A series of five events will focus on the campaign for and election of the tripartite presidency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mirsad Hadžikadić, a well-known UNC Charlotte professor, is one of the candidates.
Hadžikadić, who came to the United States as a Fulbright Scholar at Southern Methodist University and to UNC Charlotte in 1987 as an assistant professor in computer sciences, is on a temporary leave of absence from his current position as founding executive director of the Data Science Initiative and professor of software and information systems. The presidential vote in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Sunday, Oct. 7.
This free lecture series begins Wednesday, Sept. 12, with the talk “The Disintegration of Yugoslavia, the Dayton Accords and the Formation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.” Presenters will be Dale Smith, professor of global studies, UNC Charlotte, and Kristina Drye, a UNC Charlotte graduate currently pursuing a master’s degree in security studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University.
Bosnia and Herzegovina has a complicated three-person presidency whose members collectively serve as head of state. According to the country’s constitution, the presidency consists of one Bosniak, one Croat and one Serb. If successful, Hadžikadić will be the Bosniak president and will serve a four-year term.
The UNC Charlotte Department of Global Studies, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, College of Computing and Informatics and the Office of International Programs are cosponsoring this lecture series.
Note: The time and location has changed from previous reports.