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University Communications Office
University Communications Office

We know how to make things matter

The University Communications Office (UCO) plays a central role in shaping how the International University of Sarajevo is seen, experienced, and connected with its communities. As the hub for public outreach, branding, recruitment, and major event organization, UCO works to present the University’s values, achievements, and identity in the most impactful way.

Through its dynamic subunit, the Student & Career Center, the Office also supports vibrant student life by coordinating student clubs, nurturing strong relationships with University alumni, and creating meaningful internship and career development opportunities. 

Together, these efforts ensure that UCO not only strengthens the University’s public presence but also contributes to a thriving, engaged, and future-focused campus environment. 

 

Social Media

The University Communications Office (UCO) creates compelling, data-driven content that highlights the academic excellence of our faculties. Through storytelling rooted in insight, UCO showcases research achievements, project involvement, innovation, entrepreneurship, and faculty participation in distinguished events and community-building activities.

UCO also develops inspiring content that celebrates student achievements, bringing attention to their projects, innovations, entrepreneurial initiatives, and accomplishments in sports, arts, research, social welfare, and community engagement.

Furthermore, UCO produces and distributes content that reinforces the IUS mission of high-quality, internationally oriented education. This includes raising awareness about scholarships for Bosnian students, promoting accessible education with added value, and highlighting the University’s contributions to the local economy and society, as well as its commitment to social responsibility, intercultural tolerance, and gender equality.

 

Strengthening Relations

UCO works to strengthen the University’s presence across both traditional and digital media. By deepening collaboration with television, print, and online outlets - as well as influential digital creators such as Instagramers and bloggers - UCO aims to significantly expand the visibility and reach of IUS.

UCO also cultivates strong relationships with local stakeholders, including municipal representatives, cantonal authorities, ministries of education, civil affairs and foreign affairs, educational institutions, and organizations from the non-governmental sector. These partnerships help position IUS as an active and trusted contributor to the wider community.

In addition, UCO is committed to creating a distinctive and recognizable media identity for IUS. Through carefully crafted video production, photography, marketing campaigns, posters, and promotional materials, UCO ensures a unified style and tone that reflects the University’s values, character, and ambition.

 

Building A More Vibrant Community

UCO continuously carries out dynamic social media campaigns across the University’s own channels, including YouTube, to support targeted initiatives and maximize engagement with key audiences.

UCO also works to strengthen connections with IUS alumni and strategically engage select IUS Ambassadors, fostering a vibrant and involved University community.

In addition, UCO actively supports social activism by promoting initiatives such as charity work, volunteerism, local community development, marathons, and inclusion programs. Through these efforts, UCO consistently amplifies IUS’s mission and values, building awareness and reinforcing the University’s positive impact on society.

We Make It Matter!

IUS Communications Office is committed to establishing a more vibrant IUS community while advancing communication of the IUS brand to a wider audience. The University’s mission of transforming knowledge into values of importance for open-minded individuals and to the benefit of the humanity is our starting point. University Communication Office is devoted to promoting the quality of education and services offered by International University of Sarajevo.

Scope of Activities

Regional and International Promotion

Visits to relevant stakeholders, Study portals, Education promotion fairs

 

Event Management

Graduation ceremony, conferences, symposia, talks, lectures, high-delegation visits

Video and Digital Production

Videos, clips, ads, commercials, posters, leaflets, billboard designs, city lights

IUS Social Media and Website

Professional: LinkedIn, Social:FB, Instagram, YT Channel, Twitter

 

Institutional Branding

Print, electronic, display media, promotional material

News and Media Outreach

Internal (Staff) and External (Journalists/Media),
Internal: news, announcements, CTAs, university produced material, newsletter,
External: press releases, multimedia

Social Welfare and Responsibility

Charity and welfare, Voluntary activism

Recruitment Activities

School visits, Open-day and Sports day organization, Visits to relevant stakeholders

 

General Activities

News-worthy stories

Identify and publish news-worthy stories about IUS students and staff thus giving credit to their achievements, efforts and results.

Positive contribution to the society

Deliver content that showcases IUS positive contribution to the society.

Overall coverage and connectivity

Ensure overall coverage and connectivity of all segments of the institution by partnering across the institutional board.

Closer communication

Foster closer communication between internal and external stakeholders.

Closer ties

Build closer ties with media representatives.

Attract diverse student

Develop campaigns and communications that will attract diverse student body.

Symbol of quality education

Define the IUS brand as a symbol of quality education, internationalism, sense of community and social responsibility.

Clear focus on target audience

Create a new creative approach to digital, print and multimedia communications with a clear focus on target audience.

Institutional spokesperson

Act as the institutional spokesperson for external stakeholders.

Celebrating cultural diversity

Lead efforts on celebrating cultural diversity and shared experiences. 

Extracurricular activities

Generate engagement among student body and staff through extracurricular activities.

Identify and prepare

Identify and prepare for possible adverse events and issues that may damage the reputation of the institution.

Specific Activities

Academic success, research and development

Create content based on insight data emphasising faculty academic success, research and development results, project involvement, innovation, entrepreneurship, participation in reputable events and activities, community-building…etc.

Student achievement, project involvement, innovation

Develop content that celebrates student achievement, project involvement, innovation, entrepreneurship and activism in sports, arts, research, development, social welfare.

Raise awareness on IUS’ mission

Develop and distribute content that raises awareness on IUS’ mission to foster quality education and internationalization: Scholarship funding of Bosnian students, accessible education with added value, investments into local economy and society, social responsibility, inter-cultural tolerance, gender equality…etc.

Strengthen relations

Strengthen relations with traditional media as well as digital influential sources (Instagramers, bloggers) – significantly increase IUS media presence

Build stronger relationships

Build stronger relationships with local stakeholders: municipal representatives, cantonal authorities, representatives of ministries of education, civil affairs, foreign affairs, educational institutions, non-governmental sector,

Create unique and distinguishable style

Create unique and distinguishable style and tone of IUS media: video, photography, marketing, posters, PPPs

Robust social media campaign

Carry out continuously a robust social media campaign focusing on own media channels (Youtube channel) to support targeted campaigns.

Reach out more effectively

Reach out more effectively to IUS alumni and select IUS Ambassadors.

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