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Belgrade (Serbia): Universities

University of Belgrade
University of Arts in Belgrade

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University of Belgrade

images by Tomislav Todorović, 13 September 2014

The University of Belgrade adopted on 12 July 2006 new Statutes and Regulations, including one chapter prescribing the new flag and coat of arms of the University (presentation). According to Serbian PBS TV news, the symbols, proposed by the Serbian Heraldic Society "White Eagle", were unanimuously adopted by the Board of the University. They are described as "an elegant union of tradition and modernity".

The arms of the University (image) feature in chief an open book on a red field, bearing the medieval Cyrillic inscription "Iskoni bě slovo" ("In the beginning there was the Word"), initial words of the Gospel of John, inscribed as in the Miroslav's Gospel (presentation), a medieval manuscript which is kept in the National Museum of Serbia in Belgrade and is included (since 2005) into UNESCO's Memory of the World Register. In base is featured the slightly modified coat of arms of the town of Belgrade.
The flag is a simplified banner of arms, which displays only the fortress from the town's coat of arms.

A photo shows the flag as vertical with three square tails at the end, blue with the arms of the University.

Tomislav Todorović &Milan Jovanović, 13 September 2014

Faculty of Chemistry

images by Tomislav Todorovic, 10 February 2025
based on photo from https://www.nin.rs/english/news

The Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade (Хемијски факултет Универзитета у Београду, Hemijski fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu) has developed from the Lyceum (Лицеј, Licej) (1838-1863), where a scientific-technical class was formed in 1853 which, among other branches of science, started studying chemistry. In 1863, the Lyceum was transformed into the Advanced School (Велика школа, Velika škola), which comprised the Faculty of Technology as one of its constituent faculties; the studies of chemistry were organized there as the Department of Chemistry. Since 1873, chemistry was also studied at the Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Philosophy and since 1880, the studies of chemistry were limited to that institution, the situation which was not changed when the Advanced School was transformed into the University in 1905. Several subsequent reorganizations of the Faculty of Philosophy have kept the studies of chemistry within the Department of Science and Mathematics until 1947, when the said Department became the Faculty of Science and Mathematics. In 1971, the said Faculty was divided into the departments, one of which was the Department of Chemistry and Physical-Chemical Studies, which consisted of the Chemistry Institute and Physical-Chemical Institute. In 1990, the departments of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics became independent faculties, the Department of Chemistry and Physical-Chemical Studies being divided into two - the Faculty of Chemistry and the Faculty of Physical Chemistry.

Sources:
[1] Faculty of Chemistry website - History: https://www.chem.bg.ac.rs/fakultet/istorija-en.html
[2] Faculty of Physical Chemistry website - History: https://www.ffh.bg.ac.rs/en/history

The flag is a grey background with the logo in the middle in white with Serbian inscription on top.

Tomislav Todorovic, 10 February 2025

Logo

image located by Tomislav Todorovic, 10 February 2025
Source: https://sr.wikipedia.org

A gallery of photos from the faculty website, displaying the flag together with those of Serbia and the University: https://www.chem.bg.ac.rs/foto/dan_hf_2023

A series of photos from the ongoing protests in Belgrade, taken on 2025-01-28, is posted at Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFYZUBKoB5N/?img_index=7. These display the flag in rectangular and square variants, as well as a vertical variant which is hoisted much like the German Auslegerflaggen, but with both the pole and the outrigger going through the sleeves, passing through a triangular cutout between them. The logo is visibly larger on the square and vertical flags.
Tomislav Todorovic, 10 February 2025

Faculty of Mathematics

$[Flag]$ image by Tomislav Todorovic, 14 February 2025

The Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade (Математички факултет Универзитета у Београду, Matematički fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu) has developed from the Advanced School (Велика школа, Velika škola) (1863-1905), where a separate Chair of Mathematics was organized in 1873 within the Department of Science and Mathematics, Faculty of Philosophy. After the Advanced School was transformed into the University in 1905, this organization of the studies of mathematics was retained until 1947, when the said Department became the Faculty of Science and Mathematics. In 1971, the said Faculty was divided into the departments, one of which was the Department of Mathematics. In 1990, the departments of the Faculty of Science and Mathematics became independent faculties. The independent status of the Faculty of Mathematics, as well as those of other simultaneously formed faculties, was fully recognized by the University of Belgrade in 1995.

Sources:
[1] Faculty of Mathematics website - History: http://www.matf.bg.ac.rs/eng/m/26/history
[2] Faculty of Physical Chemistry website - History: https://www.ffh.bg.ac.rs/en/history

The flag of the Faculty of Mathematics is dark purplish-red with its logo in white and black. The logo consists of the large abbreviation MATF (МАТФ), the last letter in black and the others in white, and the white inscription in two rows below, the top row being "University of Belgrade" (Универзитет у Београду; Univerzitet u Beogradu) and the bottom row being "Faculty of Mathematics" (Математички факултет; Matematički fakultet). The ratio is 1:2.

Photos of the flag:
https://www.slobodnaevropa.org/a/srbija-studenti-protesti-zastave
https://www.blic.rs/vesti/politika
https://www.instagram.com/kreni_promeni_zvezdara

All these photos were made during the ongoing protests sparked by the collapse of the concrete canopy of the Novi Sad railway station building, which happened on 2024-11-01.
Tomislav Todorovic, 14 February 2025

Faculty of Mining and Geology

The Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade (Рударско-геолошки факултет Универзитета у Београду, Rudarsko-geološki fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu) was founded in 1946. Having undergone a series of transformations, such as the division into separate faculties of mining and geology and subsequent reuniting, as well as the ephemeral fusion with the Faculty of Mining and Metallurgy in Bor, it has existed as a single, independent faculty since 1973. Its present form of organization was legally introduced in 1990 and the accreditation process in accordance with the principles of the Bologna Declaration was undergone in 2008.

Source:
Faculty of Mining and Geology website - About:https://rgf.bg.ac.rs

The faculty uses the mining flag as its own. While no information of the adoption date was found so far, the flag has been flown with those of Serbia and the University, from the faculty building [1] as well as in front of it [2, 3, 4], since at least 2012 [1]. It has also been used by the students of the Faculty when participating at international conferences, as was done in Moscow in 2019 [5]. The most recent examples of its use are from the ongoing anti-corruption protests in Belgrade [6, 7] and Kragujevac [8].

Sources:
[1] Facebook group of the students of the Faculty of Mining and Geology - Photo of the flags at the faculty building facade, posted on 2012-03-05: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rgf.fmg

[2] Reddit - Photo of the flags in front of the faculty, posted on 2022-07-23: https://www.reddit.com/r/vexillology

[3] Faculty of Mining and Geology website - Photos from the graduation ceremony, on 2024-12-03: https://rgf.bg.ac.rs/page.php

[4] Dreamstime photo archive - Photo of the flags in front of the faculty, on 2025-01-03: https://www.dreamstime.com/mining-geology-university

[5] Faculty of Mining and Geology at Facebook - Post on 2019-03-04: https://www.facebook.com/FMG.Belgrade.OfficialPage

[6] Faculty of Mining and Geology at Facebook - Photo posted on 2024-12-12: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php

[7] Photo of the Faculty of Mining and Geology flag at Instagram, on 2025-01-16: https://www.instagram.com/blokada.rgf

[8] Photo of the Faculty of Mining and Geology flag at Facebook, on 2025-02-15: https://www.facebook.com/photo

Tomislav Todorovic, 3 March 2025

Faculty of Philology

image by Ivan Sarajčić, 21 June 2025

The Faculty of Philology at the University of Belgrade traces its roots back to 1808, when the foundation of philological sciences in Serbia was laid at the Great School. It was founded as an independent institution in 1960, inheriting the centuries-old tradition of philological education and developing into a leading centre for the study of language, literature, and culture.

Sources:
[1] Faculty of Philology website About - https://www.fil.bg.ac.rs/en/faculty/about-the-faculty

Photo of the flag:
https://zastave-grbovi.com/storage/images/photos/IMG_20250615_180735.jpg
Ivan Sarajčić, 21 June 2025

More photos:
https://nova.rs/vesti/drustvo/filoloski-fakultet-ne-poziva-na-protest
https://www.novosti.rs/c/vesti/politika
https://www.republika.rs/vesti/politika/627088/studentski-plenumi-anarhija
Tomislav Todorovic, 21 June 2025

Faculty of Physics and Meteorology

image by Ivan Sarajčić, 20 June 2025

The Faculty of Physics and Meteorology of the University of Belgrade is a higher education and scientific institution that comprises the Department of Physics and the Department of Meteorology. It was founded in 1990 as an independent institution by separating from the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, founded in 1947.

Sources:
[1] Faculty of Physics website - About: http://www.ff.bg.ac.rs/Engleski/About.html

Photo of the flag:
https://zastave-grbovi.com/storage/images/photos/IMG_20250615_181100.jpg
Ivan Sarajčić, 20 June 2025

Faculty of Security Studies

The flag of the Faculty of Security Studies (image) is vertical with three square tails at the end, blue with the coat of arms (image) of the Faculty in the middle.

Milan Jovanović, 2 March 2008

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

image by Ivan Sarajčić, 20 June 2025

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade (Факултет ветеринарске медицине Универзитета у Београду), was founded in 1936 by a decree of the Department of Education. Teaching began that year with 149 students and professors mostly from the Faculties of Medicine and Agriculture. Construction of the current building started before World War II, resumed in 1946, and was largely completed by 1948.

Sources:
[1] Faculty of Veterinary Medicine website - History: https://www.vet.bg.ac.rs/en/faculty/history

The flag of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is light blue with black-white logo in the center.

Photos of the flag:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DIfG8Phorly
https://zastave-grbovi.com/storage/images/photos/IMG_20250615_180612.jpg
Ivan Sarajčić, 20 June 2025

Another photo: https://www.instagram.com/kreni_promeni_zvezdara/p/DF3a9nJtGLr/# - the flag is the third to the left from the partly visible flag of the Mathematical Faculty in centre and the fifth to the left from the almost completely visible flag of the same faculty at the right-hand side of the photo.
Tomislav Todorovic, 20 June 2025

University of Arts in Belgrade

image by Tomislav Todorović, 14 September 2014

The University of Arts in Belgrade (Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu; presentation; website) was founded in 1957 as the Academy of Arts (Umetnička akademija) by grouping of four previously independent academies: the Academy of Music (Muzička akademija), the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademija likovnih umetnosti), the Academy of Applied Arts (Akademija primenjenih umetnosti), and the Academy of Theatre Arts (Akademija za pozorišnu umetnost). In 1962, the Academy of Theatre Arts was renamed into the Academy of Theatre, Film, Radio and Television (Akademija za pozorište, film, radio i televiziju). In 1973, the Academy of Arts was transformed into the University of Arts and its constituent academies were transformed into faculties: the Faculty of Music Arts (Fakultet muzičke umetnosti), the Faculty of Fine Arts (Fakultet likovnih umetnosti), the Faculty of Applied Arts (Fakultet primenjenih umetnosti), and the Faculty of Dramatic Arts (Fakultet dramskih umetnosti).

The flag of the University of Arts is dark blue, with the university logo in white.
The logo (image), originally created for the Academy of Arts in 1966, represents the four constituent academies/faculties as the "four leaves of the same branch", as expressed by its creator Miloš Ćirić (1931-1999), longtime professor at the Academy/Faculty of Applied Arts and one of first scholars in Socialist-era Serbia who re-introduced studying of heraldry (Heraldika, knj. 1: Grb: ilustrovani osnovni pojmovi, Belgrade, 1983; 2nd ed. 1988).
While the logo is an official emblem, the status of flag has not been verified yet, however it has been permanently hoisted over the Gallery of the Faculty of Fine Arts in Belgrade since at least 2010 (that was when I noticed it, but it must have been hoisted earlier).

Tomislav Todorović, 14 September 2014

The university flag was used by the students who marched from Belgrade to Kragujevac in order to arrive at the celebration of the Statehood Day on 15th February. The report from the start of the march on 11th February, including two videos, is available here: https://www.bl-portal.com.
In the first video (near the page top), the flag is visible @0:14-0:27 and in the second one (near the page bottom), it is visible @0:25-0:33 and @0:57-1:00. The dark blue field may look rather pale in these videos, but the same is true for a number of other flags which employ that color.

Tomislav Todorovic, 15 May 2025