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| == Controversy == | |||
| The university has a relatively low reputation in the eyes of the Serbian public due to its allegedly dubious programs and low standards,<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/world/europe/a-testing-time-for-private-schools-in-eastern-europe.html?_r=0</ref> as well as due to its perceived mutually beneficial connections with politicians and government officials who were awarded Megatrend diplomas. Those connections have supposedly ensured its accreditation, which helped the University to somewhat silence its critics who have been accusing it of being a ]. According to Megatrend's representatives, such criticism can not apply to a "University where the prime minister of Serbia had given four lectures in one year, and two ministers of education are employed at it".<ref>http://www.politika.rs/rubrike/Drustvo/Megatrenduse-sa-crvenog-univerziteta.lt.html</ref> | |||
| Megatrend University has awarded an honorary doctorate to ], the former leader of ]. When asked to comment on this subject, the deputy Minister of education, prof. Srbijanka Turajlić just said that "this is not a deed on which any University should be proud of, but taking into account the quality of the university, it is not surprising that the doctorate was awarded to the dictator".<ref>http://www.blic.rs/Vesti/Drustvo/427969/Njujork-tajms-Megatrenduse-su-nastale-po-uzoru-na-namiguse</ref> | |||
| On June 1, 2014, a group of Serbian academics based in the UK published an article claiming that parts of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Serbia ]'s doctoral dissertation were plagiarized.<ref>http://balkanist.net/getting-a-phd-in-serbia-has-never-been-easier-the-case-of-minister-of-internal-affairs-nebojsa-stefanovic/</ref> The controversy escalated even further when other academics raised serious doubts that Megatrend's rector and Stefanović's mentor ] was never awarded a doctorate himself.<ref>http://balkanist.net/rector-mica-baron-von-munchhausen-ministers-supervisor-misplaced-doctorate/</ref><ref>http://balkanist.net/rector-jovanovic-still-london-doctorate/</ref> Jovanović's alleged mentor Stephen Wood of the ] denounced him claiming his thesis failed and was not resubmitted. | |||
| On June 12, 2014, Serbian Ministry of Education confirmed Megatrend's rector had forged his PhD at LSE. In the wake of these findings, ministry of education called on rector Jovanović to resign. He also called on relevant authorities to determine whether there were elements of criminal offense.<ref>http://inserbia.info/today/2014/06/breaking-megatrend-rector-mica-jovanovic-does-not-have-london-phd-minister/</ref><ref>http://www.b92.net/eng/news/politics.php?yyyy=2014&mm=06&dd=12&nav_id=90654</ref> Jovanovic resigned the following day.<ref>http://inserbia.info/today/2014/06/mica-jovanovic-resigns-over-fake-phd-claim/</ref> More recently, he declared to have quit Serbia.<ref>http://www.alo.rs/vesti/aktuelno/mica-napustio-sam-sps-i-srbiju/67507</ref><ref>http://www.e-novine.com/entertainment/entertainment-vesti/109102-Spona-Tadievih-prepona.html</ref> | |||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
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| Мегатренд универзитет Megatrend univerzitet | |
| Logo of the Megatrend University | |
| Type | Private |
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| Established | 1989 2000 |
| President | Dominick Salvatore |
| Rector | Slobodan Pajović |
| Students | 26.000 |
| Location | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Website | www.megatrend.edu.rs |
The Megatrend University (Serbian: Мегатренд универзитет / Megatrend univerzitet) is a private university located in Belgrade, Serbia. Megatrend Business school, which later became Megatrend University, was founded in 1989.
History and profile
Organization
These are the 11 institutions in 6 cities:
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Notable alumni
- Jelena Janković, Tennis player
- Marija Šerifović, popular singer, winner of the Eurovision
- Nebojša Stefanović, politician, President of the National Assembly of Serbia
- Miloš Teodosić, basketball player
See also
References
- http://www.megatrend-edu.net/wstr.php?language=1
- http://www.megatrend-edu.net/o_univerzitetu.php?bs=o_nama
External links
- Megatrend University Website
- The minister, his mentor and the fight against a suspect system in Serbia
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