University of Montenegro

Today, the UNIVERSITY OF MONTENEGRO is an intellectual development of Montenegro – the center of scientific research, cultural, artistic and innovative creativity. It is the oldest and at the same time the only state university in Montenegro. It is the most comprehensive higher education institution that provides education in the fields of social sciences, humanities, as well as technological, natural and medical sciences. Classes are organized in accordance with the curricula of reputable universities in the European Higher Education Area, which, along with numerous agreements and programs, enables unhindered mobility for students, teachers and administrative staff. The studies are implemented in three cycles, undergraduate, master and doctoral studies. The model according to which they are implemented is 3 + 2 + 3, which means that undergraduate studies last for three academic years, with exception of regulated professions and teacher education that lasts for five or six years. Postgraduate master studies last two, and doctoral three academic years. In undergraduate and master studies, candidates are enrolled at the expense of the State Budget. The University of Montenegro is also a leading scientific research institution in the country, which strengthens its position through international cooperation and project activities aimed at supporting scientific research capacities. In addition to a very strong research activity in organizational units, the University also has three scientific institutes, the Institute of History, the Institute of Marine Biology and the Institute of Advanced Studies. As a central institution of science, culture and art, it continuously strengthens ties with the economic, social and international environment, through productive cooperation with business and the public sector. The University of Montenegro is a member of prestigious international organizations such as:

• EUA (The European University Association)
• Magna Charta Universitatum
• AUF (The Francophone University Association)
• Uniadrion (The University Network of the Adriatic Ionian Initiative)
• NUSCT (Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories)
• BUA (The Balkan University Association)

Today, the University strives to have a large network of partners in the field of education, research, public sector and industry from around the world. The first international agreement was signed in 1975 with the State University of Florida, and today UMNE has more than 80 bilateral agreements with universities in Europe and Asia and more than 150 inter-institutional agreements for credit mobility within the ERASMUS + program. Within the mobility programs Erasmus +, CEEPUS, Mevlana and bilateral cooperation programs, students, researchers and academic staff have the opportunity to exchange knowledge and skills at international level. Following both global trends in higher education and the needs of the labor market, the University of Montenegro seeks to modernize the institutional and functional settings of the University, as well as to continuously improve curriculum, technical resources and spatial capacity of the institution.

Mission

The University of Montenegro has a key role and responsibility to create and disseminate knowledge through excellence in education, science and creativity; to promote international cooperation; to create successful and socially responsible academic citizens; and to promote democratic and sustainable development of the society and the state of Montenegro.

 

Infrastructure

The university is represented with its infrastructure in three Montenegrin regions: central, northern and southern. The capital of Montenegro, Podgorica, is home to the largest number of faculties, and classes also take place in Nikšić, Cetinje, Kotor, Bar, Igalo, Berane and Bijelo Polje. The seat of the University is in Podgorica, where the new building of the Rectorate of the University of Montenegro was opened in 2009.

Central Region

Podgorica

In Podgorica, classes are held and research is conducted in the field of agriculture and technical, natural and medical sciences, and ideas and concepts of economics are researched, lectures, open debates and discussions in law and political science are organized.

The life of students in Podgorica was especially enriched by opening of the University Sports and Cultural Center, on November 17^th, 2015, at the ceremony on occasion of the International Students Day. Today, this spot is center of the most important student, sports and cultural events, as well as science fairs and seasonal employment of students.

In the heart of the university campus, under auspices of the building of technical faculties, classes are held at the following faculties: Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Metalurgy and Technology, Faculty of Science and Mathematics and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The buildings of the Biotechnical and Faculty of Architecture are in the immediate vicinity.

In the capital center, near the Millennium Bridge, the same building is shared by the Faculty of Economics, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Political Sciences.

The Historical Institute of Montenegro is one of the oldest scientific research institutions in Montenegro, also situated in Podgorica. The rich Library of the Historical Institute of Montenegro is one of the oldest in terms of time of its creation, and one of the most valuable Montenegrin libraries in terms of the content of the fund, old and rare books. Although the Library is of a closed type, its services, in addition to scientists from the Historical Institute of Montenegro and associates, are used by cultural and public workers and students. Also, on territory of the municipality of Podgorica, there is the Experimental Estate in Lješkopolje, which is a professional research resource for development and research of all areas of agriculture.

Cetinje – Home of Arts

All faculties of art of the University of Montenegro (Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Dramatic Arts and Music Academy) are located in the Historic Royal Capital of Montenegro, Cetinje. They are partly housed in buildings that once housed diplomatic missions, built in the 19th century, and partly in new buildings. Students give pulse of creative youthful energy to this historical and cultural center of Montenegro, through music, theater performances and street painting. The Center for Artistic Research of Art 42°, founded in 2010 at the Faculty of Fine Arts, hosted international and domestic artists, as well as works of art by teachers and students of the Faculty.

Nikšić  

Three sayings explain everything about student life in Nikšić:

• Philosophy is the mother of all sciences – Faculty of Philosophy;
• You are worth as many languages ​​as you speak – Faculty of Philology and;
• Sound body, Sound mind – Faculty of Sports and Physical Education.

The Faculty of Philosophy and the Faculty of Philology share the same building, while there is a separate building for the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education.