American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina


The American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina is a private university located in Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In 2007, the university opened a postgraduate department in Sarajevo, offering a fast-track master's degree in business administration. In 2009, it opened an undergraduate department in Banja Luka. In 2011, the AUBIH opened an undergraduate department in Mostar.

Accreditation

ACICS Accreditation
The university is accredited in the United States by the, the largest national accrediting organization of degree granting institutions in the United States. It is additionally accredited by national ministries of education in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Turkey.

Staff

The lecturing staff are mainly domestic teachers with many guest lecturers and American staff. Some lectures are conducted via online.
As part of the now-defunct partnership agreement with State University of New York at Canton, some students from AUBIH received double diplomas and attended one semester in USA. Through this partnership, some students had opportunities for work placement with leading US companies such as Xerox, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson and Kodak.
The President and founder of American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Denis Prcić, an entrepreneur from Tuzla who lived in Rochester, New York in the 1990s.

Academics

The University is organized around the following colleges:
The university offers degrees in law, economics, international relations, cyber security and engineering

Faculty of Economics

The Faculty of Economics offers study programs at bachelor, master's and doctoral levels. The classes are taught in English and after graduation students receive diplomas accredited in BiH and Turkey, as well as in the US and EU.

Faculty of Engineering, Science and Technology

The Faculty of Engineering, Science and Technology offers study programs at bachelor, master's and doctoral levels. The classes are taught in English and upon graduation students receive diplomas accredited in BiH and Turkey, as well as in the US and EU.

Faculty of Public Affairs

The Faculty of Public Affairs offers study programs at bachelor, master's and doctorate levels. Classes are taught in English and upon graduation students receive diplomas accredited in BiH and Turkey, as well as in the US and the EU.

Academy of Modern Arts

The Academy of Modern Arts offers a study program at the bachelor level.

Partnerships

West Virginia University Partnership
On 21 June 2012, West Virginia University made a partnership with American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It's one of over 100 universities with which WVU has a global partnership.
New International Partnerships
American University in Bosnia and Herzegovina in September 2015 expanded its international partnership with universities in Turkey, Canada and the United States of America. The international partnership list was amended with the following universities: Western Kentucky University, Saint Louis University, Fontbonne University; Saint Paul University from Canada; Northwest Normal University form China and Doğuş University from Turkey. The purpose of cooperation between AUBIH and mentioned universities are student and faculty exchange, research cooperation, joint academic publications, and cooperation on joint academic projects.