Academic calendar
Fall Semester 2026 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 13, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall Semester 2026Relevant now
- Spring Semester 2027
Campus language
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A
- AIESEC
- An international student organization focused on leadership and internships, highly active at the Faculty of Economics (EKOF).
- Apsolvent
- A student who has completed all lectures and coursework but has not yet passed all exams to graduate.
B
- BEST
- Board of European Students of Technology, active at technical faculties like ETF and TMF.
- Bonovi
- Meal coupons or digital credits on the student card used to pay for subsidized meals.
- Budžet
- State-funded status where the government covers tuition and offers subsidized housing/meals.
E
- ESTIEM
- European Students of Industrial Engineering and Management, active at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (FON).
I
- Ispitni rok
- A designated examination period (e.g., January, June, September).
K
- Karaburma
- The 'Towers' dormitory officially known as Studentski dom 'Karaburma'.
- Kolokvijum
- A midterm exam or partial test held during the semester.
L
- Lola
- Studentski dom 'Kralj Aleksandar I', historically known by the name 'Ivo Lola Ribar'.
M
- Menza
- Generic term for any student cafeteria/dining hall managed by the Studentski Centar.
P
- Patris
- Studentski dom 'Patris Lumumba', located in the Zvezdara district.
- Penezić
- Studentski dom 'Slobodan Penezić Krcun', located in the Zvezdara complex.
R
- Rifat
- Studentski dom 'Rifat Burdžević', a dormitory located near Zvezdara forest.
S
- Samofinansiranje
- Self-funding status where the student pays their own tuition fees.
- Skripta
- Unofficial, condensed study materials or student-made notes used to prepare for exams.
- SPUB
- Studentski parlament Univerziteta u Beogradu (Student Parliament of the University of Belgrade).
- Studenjak
- Studentski grad, the largest student dormitory complex in New Belgrade.
- SUS
- Studentska unija Srbije (Student Union of Serbia), a prominent student advocacy group.
U
- Uplata obroka
- The process of topping up meal credits on the student ID card at specialized kiosks.
- Uslov
- The minimum number of ECTS points (ESPB) required to qualify for state-funded 'budget' status in the following year.
#
- Žeton
- A plastic token required to receive cutlery and a tray in the dining hall; it is returned after the meal.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- BusPlus / A-naplata
- The public transit payment system; students use a personalized card for discounted monthly passes.
- E-student
- The web portal used for registering exams, tracking grades, and administrative tasks.
- ETF
- Elektrotehnički fakultet (Faculty of Electrical Engineering).
- FON
- Fakultet organizacionih nauka (Faculty of Organizational Sciences).
- FPN
- Fakultet političkih nauka (Faculty of Political Sciences).
- Indeks
- The small blue booklet used as an official record of grades and student status (increasingly supplemented by e-student).
- ISIC/EYCA
- International student ID cards often integrated into the local student card used for the dining hall and discounts.
- Kapetan Mišino zdanje
- The historic main building of the University, housing the Rectorate and the Faculty of Philosophy/Philology.
- karaburma
- Karaburma
- kralj_aleksandar_i
- Kralj Aleksandar I
- Overa semestra
- The administrative process at the end of a semester to confirm attendance and eligibility for exams.
- Plato
- The square/plateau in front of the Faculty of Philosophy, a legendary meeting spot for students and activists.
- rifat_burd_evi
- Rifat Burdžević
- studentski_grad
- Studentski grad
- TMF
- Tehnološko-metalurški fakultet (Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy).
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall Semester 2026 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 13, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 22 approved campus terms and 15 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.