NOVI SAD, Vojvodina, Serbia

Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia, located in the northern part of the country, in the Pannonian Plain. The region is divided by the Danube and Tisa rivers. Vojvodina has a population of almost 2 million and a total surface area of 21,500 km2. Novi Sad is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pannonian Plain. The main part of the city lies on the left bank of the Danube in the region of Bačka, while the smaller settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica lie on the right bank, in the region of Srem. According to the 2011 census, Novi Sad has a population of 231,798 while its urban area (including the adjacent settlements of Petrovaradin and Sremska Kamenica) comprises 277,522 inhabitants. The total land area of the city is 699 km2, while its urban area spans 129.7 km2. Novi Sad was founded in 1694 when Serb merchants formed a colony across the Danube from the Petrovaradin Fortress and in the following centuries it transformed into an important trading and manufacturing centre as well as a centre of Serbian culture.

UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD, FACULTY OF TECHNICAL SCIENCES 

The University of Novi Sad, with around 50,000 students and 5,000 employees, is one of the largest educational and research centres in Central Europe. It belongs to the group of comprehensive universities, which are characterized by providing nearly all fields of science and higher education. The University of Novi Sad offers 350 accredited study programs at the level of Bachelor, Master, Specialist and Doctoral studies. The seat of the University is in Novi Sad, in the central campus situated on the bank of the river Danube. Faculty of Technical Sciences comprises of 13 departments in technical, natural, socio - humanistic and interdisciplinary sciences, covering broad spectrum of study programs on all HE levels and research in different fields with outstanding results recognized on international level. Research activities at the FTS are oriented towards the research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Serbia and the Provincial Secretariat of Science and Technology, as well as to the participation in numerous European projects (H2020, FP7, Eureka!, COST, ERASMUS+, TEMPUS, INTERREG, CEEPUS).