Education
Mostar has a number of various educational institutions. These include University of Mostar, University "Džemal Bijedić" of Mostar, United World College in Mostar, nineteen high-schools and twenty four elementary schools. High-schools include sixteen vocational schools and three Gymnasiums.
Dzemal Bijedic University (Bosnian: Univerzitet Džemal Bijedić u Mostaru) is the older of the two state universities and consists of eight faculties. It employs around 250 professors and staff members. According to the Federal Statics Office, Džemal Bijedić University had 4710 students enrolled during the 2010/2011 academic year.
The country's higher education reform and the signing of the Bologna Process have forced both universities to put aside their rivalry to some extent and try to make themselves more competitive on a regional level.
University of Mostar (Croatian: Sveučilište u Mostaru; Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mostariensis) is the largest university in the city and the only Croatian language university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Franciscan Theological School, which was founded in 1895 and closed in 1945, was the first higher education institution in Mostar. Today's University seal shows the building of the Franciscan Monastery.
As of 2010/2011 University of Mostar had 9431 students enrolled at ten faculties making it the largest university in the city.
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