Admission

College UBT has a clearly defined, comprehensive, and well-published set of requirements and criteria for admission to the MBE study program. The admission process adheres to the relevant national regulations, such as Article 29 of the Law on Higher Education in Kosovo and the internal rules established by the Faculty Council.

National Requirements:

• For domestic students, applicants must have successfully completed secondary education and passed the Matura Exam. The admission process is initiated through a public call, and students are required to submit a set of documents, including their secondary education diploma, for review. The Faculty Council evaluates candidates based on specific criteria, such as Grade Point Average (GPA) over 3 and Matura exam.
• For international students, the process requires recognition and equivalency of their secondary education diplomas through the Ministry of Education, Science, Technology, and Innovation of Kosovo. This ensures that international applicants meet the national education standards before they can apply.

Additional Admission Criteria:

• For students coming from international education systems, such as those with U.S.-recognized diplomas, there is a procedure for the equivalency of GPA to match Kosovo’s grading system. This ensures fairness and consistency in the admission of students from diverse educational backgrounds.
• The admission criteria are the completion of secondary education, GPA according to the Kosovo system, and successful passing of the Matura exam.

Interested candidates complete the application for registration by attaching the necessary documents and submitting them to the Student Service Office. The required documents during the application are:

1. Application form (Online of Physically) to be received by the Student Service Office (SSO);
2. High school diploma/certificate of completion;
3. Birth extract.

The candidate can also apply via email: info@ubt-uni.net.

Applications are considered on a case-by-case basis within the timeframe set for all students to enhance the fairness of the admission procedure and to enable identifying special needs of prospective students.

Number of students that can be admitted in the first year by branch (Academic Year 2024/2025):

Regulation on student registration

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• Link to other regulations (transfer, appeal, etc.)

Transfer to the MBE Faculty

For transfer students from other universities, the admission process at UBT College ensures that their previously completed courses are carefully reviewed for compatibility with the MBE study program. According to Article 34, item 5 of Law on Kosovo Accreditation Agency the transfer can take place only from study programs, which have a content similarity with the MBE study program at least 70 %.  Additionally, the course transcripts must be submitted and reviewed by the Faculty Transfer Sub-Committee. If the course are the same and have the same content they are automatically recognized. For those with similar content, course descriptions must be submitted, and the Faculty Transfer Sub-Committee evaluates them to determine if the courses have the same or similar titles and equivalent ECTS credits. To be recognized, a course must have at least 70% similarity in terms of learning outcomes, objectives, and content compared to the equivalent course at the MBE Faculty. The Law on Kosovo Accreditation Agency is available online in https://akreditimi.rks-gov.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/LIGJI_NR._08_L-110_PER_AGJENCINE_E_KOSOVES_PER_AKREDITIM-1.pdf

The Regulation on Transfer of Studies of College UBT is publicly available in https://www.ubt-uni.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Regulation-on-Transfer-of-Studies-UBT.pdf