About
About the University
An international campus of the University of Novi Sad, founded in 2015 for international students together with the partner universities of the Danube Rectors’ Conference.
Identity
Who we are
Nahda University for Science and Technology is an international campus of the University of Novi Sad, opened in 2015 and dedicated entirely to students from outside the Republic of Serbia. It was founded in academic and institutional cooperation with partner universities of the Danube Rectors’ Conference, which contribute joint curricula, visiting professors and a shared clinical and industrial training network.
The university carries the academic authority of the University of Novi Sad — a public institution founded in 1960, among the largest in South-East Europe — while operating its own faculties, its own English-language study programmes and its own student services designed around the needs of international students who arrive in Serbia for the first time.
All seven faculties teach in English, follow the Bologna process and award degrees expressed in ECTS credits with a Diploma Supplement, so that qualifications are read and recognised throughout the European Higher Education Area.
Mission
To provide internationally recognised, English-language higher education of European standard to students from every continent, and to conduct research that serves the host community in Serbia and the partner communities of the Danube region.
Vision
To become the reference destination in South-East Europe for international students seeking a European degree in science, health and technology, delivered in English at a cost that keeps quality education within reach.
Values
- Academic integrity and transparency of every procedure.
- Equality of access regardless of nationality, gender or belief.
- Care for students who study far from home.
- Responsibility towards the host city and country.
- Cooperation across cultures as a condition of good science.
Our origin
A campus of Novi Sad, founded with the Danube Rectors’ Conference
The University of Novi Sad — a public university of the Republic of Serbia founded in 1960 and one of the largest in South-East Europe — established this campus so that students from outside Serbia could study its scientific and health-sciences disciplines entirely in English.
The partner universities of the Danube Rectors’ Conference joined as cooperating founders. They contribute curricula developed in their own faculties of medicine, dentistry and pharmacy, visiting professors each semester, elective clinical rotations in partner hospitals across the region, and the endowment that funds the Danube Excellence Scholarship.
The faculties were founded one after another as the campus grew: Science in 2015, Engineering in 2016, Education in 2017, Pharmacy in 2018, Medicine in 2019, Dentistry in 2020 and Veterinary Medicine in 2021.
History
How the university was formed
Founding initiative
The University of Novi Sad and partner universities of the Danube Rectors’ Conference agree to prepare an English-language campus for international students in Novi Sad.
Foundation agreement
The joint foundation agreement is signed in Novi Sad; the academic model, joint supervision arrangements and the scholarship endowment are approved by the participating senates.
Establishment and first faculty
The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia enters the institution in the Register of Higher Education Institutions. The Faculty of Science is founded and the first 240 international students are enrolled.
Faculty of Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering is founded and the renovated Block B teaching and laboratory complex opens.
Faculty of Education
The Faculty of Education is founded and the first partner-school practice network is established.
Faculty of Pharmacy
The Faculty of Pharmacy is founded, with pharmaceutical technology and analysis laboratories accredited by NAT.
Faculty of Medicine
The Faculty of Medicine is founded and clinical teaching begins at the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina.
Faculty of Dentistry
The Faculty of Dentistry is founded and the university dental clinic with forty chairs opens to patients.
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is founded, completing seven faculties, and the veterinary teaching hospital and farm practice network begin work.
Research and mobility
Five research centres are formally constituted and the university joins Erasmus+ KA131 and KA171 mobility with 38 partner institutions.
Growth
Enrolment passes 3,100 students from 46 countries and the annual Danube network joint research call is opened.
Leadership
University leadership
Prof. Dr Miloš Radovanović
Professor of Molecular Biology. Formerly Vice-Rector for Research at the University of Novi Sad. Responsible for the overall academic and administrative leadership of the university.
Prof. Dr Milena Jovanović
Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Novi Sad. Oversees study programmes, examinations, academic standards and the Bologna framework.
Prof. Dr Katarina Novak
Professor of Public Health. Leads Erasmus+ mobility, partner agreements, recognition of foreign qualifications and the international student experience.
Prof. Dr Stefan Petrović
Professor of Materials Engineering. Coordinates the five research centres, project funding, ethics review and technology transfer.
Dr Jelena Marić
Responsible for admissions, student welfare, housing, scholarships and the Student Parliament.
Mr Vladimir Ilić
Head of administration, legal affairs, human resources, procurement and campus operations.
Key facts
The university at a glance
| Official name | Nahda University for Science and Technology — Novi Sad Campus |
|---|---|
| Established | 2015 |
| Founding university | University of Novi Sad |
| Cooperating university | Danube Rectors’ Conference |
| Seat | Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia |
| Faculties | 7 |
| Students | 3,140 from 46 countries (94% international) |
| Academic & research staff | 318 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Telephone | +381 21 485 2000 · +381 62 922 4042 |
| info@nahda.edu.rs | |
| Website | www.nahda.edu.rs |
Accreditation
Accredited by the National Entity for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NAT) of the Republic of Serbia; study programmes are ECTS-based and carry a Diploma Supplement recognised throughout the European Higher Education Area.
Bologna framework
Study programmes are expressed in ECTS credits, examinations are held in three terms per academic year, and every graduate receives a Diploma Supplement in English at no charge.
Academic integrity
All graduation and postgraduate theses are screened against the national repository before defence, in accordance with the university code of academic integrity.