The history of the University of Bihać began in 1997 when it was established. It has seven member units, Faculties (Faculty of Technical Engineering, Faculty of Pedagogy, Faculty of Law, Biotechnical Faculty, Islamic Faculty of Pedagogy, Faculty of Economy, and Faculty of Health Studies. The University has ca. 3500 students. The UNBI has over 100 agreements on cooperation including Inter-institutional agreements of different mobility programs. The University of Bihać became integrated in 2010. It has a fully established Office for Academic and Student Affairs and an established Research and International Relations Office. Teaching and administrative staff is making great efforts in ensuring proper conditions for high-quality work in education and research. Through these basic activities, the University of Bihać contributes to the economic and cultural development of the region; it provides the necessary qualified human resources. The academic community of the University has recognized the importance of promoting and encouraging the establishment of academic cooperation with foreign universities and similar institutions, participating in various national and international projects, as well as in exchange programs. The University of Bihać defined its commitment to the field of international cooperation in the “Strategic Development Plan for the University of Bihać for the period 2011 - 2015" under the sections as follows: "European dimension of the University of Bihać ", "Internationalization of the University" and "Joint doctoral studies". Operational plan of the International Relations Office at the University of Bihać for 2015/2016 well included all the internationalization elements in line with the “Strategic Development Plan for the University of Bihać for the period 2011 - 2015" and "Strategic Development Trends in Higher Education in Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina for the period 2012-2022".
In 2017, UNBI Senate adopted the Development Strategy of the University of Bihać 2017- 2022 http://unbi.ba/dokumenti/propisi-univerziteta-u-bihacu/7 where the whole section 3 deals with the modernization of the curricula at the University of Bihać aligned with the Job market needs in the country. In 2018, UNBI Senate adopted the Internationalization Strategy of the University of Bihać 2018-2023 in which curricula modernization and innovation have been given priority along with other strategic goals.
Today, teaching activities at the Faculty of Technical Engineering are organized through three cycles, bachelor's, master's and doctoral studies.
Bachelor's and master's studies are organized in five departments, while doctoral studies are currently organized in the mechanical, electrotechnical, and wood-processing departments.
Departments of the Faculty of Technical Engineering are:
Mechanical Engineering Department
Civil Engineering Department,
Wood-processing Technology Department,
Electrotechnical Engineering Department,
Textile design and Technology Department.
