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College enrollment: High interest in popular majors, 15 colleges still have vacancies
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College enrollment: High interest in popular majors, 15 colleges still have vacancies

Students in Serbia who plan to study have submitted applications to universities they wish to enroll in, with entrance exams still ongoing. According to data from the University of Belgrade, 15 faculties currently have unfilled spots, with some having significantly more budget-funded places available. Last year, over 17,000 high school graduates applied to state universities in Belgrade, an increase of nearly 1,000 compared to the previous academic year. However, students continue to favor certain 'popular' faculties such as the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, and Mechanical Engineering, leading to fewer applicants for less popular faculties. The Agricultural Faculty, for example, has 790 approved spots but only 257 applicants, with one program receiving no candidates at all. Budget-funded spots remain available across several programs, though many are yet to be filled. Other faculties like the Faculty of Geography and Mathematical Faculty also report a surplus of available spots, while others like the Law Faculty and Orthodox Theological Faculty show lower interest. Some technical and engineering faculties, such as the Mining and Ge

Srednjoškolci u Srbiji koji planiraju da studiraju, prijavili su se prošle nedelje na fakultete koje žele da upišu, dok prijemni ispiti još uvek traju. Prema poslednjim podacima Univerziteta u Beogradu, trenutno je čak 15 fakulteta ostalo nepopunjeno, a na nekima od njih ima dosta budžetskih mesta. Ovo pokazuje da postoji veliki razmak između potrebe i interesa za određene smerove studija, što dovodi do nepravilnog rasporeda mesta među kandidatima.

Korisnici koji se prijavljivali na fakultete u toku prvog upisnog kruga, počeli su da se koncentrišu na tzv. "popularne" smerove, kao što su Fakultet organizacionih nauka, Elektrotehnički fakultet, Stomatološki, Medicinski, Mašinski, i slično. Zbog toga, na neke od tih fakulteta prijavilo se i duplo više maturanata nego što je bilo odobrenih mesta. Ovo je uzrokovalo da se druga grupa fakulteta, manje popularnih, nalazi u situaciji gde su veći deo mesta ostala nepopunjena. Na primer, Poljoprivredni fakultet ima 790 odobrenih mesta za brucoše, ali je broj prijavljenih kandidata iznosio samo 257. Iznenađujuće je da se za jedan smer nije prijavio nijedan kandidat. Budžetska mesta su, međutim, dostupna na svih sedam smerova, gde je ukupan broj budžetskih mesta iznosio 650, a u prvom krugu ostalo je 396 mesta na budžetu.

Geografski fakultet je imao 250 odobrenih mesta, dok je konkurisalo 109 kandidata, što znači da je ostalo 141 nepopunjeno mesto. Budžetska mesta na tom fakultetu su još dostupna, ali će se njihov status poznati tek nakon prijemnog ispita. Na Matematičkom fakultetu prijavilo se 321 kandidat, dok je bilo 435 raspoloživih mesta. Najviše budžetskih mesta ostalo je na smeru koji obrazuje nastavnike matematike – 70, dok je na Informatici takođe dostupno nekoliko mesta na budžetu.

Pravni fakultet je ponudio 1.400 mesta, međutim, na isti se prijavilo 1.282 kandidata. Budžetska mesta su, za sada, popunjena, ali se naglašava da prvi krug ne znači ništa jer mnogi kandidati konkurišu na dva fakulteta, pa kada odustanu od jednog, otvara se budžetsko mesto. Pravoslavni bogoslovski fakultet, s druge strane, prima 230 brucoša, ali je ove godine prijavilo 148 kandidata. Nema slobodnih budžetskih mesta na ovom fakultetu.

Rudarsko-geološki fakultet raspisao je 313 raspoloživih mesta za buduće brucoše, ali je interesovanje srednjoškolaca pirlično slabo jer se prijavilo svega 99 kandidata. Prema podacima, nijedan smer na ovom fakultetu nije popunio budžetska mesta, te je tako na nekim od njih ostalo 18, 10, 15 ili 9 budžetskih mesta. Tehnološko-metalurški fakultet raspolaže sa 385 mesta za novu generaciju brucoša, dok se prijavilo njih 278. Slobodnih budžetskih mesta ima oko 50, a o tome će kandidati biti obavešteni nakon prvog upisnog kruga.

Fakultet bezbednosti, koji je pre deceniju bio jedan od popularnijih fakulteta, danas se nalazi u situaciji gde je prijavilo 379 kandidata, dok je 21 mesto ostalo prazno. Fakultet za obrazovanje učitelja i nastavnika, koji se ranije nazivao učiteljski fakultet, nije više privlačan srednjoškolcima, kao ni nastavnički smerovi na pojedinim fakultetima. Ove godine ostalo je 44 slobodna mesta. Fakultet za fizičku hemiju je primio samo 41 kandidata, dok je ukupan broj mesta bio 100. Nakon prvog kruga ostalo je 59 slobodnih mesta, većina od kojih su budžetska. Fizički fakultet je primio 65 kandidata, što je, ako uporedimo sa brojkama iz prethodnih godina, dobar rezultat. Prima se 155 brucoša, ali se godinama unazad ne popuni ta kvota, zbog čega mnogi kandidati kasnije u drugom krugu mogu da pišu studije direktno.

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College enrollment: High interest in popular majors, 15 colleges still have vacancies

Students in Serbia who plan to study have submitted applications to universities they wish to enroll in, with entrance exams still ongoing. According to data from the University of Belgrade, 15 faculties currently have unfilled spots, with some having significantly more budget-funded places available. Last year, over 17,000 high school graduates applied to state universities in Belgrade, an increase of nearly 1,000 compared to the previous academic year. However, students continue to favor certain 'popular' faculties such as the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Dentistry, Medicine, and Mechanical Engineering, leading to fewer applicants for less popular faculties. The Agricultural Faculty, for example, has 790 approved spots but only 257 applicants, with one program receiving no candidates at all. Budget-funded spots remain available across several programs, though many are yet to be filled. Other faculties like the Faculty of Geography and Mathematical Faculty also report a surplus of available spots, while others like the Law Faculty and Orthodox Theological Faculty show lower interest. Some technical and engineering faculties, such as the Mining and Ge

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