The International University of Sarajevo (IUS) is a private university located in the capital city Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The university was established by the Foundation for the Development of Education in 2004-2005. IUS is open to students from all over the world, and the language of instruction and communication is English. It offers four year education according to Bologna system (model 4+1+3 with B.S. and B.A. diplomas). As of 2010, IUS has nearly 1100 students from 22 nations in Asia, Europe, North America and Africa, and faculty members from 12 countries performing academic and research activities in various disciplines of Science, Engineering, Arts and Social Sciences. First generation of 32 IUS graduates received their diplomas on June 26, 2009. Mission of the University is to produce science, art, and technology and present it to the benefit of humanity; to educate free-thinking, participating, sharing, open-minded individuals who are open to change and improvement and who have the ability to transform knowledge into values for themselves and the community.