OFFICIAL CELEBRATION OF THE UNIVERSITY DAY

The University of Novi Sad officially marked the 56th anniversary of its founding.

On this special occasion, the University of Novi Sad held a joint session of its Senate and Council, which was followed by the ceremony of awarding an honorary doctoral degree and promoting new professors emeriti of the University.

The honorary doctorate in legal sciences was awarded to Dr. Christian von Bar, full  professor at the Osnabrück University, and Founder and Director of the European Legal Studies Institute. The title of professor emeritus was awarded to Dr. Nikola Grujić, full professor at the Faculty of Medicine, Dr. Ilija Ćosić, full professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences and Dr. Bojan Srđević, full professor at the Faculty of Agriculture.

The official ceremony was followed by the performance of the Accordion Orchestra of the Academic Cultural and Art Society „Sonja Marinković“, conducted by professor Goran Penić. The Orchestra was proclaimed winner of the top category at the World Music Festival 2013 in Innsbruck (Austria) and is considered to be one of the leading orchestras of its type on the international scene. The musical part of the programme was also marked by the performance of the University of Novi Sad’s choir, led by Dr. Bogdan Đaković, professor at the Academy of Arts.

The ceremony was attended by:

Rectors of the state universities in Serbia: Prof. Dr. Vladimir Bumbaširević, Rector of the University of Belgrade, Prof. Dr. Dragan Antić, Rector of the University of Niš, Prof. Dr. Mladen Vuruna, Brigadier general, Rector of the University of Defense, Prof. Dr. Miladin Kostić, Rector of the State University of Novi Pazar, Prof. Zoran Erić, Rector of the University of Arts in Belgrade and Prof. Dr. Aleksandar Jovanović, Vice-Rector for International and Inter-University Cooperation of the University of Priština with a temporary seat in Kosovska Mitrovica. Also present were Prof. Dr. Dragan Stanić, President of Matica Srpska, Academician Vladimir Kostić, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Prof. Dr. Zorana Lužanin, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Prof. Dr. Zoran Milošević, Secretary for Higher Education and Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, as well as mayors of four University cities: Mr. Miloš Vučević, Mayor of Novi Sad, Ms. Dušanka Golubović, Mayor of Sombor, Mr. Bogdan Laban, Mayor of Subotica, and Mr. Duško Radišić, Deputy-Mayor of Zrenjanin.

The guests were addressed by: Prof. Dr. Dušan Nikolić, Rector of the University of Novi Sad, Mr. Miloš Vučević, Mayor of Novi Sad, Prof. Dr. Zoran Milošević, Secretary for Higher Education and Research of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Prof. Dr. Zorana Lužanin, State Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development, Academician Vladimir Kostić, President of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts and Prof. Dr. Dragan Stanić, President of Matica Srpska.