Signed an agreement on academic cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the IFIMES

Photo: (left) Bakhatyar Aljaf, Rifat Škrijelj and Zijad Bećirović

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Signed an agreement on academic cooperation between the University of Sarajevo and the IFIMES

Sarajevo, June 8, 2017 - Director of the International Institute for Middle-East and Balkan Studies (IFIMES) Assist. Pof. Dr. Zijad Bećirović and rector of the University of Sarajevo (UNSA) Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj signed today in Sarajevo an agreement on academic cooperation.

The event was attended by director of IFIMES Bakhatyar Aljaf, Vice-Rector for research prof. Dr. Izet Rađo, Vice-Rector for Arts, Culture and Sport Prof. Dr. Zijad Mehić, Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs prof. dr. Aida Hodžić and Vice Rector for finance prof .dr. Željko Šain.

Director of IFIMES Dr. Bećirović stated that he was glad that an agreement on academic cooperation was signed, because this offers many opportunities for cooperation and for achieving common results.

UNSA rector Dr. Škrijelj said that "The University of Sarajevo has, as a leading institution in high education and scientific research in Bosnia and Herzegovina, much potential that may be present on international level. Therefore IFIMES will help and give its capacity available to university in order to gain on force. The signing of a cooperation agreement will certainly help to achieve this goal.”  

Sarajevo, June 8, 2017