Description
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering – University of Belgrade is the oldest and most important institution of higher education in the field of transport and traffic engineering in Southeast Europe. Its history began by founding of the Higher School of Transport and Traffic on 8 September 1950, exactly 142 years after the foundation of the Higher School, the forerunner of today’s University of Belgrade. After several reorganizations of higher education in the area of technical sciences, applying the new Law on universities adopted on 8 June 1960, the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering was founded. Only a year later the Institute for Studuying and Improvement of Traffic and Transport began working, the forerunner of the Institute of Transport and Traffic Engineering. In 1978–79 school year the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering moved into a new building, the architectural solution presented with the October Award of the City of Belgrade. In the heart of one of the most beautiful Belgrade municipalities, at the famous adress 305 Vojvode Stepe Str, on 13,750 m2, there still stands the seat of science and education in the field of traffic, transport, logistics and communications.
In its 70 years of existence, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering educated more than 9500 BSc and MSc in transport and traffic engineering, and around 200 PhDs in technical sciences. Today, at nine moduls of basic studies, 11 moduls of master studies as well as PhD studies, 2000 students acquire scientific and professional knowledge in the area of road, railway, water, air, postal, telecommunications traffic and logistics.
Besides modern study programmes, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering is also characterized by prominent results in scientific and research work and intensive cooperation with economy and leading domestic and international institutions in the field of traffic and transport. Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering has realized over 2000 projects, expertises and studies, including participating in 17 large European research projects.
With 70 years long tradition Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, through sinergy of science and higher education, continues to build a world where space and time are easily managed.
Expert collaboration: prof. Dr. Nebojsa Bojović, Dean of the Faculty of Transportation.
Artistic realization of the issue: Anamari Banjac, academic painter.
