In 2002-2003 academic year, the Centre for Serbian as a Foreign Language began operating within the Department of Serbian Language and Linguistics at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Novi Sad. The Centre offers to its students an opportunity to learn Serbian and get to know about Serbian culture and history. The programme of the Centre is intended for :

• students of Slavic studies at foreign universities;
• exchange students in international students’ mobility programmes or projects;
• foreign citizens who intend to study at a faculty within the University of Novi Sad or other university in Serbia;
• all foreign citizens who want to learn standard Serbian and get a certificate for it.

The Centre also carries out Serbian language assessment for both foreign citizens who do not attend our courses and for non-Serbian speaking residents of the Republic of Serbia seeking for the Serbian langauge certificate.

Furthermore, the Centre issues higher education language competency for citizens of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and Croatia enrolling at a university in the Republic of Serbia.