Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka

What Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka does

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering is a public academic institution and constituent member of the University of Banja Luka, located at Patre 5 in Banja Luka, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1962, it delivers accredited higher-education programs across three Bologna cycles — undergraduate, master's, and doctoral — in Computer Science and Informatics, Electronics and Telecommunications, Power Engineering and Automation, and related ICT disciplines, with the doctoral program being the first Bologna-compliant doctorate in Republic of Srpska (established 2009). The faculty maintains roughly 101 employees and supports a portfolio of specialized research and teaching laboratories including the Telecommunications Laboratory, Radio-Communications Laboratory, Electroacoustics and Audio Engineering Laboratory, and M-lab for model-driven software engineering. Revenue is structurally diversified: government allocations and regulated tuition (2,000 KM for self-funded master's students, 3,000 KM for self-funded doctoral students) form the core, supplemented by conference registration fees (INDEL at 100 EUR, ENEF at 100-150 KM), industry-sponsored internships, and applied-project grants such as UNDP funding for the BL BusTracker application.

The faculty's product and platform surface extends well beyond degree programs. Digital infrastructure includes an e-learning platform (el.etfbl.net), a centralized Student Services Portal (student.unibl.org), and the open-source BL BusTracker Android application for real-time public-bus tracking developed in partnership with Autoprevoz Banja Luka and UNDP. Academic publishing and convening are anchored by the Electronics Journal and the biennial INDEL International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications, which has run since 1997 and has been IEEE technically co-sponsored since 2010, with proceedings indexed in IEEE Xplore. The ENEF symposium on energy efficiency, the ICT Academy for professional development, and the Erasmus+ and Across Alliance mobility frameworks round out the offering, while a dual doctorate with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and doctoral collaborations with the Universities of Paderborn, Ljubljana, Belgrade, and Novi Sad embed the faculty in a broader European academic network. The institution's go-to-market combines a centralized University admissions process, on-campus instruction, and event-driven engagement through corporate internship partnerships (notably Elnos Group in energy and UniCredit Bank in banking).

Name

Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka

Legal name

Elektrotehnički fakultet, Univerzitet u Banjoj Luci

Website

https://etf.unibl.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering is a public academic institution at the University of Banja Luka delivering accredited undergraduate, master's, and doctoral programs in electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computer science, and power engineering to students in the Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education - Electrical Engineering

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Engineering Services (541330)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Polytechnic & Applied Sciences Universities (EDAHAEAB), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Electrical engineering
• Telecommunications research
• Computer science programs
• Doctoral studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Banja Luka

HQ country

Bosnia & Herzegovina

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Doctoral Program Tuition: Self-funded students pay tuition for III cycle (doctoral) studies. The fee is 3000 KM per program, as determined by the University Management Board decision.
2. Master's Program Tuition: Self-funded students pay tuition for II cycle (master's) studies. The fee is 2000 KM per program.
3. Conference Registration Fees: Registration fees from INDEL and ENEF symposiums. INDEL registration fee is 100 EUR per participant; ENEF fees range from 100-150 KM depending on participation type.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering operates as an academic unit of the University of Banja Luka, delivering higher education programs across three Bologna cycles (undergraduate, master's, and doctoral) in electrical engineering, electronics, telecommunications, computer science, and power engineering. It also conducts research through specialized laboratories (Telecommunications, Radio-Communications, Electroacoustics, and M-Lab for model-driven software engineering), publishes the Electronics scientific journal, organizes IEEE co-sponsored scientific symposiums (INDEL and ENEF), and develops applied technology products such as the BL BusTracker public transport mobile application.

Product overview

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Banja Luka operates as an educational institution offering a portfolio of academic programs across three study cycles (I, II, III) in electrical engineering disciplines. Its product portfolio consists primarily of educational services and research platforms: BL BusTracker is a public transport tracking mobile application developed by the Faculty; INDEL and ENEF are biennial scientific symposiums covering industrial electronics and energy efficiency respectively; the Electronics Journal publishes peer-reviewed research; the ICT Academy provides professional technology training; and eLearning/Student Services are digital platforms supporting academic operations. The Faculty also maintains specialized laboratories including M-Lab for model-driven software engineering. These offerings form an integrated academic and research ecosystem supporting electrical engineering education, scientific publication, and technology transfer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BL BusTracker: Mobile application for tracking public buses in Banja Luka urban area, developed as part of smart city initiative. Available on Google Play Store with open-source code on GitHub.
• INDEL Symposium
• ENEF Symposium
• Electronics Journal
• ICT Academy

Products and services

• BL BusTracker Open-source Android mobile application for real-time tracking of public buses in Banja Luka, displaying bus positions on interactive maps, estimated arrival times, and route schedules for lines 10, 13, and 17.
• INDEL Symposium International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications organized biennially, co-sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Proceedings are indexed in IEEE Xplore with papers eligible for IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications.
• ENEF Symposium Scientific-professional multidisciplinary symposium on Energy Efficiency organized jointly by three faculties of the University of Banja Luka, with support from the Union of Energy Experts of Republic of Srpska.
• ICT Academy ICT Academy program providing technology training and professional development courses for students and professionals in information and communication technologies.
• Electronics Journal Scientific journal published by the Faculty covering electronics and electrical engineering topics, featuring selected papers from the INDEL symposium and other peer-reviewed research.
• Undergraduate Degree Programs (I Cycle) Bachelor's degree programs (first Bologna cycle) in Computer Science and Informatics, Electronics and Telecommunications, and Power Engineering and Automation, preparing students for engineering careers in electrical engineering and ICT fields.
• Master's Degree Programs (II Cycle) Master's degree programs (300 ECTS) offering advanced specialization in Digital Broadcasting and Broadband Technologies, Electronics and Telecommunications, Computer Science and Informatics, and Power Engineering and Industrial Systems.
• Doctoral Studies (III Cycle) Doctoral research programs (480 ECTS) in Information and Communication Technologies leading to PhD in Electrical Engineering. Includes a dual doctorate option with NTNU Norway and participation of professors from European partner universities (Paderborn, Malardalen, Ljubljana, Belgrade, Novi Sad).

Quantifiable outcome

• First Bologna-compliant doctoral program in Republic of Srpska since 2009
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Aristotle University of ThessalonikimajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility partnership for staff exchange. Offers 4 scholarships for teaching purposes for Western Balkans countries and 4 scholarships for training purposes for Western Balkans countries. Exchange period: 5 days plus 2 travel days, must be realized between November 1, 2026 and January 29, 2027.
• Across AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Across Alliance scholarship program for early-career researchers (R1) mobility. Program aims to strengthen networking and collaboration among researchers within the alliance, promote cross-border academic exchange, and support career development. Grant covers travel, accommodation, and living costs up to 1,250 EUR per month of physical mobility.
• IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2010IEEE provides technical co-sponsorship for the INDEL International Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications. The symposium is co-sponsored by IEEE Industry Applications Society, IEEE Power Electronics Society, and IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Accepted papers are submitted for inclusion in IEEE Xplore.
• Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDual doctoral program agreement for III cycle students. Allows selected students to pursue joint doctorate studies with NTNU, combining research supervision from both institutions.
• University of Paderborn (Germany)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral studies program. Professors from University of Paderborn participate in delivering III cycle studies alongside University of Banja Luka faculty.
• Malardalen University (Sweden)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral studies program. Professors from Malardalen University participate in delivering III cycle studies.
• University of Ljubljana (Slovenia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral studies program. Professors from University of Ljubljana participate in delivering III cycle studies.
• University of Belgrade and University of Novi Sad (Serbia)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in doctoral studies program. Professors from Serbian universities participate in delivering III cycle studies.
• Autoprevoz Banja LukaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for BL BusTracker public transit tracking application. Autoprevoz provides urban transit data, bus routes, and schedules for the app development project.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of 'Future City Innovation Challenge - Banja Luka: Smarter, Healthier, More Liveable' initiative that funded the BL BusTracker project.
• City of Banja LukaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Future City Innovation Challenge initiative for BL BusTracker public transit tracking application.
• Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development, Republic of SrpskaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Future City Innovation Challenge initiative and BL BusTracker public transit project.
• Elnos GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompany offers annual summer internship program for 3rd and 4th year students of Energy track. Internship includes one week in Banja Luka and one week in Belgrade, covering the electrical engineering sector.
• UniCredit Bank a.d. Banja LukaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBank offers six-month professional internship program for students, providing practical experience in banking sector with exposure to AI technology applications.
• LanacominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerENEF 2025 symposium venue host. Smart building company located in Banja Luka, hosting the energy efficiency symposium in their facilities.
• Union of Energy Experts of Republic of SrpskaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organizer of ENEF (Energy Efficiency) symposium along with three faculties of University of Banja Luka.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Czech Technical University in Prague: One of Central Europe's oldest and largest technical universities, with comparable electrical, computer, and power engineering programs. Aspirational peer for the Banja Luka faculty in terms of research output and IEEE engagement.
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Larger, broader-based Central European technical university that competes for the same talent and houses full engineering, computing, and natural science faculties. Functions as the established incumbent the Banja Luka faculty benchmarks against.

Direct peers

• University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Electrical Engineering: Bosnia's other major electrical engineering faculty, a direct domestic peer competing for the same domestic student pool, government research funding, and industry partnerships in BiH.
• Ss. Cyril and Methodius University - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies: North Macedonian counterpart operating in the same Western Balkans ecosystem with shared EU pre-accession funding exposure. Comparable in size, three-cycle Bologna offerings, and English-language master tracks.
• University of Belgrade - School of Electrical Engineering: Direct regional peer in the same discipline (electrical engineering) at a major Serbian public university. Both faculties belong to Western Balkans public universities, share the Bologna three-cycle structure, and produce graduates for overlapping regional ICT and energy employers.
• University of Zagreb - Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing: Croatia's leading technical faculty with identical disciplinary focus (electrical engineering, computing, telecom) at a public university. Direct competitor for regional STEM talent and Erasmus+ exchange flow.
• University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Technical Sciences: Another major Serbian technical faculty explicitly listed as a partner in Banja Luka's doctoral program. Closely comparable in scope, public funding model, and disciplinary mix (electrical, electronics, computing) in the same region.
• University of Ljubljana - Faculty of Electrical Engineering: Slovenian counterpart also listed as a doctoral-program collaborator. Comparable in disciplinary focus (electrical engineering, telecom, power) and three-cycle Bologna structure, though operating in a higher-income EU member state.

Others

• NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology): Direct dual-doctorate partner institution for III-cycle students. Included because it is the most established international academic partner and benchmark for research collaboration, not because it competes for the same students.

Regional players

• Politehnica University of Bucharest: Romania's leading technical university serving as a counterpart in the wider EU-neighboring region. Comparable in comprehensive engineering scope and Bologna alignment, though operating in a different national jurisdiction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/blbustracker/BLBusTracker-Android
• Facebookfacebook.com/etf.unibl.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/faculty-of-electrical-engineering-university-of-banja-luka

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Number of profiles

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Subsidiaries6 records

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