Dean of the Faculty of Chemistry, Goran Roglić, said that a working group was formed at the University of Belgrade, which should analyze the drastic drop in the number of students in recent years.
Roglić stated for Politika that the working group should prepare a meeting of the extended rector's collegium, which will probably be held in February, and which will examine the reasons for the decline at Belgrade University.
The policy states that, after enrollment for the current school year 2023/24. year, there were 3.034 vacant places at the University of Belgrade, which is 13,5 times more than ten years ago (226 places).
The newspaper also states that the number of freshmen at all state faculties last year was 26.957, which is the lowest number of students enrolled in the last ten years.
The policy states that private faculties do not have these problems, as well as that the opinion of the academic and general public is that high school graduates enroll and complete basic studies at private faculties, which later "wash" on master's and doctoral studies at state faculties.
The dean of the Faculty of Chemistry also stated that one of the topics that will be analyzed at the meeting will be the influence of private faculties on state master's studies.
Roglić added that they were wondering what the announcements by the top government meant that franchises of foreign universities would be brought to Serbia and whether "the state is renouncing its university".