University of Banja Luka

Founded on 7 November 1975, the University of Banja Luka is the leading higher education institution in Republika Srpska and the second largest university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It comprises 17 faculties and the Academy of Arts, offering 66 first-cycle, 67 second-cycle and 14 third-cycle study programs to approximately 15,000 students. The university follows the Bologna Process since 2007/08, is a member of the European University Association, part of the European Research Area, and was the first research institution in Bosnia and Herzegovina to receive the European Commission's Logo of Research Excellence. Most faculties are grouped in two campuses near the city centre of Banja Luka, which include student dormitories (1,300 places), restaurants, health clinics, a Student Multimedia Centre and sports facilities.