Days of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American Academy of Sciences and Arts have begun

The 11th Days of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American Academy of Sciences and Arts (BHAAAS), which began today in Sarajevo and will last until June 23, show that education is key to the development of society. One of the largest scientific and artistic gatherings in the region, it gathered top experts from the most prestigious universities, clinics, and academic institutions from all over the world.

Those who were born in Bosnia and Herzegovina and live and work abroad have not forgotten the country they came from and are trying to contribute to the improvement of the state of education in Bosnia and Herzegovina in various ways. One of them is Dr. Senail Sivro, who says that although he lives in the Netherlands, he believes that he has never left Bosnia and Herzegovina. He points out that knowledge is not anyone's property and that this is the main motive for his arrival at this conference. "I am not returning to Bosnia; I am returning to the Netherlands. I am from here, and that is a slightly different concept. I have never left here because I wanted to be someone and something, although in the end it turned out that way, and that's how it was realized. I learned a lot there; I organized myself; I made a career, but it was never my desire," said Sivro. American professor of Bosnian origin, Ismar Volić, also contributes to Bosnia and Herzegovina being a country with a better life. This professor of mathematics at Boston College received a Fulbright scholarship that gave him the whole world in the palm of his hand. However, he still chose Sarajevo as the place of his research work. As he said, it was a normal sequence of events, after which he realized his "American dream": "My American dream is to live the way I live, which is to be a professor, to deal with mathematics, some material side of things; she was never that interested; I live decently; that's enough for me; it's important to me that I have a lot of time for my family, for coming here, for socializing, and that's my American dream, which I think I've achieved." The president of BHAAAS points out that no matter how much knowledge students possess, it is insufficient compared to how much knowledge exists. He points out that this academy's goal is to get to know each other, exchange opinions, and start new initiatives and projects. "I don't believe that there will be sudden changes in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the short term, in the next 3, 4, or 5 years, but we are certainly working to make these changes visible in 10, 15, or 20 years, which means that people who are now students if they start to think in the way we show them—not only us but many organizations with similar contents—I think that then we will have a much brighter future,"  said Emir Festić, president of BHAAAS. At conferences and scientific symposia in the following days, he will speak about various scientific fields: medicine, natural and social sciences, and a cultural and artistic program will be organized. See also the video attachment (https://ba.n1info.com/).