Faculty of Physics

Faculty of Physics оf the University of Belgrade is a higher education and research institution comprising the Department of Physics and the Department of Meteorology. It was established as an independent faculty in 1990, following its separation from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, which had been founded in 1947. Before this reorganization, physics was taught at the Faculty of Philosophy, which first introduced physics courses in the nineteenth century.

The Faculty offers undergraduate programs (eight semesters over four academic years) organized into four study programs, as well as graduate and postgraduate programs and a broad range of research activities. Teaching and scientific research are conducted within eleven sub-departments, while students’ experimental training takes place iin twenty-nine laboratories.

Total number of employees: 146

Teaching staff: 56 (professors and assistants), and 42 scientific researchers

Administrative, technical and support staff: 48

An average of 165 students enroll annually in undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs.

Annual Academic Output

The Faculty has approximately 100 postgraduate students

Graduated students: 60

Master’s theses defended: 25

PhD theses defended: 20

In addition to its core academic programs, the Faculty provides general physics courses for students at other faculties of the University of Belgrade, including the Faculty of Mathematics (240 students per year), the Faculty of Chemistry (150 students), the Faculty of Physical Chemistry (120 students), and the Faculty of Biology (General Biology, Molecular Biology, and Ecology programs; approximately 100 students in total). Instruction at these faculties includes lectures, laboratory work, and problem-solving exercises.