cycle study is described as one year and 60 ECTS, while third-cycle study lasts three years and carries 180 ECTS. Students should verify the exact structure and entry qualification for the individual program, particularly because progression requirements may depend on the total credits already earned. The official program directory covers a broad mix of fields. First-cycle options include agriculture, food technology, forestry, environmental protection, economics and business, law, languages, education, information technology, engineering, textile design, nursing, physiotherapy, nutrition, and sanitary engineering. The master’s directory includes subjects such as law, languages, civil engineering, nursing, education, finance and accounting, management, and biotechnical fields. Listed doctoral programs include law, advanced manufacturing engineering, and electrical engineering and computer science. Program availability can change by admission cycle, so the 2026/27 call and faculty notices should control over the general directory. Applied learning differs by faculty. The Faculty of Health Studies, for example, documents practical teaching with hospitals, health institutes, a rehabilitation facility, and university laboratories. The Biotechnical Faculty describes laboratory work, a faculty library, electronic information access, and exchange relationships. These examples are faculty-specific and should not be assumed to apply across every discipline.

Key Highlights

• Public university founded by Una-Sana Canton in 1997
• State-listed accreditation valid through 11 September 2030
• Seven faculties located across Bihać
• Officially reported 2,162 enrolled students in 2024/25

Student Life & Environment

Student experience is organized largely through the individual faculties, which occupy several sites in Bihać. The university website directs students to faculty student services for program and administrative information. It also maintains central offices for teaching and student affairs, research, and international cooperation. Because services and facilities may vary by faculty, prospective students should ask their intended unit about library access, student organizations, accessibility, timetables, and extracurricular activities. International mobility is a visible part of university activity. The International Relations Office coordinates cooperation and student or staff mobility with institutions outside Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its current information describes Erasmus+ support, including assistance with applications and academic recognition. A 2025 Erasmus+ information document says the office assists incoming visitors with documentation, accommodation searches, and temporary-residence procedures. This is support with finding accommodation, not a guarantee of university-operated housing. The university also accommodates students who combine employment and study through part-time or self-funded arrangements, according to its general study information. Availability and delivery format should be confirmed directly with the faculty. No current, university-wide 2026/27 inventory of residences, meal plans, clubs, sports facilities, or student-welfare services was located, so applicants should not assume these are included.

Location & Surroundings

The university is based in Bihać, the administrative center of Una-Sana Canton in northwestern Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its rectorate is at Pape Ivana Pavla II 2, while its seven faculties use several addresses around the city. The Biotechnical and Pedagogical faculties are listed in the Žegar area; other faculties occupy sites on or near Pape Ivana Pavla II, Džanića mahala, Irfana Ljubijankića, Žegarska aleja, and Nositelja hrvatskog trolista. Students may therefore need to travel between locations for university-wide activities. This distributed layout makes the chosen faculty’s address more relevant than the rectorate address when evaluating housing and commuting. Applicants should confirm where most classes, laboratories, placements, and student services for their program are delivered. The university does not publish a sufficiently detailed, current English-language guide to public transportation, typical commuting times, or 2026 housing costs. International students should also plan for immigration formalities and confirm whether their faculty can provide instruction or consultation in a language they understand, as the database record identifies the general instructional language as local.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The Una-Sana Canton government sets annual fees for the university’s study programs. A complete, clearly attributable 2026/27 university-wide fee schedule was not located in the reviewed English-language material, so no tuition amount is presented here. Costs can vary by faculty, study cycle, and funding status. Applicants should request the current decision from the faculty student service and ask separately about enrollment charges, repeated courses, document fees, and any distinction between budget-funded, self-funded, part-time, domestic, and foreign students. No current official university-wide estimate for housing, meals, transportation, insurance, books, or residence-permit expenses was found. The International Relations Office says it helps incoming mobility participants search for suitable accommodation and navigate temporary-residence procedures, but this does not establish a residence guarantee or fixed price. Career preparation is discipline-specific. Health Studies documents practical training with hospitals, public-health and veterinary institutes, a rehabilitation facility, and other regional organizations. Biotechnical programs describe cooperation with the local and regional community through projects and advisory work. The university also supports mobility intended to earn recognized ECTS credits. No verified university-wide graduate employment rate, salary data, formal placement rate, or current list of recruiting employers was available, so students should ask their faculty how internships, professional licensing, and employer engagement operate in the chosen field.