If you ask every kid from Kosovo where they wish to study one day, the answer would most definitely be University of Pristina. University of Pristina is the oldest, biggest, most populated, most highly-ranked and the most important university in Kosovo. It has played a great role in the history of Kosovo. Many presidents, ministers and other important people in the history of the country were and still are alumni of this university. Even Bill Clinton, former president of USA is an honorary doctor of Pristina university. The university is equipped with the best facilities in Eastern Europe. It contains many laboratories and research centers. This university is considered the first in line of importance as a research center in the country. Not only does it conduct tens of research projects itself, but also it participates in lots of international research projects, more than any other university in Kosovo.

The university campus is located at the heart of Pristina. It is the biggest and most advanced educational faculty in Kosovo. The university has various branches in several other cities around the country. One of the main branches of this university is the campus located in Mitrovica. Due to various historical events and the 1999 war at the Balkan area, the Mitrovica branch is now operating under the Serbian educational system, with Serbian language being the medium of instruction, whereas the Pristina and other campuses related to it are operating under the educational system of Kosovo, choosing Albanian as their language of instruction.

The university was originally established in 1969, however faced various historic turns in 50 years of its existence and was target to some change. The war of 99 was probably the most important. Nowadays, the university is the biggest university in Kosovo with 45000 students and 14 faculties.

Advantages

The main advantage of this university is certainly its knowledgeable staff. Professors and lecturers of the university are chosen among the best graduates of the country. This fact would guarantee its students success in the future.

The university is an active member of the Erasmus program. Pristina university participates in tens of research projects in other countries and also accepts students and researchers from other universities according to principles of Erasmus program. It is the most active university of Kosovo and participates in Erasmus program more than any university in the country.

Pristina university has established an international summer university, with the aim of bringing people together from different countries and offering them high-quality education in a multicultural environment which would lead to world peace eventually.

Student life

The university of Pristina is the biggest university of the country and contains the largest campus among all universities. Its campus is filled with high-quality facilities with the highest standards in Europe.

The main library of the university serves as the national library of Kosovo. This library accepts books from all over the world and has created one of the best and most complete book collections in the world. The library is usually used by the students of other neighboring universities.

The university provides accommodation facilities to most of its students inside its main campus. there are 8 residence halls prepared with all the needed facilities for students to use.

The university has prepared some sports facilities for its students too. Besides, there are dining and cultural facilities at the main campus. The campus itself is located at the center of Pristina, thus making it quite easy and convenient for its students to commute to different parts of the city.

The university has its own magazine, which makes students lives easier by providing publishing opportunities inside the university.

Various events, such as conferences and seminars are also held annually at different departments, focusing on the latest issues of each field.

University ranking

University of Pristina is the largest in Kosovo by size and the most active by publication. It is therefore one of the best and high-ranked universities of the country. This university is among the top 400 universities in the world according to QS world university ranking. The university has been reported on times higher education but not ranked yet. Webometrics has ranked them the 5^th best university of the country and 3027^th best university in the world.

Faculty of Medicine:

Medicine is one of the most favored fields of study around the world, and it is not any different at University of Pristina. This faculty attracts thousands of students from all around the world and offers them incredible courses in all levels according to the Bologna agreement. There are many scholarships available at this faculty too.

Faculty of Civil engineering:

The most popular faculty among the engineering faculties is surely the faculty of civil engineering. This faculty offers programs in Bachelor, Master and PhD levels to its students. The faculty consists of 4 departments and enjoys high-quality facilities and knowledgeable staff.

Faculty of Law:

This faculty offers law programs to its students with emphasis on practical use of their knowledge in actual courtrooms. Therefore, the university has provided a center for clinical studies at the faculty of law.

Admissions and application requirements

• Passport
• Photographs
• Proof of fee payment
• Motivation Letter
• Letters of recommendation (MA, PhD)
• Declaration for financial support
• Application fee
• Health and Life Insurance
• Research proposal outline (MA, PhD)
• Supervisor Agreement Form (PhD)
• TOEFL Certificate
• Online Application form
• IELTS Certificate
• Family Details
• Student visa
• Resume/CV (graduate, postgraduate)

Why University of Pristina?

There are tens of reasons for choosing University of Pristina as your higher education center. This university is the leading research center in Kosovo and one of the leaders of Eastern Europe. The university is located in one of the best cities of the area and offers high-quality facilities to its students. The staff and researchers of the university are among the best in the nation and would help their students reach their highest potentials in the great academic environment of Pristina. The university is a member of various international university associations and networks, connecting it to the best European and Western Asian universities. It is a member of the Erasmus program and exchanges students with other universities under the program. These are a short number of the advantages that this university has over other universities in the region and thus, is one of the greatest higher education centers in Eastern Europe.