The Faculty of Technical Sciences (abbr. FTN; sr, Факултет техничких наука Универзитета у Крагујевцу, Fakultet tehničkih nauka Univerziteta u Kragujevcu) in
Čačak
Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...
is an independent department of the
University of Kragujevac
The University of Kragujevac ( sr, Универзитет у Крагујевцу, Univerzitet u Kragujevcu) is a public university in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is the oldest and the largest higher education institution in Šumadija and Western Ser ...
. Founded in 1975, the school nowadays offers academic and
undergraduate studies
Undergraduate education is education conducted after secondary education and before postgraduate education. It typically includes all postsecondary programs up to the level of a bachelor's degree. For example, in the United States, an entry-le ...
,
master degree studies,
doctoral and specialist undergraduate studies. The faculty's programs cover
Electrical Engineering,
Computer engineering,
Mechatronics
Mechatronics engineering also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, ...
,
Information Technology
Information technology (IT) is the use of computers to create, process, store, retrieve, and exchange all kinds of Data (computing), data . and information. IT forms part of information and communications technology (ICT). An information te ...
,
Informatics and
Management
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a Government agency, government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business.
Management includ ...
. Besides that, the faculty offers the
vocational studies as well.
History
The institution was established as Pedagogical-Technical Faculty with the assignment of developing teachers of mechanical and electrical engineering, and technical education.
The Faculty was founded on 8 November 1975. In 1982, the Faculty extended the field of its activity by the admission of graduates to BSc in
Mechanical
Mechanical may refer to:
Machine
* Machine (mechanical), a system of mechanisms that shape the actuator input to achieve a specific application of output forces and movement
* Mechanical calculator, a device used to perform the basic operations of ...
and
Electrical engineering. Since 1986, the Faculty has been operating under the name of Technical Faculty, and has pursued its work under the name ever since. The studies that were held at the Faculty were: Electrical Engineering (Industrial Energetics), Electrical Engineering (Power Systems), Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Technical Education. In 1998, the Post-Secondary School of Technical Education dissociated from the Faculty.
Because of the significance of computing and informatics in the modern world, and their close relation to other technical fields, new teaching groups were introduced into the teaching program of the Technical Faculty in academic year 1992–93. The studies leading to the following degrees were introduced: Electrical Engineering (
Mechatronics
Mechatronics engineering also called mechatronics, is an interdisciplinary branch of engineering that focuses on the integration of mechanical, electrical and electronic engineering systems, and also includes a combination of robotics, electronics, ...
) and Technics and
Informatics. This was particularly justified in the academic year 1998–99 by introduction of the Department that offered undergraduate studies in
Computer Engineering and
Industrial Management.
On 15 October 2012, the faculty officially changed its name to Faculty of Technical Sciences. The name changing was followed by a significant increase in the activities of this higher education institution as well as expanding the spectrum in the field of scientific research. In June 2020, the Science Technology Park in Čačak was opened, with the faculty being its co-founder. Two months later, in August 2020, the
Government of Serbia formally closed the "Higher School of Technical Sciences" (providing vocational studies) and merged it with the faculty, as part of wider reform of higher education in Serbia.
Departments
The Faculty has a total of ten departments:
* Department of Computer and Software Engineering
* Department of Electrical Engineering
* Department of Entrepreneurship Management
* Department of Industrial Management
* Department of Information Technologies
* Department of Mechanical Engineering
* Department of Mechatronics
* Department of Physics and materials
* Department of Power Engineering
* Department of Technical and Pedagogy Education
See also
*
University of Kragujevac
The University of Kragujevac ( sr, Универзитет у Крагујевцу, Univerzitet u Kragujevcu) is a public university in Kragujevac, Serbia. It is the oldest and the largest higher education institution in Šumadija and Western Ser ...
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