Celebration of the 70th birthday of the Faculty of Medicine in Sarajevo

Ceremonial academy on the occasion of marking 70 years of existence and continuous work of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo

On Saturday, November 19, 2016, the 70th anniversary of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo was marked with a ceremony at the National Theater in Sarajevo.

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The ceremony was attended by distinguished representatives of the academic community: the Rector of the University of Sarajevo, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj, members of the Senate and the Board of Directors of the University of Sarajevo, students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo, the Prime Minister of Sarajevo Canton, Mr. Elmedin Konaković, members of the diplomatic corps, and an ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. H.E. HANI A. Mominah, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Yasser El Atawi, representatives of the Embassy of Kuwait, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria H.E. M.Sc. Martin Pammer, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia H.E. Ivan del Vecchio, the first advisor of the Embassy of Montenegro, Mr. Predrag Arsović, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of the United States of America in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Paul Horowitz, Head of the Mission of Bosnia and Herzegovina to NATO, Ambassador Almir Džuvo, ECON Officer of the Embassy of the United States of America in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ms. LillianWahl – Tuco, Dr. Eldina Vajzović-Nizamić, Regional Medical Officer at the American Embassy in Sarajevo and member of the Board of Directors of the Bosnia-Herzegovina-American Academy of Sciences and Arts (BHAAAS), rector of the University of Mostar, prof. Dr. Ljerka Ostojić, rector of the University of Zenica, prof. Dr. Dževad Zečić, prof. Dr. Dušan Šuput, Secretary General of the AMSE Association (Association of Medical Schools in Europe) and Dean of the Medical Faculty of the University of Ljubljana, Deans and representatives of the Medical Faculties of the Universities of Rijeka, Zagreb, Osijek, Skopje, Tuzla, Split, Pomeranian Medical University Šćećin, Poland, Mostar, Podgorica, Banja Luka, Foče, representative of the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb, recognized world plastic surgeon prof. Milomir Ninković, Ph.D., representatives of Federal and Cantonal institutions - Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs. Snježana Bodnaruk, Mayor of Centar Municipality, prof. Dr. Nedžad Ajnadžić, representatives of the Parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, representatives of the companies BH Telecom and BOSNALIJEK, director of the Cantonal Hospital "Dr. Irfan Ljubijankić" ​​Bihać, representatives of the Medical Chamber of Sarajevo Canton, director of the HEA Agency for the Development of Higher Education and Quality Assurance, as well as many other respected representatives of the academic, political, cultural, economic and public life of BiH.

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The jubilee celebration was opened by the dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo, prof. Dr. Almira Hadžović-Džuvo, and the guests were addressed by Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj, Rector of the University of Sarajevo, Mr. Elmedin Konaković, Prime Minister of the Sarajevo Canton Government, Dr. Eldina Vajzović-Nizamić, regional medical officer at the American Embassy in Sarajevo and member of the Board of Directors of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian-American Academy of Sciences and Arts (BHAAAS), prof. Dr. Dušan Šuput, Secretary General of the AMSE Association (Association of Medical Schools in Europe) and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Ljubljana, Ms. Zenaida Hasić, representative of the main sponsor - BOSNALIJEK company. The program continued with a screening of the film by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo and the musical number "BOSANSKI PASTORALE" by Milan Prebanda, performed by the symphony orchestra of the Music Academy of the University of Sarajevo, after which the recognitions awarded by the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo on the occasion of 70 years of existence and continuous work were presented. The special award "Lifetime Achievement Award of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo" was awarded posthumously to Prof. Dr. Miri Winterhalter-Jadrić and Prof. Dr. Osman Durić; the special award "Large plaque with the charter of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo" was awarded to Prof. Dr. Bakiru Mehić and Prof. Ph.D. Vjekoslav Gercu to the deserving institutions, the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, the Federal Ministry of Health, and the Government of Sarajevo Canton. The award "Plaque with the Charter of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo" was awarded to Prof. Dr. Nermini Obralić, Prof. Dr. Muzafer Mujić, and Prof. Dr. Milomir Ninković, as well as the "Dr. Nedžad Beganović" Foundation. The award winners and family members of the deceased laureates thanked the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo with warm words for the award. The program continued with the screening of a film directed and acted entirely by the students of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Sarajevo. The official part of the program ended with the tones of the tango Libertango by Astor Piazzolla, performed by the symphony orchestra of the Music Academy of the University of Sarajevo.

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