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Beginning and development of higher education and educational institutions in Mostar and Herzegovina date from the end of the 19th century. Roots of higher education in Mostar are related to establishment of the Franciscan Theological School that launched its activity in 1985. That was the first school at the university level. The Teacher Training School began its work after the Second World War (1950). It was followed by the Higher Engineering School (1959), Higher Agricultural School (1960), departments of the Faculty of Law and Faculty of Economics, which became autonomous faculties in 1976. From 1977 to 1992 both higher schools and faculties worked as a part of the University “Džemal Bijedić” in Mostar and the official language was Croatian-Serbian or Serbian-Croatian language. Both the name and the official language were changed after 1992. Since then, the name is the University of Mostar and Croatian was introduced as official language instead of a former Croatian-Serbian.