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Initiative to Amend the Law on Higher Education

A proposal for the direct and democratic election of the rector, giving the whole academic community a vote.

The proposal

The essence of the Initiative is a direct and democratic election of the rector, in which the rector would be elected by members of the academic community: professors, researchers, teaching assistants, non-academic staff and students.

Why it matters

The Initiative’s seventy proposers believe this model of election would be an important step towards:

  • democratising the university,
  • strengthening the autonomy of the academic community,
  • reducing the influence of informal interest groups within the higher education system.

The proposers also point to the need for broader democratisation, especially in how the higher education system is governed.

Rector
  • Professors
  • Researchers
  • Teaching assistants
  • Non-academic staff
  • Students
The Initiative’s proposal: the rector is elected directly by all members of the academic community.

Press conference

Date
Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 11:55
Venue
PR Centar, Bulevar Josipa Broza 23A
Topic
Presentation of the proposal to change how the rector is elected

Speakers

  • Prof. Dr Radovan StojanovićFaculty of Electrical Engineering
  • Prof. Dr Gojko JoksimovićFaculty of Electrical Engineering
  • Prof. Dr Vladimir PešićFaculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
  • Prof. Dr Veselin MićanovićFaculty of Philosophy
  • Asst. Prof. Dr Ivana RadovanovićFaculty of Fine Arts
Media invitation to the press conference of the Initiative to Amend the Law on Higher Education, 1 October, PR Centar (in Montenegrin)
Media invitation, in Montenegrin. Click for full size.

Questions about the Initiative

If you are a member of the academic community and have a question or a proposal about the Initiative, write to us.