University of Montenegro

University in Podgorica, Montenegro

The University of Montenegro is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and most of its constituent faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with campuses in Nikšić, Cetinje, and Kotor. It institution was established in 1974 and currently has 19 faculties.

The seat of the university is in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro, with a population of around 290,000. Most faculties of the University of Montenegro are located in Podgorica, while some faculties are in Nikšić, Cetinje and Kotor. The university comprises faculties, institutes and colleges, as well as logistic centers. The Managing Board governs the university and the Rector manages it. The supreme academic body is the University Senate. Deans are heads of faculties and directors are heads of institutes. At faculties i. e. at institutes, the highest academic bodies are councils for teaching scientific issues, i. e. for teaching artistic issues. The highest student body is the Student Parliament. Representatives of students are elected in all bodies of the university and of the faculties.

In 2017 the University of Montenegro reformed the system of studies and adopted the new 3+2+3 system, instead of the previous 3+1+1+3. In 2017, 160 study programmes have been accredited at all study levels, of which 114 are at bachelor and postgraduate studies, 14 applied studies, and 25 doctoral programmes. Also, eight interdisciplinary study programmes are accredited, of which one is at the doctoral level and seven at the masters level. All bachelor study programmes are accredited as three year study programmes (180 ECTS points), while having, at the most, two modules in their VI semester. They are organized as either academic or applied studies. Exempted from this rule are the regulated professions, which have implemented the EU directives about the duration of their bachelor studies, so that bachelor studies in medicine and dentistry last 6 years, while pharmacology and architecture last five years. The postgraduate study programmes are organized after the completion of the bachelor studies and all are accredited as two year programmes. The scope of the postgraduate studies is 120 ECTS points. Doctoral studies are organized after postgraduate studies, and all of them are accredited as three year study programmes. The scope of doctoral studies is 180 ECTS points.