Gender equality in higher education of Sarajevo Canton

A legal framework is an important precondition for achieving gender equality in higher education. Therefore, a new law on higher education of Sarajevo Canton (Kanton Sarajevo / KS) plans to include a gender perspective. In line with this, on Monday, 30 May 2022, Prof. Dr Zilka Spahić Šiljak and Prof. Dr Jasna Kovačević, both UNIGeRC academic directors,[…]

UNIGEM EDUCATION FOR NON-TEACHING STAFF OF UNSA – Groups I and II
Gender mainstreaming at the University

As a part of the activities of the UNSA Council for Gender Equality and the University Gender Resource Center (UNIGeRC), on May 30th, educations for non-teaching staff titled “Gender Mainstreaming Policies at the Organizational Units of the University of Sarajevo” began, during which the basics of the concept of gender-based violence and discrimination, and sexual harassment will[…]

Conference on Gender Equality held at the University of Banja Luka within the UNIGEM Project

Gender Equality in Universities: Theoretical Perspectives, Institutional Action and Social Engagement was the title of the conference held on Thursday and Friday, 26 and 27 May 2022, in Banja Luka. The conference was organized by the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Banja Luka (UNBL). An array of[…]

Announcement – Education of non-teaching staff of the University of Sarajevo

As a part of the activities of the UNSA Council for Gender Equality and the University Gender Resource Center (UNIGeRC), during May and Jun, educations for non-teaching staff titled “Gender Mainstreaming Policies at the Organizational Units of the University of Sarajevo” will be organised in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies “Prof. Dr Zdravko Grebo”. The educations are[…]

Universities against Violence – through practice and feminist epistemology

‘Beyond Fear and Silence: Universities against Violence’, the international conference, was held on May 6 and 7 2022, at the Rectorate of the University of Sarajevo. During the two Conference days, over 70 Bosnian-Herzegovinian, regional and international scholars discussed gender-related issues in the field of higher education. In two days, and through 8 parallel panels, over 30[…]

The International Conference „Beyond Fear and Silence: Universities against Violence“

The International Conference „Beyond Fear and Silence: Universities against Violence“ will be held on May 6-7, 2022, at the Rectorate of the University of Sarajevo and will bring together Bosnian-Herzegovinian, regional and international scholars researching gender-related issues in the field of higher education. During the Conference, there will be special presentations by four professors from Austria, Croatia[…]

Announcement – International Conference „Beyond Fear and Silence: Universities against Violence“

We are announcing the International Conference „Beyond Fear and Silence: Universities against Violence“ which will be held on May 6-7, 2022, at the Rectorate of the University of Sarajevo. This is the inaugural conference of the University and Gender Mainstreaming Project (UNIGEM) that gathers eighteen universities from the Balkans region and brings together regional and international scholars[…]

Inaugural openinig of the University Gender Resource Center  (UNIGeRC) in Sarajevo

On March 28.2022 University Gender Resource Center (UNIGeRC) is ceremoniously opened at the University of Sarajevo, Center for Interdisciplinary studies „Professor dr. Zdravko Grebo“ with key note speakers: University rector, professor Rifat Škrijelj, Human Rights Center director professor Nedžad Korajlić, TPO Foundation director professor Zilka Spahić Šiljak, Council for gender equality coordinator professor Jasna Kovačević and UNIGeRC[…]