The University of Banja Luka is the leading higher education institution in the Republic of Srpska which provides high-quality education and efficient studying conditions for an optimal number of students and offers research applications and services for both economy and other institutions. The university is devoted to long-lasting, organized activities in order to improve the quality of its functions, which proves to be the only manner of keeping the leading educational role in the country and gaining international recognition, which is our primary mission and vision. It is interested in the progress of the local community and the society in general, offering the intellectual potential to companies and institutions.

The University of Banja Luka was founded on November 7, 1975. At the moment of establishment, it comprised five faculties (Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Law, and Faculty of Economics) and three colleges. The Faculty of Medicine was formed in 1978, which was followed by the foundation of other faculties (Faculty of Agriculture and Faculty of Forestry in 1992; Faculty of Philosophy in 1994; Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering in 1995; Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in 1996; Academy of Arts in 1999; Faculty of Physical Education and Sport in 2001; Faculty of Philology, Faculty of Political Sciences, and Faculty of Mine Engineering in 2009). The College for Internal Affairs has been a joint member of the University since 2012.