THE ROYAL COUPLE AT THE OPENING OF WORLD UNIVERSITY PRESIDENTS SUMMIT

Belgrade, 3 April 2009 – Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Alexander and Crown Princess Katherine together with Mrs. Pat Fisher and Mr. Robert Valentine, friends of the Royal Couple attended today the official opening of the World university president’s summit in Belgrade from 2 - 5 April.

HE Mr. Zarko Obradovic, Minister of Education, Prof. Dr Branko Kovacevic, Rector of Belgrade University, H.E. Mr. Bozidar Djelic, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technological Development, Mr. George Killian, President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) and Professor Martin Perl, Nobel Prize laureate in Physics for 1995 have addressed the guests. Also present were: HE Mr. Arthur Koll, Israeli Ambassador to Serbia, HE Mr. Wolfgang Josef Maas, German Ambassador to Serbia, Academic Nikola Hajdin, Head of SANU, Prof. Dr. Radoslav Bubanj, Rector of the University of Nis, Prof. Dr. Milos Djuran, Rector of the Kragujevac University, Prof. Dr. Radmila Marinkovic-Neducin, Rector of Novi Sad University, His Eminence Monsignor Stanislav Hocevar, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Belgrade and many others.

This year’s World university presidents summit will address important topics regarding development of higher education, such as Universities as Leaders of Innovation Activities, Universities as Centres for Transfer of Technology, Role of the University in Solving Social, Economic and Health Problems, Bologna Process - Experiences and Challenges and many others

Their Royal Highnesses will host a reception for participants of World university president’s summit tonight at 7.30 pm at the White Palace.