University of Mostar

About University of Mostar

The University of Mostar is an independent public higher-education institution headquartered in Mostar. Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state higher-education register lists it as a public university founded in 1992, with accreditation valid until 26 February 2028. The institution remains operational and recruited students for the 2026/2027 academic year. Its development is tied to a longer history of higher education in Herzegovina. The university’s official history traces local university-level teaching through earlier theological, teacher-training, engineering and agricultural schools. Faculties and higher schools operated within the University “Džemal Bijedić” from 1977 to 1992; the current University of Mostar name and Croatian as its official language were introduced in 1992. This distinction explains why some institutional narratives emphasize 1977 while the current state register records 1992 as the foundation date of the present institution. The university is organized through constituent faculties and institutes rather than as a single undifferentiated college. Its 2026/2027 admissions notice names units covering agriculture and food technology, fine arts, economics, science and education, mechanical engineering, computing and electrical engineering, health studies, pharmacy, humanities and social sciences, civil engineering, architecture and geodesy, medicine, law, and theology and catechetics. University-level offerings also include traffic and logistics and selected interdisciplinary or distance programs. Prospective students should expect academic rules, selection procedures and fee schedules to differ by constituent and study status.

Admission is program-specific and is conducted through a public competition. For 2026/2027, the university used its eUpisi electronic system for applications, program information, requirements, documents and ranking lists. The first undergraduate and integrated-study application period ran from 23 June to 2 July 2026. A second period was scheduled for 24 August to 4 September 2026 only where places remained after the first round. These dates apply specifically to the 2026/2027 competition and should not be reused for later intakes. Selection considers achievement in previous education and, depending on the program, an entrance test or another assessment. Relevant school subjects vary: examples include mathematics and physics for engineering-related programs and biology and chemistry for some agriculture or health-related fields. Fine-arts applicants must submit a portfolio, while several health, medicine, pharmacy and kinesiology programs require a recent medical certificate. The precise criteria and examination arrangements are set out by the relevant constituent. Applicants educated outside Bosnia and Herzegovina must provide recognition of their secondary-school completion and annual certificates, or evidence that recognition has been initiated. The published competition also requires core identity and educational documentation and charges a BAM 50 selection-procedure fee. Graduate and specialist applicants follow separate qualification requirements. International applicants should verify language expectations, recognition steps, visa or residence obligations and the foreign-student fee category directly with the faculty before applying.

The official study-program register shows provision across first-cycle, second-cycle and third-cycle study, supporting bachelor’s-, master’s- and doctoral-level study. It also lists integrated programs, professional studies and postgraduate specialist awards, which should be assessed separately rather than assumed to correspond to the three standard degree labels. The academic range is broad. First- and second-cycle examples include agriculture, food technology, economics, civil engineering, architecture and urban planning, geodesy and geoinformatics, electrical engineering, computing, mechanical engineering, health disciplines, law, humanities, social sciences, education and fine arts. Medicine and dental medicine are structured as six-year integrated university programs, while pharmacy is a five-year integrated program. The register also identifies Medical Studies in English and an English-language distance option in the application of artificial intelligence; these limited offerings do not mean that the university generally teaches in English. Croatian is the institution’s official language, so applicants must verify the teaching and assessment language for their exact program. Doctoral options listed by the university include fields such as agriculture and environmental protection, economics and business economics, pharmaceutical sciences, educational sciences, health sciences, civil engineering, mechanical engineering, computing, biomedicine and health, legal sciences, and interdisciplinary humanities and social sciences. Program duration commonly follows three years for first-cycle study and one or two years for second-cycle study, but four-year first-cycle and integrated five- or six-year structures also appear. Students comparing qualifications should consult the program register and relevant faculty curriculum for exact duration, cycle, mode, specialization and professional recognition requirements.

Key Highlights

• Public university listed in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s state accreditation register
• Institutional accreditation valid through 26 February 2028
• Current institutional name and Croatian official language date from 1992
• Constituent units span sciences, professions, humanities, arts and social sciences

Student Life & Environment

Student services are distributed between the university, its constituent faculties, the Student Centre and student representative bodies. The Student Centre provides accommodation and meals and organizes cultural, sports and recreational activities. It also mediates temporary and occasional student employment. Its 2026 university profile reports 187 rooms and 420 beds, including limited provision associated with university exchanges. Rooms have private sanitary facilities and internet and cable connections, while the restaurant serves breakfast, lunch and dinner. Because the reported capacity is finite, applicants should not assume that admission to a study program guarantees a residence place. They should obtain the current housing competition, eligibility rules, prices and application dates directly from the Student Centre. The Student Union is the university’s principal student representative body and maintains faculty-level representation, a student ombudsperson and an international-cooperation function. Its 2026 activity listings include student basketball and futsal competitions. Individual faculties also operate associations, libraries and academic or professional activities, so the experience varies by field and campus location. Students seeking counselling, accessibility arrangements, competitive-sport accommodations or clubs should confirm which services are university-wide and which belong to a particular constituent before enrolling.

Location & Surroundings

The university is based in Mostar in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its official central contact address is Trg hrvatskih velikana 1, 88000 Mostar, while teaching also occurs at constituent facilities and Campus II in Rodoč. Some entries in the university’s program and admissions materials refer to additional university centres outside Mostar, so applicants should verify the delivery location of their chosen program rather than assuming every course is taught at the central campus. Mostar lies in the Neretva River valley between Hum Hill and the Velež Mountain area. The city’s Old Bridge and surrounding Old City have been on UNESCO’s World Heritage List since 2005. UNESCO describes an urban landscape shaped by Ottoman, Mediterranean and western European influences and by the coexistence of different cultural and religious communities. For students, this places study within an active regional city rather than an isolated residential campus. Daily travel, accommodation choice and proximity to facilities will depend on the relevant faculty or campus. Prospective international students should compare the faculty address, housing location and available local transport before committing to a lease.

Costs & Career Outcomes

The University of Mostar does not publish one universal tuition figure. Its 2026/2027 competition sets semester charges by program and student category, distinguishing ministry-supported regular students, fee-paying regular students, part-time students and distance students. For programs admitting ministry-supported regular students, the standard enrollment charge was BAM 200 per semester. Published fee-paying undergraduate and integrated-study charges varied widely: examples ranged from BAM 700 per semester for agriculture to BAM 2,500 for dental medicine. Medicine in English was listed separately at EUR 4,500 per semester. These are 2026/2027 figures, not estimates for future years. The competition states that enrollment charges are included in tuition for fee-paying regular and part-time students. It also lists a BAM 50 selection-procedure charge and a BAM 10 Student Union payment at enrollment. Housing and meals are separate from academic fees; the sources reviewed did not provide a verified 2026/2027 Student Centre price, so students should request the current residence schedule and budget independently for accommodation, food, transport, books, insurance and administrative requirements. Career preparation is embedded differently across constituents. The portfolio includes professional and regulated fields such as engineering, health, pharmacy, medicine, law and education, as well as business, arts and humanities. The Student Centre also reports mediation for temporary student work. No authoritative, university-wide graduate employment rate, salary outcome or employer-placement dataset was found in the reviewed sources. Applicants should therefore evaluate curricula, practical components, professional recognition and faculty-level career support rather than infer outcomes from promotional claims.