Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade

WHO WE ARE?

The University of Belgrade-Faculty of Forestry is a higher education and scientific research institution with a hundredyear-long tradition. The beginnings of work at the Faculty are related to the Faculty of Agriculture in Zemun, where in the school year 1920/21 the first generation of 45 students enrolled in the Faculty, of which 36 in the Department of Agriculture and 9 in the Department of Forestry. Classes began on December 5, 1920, and every year this date is celebrated as the Faculty Day.

So far, more than 10,000 students have graduated from the Faculty, and 435 Master of Science theses, 658 Master’s theses and 346 Doctoral dissertations have been completed and defended at this Faculty.

The competence of the Faculty is ensured by the accreditation of study plans and programs and the accreditation of the Faculty as a scientific research institution. In the academic year 2006/07, the first generation of students enrolled in the studies at the Faculty in accordance with the Bologna process, and in 2008 the Faculty received its first certificate of accreditation as a higher education institution.

Study program Forestry

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WHO WE ARE?

What do we offer

Undergraduate studies (Bachelor) – 4 years

The first level of studies (Bachelor with honours) are undergraduate studies. This level is relevant primarily for the labor market. At the first level of the studies within the first study cycle, the students not only acquire theoretical knowledge, but sufficient competencies, both general and professional, which enable them to continue studying at the next study level.

These study programs of undergraduate studies last for 4 years, after which the students obtain 240 ECTS and the professional titles:

Graduate forest engineer – students who graduate from the study program Forestry
Graduate engineer of technologies, management and design of furniture and wood products – students who graduate from the study program Technologies, management and design of furniture and wood products
Graduate engineer of landscape architecture – students who graduate from the study program Landscape architecture
Graduate forest engineer – students who graduate from the study program Ecological engineering for soil and water resources protection.

Master’s degree studies – 2 years

The Master’s degree program in English Forestry and Natural Resources Management (120 ECTS) was accredited in 2021 and will start in the academic year 2022/2023 see the Accreditation Certificate.

– Competition for enrollment in the 2023-24 school year
– University of Belgrade – Welcome guide
– Basic information about Master’s degree studies in English
– Contact for more information about Master’s degree studies in English: masterinenglish@sfb.bg.ac.rs

Doctoral studies – 3 years

The study program of doctoral academic studies lasts for 3 years (6 semesters) and the students acquire 180 ECTS. It is organized as a single study program with 4 modules:
Forestry, Technologies, management and design of furniture and wood products, Landscape architecture, and Ecological engineering for soil and water resources protection.

Module 1. Forestry