International Relations

International Relations
“If it's wrong when they do it, it's wrong when we do it.”
― Noam Chomsky








Dear students,
Welcome to the International Relations (IR) Program at the International University of Sarajevo!
Housed within the Faculty of Business and Administration, the IR program offers a highly collaborative environment where students and professors regularly interact both inside and outside the classroom – in lectures and seminars, research projects, and extra-curricular activities.
The IR core faculty consists of professors from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, the USA, Belarus, and Denmark. Our faculty members are not only dedicated educators and mentors but also nationally and internationally recognized in their respective research fields. These scholars are more than willing to share their theoretical and empirical knowledge about international relations with our students.


Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Aliaksandr Novikau

Overview of the BA Program
The Bachelor of Arts in IR at IUS is a four-year, eight-semester program of 240 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), broken down into about 30 ECTS per semester. Read more

Bachelor Studies in IR
Study program International Relations (IR) at the International University of Sarajevo (IUS) was established as a result of focusing on interdisciplinary studies in social sciences. The program is organized as a combination of perspectives of analytical materials and what Sociology, Political Sciences, Economics, International Relations and History have to offer.
Students can choose between relatively disciplinary specializations from European studies, strategic studies or they can decide to take more interdisciplinary and thematic fields, such as political movements, globalization, ethnic conflicts, Balkan and European studies.

Double Diploma Programs in Bachelor Studies
YTB and IUS present an open call for scholarship applications for double diploma programs in Turkey and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Double Diploma

Master Studies in IR
Achieving a Bachelor’s degree is a great success. After graduating from a university, you can take your education to the next level by enrolling into a master’s degree program. It will help you become a more skilled professional in your field.
The 2nd cycle of study leads to the academic title of Master of Arts (MA) or equivalent, it runs for one year (60 ECTS credits), so that combined with the 1st cycle study carries the total of 300 ECTS credits.

Distance Learning in Master Studies
At the beginning of the introduction of emergency measures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, IUS was among the first universities to completely switch to online teaching.

Distance Learning in Master Studies

Overview of the PhD Program
The 3rd cycle of study leads to the scientific title of a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) or equivalent; it lasts for three years and is worth 180 ECTS credits. Read more

PhD Studies in IR
A PhD is a doctoral research degree and the highest level of academic qualification you can achieve. The degree normally takes between three and four years of full-time work towards a thesis offering an original contribution to your subject of interest.
The 3rd cycle of study is organized and run as a three-year study program and it corresponds to 180 ECTS credits, where candidates acquire ECTS credits by passing exams in courses specified by the curriculum, conducting research in the specific area of the doctoral dissertation, and completing and successfully defending a doctoral dissertation.

Scholarship Opportunities
Scholarships awarded for undergraduate degrees are assured for a period of five (5) years, regardless of students’ academic success. The exception from this rule are students on 100% scholarship, who must maintain minimum level of CGPA at 3.00.

Scholarship Opportunities

Work Placement/Internship
Practical training/internship period is defined as a student’s work-based learning created by an employer, which provides mentoring and training in line with the individual student-intern’s study program and career goals. It can be performed in companies, non-government organizations, government offices, institutes, medical facilities, or any other institutions that can provide the student with the experience and potential to achieve the learning outcomes set in the syllabus for that practical training/internship course.
The duration of practical training/internship is a minimum of 25 working days. The internship file should consist of:
- Employer/Supervisor Internship Evaluation Form
- Student Evaluation of Internship Experience
- Five-page (5) summary report

Our Events
Associate Professor Dr. Joseph J. Kaminski is holding a lecture on "Getting your Manuscript Published by an Elite Publishing House: How to Write a Successful Book Proposal."
PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement - Ms. Ružica Čubela
PhD Dissertation Defense Announcement - Mr. Hamza Preljević
Public Lecture: "European Energy Security and the Power of Social Movements: The Case of Protest against Small Hydro in Bosnia and Herzegovina"
Where is BiH Heading 30 Years after Independence?
2022 General Election Results and Analysis: A Glimpse of Future Political Change
Master Thesis Defense Announcement - Ms. Lamija Hadžić
Master Thesis Defense Announcement - Ms. Lamija Hadžić

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Erasmus+ Exchange Program
Exchange programs are designed in such a way to provide students and academic staff with an opportunity to study, teach and do research at a university abroad. Students pay no tuition fee to the host university if they participate in the Erasmus+ and Mevlana exchange programs. See the list of all currently open calls for the exchange programs.

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THE Impact Ranking
Our university is the only university in Bosnia to be included in THE Impact Ranking
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Our university offers 100%, 50% and 25% scholarship opportunities
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