University of Montenegro

The University of Montenegro is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and majority of constitutive faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with dislocated faculties in Nikšić, Cetinje and Kotor. Institution was founded in 1974 and it is currently organized in 19 faculties. History The University of Montenegro was founded on 29 April 1974 in Titograd, SR Montenegro (now Podgorica). In that year the following organisations signed the Agreement on Association into the University of Titograd: three faculties: Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Law from the capital Titograd, two colleges: Teaching College from Nikšić and Maritime Studies College from Kotor, three independent scientific institutes: for History, for Agriculture and for Biological and Medical Research, all from Titograd. A year after it was founded, the institution changed its name to Veljko Vlahović University in honour of the communist activist and World War II participant from Montenegro who died that year. 1970s was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Titograd universities in Osijek, Rijeka, Split, Banja Luka, Mostar, Maribor, Bitola, Kragujevac and Tuzla all opened their doors. In 1992, the university was given its current name - University of Montenegro.