Slobodan Unković


Slobodan Unković is a Serbian former politician, diplomat, and academic. He served as the rector of the University of Belgrade from 1987 to 1991, president of the National Assembly of Serbia in 1991, and minister of science from 1993 to 1996.

Education and career

He finished secondary education in Dubrovnik. In 1961, he graduated from the University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics, where he finished Magistrate studies in 1964 and Doctoral studies in 1966. His further studies included specialization at Stanford University in the United States, as well as universities in the UK, Italy and other countries.
Unković was awarded a number of awards and decorations from Serbia and abroad.
He is an emeritus professor at Lomonosov University in Moscow and Renmin University in Beijing, as well as honorable holder of doctoral degree at Lincoln University in the U.S. and Mediterranean University in Montenegro.