University of Mostar (SUM) is a higher education institution, which organizes and performs university studies, scientific and professional work. It is one of eight public Universities in B&H and the only one where Croatian is used as the official language. It consists of 10 faculties and the Academy of Fine Arts. Today, over 11000 students study at the University of Mostar. The educational process is conducted through 70 study groups at the undergraduate and 77 groups at the graduate and postgraduate level, with 1000 teachers. The University’s mission is best reflected through three basic features:
Education - based on excellence, which through the teaching and research process focuses on students in undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies, preparing them to be highly professional, self-motivating and productive experts in both their existing and future activities.
Scientific-research work - based on excellence and integrated in the education process at all levels in order to train new generations of researchers capable of operating and accomplishing in the international research market. The development of the community - due to educational, artistic and scientific research work, the University is the main agitator of the overall economic, cultural and social development both in the region in which it operates and at the national and international level; through its activities, the University promotes the preservation and promotion of the historical and cultural legacy of our community on regional, national and international level.