Study Journalism in Serbia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Serbia has 13 undergraduate programmes in Journalism at 9 universities in 6 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €1,500 a year (€1,000–€2,000); non-EU students €1,500 a year (€1,000–€2,000).

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

All Journalism programmes in Serbia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
KomunikacijeCollege of Communications (Висока школа за комуникације)BelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Multimodalne komunikacije — Fakultet za medije i komunikacije (FMK)Singidunum University (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr€3,480€3,480
Novinarstvo i studije medija — Fakultet za medije i komunikacije (FMK)Singidunum University (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr€3,480€3,480
Menadžment u medijima — Fakultet za menadžmentUnion – Nikola Tesla University (Sremski Karlovci)Sremski KarlovciSerbian4 yr——
Digitalni mediji i komunikacije — Fakultet društvenih naukaUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr€4,000€4,000
Kreativne komunikacije — Fakultet savremenih umetnostiUniversity Business Academy in Novi Sad (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Novinarstvo — Fakultet političkih naukaUniversity of Belgrade (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,500€1,500
Komuniciranje i odnosi sa javnošću — Filozofski fakultetUniversity of Niš (Niš)NišSerbian4 yr——
Novinarstvo — Filozofski fakultetUniversity of Niš (Niš)NišSerbian4 yr——
Komunikologija i odnosi sa javnošću — Filozofski fakultetUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Žurnalistika — Filozofski fakultetUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Diplomirani bibliotekar — Pedagoški fakultetUniversity of Novi Sad (Sombor)SomborSerbian4 yr€1,000€1,000
Diplomirani komunikolog — Učiteljski fakultet na mađarskom nastavnom jezikuUniversity of Novi Sad (Subotica)SuboticaSerbian, Hungarian4 yr€1,300€1,300

How admission works in Serbia

Admission is run by each faculty or school itself under an annual call (konkurs) that states the number of budget-funded and self-financing places, the entry requirements, the ranking criteria and the tuition (Higher Education Act, art. 98). You need a completed four-year secondary school; candidates are ranked by points (up to 100) from the secondary-school record and a faculty entrance exam or aptitude test (art. 100) — at the University of Belgrade, for example, up to 40 points for the school record and up to 60 for the entrance exam. Foreign citizens enrol under the same conditions as Serbian citizens as regards previous education, but must know the language of instruction (art. 97); a foreign secondary-school diploma has to be recognised first by the ENIC/NARIC centre of the Ministry of Education, a procedure that takes up to 60 days (studyinserbia.rs). The first round is held in June–July (in 2026 applications at Belgrade faculties were on 19–22 June); a second round follows from late August to mid-September (University of Niš: 1–18 September 2026) and a third one where places remain. Calls for autumn 2027 are expected to follow the same pattern and are published on the institutions' own websites.

See also: Study in Serbia · Journalism in other countries

Sources

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