Alliance of Serbian State Universities

The Serbian State Universities have the same founder, apply the same system of values which was devised over several decades of mutual cooperation and they strive towards achieving the same objectives in the field of science and art, higher education, international cooperation, and knowledge transfer. This is precisely the reason why the decision to establish the Alliance of Serbian State Universities was reached at the Rectors’ Conference held at the University of Novi Sad on January 22, 2016. The members of the Alliance are: the University of Belgrade, the University of Novi Sad, the University of Niš, the University of Kragujevac, the University of Defense, the State University of Novi Pazar, the University of Arts in Belgrade, and the University of Priština with the temporary seat in Kosovska Mitrovica. The University of Novi Sad is designated as the headquarters of the Alliance in the initial three-year period.

The governing bodies of the Alliance are the Rectors’ Conference and the President of the Alliance.

Logo of the Alliance

The foundation of the logo of the Alliance is a white-stone rosette crafted in the Moravian style of Medieval Serbia by the carpenter Dragan Živanović from the village Bele Vode. Its elegant and complex structure symbolizes a striving towards perfection, and the material of which it is made proves that everything can be turned into a perfect shape through elaborate and resolute effort. Eight intertwined stone threads represent a multifold relationship among state universities, whereas the sideways figure eight at its margins indicates the infinity of duration. The openings in the rosette ornament are the sources of light, which symbolizes the enlightening role of the Alliance. The outer ring contains the name of the Alliance inscribed in Serbian and English.