A Saudi Development Fund Delegation Visited the University of Sarajevo

On Wednesday, 6 December 2023, as part of a regular visit to projects in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the University of Sarajevo hosted a four-member Saudi Fund for the Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia delegation, headed by Mr. Hatim Abdulmohsin Alsaykhan, Fund’s Legal Department Director. On behalf of the Saudi Development Fund, the meeting was attended by Mr. Abdullah Alazzaz, Senior Advisor for Financial Planning and Budgeting, and Mr. Saleh Alobaid and Mr. Anas Alshehri, Advisors for European Projects.

University of Sarajevo Rector, Prof. Dr. Rifat Škrijelj met with the Saudi Fund for the Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia delegation. The meeting was also attended by Prof. Dr. Tarik Zaimović, Vice-Rector for Finance, Prof. Dr. Adnan Pašić, University of Sarajevo Library Implementation Unit for the Construction and Equipment Project Manager, Belma Barlov, Director of the Sarajevo Canton Construction Institute, Lejla Hajro, Director of the UNSA Campus Directorate for Construction and Maintenance, Merisa Kurtanović, Head of the UNSA Financial Operations Center, Berina Smajlović - Doljančić, Head of the Legal Department, and Aida Veladžić and Azra Kapetanović from AVCON d.o.o. which played a role in the Technical Assistance project for the construction and furnishing of the Library of the University of Sarajevo.

The subject of the meeting was the report on the activities so far carried on the Building and Equipping the University of Sarajevo Library project, which is fully financed by the Saudi Fund for the Development of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The report on activities was presented by Prof. Dr. Adnan Pašić, who is also the creator of the conceptual project of the UNSA Library.

The Saudi Fund for Development delegation expressed satisfaction with the work started on the construction of the Library of the University of Sarajevo, and after the meeting, they visited the construction site.