The University of Sarajevo and Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul are strengthening academic and artistic cooperation

On Thursday, 10 September, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul Rector, Prof. Dr. Ahmet Sacit Açıkgözoğlu, visited the University of Sarajevo. He met with the University of Sarajevo Rector, Prof. Dr. Tarik Zaimović; the Vice-Rector for Arts, Artistic Research, Culture and Sport, Prof. Arma Tanović; and the Dean of the Academy of Performing Arts at the University of Sarajevo, Prof. Lejla Jusić.

The visit by Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul Rector followed the signing, on the same day, of a Cooperation Protocol between Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul and the Academy of Performing Arts, University of Sarajevo.

The signed Protocol is the result of a previously expressed mutual interest in establishing long-term academic and artistic cooperation. It opens opportunities for student and staff exchanges, the implementation of joint projects, and the development of educational and artistic initiatives. It also provides a foundation for developing new forms of cooperation in the field of artistic education.

During the meeting at the Rectorate, the parties also discussed the possibility of signing an academic cooperation agreement between Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul and the University of Sarajevo, with a particular focus on the fields of art, education, and artistic research, including the establishment of new joint study programmes. Such an agreement would enable the expansion of existing cooperation across various academic and artistic fields, as well as the creation of new opportunities for students, teaching staff, and researchers.