Agreement Signed Between Public Universities and the Municipality of Jezero

On 28 May 2021, public universities and the Municipality of Jezero signed an Agreement on Implementation of Joint Activities to Monitor the Project „NASA Mission Mars 2020“.

In the premises of the Municipality of Jezero, the agreement was signed on behalf of higher education institutions by Rector of the University of Banja Luka Prof. Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, Rector of the University of Sarajevo Prof. Rifat Škrijelj, PhD, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation of the University of Mostar Prof. Sanja Bijakšić, PhD, and on behalf of the Municipality of Jezero, Mayor Snježana Ružičić.

Rector of the University of Banja Luka Prof. Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, pointed out that on the basis of this agreement, cooperation was provided between the academic community and the Municipality of Jezero.
He explained that they agreed that those teachers whose competencies can give the greatest contribution in the application and writing of project applications should be engaged in projects.

,,We have competent staff, and it is said that money is always found for a good project. These four public universities guarantee that these projects will be adequately prepared’’, Rector Gajanin pointed out after the signing of the agreement.

Vice-Rector for International Cooperation of the University of Mostar Prof. Sanja Bijakšić, who on behalf of Rector Prof. Zoran Tomić, PhD, signed this agreement, said she hoped that this was just one first small step towards some future projects.

,,Certainly our university with the other three universities has the capacity to help the municipality in the implementation of their ideas, and that is the implementation of future projects that may be of interest to all of us.’’, Bijakšić pointed out.

As reported by the agencies, Mayor of Jezero Snježana Ružičić said that the cooperation with the universities will not be limited to the preparation of the project proposal for the establishment of an educational-research centre in the field of astronomy and astrophysics in the Municipality of Jezero, which will be sent to NASA, but will be expanded to all areas. 

The signing was also attended by the Dean of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, University of Banja Luka, Prof. Goran Trbić, PhD.