Study Primary Education Teaching in Serbia: programmes, fees and entry requirements

Serbia has 12 undergraduate programmes in Primary Education Teaching at 12 universities in 11 cities. At public institutions EU students typically pay €2,000 a year (€1,000–€2,000); non-EU students €2,000 a year (€1,000–€2,000).

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

All Primary Education Teaching programmes in Serbia

ProgrammeUniversityCityLanguageLengthEU fee / yearNon-EU fee / year
Obrazovanje učiteljaAcademy of Human Development, Belgrade (Академија за хумани развој)BelgradeSerbian4 yr——
Razredna nastavaEducons University (Novi Sad)Novi SadSerbian4 yr€3,000€3,000
Razredna nastavaEducons University (Tutin)TutinSerbian4 yr€3,000€3,000
Obrazovanje učitelja — Fakultet za obrazovanje učitelja i vaspitačaUniversity of Belgrade (Belgrade)BelgradeSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Obrazovanje učitelja — Fakultet za obrazovanje učitelja i vaspitačaUniversity of Belgrade (Novi Pazar)Novi PazarSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Obrazovanje učitelja — Fakultet za obrazovanje učitelja i vaspitačaUniversity of Belgrade (Vršac)VršacSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Učitelj — Fakultet pedagoških naukaUniversity of Kragujevac (Jagodina)JagodinaSerbian4 yr——
Učitelj — Pedagoški fakultetUniversity of Kragujevac (Užice)UžiceSerbian4 yr€2,000€2,000
Obrazovanje učitelja — Pedagoški fakultetUniversity of Niš (Negotin)NegotinSerbian4 yr€1,000€1,000
Učitelj — Pedagoški fakultetUniversity of Niš (Vranje)VranjeSerbian4 yr€1,000€1,000
Diplomirani učitelj — Pedagoški fakultetUniversity of Novi Sad (Sombor)SomborSerbian4 yr€1,000€1,000
Diplomirani učitelj — 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 · Primary Education Teaching in other countries

Sources

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