Efraim Zuroff Awarded with the Honorary Doctorate of the University of Banja Luka

At the 110^th session held on 24 October 2024, the Senate of the University of Banja Luka issued a decision to award Dr Efraim Zuroff, Director of the Wiesenthal Center Office in Israel and the Department for Eastern Europe, an honorary doctorate.

Zuroff was awarded an honorary doctorate of the University of Banja Luka for his outstanding contribution to spreading the truth.

During the same session held at the Rectorate, decisions were issued on the awarding of University charters and plaques.

Thus, the following were awarded with the University charter: Minister of Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education of the Republic of Srpska Asst. Prof. Željko Budimir, PhD, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to the People's Republic of China Prof. Siniša Berjan, PhD, former rector of the University of Niš, Prof. Dragan Antić, PhD, Representation of the Republic of Srpska in Austria, Professor Emeritus of the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy Vladimir Lukić, PhD, and Honorary Consul of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Graz, Jorg Hofreiter, PhD.

University plaques were awarded to: Vice-Rector for Human and Material Resources of the University of Banja Luka Prof. Dalibor Kesić, PhD, Financial Director of the University Duško Lazić, Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Zlatan Kovačević, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Security Sciences Prof. Predrag Ćeranić, PhD, and Prof. Saša Hajduković, MA.

Previously, at the 109^th session of the Senate of 19 September 2024, a decision was issued to grant the honorary title of professor emeritus to the retired full professor of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Banja Luka, academician Dragoljub Mirjanić, PhD.

Honorary doctorates, charters, plaques, a plaque for the emeritus professor and gold badges will be awarded to the best students at the solemn academy dedicated to 48 years of successful work and development of the University of Banja Luka, scheduled for 7 November 2024 at 12 o’clock in the "Banski dvor" Cultural Center in Banja Luka.