CROWN PRINCE INVITES UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY PROFESSOR
TO VISIT BELGRADE

Belgrade, 12 August 2006 – During the recent visit of HRH Crown Prince Alexander II to the United States he also visited the University of California Berkeley (UC), and the cooperation with this prestigious American university was initiated.

Upon the invitation of Crown Prince Alexander II the Dean of the Graduate School of Education of UC Berkeley Professor David Pearson PhD came to visit Belgrade. Professor Pearson is an eminent scientist in the area of reading research, reading development, learning and literacy. During his long experience of teaching in schools, he was into didactical research and came out with the innovative methodological solutions, which will most likely impact the practice.

After meeting with His Royal Highness at The Royal Palace, Prof. Pearson met HE Mr. Slobodan Vuksanovic the Minister of Education and Sport of Serbia, visited the Rectorate of the University of Belgrade and met the representatives of the academic community of Serbia.

Thanks to the initiative of Crown Prince Alexander the contact was made between with a representative of one of the most famous high educational institution in the United States and representatives of the academic community of Serbia. Thanks to this a platform for good relations and future cooperation has been established.

Links:

www.berkley.edu

www-gse.berkley.edu