BELGRADE HIGHER SCHOOL (1808–1813) AND LEGAL EDUCATION IN SERBIA
BELGRADE HIGHER SCHOOL (1808–1813) AND LEGAL EDUCATION IN SERBIA

Summary/Abstract: The Higher School (Velika škola, La Haute École), founded in Belgrade on September 1, 1808 (old calendar), i.e. September 13, 1808, has already been widely researched, but some significant questions remain unresolved. One of the most important is related to its character and whether it can be considered as the predecessor of today’s University of Belgrade, and particularly of the Faculty of Law. New research allows a more detailed assessment of the nature of Serbia’s higher education of that time, which can increase our understanding of this issue. This paper examines higher education in Serbia in the beginning of the 19th century and the legal studies in the Austrian Empire. The professors of the Belgrade Higher School, as well as those who could have major influence on its emergence and profile were mainly Austrian or Hungarian students; it probably favored reception of the Austrian educational model in Serbia. The criteria used for comparisons of the Belgrade Higher School and Austrian royal academies include curricula, the length of schooling, number of lecturers, academic titles and the methods of lecturing.

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