> 3rd NUSCT Rectors’ Meeting - 20 October 2021 - Republic of San Marino

> 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐣𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢ć – 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐞-𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐨

Dr Sanja Pekovic has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University Paris-EST. She is Associate Professor at the University of Montenegro and Associate Researcher at the University Paris-Dauphine. Between 2006 and 2011, she was Researcher at the Center for Labor Studies (Centre d’Eudes de l’Emploi) and Lecturer at the University Paris-EST. In 2006, she obtained a Master’s degree from the Ecole Nationale Des Pontset Chaussées and University of Paris-EST Marne-la-Vallée. Her research interests are within the field of quality and environmental economics, economics of innovation, applied econometrics, and on this topic she has presented studies at national and international scientific congresses, which have been published in international journals.

The Univerzitet Crne Gore (University of Montenegro) is the oldest and the largest higher education, scientific and art institution in Montenegro. Founded on April 2nd, 1974, in Podgorica, the University is comprised of 19 faculties and three scientific institutes, with more than 20,000 students distributed over a number of campuses throughout the country, with its main campus and headquarters being located in the capital city of Montenegro, Podgorica.

https://www.ucg.ac.me

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On March 2, 2018, representatives from the University of Malta, the University of Greenland, the University of Liechtenstein, the University of San Marino, the University of Gibraltar and the Universitat d’Andorra met in the Principality of Andorra to formalise the creation of the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories, NUSCT.

In the words of NUSCT President and rector of the Universitat d’Andorra, Dr. Miquel Nicolau, “… the Network of Universities of Small Countries and Territories was born of a shared need to address issues that are specific to higher education institutions that operate in socio-political and economic contexts of small countries and territories, but that are marginally dealt with by existing international higher education associations”.

The diversity and international nature of the Network and the combined strength of its members will be leveraged to tap into competitive funding sources for joint or collaborative research projects.

The University of Montenegro, the University of the Faroe Islands, the University of Akureyri, the University of Nicosia and the Mediterranean University (Montenegro) have recently joined the network.

https://www.nusct.net/