Faculty of Philosophy Marked 25 Years of Work and Development

On 14 November 2019, the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Banja Luka marked 25 years of its work and development with solemn academy at the Academy of Science and Arts of the Republic of Srpska.

Rector of the University of Banja Luka Professor Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, said that the Faculty of Philosophy is one of the most important organizational units of the University, which inheritted the tradition of the previous Pedagogical Academy.

,,There is always a need to improve certain areas such as the modernization of teaching and the teaching process and securing good student practice, as well as the internationalization of the participation of professors, assistants and students in national and international projects, and we will work on improving these processes”, Rector Gajanin said.

Dean of the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Banja Luka Professor Srdjan Dusanic, PhD, said that this Faculty started operating at a time that was in many ways different from the present, and that it was part of a far bigger unit than it is now.

,,Over time, some organizational units became independent, and some of the departments became faculties for themselves, such as the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Faculty of Physical Education, Faculty of Philology, and the Faculty of Political Sciences,'' Dusanic said, adding that this faculty currently has six study programs.

During the academy, the academic Professor Drago Brankovic, PhD, gave a speech and individuals and institutions were delivered acknowledgements.