University of Belgrade (UBE) is the oldest higher-education institution in Serbia. The UBE Faculty of Philosophy – Department of Psychology is the most prolific psychology department in Serbia, with over 50 permanent academic staff members splitting their time between teaching and research. It is the only Serbian social sciences department listed in Shanghai Ranking. The Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy has a long-standing collaboration with other University units, as well as the Clinical Centre of Serbia, the Institutes of Public Health of Serbia and Belgrade, and various governmental agencies and civil society organizations. Finally, the Department is one of the leaders in international collaboration at University of Belgrade with over 20 international collaborations currently active.

The Department has several research units bringing together researchers in all stages of their career thus creating a productive and dynamic environment contributing directly to societal interventions. Apart from established international and local scientific collaboration, the Faculty of Philosophy – Department of Psychology at UBE has longstanding and strong collaborations with the local non-profit sector as well as professional societies and charitable organizations focused on helping disadvantaged groups, e.g. those with low socioeconomic living conditions, internally displaced people following the War in the 1990’s etc.(e.g. Psychological Innovation Network, Klikaktiv, Civic Innitiatives , Biopolis, Open Society Foundation Serbia). UBE liaises with relevant state agencies. UBE team members provide services and cooperate with professional associations.