Forty years of the University

On November 7 2015, the University of Banja Luka celebrated 40 years of successful work and development. This jubilee of great importance was celebrated through various ceremonies throughout October, November and December of 2015.

The key event was the Gala ceremony held on November 6 at the National Theater of Republic of Srpska in Banja Luka, attended by numerous prominent guests from the public and political life of Republic of Srpska, diplomatic corps, as well as various other guests from the universities in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe, and the world with whom the University of Banja Luka has been successfully cooperating for years.

The University marked its four decades of work with a number of other events. It successfully coordinated multiple scientific gatherings organized by individual faculties and the College of Internal Affairs, as well as scientific-professional gathering “Students towards science, organized by the Student Parliament of University of Banja Luka.

Likewise, there were ceremonies honoring the anniversaries of the individual faculties and the presentation of the graduated bachelor and master students who earned their degrees during the academic year of 2014/2015. This was followed by a ceremonious representation of holders of the PhD title from the University of Banja Luka.

To honor its jubilee birthday, the University composed and published a monography “40 Years of the University of Banja Luka”, which had its first presentation at the Sixtieth Belgrade Book Fair in late October of 2015.

For the same occasion, a documentary was made which represented the path of development of the University, as well as the results obtained during the last 40 years in the scope of academics, science and research. The film was premiered at the Gala ceremony which took place on November 6, when the anthem of the University was also performed for the first time. The anthem was composed by docent Mladen Matović and performed by the choir of the University to honor the 40 years of the University.