The University of East Sarajevo/UES is an interdisciplinary, independent and self-governing institution, consisting of the 15 faculties and the two academies. UES has about 1,000 teachers, 10,000 students, 128 study programs I and II cycle, and 12 PhD programs. UES has over 60 bilateral agreements signed with partner universities from Europe. These bilateral agreements regulate different types of cooperation, such as work on subjects and projects of common interest, exchange of scholars and students, joint publications, exchange of information and other activities in order to improve the academic cooperation. UES is a member of several university networks and international associations (EUA, Danube conference).UES has participated in TEMPUS projects since 2000, FP6 programmes; and other international projects – such as projects dealing with Brain Drain in West Balkan Countries, USAID projects, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+, World Bank programmes, and IPA projects.
UES is the largest institution in the geographical area it occupies (8 towns) and possesses great human resources and infrastructural capacities. UES is the first accredited HEI in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2013). UES got HR excellence in research code by the European Commission as a committed university striving to adopt European Charter principles and Codes for employment of researchers.