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18.August 2026 Nemanja Rujevic

Serbian scientists from the West: Why the Shanghai List is (not) important

What is the significance of the famous Shanghai list? What does it measure and what does it not take into account? Two scientists present arguments about this for "Vreme".

University of Belgrade

17.August 2026 B. B.

Dean Vladan Bogdanović: Hypocritical attacks on the University of Belgrade

The fall of the University of Belgrade on the Shanghai list is the result of pressure on the University and the conditions in which scientific work takes place, says the dean of the Belgrade Faculty of Agriculture, Vladan Bogdanović.

Higher education

17.August 2026 Isidora Ceric

Rector, "blockades" or the regime: Who is to blame for the fall of the University of Belgrade on the Shanghai list?

While the regime media blames Rector Vladan Đokić and "blockaders" for the fall of the University of Belgrade on the Shanghai list, academic Vladica Cvetković explains to "Vreme" that the place on the list is being lost due to systemic problems in science that have been accumulating for years

University of Belgrade

15.August 2026 B. B.

The Government of Serbia dismissed three university professors from the management boards, among them Vladan Đokić

Decisions on dismissal were signed by Siniša Mali, as the first deputy prime minister

Enrollment in faculties

07.August 2026 A.M.

What are the most desirable studies and how are they quoted on the labor market

Psychology, medicine and dentistry remain among the most desirable studies, but that does not mean they offer the most employment opportunities. Analysis of job advertisements shows that the needs of employers are often different from the choices made by graduates

Interview: Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade

15.July 2026 Nemanja Rujevic

Victory is certain.

"Students did ask me if I would like to be on the list and I answered in the affirmative," says Rector Vladan Đokić in an interview with "Vreme". We talked about the attacks on the university, his trips to Brussels and whether he fears that the student movement is turning to the right. And on the statement that he will have to leave the post of rector if he becomes a member of parliament or, who knows, prime minister, Professor Đokić says: "We'll see if and when that moment will come. It could be before, and maybe after the end of my term as rector."

University of Belgrade

13.July 2026 B. B.

In the first term, 700 more students were enrolled at the University of Belgrade than last year

The trend of weaker interest in teaching study programs continued this school year

University of Belgrade

01.June 2026 B. B.

The University of Belgrade is among 1,9 percent of the world's best universities

The Global 2000 list, published by the Center for World University Ranking, is based on the analysis of more than 80 million data.

Universities

20.April 2026. B. B.

Prestigious European universities: Threats to academic freedom in Serbia

"When academic freedom in one country is threatened, the integrity of the European academic community as a whole is undermined", the rectors of prestigious European universities emphasize

European Union

20.April 2026. B. B.

Marta Kos on the occasion of the meeting with Rector Đokić: Universities must be free

Universities must remain places of critical thinking and open debate, free from any form of intimidation, European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Koss said.

University

14.April 2026. MLJ

Does Ana Brnabić know how to read Shanghai List?

If Ana Brnabić knew how to read the Shanghai List, she would never have declared that the University of Novi Sad was dropped from it in 2025 due to blockades, the academic community explains

University of Belgrade

05.April 2026. B. B.

Dean Kovačević: Rector Đokić is the winner from the balcony

The rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, gave a victory speech on the balcony, according to the dean of the Faculty of Political Sciences, Maja Kovačević.

A new attack on the university

01.April 2026. KS

Regime impeachment of Rector Vladan Đokić

Those gathered at the protest in front of the Rectorate greeted Vladan Đokić with applause and shouts of support, and the regime with criticism and a new campaign of insults. What are the reactions of government representatives to the speech of the rector of the University of Belgrade

The reckoning of the regime with the rebellious University

01.April 2026. Bojan Bednar

With the story of students "in coffins", Glišić continues Vučić's confrontation with state faculties

Following Aleksandar Vučić's idea to deal with state faculties, Minister Darko Glišić, exploiting the death of a female student, started talking about students "in coffins".

Items found in the Rectorate building, sprays, pyrotechnics

University of Belgrade

01.April 2026. KS

"Pyrotechnics, sprays, syringes": What is everything, claims VJT, found in the building of the Rectorate

On Tuesday, March 31, the police raided the Rectorate building of the University of Belgrade. What did she find there, according to the data of the Higher Public Prosecutor's Office in Belgrade

Protest in front of the Rectorate

31.march 2026 B. B.

Protest in front of the rectory: "We will not give the rector"

On Tuesday evening, a large number of citizens gathered on Student Square protesting that members of the Criminal Police Directorate broke into the Rectorate. Around 22 p.m., Vladan Đokić, rector of the University of Belgrade, addressed the crowd from the balcony

Faculty of Political Sciences

18.march 2026 B. B.

Maja Kovačević is officially dean of FPN again

The decision that Professor Maja Kovačević will once again be the dean of FPN was verified by the Council of that faculty and the Senate of the University of Belgrade

University of Belgrade

23.January 2026 B. B.

Rector Đokić on the meeting with the EP delegation: Focus on the pressures on the academic community

The rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, said that at the meeting with the delegation of the European Parliament, the focus was on the pressures to which the academic community is exposed.

On October 21, the dean of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, Iva Draškić Vićanović, should be heard before the Misdemeanor Court due to the report of the Education Inspection.

University of Belgrade

18.October 2025 B. B.

New pressure on the University of Belgrade: The dean of the Faculty of Philology has been summoned to a hearing

On October 21, the dean of the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, Iva Draškić Vićanović, should be heard before the Misdemeanor Court due to the report of the Education Inspectorate.

Climate changes

27.September 2025 Nikola Zdravković (Air Conditioning 101)

University of Belgrade: In October, enrollment for master's studies in climate change

Enrollment lasts from October 6 to 31, and future students will have the opportunity to create their own study plan, with a large number of electives

The Ministry of Finance announced that starting in January, all funds of the faculty will be centralized through the SPIRI system, with the closure of existing accounts.

University Day in Belgrade

13.September 2025 KS

Đokić: In the atmosphere of growing repression, it is not time for a formal academy

Without a formal academy, in a time of deep social, political and institutional crisis, the University of Belgrade marks its own day

University of Belgrade

11.September 2025 B. B.

Rector Đokić: The dismissal of the dean of the Faculty of Medicine is illegal

The rector of the University of Belgrade, Vladan Đokić, stated that the decision to dismiss Tatjana Simić, dean of the Faculty of Medicine, is not in accordance with the Law on Higher Education, the Statute of the University of Belgrade and the Statute of the Faculty of Medicine.

Faculty of Dramatic Arts

02.September 2025 B. B.

Miloš Pavlović is no longer the dean of FDU

Professor Dragutin Ćirković is currently acting dean of FDU

Belgrade University

19.August 2025 TS

Rector's College: We are looking for answers about police brutality

The extended Rector's College of the University of Belgrade sent an open letter to Zagorka Dolovac, in which it requests a reaction from the prosecutor's office due to the testimony of students about brutal police violence.

Studying

24.July 2025 Marijana Maksimovic

Students chasing the budget: Stress up to 48 points

After months of blockades, exams have begun at the faculties, but students are troubled by a new dilemma - how to stay on budget if they fail to collect the required number of ESPB points. Faculties would like to meet them, but the decision is made by the Ministry

Criminal charges against Marija Spasić

23.July 2025 IN THE

Vice-chancellors of the University of Belgrade summoned to the police for questioning

Zorica Vujić and Dejan Filipović, vice-chancellors of the University of Belgrade, were summoned to the police for questioning in connection with the criminal charges filed against them by Mario Spasić, the controversial secretary of the Council for Combating Corruption "Transparency". It is about the same application that already includes rector Vladan Đokić and vice-rector Nebojša Bojović

Taking things out of the Faculty of Philology building

Belgrade University

23.July 2025 Tijana Stanic

Back to college: How many students actually participate in class?

Reimbursement of tuition takes place at all universities. How many students attend classes, how many sit for exams, and how many of them have decided to freeze the year? "Vreme" inquired about the Belgrade faculties