Belgrade Business and Arts Academy of Applied Studies (BAPUSS)

Belgrade Business and Arts Academy of Applied Studies (BAPUSS) is the first and leading accredited higher education institution in Serbia in the fields of information systems and technologies, finance, accounting, banking, tax and customs, public administration, management, marketing, media, arts and design.
BAPUSS is an institution that performs higher education activities through the realization of bachelor, specialist and master applied studies in several scientific and professional areas - technological sciences, economics, management, marketing, law, information technology, and within the frames of educational and scientific fields of humanities and social sciences as well.
An important resource of the Academy is the building itself, which is in the center of the capital of Serbia, a beautiful city that lies at the confluence of two rivers. The Academy extends over 12,000 m2, it is modernly equipped, functional and fully adapted to meet all the needs of students who have at their disposal 6 amphitheaters and 15 auditoriums, 9 computer laboratories and 1 workshop, air-conditioned and modern library with a reading room. Over three hundred computers are always available to all students and employees. The latest and up-to-date computer software is implemented in the teaching process. BAPUSS enables each student to use the computer independently during the realization of the practical part of the teaching. In addition to the space that is directly related to the teaching, the Academy has all other accompanying facilities, enabling students to be fully committed to studying, but also to feel comfortable so that the period of life they spend at our Academy remains in good memory.
BAPUSS is consisted of 2 departments:
1. Department of Business and Information Studies and
2. Department of Arts and Design

ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND INFORMATION STUDIES
Department of Business and Information Studies is legal successor of Belgrade Business School with tradition in higher education of more than 65 years. It is offering modern study programs at 2 degrees of studies:
1. First degree:
- Degree of Bachelor (3 years – 180 ects) – With following study programs: Information systems and technology; Management, Tourism Management; Finances, Accounting and Banking; Marketing and trade; Taxes and Customs and Public Administration.
- Degree of Specialist (1 year – 60 ects) – With following study programs: Accounting, Control and Auditing and Public Administration, Tax and Customs Systems.
2. Second degree of studies:
- Degree of Master (2 years – 120 ects) – With following study programs: Business Economy, Information Systems and Public Administration.
BAPUSS is currently attended by more than 6000 students, and during 65 years of existence has more than 120.000 graduated.

ABOUT DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND DESIGN
The Department of Arts and Design is legal successor of the College of Fine and Applied Arts that has been the only state institution of vocational studies in the field of arts in Serbia. It is offering 5 study programs on 2 degrees of studies:
1. First degree – Bachelor (3 years – 180 ects) with following study programs: Graphic design; Interior Design and Media and Images.
2. Second degree of studies – Master (2 years – 120 ects) with following study programs: Audio-visual compositions and Design.
This Department has very developed cooperation with vocational education institutions in Serbia, especially in Belgrade. Almost all the students are coming from vocational Art schools from Belgrade. A lot of the teachers from vet Art schools have diploma of the Department for Arts and Design.