Singidunum University

Singidunum University
Универзитет Сингидунум Univerzitet Singidunum
Established	2005
Type	Private
Rector	prof. Milovan Stanišić, PhD
Students	10 000
Location	Belgrade, Serbia
Website	www.singidunum.ac.rs

Singidunum University (Serbian: Универзитет Сингидунум / Univerzitet Singidunum) is a private university in Belgrade, Serbia. The first of the faculties, the integral part of the university, was founded in 1999, while the university itself was established in 2005 following the decision issued by the Council for University Education Development of the Republic of Serbia. Singidunum University offers Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degree programmes in the fields of social sciences, formal sciences and applied sciences.

Singidunum University is established in accordance with the Bologna Process education model by implementing the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS). The appropriate curricula and degree structure have been created on the bases of well-known models of European faculties and colleges, and the best practices of Serbian national faculties.

Study programs

Singidunum University has been accredited by the Commission for Accreditation and Quality Assurance of the Republic of Serbia for the following programmes:

Undergraduate studies:

• Business Economics
• Marketing and Trade
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Information Technology and Computing
• Information Technology
• Engineering Management
• Electrical and Computing Engineering

Master studies:

• Business Economics
• Internal Audit and Forensics
• Public Sector Management
• Marketing and Trade
• Business Systems in Tourism and Hospitality
• Contemporary Information Technologies
• Engineering Management
• Electrical and Computing Engineering

PhD studies:

• Contemporary Business Decision Making
• Tourism Management
• Advanced Protection Systems
• Engineering Systems in Management
• Electrical and Computing Engineering

Full-time studies

• Three- or four-year undergraduate studies: Bachelor’s degree
• One- or two-year graduate studies: Master’s degree
• Three-year postgraduate studies: PhD degree

Distance learning system (DLS) studies

• Four-year undergraduate studies: Bachelor’s degree

At Singidunum University, DLS studies are organized in centres in Novi Sad, Nis and Subotica cities.

Faculties and departments

Faculties in the integrated school

• Faculty of Business: Department of Business Economics
• Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management: Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management
• Faculty of Informatics and Computing: Department of Informatics and Computing
• Faculty of Technical Sciences: Department of Technical Sciences

Member faculties

• Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration (FEFA)
• Faculty of Media and Communications (FMK)
• Faculty of Applied Ecology (FUTURA)
• Faculty of Business in Valjevo (PFV)
• Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management (FFKMS)

The Singidunum University Institute was founded as part of the integrated university, with the purpose of carrying out scientific and research work, taking part in Tempus and similar programmes, etc.

Joint studies with Lincoln University

Singidunum University and Lincoln University, California, USA, have had a well-established cooperation for over five years, successfully organizing joint undergraduate and postgraduate studies in English language in Belgrade. Upon the completion of the programmes, students are awarded Lincoln University degrees—Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) or Master of Business Administration (MBA) in their respective fields.

University management

Professor Milovan Stanišić, PhD	Rector
Professor Emeritus Slobodan Unković, PhD	Director of the Department of Postgraduate Studies and International Cooperation
Professor Mladen Veinović, PhD	Vice-Rector
Professor Danijel Cvjetićanin, PhD	Faculty of Business in Belgrade, Department of Business Economics(DPE)
Professor Slobodan Čerović, PhD	Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Department of Tourism and Hospitality Management (DTHM)
Professor Dragan Cvetković, PhD	Faculty of Informatics and Computing, Department of Informatics and Computing (DIR)
Professor Miroslav Lutovac, PhD	Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Technical Sciences (DT)
Professor Olivera Nikolić, PhD	Faculty of Business in Valjevo (PFV)
Assistant Professor Snežana Lazarević, PhD	Faculty of Physical Education and Sports Management (FFKMS)
Professor Ana Trbović, PhD	Faculty of Economics, Finance and Administration (FEFA)
Professor Nada Popović Perišić, PhD	Faculty of Media and Communications (FMK)
Professor Gordana Dražić, PhD	Faculty of Applied Ecology (FUTURA)
Professor Milan Milosavljević, PhD	Department of Foreign Studies

All activities at the university are regulated by internal governing bodies: the University Council, Senate, and Collegium.

Student life

There are about 12,000 students at the university. The university has 16.000 m2 of good-quality premises, equipped with state-of-the-art information technology and Internet infrastructure, audio-visual and other facilities required for successful teaching: 16 lecture theatres, 20 lecture rooms, 9 computer and Internet centres, foreign languages centre, library, staff consultation rooms, bank, students’ cafe and other facilities.

• Student Service Centre is a central info center for current and future students, providing them with all needed information regarding the study process, admission and all other activities taking place at the university.
• Career Centre aims to assist students through individual and group counseling programmes to develop skills for effective and efficient job searches.

Students take active part in the university activities by Student Parliament and Student Vice-Rector.

Publishing activities

Singidunum University has a well-established publishing sector, issuing course books and textbooks for all scientific disciplines that are part of the curricula of the study programmes.

Apart from that, the university publishes Singidunum Scientific Journal of Applied Sciences, a journal of theory and practice presenting new work in the fields of finance, economics, management, informatics and computing, tourism and hospitality management, etc.

Certificates

Through the cooperation with many well-known institutions, the university offers possibility of obtaining internationally recognized certificates:

• IBM
• European Computer Driving Licence
• ORACLE
• CISCO
• Micros Fidelio
• Galileo
• Amadeus

The following language certificates can be obtained at the university’s Language Centre:

• ESOL certificates in cooperation with the British Council
• DELE certificates in cooperation with the Institute Cervantes
• PLIDA certificates in cooperation with the Dante Alighieri Society

International cooperation

The following are some of the educational institutions and universities from Europe and the USA that Singidunum University has established cooperation with:

• Lincoln University, USA
• University of Cambridge, Great Britain
• Huron University, Great Britain
• Bocconi University, Italy
• Ca’ Foscari University, Italy
• Bologna University, Italy
• University of the Balearic Islands, Spain
• Corvinus University, Hungary
• University of Primorska, Slovenia
• Sinergija University, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• University of Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• The Mediterranean University, Montenegro

Other

Singidunum University is

• Member of the Conference of the Universities of Serbia (KONUS)
• Associated member of World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)

See also

• List of universities in Serbia
• Belgrade

External links

• Singidunum University (Serbian) (English) (Spanish)