Study Performing Arts in Serbia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Serbia has 13 undergraduate programmes in Performing Arts at 6 universities in 4 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €2,500 a year (€1,192–€4,086); non-EU students €2,500 a year (€1,192–€4,086).

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

All Performing Arts programmes in Serbia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Filmska i televizijska režija i montaža — Akademija umetnostiAlfa BK UniversityBelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Gluma — Akademija umetnostiAlfa BK UniversityBelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Produkcija dramskih i adiovizuelnih umetnosti i medija — Fakultet za diplomatiju i bezbednostUnion – Nikola Tesla University (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian3 yr€3,000€3,000
Umetnička igra — Fakultet za inženjerski menadžmentUnion – Nikola Tesla University (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian3 yr——
Dramske i audiovizuelne umetnosti — Fakultet dramskih umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€3,064–€4,086€3,064–€4,086
Gluma — Fakultet dramskih umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€3,064–€4,086€3,064–€4,086
Izvođačke umetnosti — Fakultet muzičke umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€1,800–€3,600€1,800–€3,600
Pozorišna režija — Fakultet dramskih umetnostiUniversity of Arts in BelgradeBelgradeSerbian4 yr€3,064–€4,086€3,064–€4,086
Izvođačke umetnosti — Filološko - umetnički fakultetUniversity of Kragujevac (Kragujevac)KragujevacSerbian4 yr€1,192€1,192
Izvođačke umetnosti — Fakultet umetnostiUniversity of Niš (Niš)NišSerbian4 yr€2,500€2,500
Gluma — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian, Hungarian4 yr€1,800€1,800
Izvođačke umetnosti — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€1,800€1,800
Multimedijalna režija — Akademija umetnostiUniversity of Novi Sad (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€1,800€1,800

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 · Performing Arts in other countries

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.