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On July 1, UB faculties were still waiting for the state-funded quota decision

Published: July 1, 2026 at 08:30 AM. Updated: July 2, 2026 at 04:10 PM.

N1 wrote on July 1, citing the UB Rectorate, that after entrance exams ended University of Belgrade faculties still did not have the government's decision on how many students may study on the state budget. Faculties mostly relied on last year's quotas in their admissions calls because the decision was supposed to be made before the calls were published but was delayed; on July 2, N1 separately reported that the UB Senate adopted amendments to decisions and a supplement to its opinion on the number of state-funded students, but that article does not confirm publication of the government decision.

Economy

RZS estimates Serbia's 2025 population at 6.55 million

Published: July 1, 2026 at 08:10 PM. Updated: July 1, 2026 at 08:10 PM.

The Republic Statistical Office said Serbia's estimated population in 2025 was 6,549,901. According to figures carried by N1, from 2016 to 2025 the population fell by 434,948 people on natural change alone; in 2025 there were 59,483 live births and 95,247 deaths.

Candidates taking a university entrance exam — Photo: M.M./ATAImages via Danas, article on state-funded enrollment quotas.Image credit: M.M./ATAImages

Education

Danas: Government expected to adopt university state-funded quotas on July 2

Published: June 30, 2026 at 08:09 AM. Updated: June 30, 2026 at 09:09 PM.

Danas reports that Serbia's government is expected to adopt state-funded enrollment quotas for public higher-education institutions at its Thursday, July 2 session. According to the paper's sources, faculty-proposed quotas will not change, but the decision is unusually late: it is normally adopted in May, while this year's first enrollment round began without an official number of state-funded places.

Education

Secondary-school enrollment begins, while Danas reports many vacancies in gymnasium IT classes

Published: June 29, 2026 at 08:05 AM. Updated: June 29, 2026 at 11:06 AM.

Electronic enrollment through the Moja srednja skola portal began on June 29 at 08:00 and runs until July 2 at 15:00; 021 and Novosti write that in-person enrollment at the assigned school is possible on July 1 and 2 from 08:00 to 15:00. The plan lists 71,614 available places and just over 64,400 eighth-graders finished school; Danas reports from first-round results that only three of 38 gymnasiums with IT tracks filled their quotas, while Novi Sad's Gimnazija "Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj" has 46 of 60 IT places empty.

A room in Studentski grad in Belgrade — Photo: N1, article about student reactions to relocation from Studentski grad because of EXPO 2027.

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Studentski grad and EXPO: dorm residents want a written guarantee

Published: June 26, 2026 at 09:06 AM. Updated: June 26, 2026 at 04:08 PM.

On June 26, N1 published reactions from Dom 2 residents at Studentski grad to the requirement that the F wing be vacated by April 16, 2027 for EXPO 2027. Studentski centar "Beograd" promises temporarily relocated students housing within its capacity under the same conditions, but students say the phrase "subject to capacity" is not a clear written guarantee, especially given dorm pressure and the timing of colloquiums and exams.

Pupils and school material in an article about final-exam results — Photo: Danas, article about the Forum of Secondary Vocational Schools statement.Image credit: FoNet/Ministarstvo prosvete

Education

Vocational-school forum says final-exam results show a serious decline

Published: June 25, 2026 at 09:06 AM. Updated: June 25, 2026 at 09:06 AM.

The Forum of Secondary Vocational Schools said on June 25 that the average mother-tongue score in the final primary-school exam was 10.67 points, down 0.88 points from the previous school year. The organization says the decline should not be ignored and calls for a review of curricula, grading criteria, and pupils' functional literacy.