Education In Bosnia

Primary Education

In the context of local legislation, the primary education ranging from grades 1-9 is obligatory for all citizens and it begins when the child turns 6 years old. The mandatory is nevertheless free of charge.

Secondary Education

The higher secondary education is categorized in vocational and general education and predominantly lasts around 3-4 years conditional on the educational curriculum that is planned by Ministry of Education (depending on the canton/entity). This level of education is not mandatory but nevertheless highly encouraged. On the ground of vocational secondary education, the main aim is to prepare the youth for professional labor markets with the offering of possibilities to pursue university or post-secondary studies.

Universities

Higher Education is available of attaining in various Universities and different educational institutions offering high professional education. Higher education is also available in public or private institutions where the students are offered Associate’s Degrees’, Bachelor Degrees’, Master Degrees’, and PhD’s. Various schedules are additionally available where students can choose to pursue their studies full-time or part-time.

Various alternations were brought by the network of high education institutions where a range of legal standards were adjusted for such institutions to develop. The standards and norms of higher education in Bosnia Herzegovina are supported by European standards as the platform on the development of the higher education system was based on the process of Bologna’s objectives.

Agency for Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been established by  the Framework Law on Higher Education in Bosnia and Herzegovina with the aim to assess the appropriate quality in the higher education private and public institutions.