The University of Montenegro Biotechnical Faculty ( Montenegrin: Biotehnički fakultet Univerziteta Crne Gore ''Биотехнички факултет Универзитета Црне Горе'') is one of the educational institutions of the

University of Montenegro The University of Montenegro ( cnr, Универзитет Црнe Горe / Univerzitet Crne Gore) is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and majority of constitutive faculties are located in the country's cap ...

. The building is located in

Podgorica Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

, at the University campus.

History

Scientific research in agriculture in

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was established in 1937, when the Ministry of Agriculture of the

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decided to establish the experimental State Research Station for Southern Cultures in

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. After

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, the founding of new institutions and renewal of previously existing ones followed, such as: * ''the Institute for Agricultural Research'' in Podgorica (1945) * ''the Institute for Animal Husbandry (Livestock)'' in

Nikšić Nikšić ( cnr, Никшић, italic=no, sr-cyrl, Никшић, italic=no; ), is the second largest city in Montenegro, with a total population of 56,970 located in the west of the country, in the centre of the spacious Nikšić field at the foot ...

* ''the Institute for Southern Cultures and Viticulture'' in Bar (1947) * ''Soil Testing Units'' in Bar (1949) * ''Veterinary Diagnostic Units'' in

Titograd Podgorica (Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Подгорица, ; Literal translation, lit. 'under the hill') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Montenegro, largest city of Montenegro. The city was formerly known as Titograd ...

(1950) and * ''the Centre for Fruit Growing'' in

Bijelo Polje Bijelo Polje ( cnr, Бијело Поље, ) is a town in northeastern Montenegro on the Lim (river), Lim River. It has an urban population of 15,400 (2011 census). It is the administrative, economic, cultural and educational centre of northern M ...

(1952). The Agricultural Institute was established in 1961, as a result of merging the above-mentioned institutions. It functioned under that name until 1997, when it was transformed into the Biotechnical Institute by including the ''Forestry Sector'' into one unique scientific research institution. By establishing the Studies of Agriculture, in 2005, the Institute developed into a faculty, and in 2008 formally changed its name into the Biotechnical Faculty.

Organization

The Faculty of Biotechnology has adequately equipped classrooms and laboratories situated in the Faculty's buildings in

and

, as well as experimental plots for a part of students’ professional practice and organization of Faculty production.

Undergraduate academic studies

The undergraduate academic studies are divided in two study groups: * ''Plant production'' ** Undergraduate applied studies of ''Continental fruit growing'' in

** Undergraduate applied studies of ''Mediterranean fruit growing'' in

* ''

Cattle breeding Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, startin ...

Specialist academic studies

The specialist academic studies at the Faculty have four study groups: * ''Fruit and wine growing'' * ''Cultivation of soil and vegetable growing'' * ''Plant protection'' * ''Cattle breeding''

Master studies

The master studies of Plant production are organized on the following three groups: * ''Fruit and wine growing'' * ''Cultivation of soil and vegetable growing'' * ''Plant protection''

References

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1961 establishments in Yugoslavia Organizations established in 1961