UNIVERSITY OF NIUNIVERSITY OF NIŠŠ

TEMPUS IV PROJECTTEMPUS IV PROJECT““Reforming Foreign Language Reforming Foreign Language

Studies in Serbia”Studies in Serbia”Kick-off MeetingKick-off Meeting

Belgrade, December 2nd, 2010Belgrade, December 2nd, 2010

University of Niš

TThe third largest academic higher he third largest academic higher education institution in Serbia. education institution in Serbia.

An iAn independent degree-granting ndependent degree-granting institution institution since since June 15, 1965June 15, 1965..

AA medium-sized, mature and well medium-sized, mature and well developed academic community developed academic community comprising comprising 1313 academic units, i. e. academic units, i. e. FacultiesFaculties..

University of Niš 1. T1. The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, he Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture, 2. T2. The Faculty of Economics, he Faculty of Economics, 3. T3. The Faculty of Electronic Engineering, he Faculty of Electronic Engineering, 4. T4. The Faculty of Fine Arts, he Faculty of Fine Arts, 5. T5. The Faculty of Law, he Faculty of Law, 6. T6. The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, he Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 7. T7. The Faculty of Medicine, he Faculty of Medicine, 8. T8. The Faculty of Occupational Safety, he Faculty of Occupational Safety, 9. T9. The Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, he Faculty of Sport and Physical Education, 10. T10. The Faculty of Science and Mathematics, he Faculty of Science and Mathematics, 11. T11. The Faculty of Technology he Faculty of Technology ((LeskovacLeskovac)), , 12. T12. The Teacher-Training Faculty he Teacher-Training Faculty ((VranjeVranje)) 1313. . TThe Faculty of Philosophy, he Faculty of Philosophy,

University of Niš

Most of the faculties have Most of the faculties have composite structure, i.e. various composite structure, i.e. various departments, divisions or majors departments, divisions or majors offering wide and diversified study offering wide and diversified study and research opportunitiesand research opportunities

UUndergraduate ndergraduate levellevel GGraduate levelraduate level Ph.D. degreePh.D. degree level level

University of Niš

The The student body student body amounts to around amounts to around 30,000 students, of which 30,000 students, of which more more than than 4400 00 areare foreign students. foreign students.

The number of the University teaching The number of the University teaching staff is 1staff is 1,,5560.60.

MMore than 4ore than 49,59,500 students have 00 students have graduated from the University, graduated from the University, 2,2542,254 have have earned master's degree and 1earned master's degree and 1,275,275 have have successfully defended their doctoral successfully defended their doctoral dissertations.dissertations.

Faculty of Philosophy

The Faculty of Philosophy was The Faculty of Philosophy was established in 1971. established in 1971.

The faculty has 170 full-time employees, The faculty has 170 full-time employees, while the number of students is close to while the number of students is close to 26002600. .

Socio-philosophical and philological Socio-philosophical and philological disciplines.disciplines.

TThe Faculty consists of he Faculty consists of 1010 departments departments, , three philological.three philological.

Faculty of Philosophy

Philosophy Philosophy DepartmentDepartmentSociology Sociology DepartmentDepartmentHistory History DepartmentDepartmentEducation Education DepartmentDepartmentJournalismJournalism Department DepartmentSerbian Language Serbian Language DepartmentDepartmentSerbian and World Literature DepartmentSerbian and World Literature DepartmentEnglish Language and LiteratureEnglish Language and Literature Department DepartmentRussian Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature DepartmentDepartment

Faculty of PhilosophyTheThe leading institution for foreign language leading institution for foreign language

learning at a university level in Southern Serbia.learning at a university level in Southern Serbia.TThe only state-owned language teacher training he only state-owned language teacher training

institution in Southern Serbia. institution in Southern Serbia. The staff of the three philological departments The staff of the three philological departments

consists of more than consists of more than 60 60 well-trained well-trained professionals. professionals.

20 accredited study programmes.20 accredited study programmes.Modern English and RussianModern English and Russian..Foreign Foreign language language ccourses on offer for all ourses on offer for all

students of the Facultystudents of the Faculty: : English, French, English, French, German, Russian, Modern Greek, and German, Russian, Modern Greek, and Bulgarian.Bulgarian.

Faculty of Philosophy

DepartmentDepartment Degrees Degrees conferredconferred

Students Students

at presentat present

EnglishEnglish

Since 1971Since 197110691069 407407 3333

SerbianSerbian

Since 1987Since 1987733733 415415 22 55

Russian Russian

Since 1998Since 19982424 5656

Faculty of Philosophy

Perspectives:Perspectives:

FrenchFrench language and Literature language and Literature Department – 2012.Department – 2012.

GermanGerman language and Literature language and Literature Department – 2015.Department – 2015.

ItalianItalian language and Literature language and Literature DepartmentDepartment