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The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

Investment in scientific, technological structure

Belgrade, 9 November 2010

Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration and Minister of Science and Technological Development Bozidar Djelic, speaking at the celebration of the 100th birth anniversary of famous Serbian physicist and chemist Pavle Savic, stated that his influence on science can still be felt today.

Author: Tanjug

At a ceremony held at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SANU), Djelic noted that even in the time of crisis we must recognise the interest of our country and invest in scientific and technological infrastructure.

He recalled that €400 million has been secured for investment in scientific and technological infrastructure in Serbia for the period ahead, which will help to improve the working conditions and the lives of scientists.

The Deputy Prime Minister announced that equipment for scientific and research work, worth €100 million, will be procured and one of the largest projects currently under way is the construction of the Centre for Materials and Nanosciences in New Belgrade.

The centre, estimated at €24 million, will comprise all the equipment needed for research in physics, chemistry and similar sciences, he outlined, adding that over the last several months Serbian science has made significant progress compared to countries in the region and even central Europe.

He observed that the Centre will contain laboratories for the fabrication and characterisation of nanosystems and materials, as well as other equipment necessary for researchers.

The data on this matter will be available on the web page of the Ministry of Science and Technological Development www.nauka.gov.rs.

Djelic said that the number of applicants for the competition for scientific projects doubled in relation to the previous cycle, including 1,700 young researchers. He added that Serbia’s membership in the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) should begin in December.

SANU President Nikola Hajdin pointed to Savic’s great contribution to Serbian and world science, as well as to SANU’s development since he was its president for 10 years.

Hajdin stressed that by appointing Savic for its president in 1971, SANU turned into a working institution from being a protocol institution, in which outstanding research in all scientific fields was developed, while at the same time cultural creativity was being fostered.