Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade

The University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy (Serbian: Филозофски факултет Универзитета у Београду), founded in the early 19th century within the Belgrade Higher School, is the oldest and most prominent institution of higher education in Serbia and among the oldest in the South-Eastern Europe.[2] It is the most prominent social science education institution in the country with number of prominent alumni and faculty members. The Faculty building is located at the meeting point of the Čika-Ljubina with the Knez Mihailova Street, the main pedestrian and shopping zone in Belgrade, Stari Grad.

University of Belgrade
Faculty of Philosophy

Филозофски факултет Универзитета у Београду
Type	Public
Established	1838
Dean	Miloš Arsenijević
Academic staff	244 (2018–19)[1]
Administrative staff	89 (2013)
Students	4,699 (2018–19)[1]
Undergraduates	3,523 (2018–19)[1]
Postgraduates	599 (2018–19)[1]
Doctoral students	577 (2018–19)[1]
Location	Belgrade , Serbia 44.817952°N 20.457909°E
Campus	Urban
Website	www.f.bg.ac.rs

The Faculty employs 255 teaching staff and has approximately 6000 undergraduate and graduate students within ten departments: Department of Philosophy, Department of Classics, Department of History, Department of Art History, Department of Archaeology, Department of Ethnology and Anthropology, Department of Sociology, Department of Psychology, Department of Andragogy and Department of Pedagogy.

Notable alumni

• Mira Adanja-Polak, Freelance producer, journalist and presenter
• Mehdi Bardhi, Founder of the Institute of Albanology in Priština
• Alojz Benac, President of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1977-1981)
• Gani Bobi, Albanian philosopher and sociologist
• Milan Budimir, Serbian classical scholar
• Miloš N. Đurić, Serbian classical scholar
• Miodrag Bulatović, Montenegrin Serb novelist and playwright
• Branko Ćopić, Bosnian and Yugoslav writer
• Bora Ćosić, Serbian and Croatian writer
• Zija Dizdarević, Bosnian prose writer
• Zoran Đinđić, Prime Minister of Serbia (2001–2003)
• Rajko Đurić, Serbian Romani writer
• Jelena Genčić, Serbian tennis coach
• Trivo Inđić, Advisor to the Serbian President (2004–2012)
• Žarko Korać, Deputy Prime Minister in the Government of Serbia (2001-2004)
• Desanka Kovačević-Kojić, Serbian historian
• Sonja Licht, President of the Belgrade Fund for Political Excellence (2003–present)
• Sima Lozanić, first Rector of the University of Belgrade
• Desanka Maksimović, Serbian poet
• Miroslav Marcovich, philologist and university professor
• Simo Elaković, Serbian philosopher and economist
• Mihailo Marković, Serbian philosopher
• Dragoljub Mićunović, Serbian politician and philosopher
• Nikola Milošević, Serbian writer and political philosopher
• Dragoslav Mitrinović, Serbian mathematician
• Vasko Popa, Serbian poet of Romanian descent
• Nebojša Radmanović, President of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2008–2009)
• Šerbo Rastoder, Montenegrin Bosniak philosopher and historian
• Vladislav F. Ribnikar, founder of Politika, the oldest Serbian newspaper
• Veljko Rus, Slovenian philosopher and politician
• Ljubodrag Simonović, Serbian philosopher, author and retired basketball player
• Bogoljub Šijaković, Serbian Minister of Religion (2008–2012)
• Boris Tadić, President of Serbia (2004–2012)
• Ljubomir Tadić, one of the founders of the Democratic Party in Serbia
• Ljubodrag Dimić, Serbian historian and university professor
• Lepa Mladjenovic, Serbian feminist and lesbian activist
• Zdravko Dizdar, Croatian historian

References

1. "Високо образовање 2018/2019" (PDF). stat.gov.rs (in Serbian). Statistical Office of Serbia. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
2. University of Belgrade Faculty of Philosophy: Official website, Retrieved 27 April 2013.

External links

• Official website (in Serbian, English)