Faculty History
Development over the years
Establishment of the Higher Medical School
By decision of the Council of the Faculty of Medicine in Sarajevo on May 10, 1973, the Higher Medical School in Sarajevo was established, beginning operations on December 19 of the same year. The school had four tracks: advanced medical, laboratory, sanitary, and radiological technicians.
Inclusion at the University of Sarajevo
By a decision of the University of Sarajevo Council on October 22, 1974, the Higher Medical School was incorporated into the University of Sarajevo.
New and discontinued directions
Nine years after its founding, a program for senior physical therapy technicians is opened, while in the same year the program for senior sanitary technicians ceases to operate.
Three-year study and thesis
The Higher Medical School introduces a three-year program and a requirement to complete a thesis. Beginning with the 1990/91 academic year, the term "department" replaces "major.".
Renaming to the Higher School of Health
By the decision of the Cantonal Court of Sarajevo on December 12, 2003, the Higher Medical School was renamed the Public Institution "Higher Health School" in Sarajevo. In the 2002/03 academic year, the first generation of the four-year program was enrolled, which grants the right to equal participation in postgraduate studies, the completion of master's and doctoral degrees.
Renaming to the Faculty of Health Studies
By the decision of the Municipal Court in Sarajevo of March 5, 2008, the Higher School of Health was renamed the Public Institution "Faculty of Health Studies" in Sarajevo.
Introduction of the Bologna System of Study
In the 2009/10 academic year, the first generation of students studying under the principles of the Bologna Declaration, in a 4+1 year program, was enrolled, as well as the first generation of postgraduate studies for students who had completed their studies under the pre-Bologna program.
Revised curricula and programs
In the 2018/19 academic year, the first generation of students enrolled under the revised curriculum for the first and second cycles of study.
New study programs
In the 2020/2021 academic year, the Faculty enrolled its first generation of students in two new first-cycle degree programs: Health Nutrition and Dietetics and Midwifery.
Faculty Today
Fakultet zdravstvenih studija u Sarajevu trenutno pohađa približno 1.800 redovnih, vanrednih i diferenciranih studenata, uz angažman od 150 nastavnika u zvanjima redovnog i vanrednog profesora, docenta, višeg asistenta, asistenta i stručnog saradnika.
Data on bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree holders are as of the end of 2017.