Universiteti i Mitrovicës

Universiteti i Mitrovicёs "Isa Boletini" is an public university located in city of Mitrovica, Kosovo.

History

The foundations of higher education studies in Mitrovica were set with the opening of the Higher Technical School in 1961. In 1970 the Faculty of Engineering opened branches of Mining, Technology and Metallurgy, initially in Mitrovica, school year 1970/71, to continue then in Pristina until the establishment of the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy in Mitrovica in 1974. Based on the 60 year tradition of higher education in Mitrovica, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo on 06.03.2013 has established the Public University of Mitrovica and the Kosovo Assembly on May 31, 2013 ratified the decision. Based on the 60 year tradition of higher education in Mitrovica, the Government of the Republic of Kosovo on 06.03.2013 has established the Public University of Mitrovica and the Kosovo Assembly on May 31, 2013 ratified the decision. Approved by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, at the University of Mitrovica "Isa Boletini" (UMIB) operate six faculties:[1]

Organisation

The founding of the University of Mitrovica was part of a wider Kosovo government initiative to facilitate the access through higher education throughout Kosovo. This initiative included the opening of universities besides the University of Pristina in Prizren, Peja, Mitrovica and Gjilan.[2]

The programs where all accredited by KAA in 2012.[3]

Before the opening of the University of Mitrovica, Mitrovica already hosted the Faculty of Applied Technical Sciences of the University of Pristina (FATS).[4]

FATS cooperated with the German TU Bergakademie Freiberg [5] and the Hochschule Ruhr West.[6]

The Rector of the University of Mitrovica is Mr. Alush Musa.[7] In the academic year 2014/15 the University of Mitrovica had 2700 students enrolled, with who have worked 80 professors and assistants full-time, and 105 part times.

The corner stone for the new building for the existing faculties in Mitrovica was laid at 26.12.2012. The new building for the existing faculty costed 1.600.000 euro. The new public university of Mitrovica – it’s campuses – are planned to cost about 14.000.000 Euro.[8]

Faculties

Faculty of Geosciences (FG) - Bachelor of Science:

- Master of Science:

Faculty of Food Technology (FFT) - Bachelor of Science:

- Master of Science:

Faculty of Mechanical and Computer Engineering (FMCE) - Bachelor of Science:

- Master of Science:

Faculty of Law (FL)

- Bachelor of Arts:

Faculty of Education (FE)

See also

External Links

Coordinates: 42°53′20″N 20°52′53″E / 42.888812°N 20.881440°E / 42.888812; 20.881440

References

  1. "History of UMIB". http://umib.net/en/history/. External link in |website= (help);
  2. "Prime Minister Thaçi: These projects are changing the lives of Gjilans citizens for the better, they are modernizing Gjilan and giving it a new look, a European look - News - The Republic of Kosovo - The Office of the Prime Minister". web.archive.org. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  3. KAA Accreditation Certificate – 01.10.2012 – 30.09.2015.
  4. External Evaluation Report. Faculty of Applied Technical Sciences renamed (FATS) of University of Pristina at Mitrovice, p. 5
  5. KAA Accreditation Report – 2012, p. 10.
  6. KAA: External Evaluation Report. Faculty of Applied Technical Sciences (FATS) of University of Pristina at Mitrovice, p. 4.
  7. http://www.masht-gov.net/advCms/?id=20,2529,82,10,2013&lng=Eng, retrieved 27.02.2014.
  8. M-Magazin: Laying the cornerstone of the public university in Mitrovica, url, 01.03.2014.)Also: (http://www.masht-gov.net/advCms/?id=20,2529,82,10,2013&lng=Eng, 16.02.2014)
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