Academic calendar
Winter Semester 2026/2027 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Winter Semester 2026/2027Relevant now
- Regular Winter Exam Period 2027 (Bologna)
- Make-up Winter Exam Period 2027 (Bologna)
- Summer Semester 2026/2027
- Regular Summer Exam Period 2027 (Bologna)
- Make-up Summer Exam Period 2027 (Bologna)
- September Exam Period 2027 (Bologna)
Campus language
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A
- Apsolvent
- A student who has completed all their coursework and lectures but has not yet passed all exams or defended their thesis.
B
- Bjelave
- Studentsko naselje Bjelave, the larger student dormitory complex located in the city center.
- Bonovi
- Physical or digital meal vouchers/coupons used to pay for food at the menza.
D
- Dom
- A general shorthand term used by students to refer to their assigned dormitory.
E
- EESTEC
- Electrical Engineering Students' European Association, active local branch at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering.
I
- Index
- The physical blue booklet used to record grades and attendance; it is the primary student ID and academic record.
- Ispitni rok
- The official designated exam period (e.g., January-February, June-July, September).
K
- Kolokvij
- A midterm exam or partial test that can count toward the final grade.
M
- Menza
- The subsidized student cafeteria located within the dormitories or near major faculties.
N
- Nedžarići
- Studentski dom Nedžarići, the high-rise student dormitory located in the Novi Grad municipality.
O
- Obnova
- The act of repeating an academic year due to failing to meet the 'uslov'.
R
- Restoran
- Often used interchangeably with 'menza' when referring to the dining hall in the Bjelave or Nedžarići complexes.
S
- SPUS
- Studentski parlament Univerziteta u Sarajevu, the official student representative body of the university.
- STELEKS
- The long-standing student association of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (ETF).
U
- Uslov
- The 'condition' or minimum requirements (ECTS credits or specific subjects) needed to advance to the next academic year.
- USP
- Udruženje studenata prava, the student association specifically for the Faculty of Law.
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
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- Bjelave Student Restaurant
- Ekonomija
- The Faculty of Economics and Business building located at Trg oslobođenja - Alija Izetbegović.
- Filozofski
- The Faculty of Philosophy building located in the Marijin Dvor neighborhood.
- ISSS
- Informacioni sistem studentske službe; the mandatory online portal for registering exams and viewing final grades.
- Kampus
- The main university campus area located at Zmaja od Bosne, formerly the Marshal Tito military barracks.
- Kupon
- The monthly subsidized public transport pass for students, used on GRAS or Centrotrans vehicles.
- Mašinski
- The Faculty of Mechanical Engineering building, often used as a landmark in the Vilsonovo šetalište area.
- ned_ari_i_cafe_pizzeria
- Nedžarići Cafe-Pizzeria
- ned_ari_i_student_restaurant
- Nedžarići Student Restaurant
- Ovjera
- The bureaucratic process of 'verifying' a semester in the Index, requiring specific stamps from the Studentska služba.
- Pravni
- The Faculty of Law building, a landmark Austro-Hungarian structure near the Latin Bridge.
- Studentska
- Short for 'Studentska služba', the administrative office in each faculty responsible for paperwork and student records.
- Upis
- The formal enrollment process at the beginning of the academic year, involving significant paperwork and fee payments.
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Winter Semester 2026/2027 runs Oct 1, 2026 – Feb 26, 2027.
- How much campus context is included?
- 16 approved campus terms and 13 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.