The University of Montenegro () is a national public university of Montenegro. Its central administration and majority of constitutive faculties are located in the country's capital Podgorica, with dislocated faculties in Nikšić, Cetinje and Kotor. Institution was founded in 1974 and it is currently organized in 19 faculties. History The University of Montenegro was founded on 29 April 1974 in Titograd, SR Montenegro (now Podgorica). In that year the following organisations signed the Agreement on Association into the University of Titograd: three faculties: Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Law from the capital Titograd, two colleges: Teaching College from Nikšić and Maritime Studies College from Kotor, three independent scientific institutes: for History, for Agriculture and for Biological and Medical Research, all from Titograd. A year after it was founded, the institution changed its name to Veljko Vlahović University in honour of the communist activist and World War II participant from Montenegro who died that year. 1970's was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Titograd universities in Osijek, Rijeka, Split, Banja Luka, Mostar, Maribor, Bitola, Kragujevac and Tuzla all opened their doors. In 1992, the university was given its current name - University of Montenegro. Organization The seat of the university is in Podgorica, the capital city of Montenegro, with a population of around 190,000. Most faculties of the University of Montenegro are located in Podgorica, while some faculties have been opened in Nikšić, Cetinje and Kotor. The university comprises faculties, institutes and colleges, as well as logistic centers. The Managing Board governs the university and the Rector manages it. The supreme academic body is the University Senate. Deans are heads of faculties and directors are heads of institutes. At faculties i.e. at institutes, the highest academic bodies are councils for teaching-scientific issues, i.e. for teaching-artistic issues. The highest student body is the Student Parliament. Representatives of students are elected in all bodies of the university and of the faculties. Faculties The university comprises following 19 faculties in 4 cities: Podgorica Faculty of Architecture Faculty of Biotechnology Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Economics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Law Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Metallurgy and Technology Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics Faculty of Political Sciences Nikšić Faculty of Philosophy Faculty of Philology Faculty for Sport and Physical Education