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Student Center Kragujevac

Student Center Kragujevac is a Serbian public institution providing student accommodation, catering and student-standard services in Kragujevac, operating since 1961.

Last updated September 29, 2026

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Overview

Student Center Kragujevac (Serbian: Студентски центар Крагујевац) is a public institution based in Kragujevac, Serbia, dedicated to regulating and improving the student standard of the University of Kragujevac. Its registered seat is at Radoja Domanovića 1 in Kragujevac. The institution traces its origins to the Student Dormitory "Vita Janić", founded in 1961 to provide accommodation and meals for students; since 1990 it has operated under the name Student Center. The center's primary activity is the management of student-standard matters for the Kragujevac university community. In addition to its core functions, it carries out commercial activities with a particular emphasis on hospitality services, and for this purpose it has established a separate organizational unit that runs several restaurants and buffets. The physical infrastructure of the Student Center includes two student dormitories in four pavilions in the city center, comprising 312 rooms and four apartments, along with a library, a PC classroom and other supporting facilities. It also operates two modern kitchens, a bakery, a pastry shop, several buffets and five student dining restaurants that remain open on Sundays and holidays — among them the restaurants "Vita Janjić", "Sloboda", and those of the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Medicine. Reading rooms and web classrooms with fast internet access are available, as are professional services intended to support students and inform them about the conditions for exercising their right to use the center's services. As a student-standard institution, the Student Center Kragujevac functions within Serbia's national framework for student welfare, serving the accommodation, nutrition and related needs of students at the University of Kragujevac. Its combination of dormitory capacity, dining facilities and student support services makes it a central piece of student life in Kragujevac.

History

The institution today known as Student Center Kragujevac began as the Student Dormitory "Vita Janić", founded in 1961 in Kragujevac to carry out the activity of accommodating and feeding students. This dormitory is the direct predecessor of the present institution. Starting from 1990, the organization has operated under the name Student Center (Студентски центар). Its primary activity is the regulation of student-standard issues for the University of Kragujevac. Over time, the center expanded beyond basic accommodation and meals into commercial activity, with a special emphasis on hospitality services. To that end, it formed a separate organizational unit comprising several restaurants and buffets. The center's facilities grew to include two student dormitories housed in four pavilions in the city center, with 312 rooms and four apartments, as well as a library, a PC classroom and other supporting amenities. Its catering operations came to include two modern kitchens, a bakery, a pastry shop, several buffets and five student dining restaurants that operate on Sundays and holidays, among them the restaurants "Vita Janjić", "Sloboda", and those of the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Medicine. Reading rooms and web classrooms with fast internet were added, along with professional services to support students and inform them about the conditions for exercising their right to use the center's services.

  • 1990

    The institution begins operating under the name Student Center (Студентски центар).

  • 1961

    Student Dormitory "Vita Janić" founded in Kragujevac to provide student accommodation and meals; predecessor of the present institution.

Products and positioning

A public student-standard institution serving the University of Kragujevac, combining dormitory accommodation, student dining and hospitality services with student support facilities.

  • Student dormitory accommodation

    Two student dormitories in four pavilions in central Kragujevac, with 312 rooms and four apartments, a library, a PC classroom and other supporting facilities.

  • Student dining restaurants

    Five student dining restaurants open on Sundays and holidays, including "Vita Janjić", "Sloboda", and the restaurants of the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Medicine.

  • Bakery and pastry shop

    A bakery and a pastry shop operated as part of the center's catering activities.

  • Buffets and cafeterias

    Several buffets operated by the center's hospitality organizational unit.

  • Reading rooms and web classrooms

    Reading rooms and web classrooms with fast internet access for students.

  • Student support services

    Professional services to support students and inform them about the conditions for exercising their right to use the center's services.

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