Philosophy; 2004: a new department was formed at the Faculty of Philosophy: Department for Journalism; 2008: the Department of Serbian Language and Literature of the Faculty of Philosophy was divided into the Department of Serbian Language and Department of Serbian and Comparative Literature. 2013: a new department was formed at the Faculty of Philosophy: Department for French language; 2017: Faculty of Agriculture in Kruševac was established Organization Most of the schools have a structure consisting of departments, divisions or majors, offering study and research opportunities at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including opportunities to obtain doctoral degrees. As of 2018–19 school year, it has 1,492 academic staff members and 20,559 students. The schools of the University of Niš with data about location, academic staff and number of students as of 2018–19 school year: So far, more than 49,000 students have graduated from the university, 2,254 have earned master's degree and 1,275 have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations. University building The university main offices are in one of the most representative city structures, an edifice built in the late 19th century, which was formally recognized as a cultural treasure of major significance in 1979. The building was constructed in 1887, in the city center, on the right bank of the river Nisava. The building is in the neo-Renaissance style, designed by an unknown Viennese architect. It first housed the District Court, the District Government and the military headquarters and then, from July 26, 1914 to October 16, 1915, when Niš was the Serbian war capital, the building was the seat of the Serbian government and its Ministry of the Interior. The formal declaration of war was directed from Austria-Hungary on July 28, 1914 to the building. In 1930, the building became the administrative seat of the Morava County, after the World War II it housed the District Administration, while in 1967 it was assigned to the permanent use to the university. In 2008, marking the 120th anniversary of its building, the university completed construction work to enable access for persons with disabilities to all university facilities. See also List of universities in Serbia References External links University library "Nikola Tesla" Educational institutions established in 1965 1965 establishments in Yugoslavia