The University of Arts in Belgrade ( sr-cyr, Универзитет уметности у Београду, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu) is a

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. It was founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts to unite four academies. It became a university and acquired its current name in 1973.

History

The University of Arts was established on 10 June 1957, as the Academy of Arts, a union of the existing higher art schools (academies). Until then independent, the Academy of Music (founded in 1937), the Academy of Fine Arts (founded in 1937), the Academy of Applied Arts (founded in 1948) and the Academy of Theatrical Arts (founded in 1948) became the Academy of Art, an association of higher art schools in Belgrade. In 1973, these four academies, being the only higher art schools in Serbia at that time, became faculties: the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Faculty of Music, the Faculty of Applied Arts and Design and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (theater, film, radio and television). Being their association, the then Academy of Arts became the University of Arts in Belgrade.

Faculties

Faculty of Music Arts

The Faculty of Music is the oldest higher education institution for music in Serbia. It was established in 1937 as the Academy of Music, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973.

Faculty of Fine Arts

The Faculty of Fine Arts () is a

higher education Tertiary education (higher education, or post-secondary education) is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank defines tertiary education as including universities, colleges, and vocational schools ...

institution that was established in 1937 by

Toma Rosandić Toma Rosandić ( sr-cyr, Тома Росандић; baptized as Tomaso Vincenzo, 22 January 1878 – 1 March 1958) was a Croatian, Serbian and Yugoslav sculptor, architect and fine arts pedagogue. Together with Ivan Meštrović (1883–1962), F ...

Milo Milunović Milo Milunović (Cyrillic: Мило Милуновић; Born 6 August 1897 – 11 February 1967) was a Montenegrin painter. He dabbled in both Impressionism and Cubism. Biography Milunović was born in Cetinje, Montenegro, but was educated in S ...

and

Petar Dobrović Petar Dobrović ( sr-Cyrl, Петар Добровић; ; 14 January 1890 – 27 January 1942) was a Serbian painter and politician. Biography Dobrović was born in Pécs, Kingdom of Hungary. A proponent of Serbian colorism, he was known for ...

as the Academy of Fine Arts, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973. The faculty has three departments - sculpture, painting and graphic - and has approximately 2500 students and a teaching staff of 550.

Faculty of Applied Arts

The Faculty of Applied Arts was established in 1948 as the Academy of Applied Arts, and became a faculty and acquired its current name in 1973.

Faculty of Dramatic Arts

The

Faculty of Dramatic Arts The Faculty of Dramatic Arts (; abbreviated FDU) is a constituent institution of the University of Arts in Belgrade which focuses on education and research in the fields of film, theatre, dramaturgy, culture, radio, acting and medias. It was esta ...

was established in 1948 as the Academy of Theatre Arts. In 1950, the High Education School for Film Acting and Directing was merged into it, and in 1962, its name was changed to the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television. In 1973, it became a faculty and acquired its current name. It is the only one located in

Novi Beograd New Belgrade (, ) is a Subdivisions of Belgrade, municipality of the city of Belgrade. It was a Planned community, planned city and now is the central business district of Serbia and South East Europe. Construction began in 1948 in a previously un ...

Interdisciplinary studies

Interdisciplinary studies of the University of Arts in Belgrade were founded in 2001, as contemporary conceived studies in the domain of polymedia, digital arts, scene design, theory of arts and media and management in the culture. Interdisciplinary studies were created out of the need of studying contemporary artistic or theoretical fields which are not covered by usual artistic and scientific disciplines. These studies research new artistic and theoretical practices, which are linked to studies on particular faculties. Interdisciplinary studies represent a significant developmental activity of the University of arts which strengthens links of the University with its faculties, improves cooperation amongst professors of the faculties of arts, as well as the experts from various fields

Rectors

List of rectors with term served: *

Sreten Stojanović Sreten Stojanović ( sr-cyr, Сретен Стојановић; 2 February 1898 – 29 October 1960) was a Serbian sculptor, university professor and art critic. His artistic individuality was best observed in portraits made of various materials. ...

(1957–1958) *

Mihailo Vukdragović Mihailo Vukdragović (; November 8, 1900 – March 3, 1967) was a Serbian composer and conductor, Professor at the Belgrade Music Academy (later named Faculty of Music in Belgrade), Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade and member of t ...

(1958–1959) *

Đorđe Andrejević-Kun Đorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе; transliterated Djordje) is a masculine given name of Slavic origin, common in Serbian. It is derived from Greek ''Georgios'' ('' George'' in English). Other variants include: Đurđe, Đurađ, Đura, Đuro, Geo ...

(1959–1963) * Vjekoslav Afrić (1963–1965) *

Bruno Brun Bruno Brun (1910–1978) was a Yugoslav clarinetist and professor at the Belgrade Music Academy. Education Brun was born in Hrastnik, Austro-Hungary, now Slovenia. He graduated from the Belgrade Music Academy in 1945 and continued his educatio ...

(1965–1971) *

Jovan Kratohvil Jovan Kratohvil (17 April 1924 – 22 February 1998) was a Yugoslav sports shooter. He competed in the 300 m rifle, three positions event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics (, ), officially known as the Games of the X ...

(1971–1973) *

Dragoslav Stojanović Sip Dragoslav (Cyrillic: Драгослав) is a South Slavic masculine given name, derived from '' drag'' ("dear, beloved") and ''slava'' ("glory, fame"), both very common in Slavic dithematic names."Behind the Name", 's.v.'' https://www.behindthe ...

(1973–1976) * Ratko Đurović (1976–1977) * Radoš Novaković (1977–1979) *

Aleksandar Obradović Aleksandar Obradović ( sr-cyr, Александар Обрадовић) (22 August 1927 in Bled, Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes – 1 April 2001 in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia) was a Serbian 20th-century composer and professor at the ...

(1979–1983) *

Vojin Stojić Vojin () is a masculine given name or surname of Slavic origin. It may refer to: *Vojin Bakić (1915–1992), prominent Croatian sculptor of Serbian descent *Vojin Božović (1913–1983), Montenegrin, Yugoslav international, football player and ma ...

(1983–1985) *

Nandor Glid Nandor Glid (12 December 1924 - 31 March 1997) was a Yugoslav sculptor, best known for designing the memorial sculpture at the Dachau concentration camp. Biography Glid was a Holocaust survivor who had been a forced laborer and partisan during the ...

(1985–1989) *

Darinka Matić-Marović Dara Rolins (born Darina Gombošová on 7 December 1972) is a Slovak recording artist and entrepreneur. Her music career began at the age of nine, after being cast in the television musical ''Zázračný autobus'' (1981). The early role establi ...

(1989–1998) *

Radmila Bakočević Radmila Bakočević ( sr-Cyrl, Радмила Бакочевић, ; born January 5, 1933), is a Serbian operatic soprano who had a major international opera career that began in 1955 and ended upon her retirement from the stage in 2004. During h ...

(1998–2000) *

Milena Dragićević Šešić Milena Dragićević Šešić (born 3, February 1954 in Trogir, Croatia) is a Serbian academic and the founder of the UNESCO Chair on Interculturalism, Art Management, and Mediation. Šešić is an alumna and former president of the University of A ...

(2000–2004) *

Čedomir Vasić Čedomir (Cyrillic script: Чедомир) is a Slavic masculine given name. It is derived from the Slavic elements ''čedo'' ("child") and ''miru'' ("peace, world"). Notable people with the name include: * Čedomir Antić (born 1974), Serbian ...

(2004–2009) *

Ljiljana Mrkić Popović Ljiljana (Cyrillic script: Љиљана) is a feminine given name. It may refer to: *Ljiljana Aranđelović (born 1963), Serbian politician and former presidential candidate in the Serbian presidential election, 2004 * Ljiljana Blagojević (born 19 ...

(2009–2015) *

Zoran Erić Zoran Erić (, ; 6 October 1950 – 20 January 2024) was a Serbian composer based in Belgrade. He taught composition, orchestration, theater and film music at the Faculty of Music, University of Arts in Belgrade, Serbia. Biography Zoran E ...

(2015–2018) *

Mileta Prodanović Mileta () is a masculine given name and a surname of Slavic origin. It may refer to: ;Masculine given name * Mileta Jakšić (1863–1935), poet * Mileta Lisica (born 1966), basketball player * Mileta Radulović (born 1981), football goalkeeper * ...

(2018–2021) * Mirjana Nikolić (2021–present)

Notable Alumni

Dragana Radakovic Dragana may refer to: *Dragana (given name) Dragana () is a Slavic given name for females. It is the feminine form of the male name Dragan, which comes from the Slavic languages, Slavic element ''dorogo/drago'', which means "precious". Notable wo ...

, opera singer

References

External links

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