Vojvodina Academy of Sciences and Arts
Encyclopedia
Vojvodinian Academy of Sciences and Art (Serbian
: Vojvođanska akademija nauka i umetnosti / Војвођанска академија наука и уметности; Hungarian
: Vajdasági Tudományos és Művészeti Akadémia; Slovak
: Vojvodinian akadémie vied a umení; Romanian
: Academia Voivodeană de ștințe și arte; Croatian
: Vojvođanska akademija nauka i umetnosti; Rusyn
Vojvodinian академії наук і мистецтв) or shortly VANU (ВАНУ) is an academic institution in Serbia
, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
. It is located in the capital of the province, Novi Sad
. The current president of VANU is Endre Pap
.
, the then President of Assembly of Vojvodina
. Since December 15, 2009, it has been recognized as an academic institution that acting in AP Vojvodina
. It was de jure
unrecognized as an academic institution by authorities, until December 15, 2009, when it was officially constituted by Assembly of Vojvodina
. By the new statute of Vojvodina its status is resolved.
VANU as a regional academy, with ambition to grow into a mid-European one, is oriented to the value system of the area and surroundings in which it acts, starting with certain principles. It sees globalization
as unavoidable in respect of standards of scientific and technological development, but it has to preserve the values of the area, nations and their cultures and traditions in so far as they are in accordance with humanism and tolerance.
(SANU). After the original VANU (1974-1992) ceased operating, its property and members were absorbed into SANU to the dissatisfaction of some members. According to statement issued by VANU, VANU also came into conflict with ultra-nationalistic organisations which identities remained unknown, some members even received letters of death threats from self-proclaimed "patriotic" groups in Serbia.
Serbian language
Serbian is a form of Serbo-Croatian, a South Slavic language, spoken by Serbs in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia and neighbouring countries....
: Vojvođanska akademija nauka i umetnosti / Војвођанска академија наука и уметности; Hungarian
Hungarian language
Hungarian is a Uralic language, part of the Ugric group. With some 14 million speakers, it is one of the most widely spoken non-Indo-European languages in Europe....
: Vajdasági Tudományos és Művészeti Akadémia; Slovak
Slovak language
Slovak , is an Indo-European language that belongs to the West Slavic languages .Slovak is the official language of Slovakia, where it is spoken by 5 million people...
: Vojvodinian akadémie vied a umení; Romanian
Romanian language
Romanian Romanian Romanian (or Daco-Romanian; obsolete spellings Rumanian, Roumanian; self-designation: română, limba română ("the Romanian language") or românește (lit. "in Romanian") is a Romance language spoken by around 24 to 28 million people, primarily in Romania and Moldova...
: Academia Voivodeană de ștințe și arte; Croatian
Croatian language
Croatian is the collective name for the standard language and dialects spoken by Croats, principally in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Serbian province of Vojvodina and other neighbouring countries...
: Vojvođanska akademija nauka i umetnosti; Rusyn
Pannonian Rusyn language
Pannonian Rusyn or simply Rusyn is a Slavic language or dialect spoken by Pannonian Rusyns in north-western Serbia and eastern Croatia...
Vojvodinian академії наук і мистецтв) or shortly VANU (ВАНУ) is an academic institution in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina
Vojvodina
Vojvodina, officially called Autonomous Province of Vojvodina is an autonomous province of Serbia. Its capital and largest city is Novi Sad...
. It is located in the capital of the province, Novi Sad
Novi Sad
Novi Sad is the capital of the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina, and the administrative centre of the South Bačka District. The city is located in the southern part of Pannonian Plain on the Danube river....
. The current president of VANU is Endre Pap
Endre Pap
Endre Pap was born 26.02.1947 in Mali Iđoš in Vojvodina, Serbia to an Hungarian family. B.Sc. 1970. M.Sc. 1973. Ph.D. 1975. Full Professor since 1986. Director of the Institute of Mathematics 1979-1980. He is a president of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Vojvodina , and a corresponding member of...
.
Foundation
The modern Vojvodinian Academy of Sciences and Arts (VANU) was founded as a group of citizens on October 23, 2003 by a decree of Nenad ČanakNenad Canak
Nenad Čanak is a Serbian politician...
, the then President of Assembly of Vojvodina
Assembly of Vojvodina
The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina .The Parliament's Speaker is Sándor Egeresi...
. Since December 15, 2009, it has been recognized as an academic institution that acting in AP Vojvodina
AP Vojvodina
AP Vojvodina or Autonomous Province of Vojvodina has been the designation of Vojvodina in various sovereign states:* Autonomous Province of Vojvodina , FPR Yugoslavia...
. It was de jure
De jure
De jure is an expression that means "concerning law", as contrasted with de facto, which means "concerning fact".De jure = 'Legally', De facto = 'In fact'....
unrecognized as an academic institution by authorities, until December 15, 2009, when it was officially constituted by Assembly of Vojvodina
Assembly of Vojvodina
The unicameral parliament of the Serbian autonomous province of Vojvodina is known as the Assembly of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina .The Parliament's Speaker is Sándor Egeresi...
. By the new statute of Vojvodina its status is resolved.
Purpose
VANU is the academy of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Its main aim is to cherish traditions in sciences and arts of the multicultural and multiethnic area through cooperation with other academies and institutions and to improve living conditions in the Vojvodina region by using the spiritual and natural resources of Vojvodina.VANU as a regional academy, with ambition to grow into a mid-European one, is oriented to the value system of the area and surroundings in which it acts, starting with certain principles. It sees globalization
Globalization
Globalization refers to the increasingly global relationships of culture, people and economic activity. Most often, it refers to economics: the global distribution of the production of goods and services, through reduction of barriers to international trade such as tariffs, export fees, and import...
as unavoidable in respect of standards of scientific and technological development, but it has to preserve the values of the area, nations and their cultures and traditions in so far as they are in accordance with humanism and tolerance.
Controversy
The organization has come into conflict with the Serbian Academy of Sciences and ArtsSerbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the most prominent academic institution in Serbia today...
(SANU). After the original VANU (1974-1992) ceased operating, its property and members were absorbed into SANU to the dissatisfaction of some members. According to statement issued by VANU, VANU also came into conflict with ultra-nationalistic organisations which identities remained unknown, some members even received letters of death threats from self-proclaimed "patriotic" groups in Serbia.
Corresponding Members
- Miloš Tešić
- Julijan Tamaš
- Srbislav Denčić
- Ferenc Gaál
- Lajos Göncz
- Branimir Gudurić
- Sava Halugin
- Boško Ivkov
- Bogomil Karlavaris
- Slobodanka Latinović
- Vukadin Leovac
- Milorad Miloradov
- Nada Perišić-Janjić
- József Szalma
- Miloš Tešić
- Bratislav Tošić