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Goran Svilanovic
Update. Aug. 27,2009
Here is the latest from the Sylff Prize Winners, Goran Svilanovic PhD., a Sylff fellow of the Law School at the University of Belgrade, Serbia, who is now the Appointed Coordinator of Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).
1. Please bring us up to date on your latest activities in terms of your career and any other social activities.
I have done my PhD in Law (Substantial legal effect of the civil judgments) and am teaching Heritage Law, Contract Law and Civil Procedure at the Union University, Law School, Belgrade, Serbia.
Since December 2008, I was appointed Coordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities (http://www.osce.org/eea/13051.html). It means that I am heading Second Dimension of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. European Security and Cooperation.
The OSCE is based in Vienna, Austria, and I live there.
2. How has Sylff or the Sylff Prize influenced or made an impact on your professional or private life?
It was a great joy for me to meet Sylff fellows most recently in the Sylff Regional Forum in Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany. Discussing with the fellows about their experiences, their work and engagement in different fields was also reinforcing for my own convictions to pursue goals that was defined long ago (to work towards excellence in respective field of engagement, be it academia, be it politics and be it civic sector…).
3. Could you please give some words of advice or encouragement to the up-and-coming Sylff
fellows? For example, what sort of efforts should Sylff fellows focus on in order to cultivate
leadership qualities.
Sylff fellows should profit from the opportunity that the Tokyo Foundation provides us with, which is, among others, to networking with colleagues from all around the globe. It is comparative advantage we should constantly work on because in every part of this beautiful planet there are people like us who care for the others and are looking forward to improve their knowledge and skills.
4. Please describe your vision and activities for the future.
Next four years I will spend in the OSCE in Vienna coordinating and organizing projects and activities linked with the economy and environment. My priorities are going to be to further cooperation among 56 OSCE participating states (pS) and partners for cooperation in the field of migration (and its linkages with the social development, economy and environment); to encourage and improve dialogue in the field of energy security, energy efficiency, renewable energy resources; to foster cooperation in order to prevent effects of the global financial and economic crisis which would influence stability and security in the OSCE region; and to strengthen cooperation between 56 pS in order to work together to prevent security outcomes of the climate change and environmental deterioration.
In addition, my Office will continue developing projects in the field of good governance, rule of law activities, anti money laundering programs, etc.
All activities are to be implemented in the OSCE area which brings together 56 participating states as well as several partners for cooperation. In particular, these activities are to be implemented by OSCE field missions and presences in South Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.
5. 2004 Sylff Prize Speech (PDF format, downloadable)
2004 Sylff Prize Winners-Amal Jadou
