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University of Belgrade

THE FACULTY OF BIOLOGY


The Building of the Faculties of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Physical Chemistry

Address:
Studentski trg 3
11000 BELGRADE
Telephone: (011) 186-635
Fax: (011) 638-500

Dean:
Professor Dr. Ivica Radovi}

Vice deans:
Assistant Professor Dr. Ratko Radoji~i}
Assistant Professor Dr. Mirko Cvijan

Secretary:
Biljana Milovi} LL. B.

Detailed information in Serbian



ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT

The origin of biology studies in Serbia and thus of the present-day Faculty of Biology, dates back to 1853 - the year of establishing the Principality-Serbian Lycée, where among other disciplines within the framework of the natural science and engineering department, botany and zoology were studied. Since that period the development of biological disciplines in the university system of Serbia has been an integral part of the development of natural sciences in general. Instructions was given in the 1863 - 1873 period within the framework of the Superior School of Engineering, and then in 1873 moved to the Faculty of Philosophy. Zoological, botanical and physiological sections were instituted within the scope of the Science and Mathematics Department, which preceded a new phase in the development process of these disciplines, namely, transforming the Science and Mathematics Department of the Faculty of Philosophy into the independent Science and Mathematics Faculty in 1947. Through a reorganization of the Science and Mathematics Faculty, the Department of Biological Sciences was created as an independent organizational unit. The status of the Faculty of Biology, as an independent faculty, was confirmed in 1995 through the election of the managing bodies of that University institution, and the passage of its Statute.

Since its founding, 2,548 students have graduated at the Faculty of Biology, 365 earned an M.S. degree, and 297 a doctorate. Several members of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, one of whom was professor Dr. Josif Pan~i} - the first president of that eminent institution, have been elected from among the professors of this Faculty.

Besides Professor Pan~i}, who was elected six times rector of the Superior School in the 1870's, this Faculty has had three rectors of the University of Belgrade elected from among its TEACHING STAFF.



INTERNAL ORGANIZATION

Educational, research and expert work at the Faculty of Biology is carried out within three institutes: the Institute of Zoology, the Institute of Botany, including the Botanical Garden "Jevremovac", and the Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry. The Institute of Zoology includes: the Chair of Developmental Biology, the Chair of Genetics and Evolution, the Chair of Animal Developmental Biology, the Chair of Comparative Morphology and Taxonomy, the Chair of Ecology and Geography, and the Experimental Apiculture Station "Beehive".

The Institute of Botany encompasses: the Chair of Plant Systematics and Morphology; the Chair of Plant Physiology; the Chair of Microbiology; the Chair of Ecology and Geology; the Chair of Algology, Mycology and Lichenology, as well as the Botanical Garden "Jevremovac".

The Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry includes: the Chair of General Physiology and Biophysics; the Chair of Comparative Physiology and Ecophysiology; and the Chair of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

The institutes of this Faculty are not located in the same premises, since the Institute of Botany is located within the Botanical Garden "Jevremovac", representing a single entity, while the remaining two institutes are located in the building of the Faculty of Philology (Studentski trg 3), together with the main office of the Faculty of Biology.



TEACHING STAFF

Educational and research activities of the Faculty are carried out by 18 full professors, 10 associate professors, 23 assistant professors, 16 assistants, and 24 junior assistants.



UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES


Laboratory

The UNDERGRADUATE STUDIES enrolment capacity is about 180 first-year students.

Studies are organized within three majors: Biology, Molecular Biology and Physiology and the major for elementary school biology and chemistry professors (in cooperation with the Faculty of Chemistry). The Faculty of Biology also teaches biology courses for students from the Faculty of Chemistry styding biochemistry.

Studies in the first two majors last four and a half years, namely nine semesters, while the major for elementary school biology and chemistry professors lasts four years, namely eighr semesters.

After graduating with a major in biology, one acquires the professional title: graduate biologist and physiologist; with a major in molecular biology and physiology - graduate molecular biologist and physiologist, and after graduating with the third major - the professional title of elementary school professor of biology and chemistry.



POSTGRADUATE STUDIES

The Faculty of Biology organizes M.S. studies and confers doctorates in the areas of: biology, molecular biology and physiology, biochemistry and ecology and environmental protection.



LIBRARIES AND OTHER FACILITIES

The Faculty has three libraries: the Library of the Institute of Botany and of the Botanical Garden "Jevremovac", with holdings totalling 6,687 book titles and 120 professional journals; the Library of the Institute of Physiology and Biochemistry, possessing 2,171 book titles and 160 professional journals; and the Library of the Institute of Zoology, providing 6,175 book titles and 214 professional journals.

At present the Faculty of Biology receives 23 professional journals (by way of exchange).

An exceptionally rich and valuable herbarium exists within the Institute of Botany and the Botanical Garden. It was formed as early as 1860, after Josif Pan~i} donated to the Superior School 80 bunches of dried plants, collected in the areas of Srem and Banat. The herbarium consists of 120,000 sheets, with more than 300,000 specimens from the regions of the Balkans and the Mediterranean.

The Institute of Zoology houses valuable zoological collections which include material within a large number of taxons, and a modern electron microscope.



STUDENT LIFE

The Student Biological Research Society "Josif Pan~i}" within the Faculty of Biology organizes, in cooperation with the Faculty, research activities dedicated to various subjects of interest.