Univerzitet u Beogradu
Founded in 1808, UB is the oldest and the largest university in Serbia and in the south-eastern European region. The University of Belgrade is also the largest university in Circle U., with almost 100.000 students and 8.500 staff members, spread over 31 faculties and 11 research institutes. The university has a long-standing tradition of academic exchange and has established extensive partnerships with numerous higher education institutions worldwide, particularly in scientific research, through various international educational and research programs.
It is located in Serbia's capital – Belgrade, an exceptionally vibrant and outspoken city, with a reputation of a regional hot-spot of culture, entertainment and nightlife, with a large expat community, ranging from students to business and industry professionals, that makes much of the city’s content inclusive for English speaking visitors.
The University of Belgrade and Circle U.
For UB, Circle U. offers a unique opportunity to learn from the best European universities and be the forerunner for the advancement not only of Serbian universities, but also of universities across the Western Balkans and south-eastern Europe, thus bringing about a larger positive impact in these regions. During the pilot phase, UB coordinated activities in the area of Student Led Sustainable Innovation, including developing and scaling up challenge-based learning activities. It is a strategic priority for the university to promote student innovation, the development of transferable and entrepreneurial skills, and sustainable education.
Under the project Circle U. 2030, UB played a crucial role in setting up the InCU.bator, based on the lessons learnt in the pilot phase. It will also reinforce its engagement in the Knowledge Hub on Climate and will support the further development of a joint programme. Along with the University of Pisa, the University of Belgrade co-directs our new Knowledge Hub on Artificial Intelligence. Last but not least, UB is responsible for the development and implementation of IT infrastructures that will make Circle U. a reality for our communities.
Latest news at University of Belgrade
Events
WFN "From Potential to Power" Spring Track 2026
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence - Webinar Series
Open Conversation: What works, when, how and why: Promising practices for a more hopeful future
Populist Politics in Comparative Perspective: Drivers, Manifestations, and Democratic Outcomes
Meet the Circle U. team at the University of Belgrade
Do you have a question about Circle U.?
Get in touch with our local Circle U. coordinator: Nikola Savić, nikola.savic@rect.bg.ac.rs
Management Board member
Nebojša Bojović
- Vice Rector
- University of Belgrade
Nebojša Bojović
- Vice Rector
- University of Belgrade
A transport researcher with 25+ years of experience at the University of Belgrade - Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Belgrade, Serbia.
Professor Bojovic gives lectures on a large number of subjects at all levels of studies in the field of management, organization and management in traffic, transport and communications, market and marketing business, engineering economics, as well as evaluation and management.
The main research interests of Prof. Bojovic are in the field of application of operational research, information systems and traffic management theory with special emphasis on: fleet management, engineering economics as well as risk and project management.
Academic Chairs
Dr Miroslav Marić
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Knowledge Hub on AI
Dr Miroslav Marić
- Faculty of Mathematics
- Knowledge Hub on AI
Dr Miroslav Marić is a Full Professor and the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Informatics at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade, the President of the Mathematical Society of Serbia, the Head of the GeoGebra Center of Belgrade, and a member of the National Education Council. He received his BSc. degree (2002), MSc (2006) and PhD (2008) in Computer Science from the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade. His research interests are: Artificial Intelligence, Operational Research, Credit Risk, Mathematical Optimization, Parallel Algorithms, Teaching Methodology in Mathematics and Computer Science, Computer Graphics, etc. Throughout his academic career, he authored over 120 research papers, mostly in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Also, he supervised over 100 MSc and 5 PhD thesis.
Miroslav was the Team leader for four national projects, participated at several national and international projects and was a member of program and organizational committees of several national and international conferences. Notably, he was the leader of the project Final Exam – A Platform for Equal Inclusion of Students in the Educational Process which won the Award Innovative Practice 2020 given by the Zero project founded by the Essl foundation and United Nations in Vienna. Also, he lead the project of the Ministry of Education, eGovernment, cooperated by the Faculty of Mathematics and the Faculty of Organizational Sciences at the University of Belgrade, which resulted in the creation of the „eVežbaonica" platform which was later awarded the DIS Plaque for its outstanding contribution to the development of Informatics in Serbia in 2022.
He won the Saint Sava Award for the year 2020, which is the most significant award in the field of education given by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia. He received the EdTech Western Balkans Person of the Year award.
- Dr Miroslav Marić
miroslav.maric@matf.bg.ac.rs
Department of Computer Science and Informatics
Faculty of Mathematics
University of Belgrade
Prof. Dr Jelena Luković
- Faculty of Geography
- Knowledge Hub on Climate
Prof. Dr Jelena Luković
- Faculty of Geography
- Knowledge Hub on Climate
Jelena received a bachelors (2004), a magistar (2008), and a doctoral degree (2013), in Geography at the University of Belgrade. Her dissertation elucidated the spatial pattern of climate variability in Serbia. Since her Fulbright fellowship at UC Berkeley, her focus of research is precipitation seasonality change in the subtropics.
- Jelena Lukovic
Faculty of Geography
University of Belgrade
Prof. Dr Nemanja Džuverović
- Faculty of Political Science
- Knowledge Hub on Democracy
Prof. Dr Nemanja Džuverović
- Faculty of Political Science
- Knowledge Hub on Democracy
Nemanja Džuverović is professor in Peace Studies at the University of Belgrade. He is also adjunct professor at the Northwestern University His research areas include critical peacebuilding, international statebuilding in the Balkans, and sociology of International Relations. He has been visiting researcher at the University of Manchester, the University of Uppsala, the University of Bradford and the University of Granada. At the moment he is serving as the Vice-Dean for Research and International Cooperation at the Faculty of Political Science. He is co-editor of the Journal of Regional Security and program co-director of the MA Peace, Security and Development.
- Nemanja Džuverović
Faculty of Political Science
University of Belgrade
Dr Aleksandra Buha Đorđević
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Knowledge Hub on Global Health
Dr Aleksandra Buha Đorđević
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Knowledge Hub on Global Health
Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic is a pharmacist holding a PhD degree in Toxicology. Her research focus in on the environmental contaminants and their effects on human health. As a member of many international working groups and consortiums, she is actively involved in environmental and global health promotion.
- Aleksandra Buha Djordjevic
Faculty of Pharmacy
University of Belgrade
Prof. Dr Dalibor Sokolović
- Faculty of Philology
- Multilingualism, Interculturality and Language Lab (CU.mil)
Prof. Dr Dalibor Sokolović
- Faculty of Philology
- Multilingualism, Interculturality and Language Lab (CU.mil)
Dalibor Sokolović is Associate Professor at the Department of Slavic Studies at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Philology, and Erasmus+ coordinator at the same faculty. His scientific interests include West Slavic languages, Slavic minority languages, language policies and planning, methodology and practice of foreign language teaching.
- Dalibor Sokolović
Faculty of Philology
University of Belgrade
Prof. Nevena Buđevac
- Faculty of Education
- Teaching Innovation Lab (CU.til)
Prof. Nevena Buđevac
- Faculty of Education
- Teaching Innovation Lab (CU.til)
Nevena M. Buđevac is Associate professor at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Education where she teaches different subjects related to psychology of education (such as Educational psychology, Strategies of successful learning, Collaboration between teachers and parents). She has extensive experience from projects related to education. Her main research interests are related to learning and developmental processes through peer interaction in school context and students’ reading literacy development.
- Nevena M. Buđevac
nevena.budjevac@uf.bg.ac.rs
Faculty of Education
University of Belgrade
Dr Veljko Mijušković
- Faculty of Economics
- InCU.bator
Dr Veljko Mijušković
- Faculty of Economics
- InCU.bator
Assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics, Belgrade University. Primary areas of professional interest are: supply chain management, logistics management and strategic management. Author of three monographs, coauthor of one secondary school textbook and two university textbooks, as well as more than 80 published papers. Fluent in English, Spanish, French.
- Veljko Mijušković
Faculty of Economics
University of Belgrade
Dr Marko Jovanović
- Department of Civil Law
- Open Campus
Dr Marko Jovanović
- Department of Civil Law
- Open Campus
Marko Jovanović is an Associate Professor at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, where he teaches International Trade Law, Arbitration and ADR, FDI Law and EU Private International Law. He obtained his PhD degree in 2014 at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, with honors. Apart from his academic activities, Marko regularly sits as arbitrator in international commercial disputes, he occupies the position of vice-president of the Serbian Domain Name Dispute Resolution Institution, and he served as delegate to the UN Commission on International Trade Law on several occasions. He is a member of several professional business law associations both in Serbia and abroad. He is the academic chair in Circle U Open Campus on behalf of the University of Belgrade.
- Marko Jovanović
marko.jovanovic@ius.bg.ac.rs
Department of Civil Law
University of Belgrade
