The International University of Novi Pazar ( sr, Интернационални Универзитет у Новом Пазару, Internacionalni Univerzitet u Novom Pazaru) is a Serbian

private university Private universities and private colleges are institutions of higher education, not operated, owned, or institutionally funded by governments. They may (and often do) receive from governments tax breaks, public student loans, and grant (money ...

which was founded in 2002 with support of then Prime Minister of Serbia

Zoran Đinđić Zoran Đinđić ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран Ђинђић, ; 1 August 1952 – 12 March 2003) was a Serbian politician who served as the prime minister of Serbia from 2001 until his assassination in 2003. He was the mayor of Belgrade in 1997. Đinđić ...

. Upon their request a Muslim minority from

Sandžak Sandžak (; sh, / , ; sq, Sanxhaku; ota, سنجاق, Sancak), also known as Sanjak, is a historical geo-political region in Serbia and Montenegro. The name Sandžak derives from the Sanjak of Novi Pazar, a former Ottoman administrative dis ...

area was given the right to found their own

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. This

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is a

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(often translated in English with Foundation), which is legally something between publicly owned and privately owned university.

History

The University was established in 2002 with support of then Prime Minister of Serbia

. For his support in establishing the university, every year a special ceremony called class of appreciation is held in amphitheater of International University of Novi Pazar. As of 2018, International University of Novi Pazar is the only registered university in Serbia that has not received the accreditation by accreditation regulatory body. As of 2018–19 school year, together with the

State University of Novi Pazar The State University of Novi Pazar ( sr, Државни Универзитет у Новом Пазару, Državni Univerzitet u Novom Pazaru) is a public university in Serbia. It was founded in 2006 and organized in ten faculties with headquarter ...

, there are 2,250 students in Novi Pazar.

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International University An international university is funded by the governments of many countries and thereby is controlled by the officials from the government of different countries. These universities are often formed by the regional and international organizations. ...

2002 establishments in Serbia Education in Novi Pazar

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