Sarajevo University

Top Bosnian Healthcare Official’s Doctorate Revoked

Educational inspectors at the Administration for Inspection Affairs of Sarajevo Canton on Tuesday ordered Sarajevo University to revoke the doctoral diploma of Sebija Izetbegovic, who is director of the University Clinical Centre in Sarajevo and is considered to be one of the most powerful individuals in the Bosnian healthcare system.

Bosnian Capital’s University Revokes Izetbegovic’s Teaching Post

The Senate of Sarajevo University revoked the teaching contract of Sebija Izetbegovic, director of the Sarajevo Clinical Centre and professor at the Faculty of Medicine in the Bosnian capital, removing her as a full professor at the Faculty of Medicine on Wednesday. 

‘Clean-Up Operation’: Looking for Bosnian Massacre Suspects, 30 Years On

On the basis of documents and witness testimonies, BIRN has identified three potential suspects who have never been charged - Sanica police chief Milan Tomic, his deputy commander, Petar Mihic, and Bosnian Serb Army Sanica Battalion commander Jovan Kevac.

Bosnia Marks 30 Years Since Shelling of Sarajevo City Hall

Until August 1992, the City Hall served as the national library, housing more than two million books, magazines and manuscripts of immeasurable cultural and historical value.

Sarajevo was under heavy shelling on August 25, 1992 and "half of the city was burning", Omer Setic, one of the first firefighters to arrive at the blaze, told BIRN.

Pandemic Disrupts Southeast Europe Labour Flows

Infographic: BIRN

Some of these countries are both importers and exporters of workers. They rely on cheaper workers from Ukraine or the Balkans to fill lower-skilled jobs, often to replace their own citizens who have sought more lucrative jobs in Western Europe - mostly Germany, the United Kingdom or the Netherlands.

Pera Museum hosts Bosnian students' exhibition

Istanbul's Pera Museum is hosting young artists from Bosnia and Herzegovina's Sarajevo Academy of Fine Arts. The exhibition titled "Images of Our Time" brings together works in various media created by undergraduate and graduate students, as well as graduates of the six faculties of the academy, including painting, sculpture, print and graphic design as well as product design.

In Pictures: Yugo-Nostalgists Mark Tito Anniversary

Hundreds of people gathered at the Belgrade mausoleum known as the House of Flowers on Monday to pay their respects to Yugoslavia's late president, Josip Broz Tito, who died on May 4, 1980.

Tito's admirers are mainly elderly people who visit his mausoleum every year to lay flowers in tribute to their beloved leader.