The scientific research institute is the organizational unit of the University for business studies established with the aim of improving and developing the scientific research work and youth of the University in the field of Social Sciences. Also, our goal is to involve teachers, assistants, associates and students (especially from the second and third cycle) in the realization of scientific, professional and other projects in order to improve the teaching and scientific process.

Vision

The scientific research institute will become the leading scientific research institution that will improve the overall socio-economic development of the Republic of Srpska through scientific research work in the field of Social Sciences.

Mission

The mission of the Institute is to encourage and implement special scientific projects and scientific papers in the field of social sciences, academic research in order to develop individuals, but also the overall environment, by improving the scientific staff, as well as raising the quality of the teaching process.

Goals

The primary goal of the Institute is the development of Science and education in the scientific field of Social Sciences with an emphasis on a multi-and interdisciplinary approach. This approach will enable economic research, which is at the core of the Institute's activities, to be linked to other relevant aspects of research, such as social, technological, organizational, political, institutional and cultural.

The realization of this goal of the University contributes to the development of Science and technology through the expansion of the General Knowledge Fund as well as the preservation and increase of the overall scientific research potentials of the country (scientific staff and scientific research infrastructure), establishment of international scientific cooperation, raising the general level of knowledge in the economy and society and opening opportunities for staff for training through the scientific research component of the university.

Scientific research activity as a systematic creative work undertaken in order to discover new knowledge, is at the same time an activity of special importance for the overall development of the Republic of Srpska and is reflected in the:

• promoting economic development and overall social development,
• faster integration into the world's scientific, economic, social and cultural trends,
• focusing society on innovation and creating an environment for inclusion in the European Research area and
• knowledge in all areas of social life.