History
History
Establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture
The great Serbian botanist, Josif Pančić (1814-1888), was the first professor of the Science of Agriculture at the Great School in Belgrade and can be considered the founder of agricultural science. However, Sima Lozanić (1847-1935), the first professor of Agricultural Chemistry and then rector of the University of Belgrade, had the greatest credit for the establishment of the Faculty of Agriculture. Sima Lozanić had great help and understanding regarding the establishment of the Faculty from Jovan Žujović (1856-1939), geologist and petrographer, then Minister of Education.
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| Josif Pančić 1814 – 1888 |
Sima Lozanić 1847 – 1935 FOUNDER OF THE FACULTY |
Jovan Žujović 1856 – 1936 |
The Faculty was founded by the Law on Amendments to the Law on the University of February 27, 1905 ("Official Gazette of the Kingdom of SHS" No. 85, Year I, dated August 23, 1919)
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Immediately after the end of the First World War, at the first session of the University Council, held on March 28, 1919, the rector announced an act of the Ministry of Education, in which the wish was expressed to open and start work at the Faculty of Agriculture, with two departments: agricultural and forestry. In commemoration of this day, the Faculty celebrates March 28 - Faculty Day.
The preparation for the opening and start of work of the Faculty of Agriculture lasted until the fall of 1920, and classes began on December 5, with the opening speech of the first dean, Dr. Petar Đorđević, full professor of Special Botany and head of the Ministry of Forests and Mines. Over time, the faculty was formed into a significant educational and scientific institution.
In 1930, the Faculty received a new name, the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, and in 1949 they were separated as independent faculties: the Faculty of Forestry and the Faculty of Agriculture.
Faculty of Agriculture and the University of Belgrade
In its ninety-two-year history, the Faculty of Agriculture has always been actively engaged in all activities of the University. It has always been an honor and recognition for the professors and associates of the Faculty of Agriculture to be in the Council, councils, commissions, boards and other bodies of the University. The Faculty of Agriculture had its professors as rectors in three mandates and its professors as university vice-chancellors in six mandates.
The Faculty of Agriculture also had a large number of professors from other faculties of the University of Belgrade who taught at the Faculty and were very responsible for the formation of many subjects, departments, laboratories and the like.
Teachers from other faculties of the University of Belgrade who taught at our faculty, in the first decades of the Faculty's work, sorted by teaching areas, which the Faculty will never forget:
Sima Lozanić (Inorganic Chemistry) - Faculty of Philosophy
Milivoje Lozanić (Organic Chemistry) - Faculty of Philosophy
Aleksandar Leko (Chemistry) - Technical Faculty
Aleksandar Despić (Chemistry) - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
Spasoje Đorđević (Physical Chemistry) - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
Slobodan Šušić (Analytical Chemistry) - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
Slavko Rašajski (Production of alcohol and vinegar) - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
Slobodan Končar-Đorđević (Basics of technological process) - Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy
Milorad Popović (Physics) - Faculty of Philosophy
Sreten Šljivić (Physics) - Faculty of Philosophy
Dragoljub Milosavljević (Physics) - Faculty of Engineering
Ilija Đurić (Physics) - Faculty of Pharmacy
Milorad Bertolino (Mathematics) - Faculty of Science and Mathematics
Đorđe Karapandžić (Mathematics) - Faculty of Forestry
Slobodan Drašković (National Economy with Finances) - Faculty of Law
Ljubomir Dukanac (National Economy with Finances) - Faculty of Law
Radomir Đurović (Commercial Law) - Faculty of Law
Dragutin Šoškić (Political Economy) - Faculty of Law
Radomir Lukić (Theory of the State and Law) - Faculty of Law
Branislav Šoškić (Political Economy) - Faculty of Economics
Jovan Rašeta (Meat and fish processing) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Isidor Savić (Meat and fish processing) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Vladeta Simić (Anatomy of domestic animals) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Sava Stanimirović (Human Nutrition) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Milovan Jovanović (Physiology of Domestic Animals) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Ilija Đuričić (Physiology of domestic animals) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Radomir Mihailović (Zoo Hygiene) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Dušan Palić (Anatomy of domestic animals) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Živojin Đorđević (General Zoology) - Faculty of Philosophy
Siniša Stanković (Fisheries and Zoology) - Faculty of Philosophy
Milutin Radovanović (Zoology) - Faculty of Science and Mathematics
Konstantin Vasić (Entomology) - Faculty of Forestry
Ljubiša Glišić (Botany) - Faculty of Science and Mathematics
Jovan Žujović (Mineralogy, Petrography and Geology) - Faculty of Philosophy
Pavle Vujević (Climatology with Meteorology) - Faculty of Philosophy
Milan Andonović (Geodesy) - Faculty of Engineering
Milan Nešić (Cultural Technology) - Technical Faculty
Bogić Knežević (Agricultural land reclamation) - Technical Faculty
Branislav Kojić (Agricultural Construction) - Faculty of Engineering
Đorđe Jovanović (Mechanical Engineering with Electrical Engineering) - Faculty of Electrical Engineering
Nikola Cvejić (Hydrology and Hydraulics) - Faculty of Civil Engineering (Meat and fish processing) - Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Our professors, rectors and vice-rectors at the University of Belgrade
PhD, full professor Dragutin Veličković, rector, 1993-1997
PhD, full professor Stevan Nikolić, vice-rector, 1952-1954
PhD, full professor Novica Mitić, vice-rector, 1971-1975
PhD, full professor Aleksandar Đokić, vice-rector, 1979-1983
PhD, full professor Milorad Babović, vice-rector, 1987-1991
PhD, full professor Nikola Ristić, vice-rector, 1998-2003
Our professors, academics
PhD, full professor Mladen Josifović (Botany)
PhD, full professor Dobroslav Todorović (Agriculture)
PhD, full professor Jovan Belić (Special Animal Husbandry)
PhD, full professor Živojin Tešić (Soil Microbiology)
PhD, full professor Radmila Petanović
Naši profesori, dekani Fakulteta
PhD, full professor Petar Đorđević, 1920-1923
PhD, full professor Ivan Đaja, 1923-1926
PhD, full professor Milan Vlajinac, 1926-1932 i 1935-1936
PhD, full professor Đoka Jovanović, 1932-1933
PhD, full professor Dobrosav Todorović, 1933-1934, 1939-1942, 1945-1947
PhD, full professor Stanoje Nedeljković, 1936-1939
PhD, full professor Mihajlo Gradojević, 1942-1943
PhD, full professor Mladen Josifović, 1944-1945, 1947-1949, 1952-1954
PhD, full professor Stevan Nikolić, 1949-1950
PhD, full professorŽivojin Tešić, 1950-1952, 1954-1955
PhD, full professor Dragiša Nikolić, 1955-1957
PhD, full professor Jovan Belić, 1957-1958
PhD, full professor Stanko Mirić, 1958-1960
PhD, full professor Čedomir Obračević, 1960-1962
PhD, full professor Lazar Avramov, 1962-1964
PhD, full professorNovica Mitić, 1964-1967
PhD, full professor Momčilo Stojanović, 1967-1969
PhD, full professor Radojica Kljajić, 1969-1971
PhD, full professor Milomir Džamić, 1971-1973
PhD, full professor Života Popović, 1973-1975
PhD, full professor Branko Bajčetić, 1975-1977
PhD, full professor Aleksandar Đokić, 1977-1979
PhD, full professor Milorad Babović, 1979-1981, 1996-2000
PhD, full professor Dragutin Veličković, 1981-1983, 1987-1989, 1989-1993
PhD, full professor Viden Ranđelović, 1983-1985
PhD, full professor Živorad Gajić, 1985-1987
PhD, full professor Viliman Koljajić, 1994-1995
PhD, full professor Dragiša Raičević, 2000
PhD, full professor Sofija Pekić, 2000-2003
PhD, full professor Nebojša Ralević, 2003-2013
PhD, full professor Milica Petrović, 2013-2016
PhD, full professor Dušan Živković, 2016-2024
College today
From humble beginnings with a few teachers, three full-time, one part-time and three part-time, the Faculty of Agriculture is today one of the leading higher education institutions in this part of Europe, with over 500 employees and a permanent number of around 4,500 students.
The Faculty building is an exceptional combination of the classic, Viennese style of the thirties of the last century, to which a new, modern part of the building was added (1980). The front facade is ornate, with figures and ornaments. The interior of the old part of the building is dominated by Renaissance stairs and marble columns. The large amphitheater with a balcony, with a capacity of 800 seats, is particularly impressive.
Scientific research work is carried out through 8 institutes, 31 departments, a large number of specialized and accredited laboratories, the "Radmilovac" sample property, a large number of scientific societies operating within the Faculty, with intensive cooperation with related organizations in the country and abroad.
In accordance with the European system of education, major changes were introduced at the Faculty by adopting a new, three-level way of studying (basic academic studies, graduate academic studies-master, specialist academic studies and doctoral academic studies). The reform process aligned with the Bologna Declaration and new study programs began to be implemented in 2007.