Ivanka Popović
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Ivanka Popović (Serbian Cyrillic: Иванка Поповић; born 1959) is a Serbian professor and former rector of the University of Belgrade.[1] She has authored and co-authored more than 85 scientific papers.[2]
University of Maryland (BD)
Ivanka Popović | |
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Иванка Поповић | |
Ivanka Popović in 2015 | |
| Rector of the University of Belgrade | |
| In office 1 October 2018 – 1 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Vladimir Bumbaširević |
| Succeeded by | Vladan Đokić |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959 (age 66–67) |
| Education | University of Belgrade (MD, PhD) University of Maryland (BD) |
| Alma mater | University of Belgrade |
Biography
She was born in Rio de Janeiro to a prominent family. Her father was Yugoslav ambassador and diplomat, while her grandfather was Daka Popović, a member of the Senate of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.[1] She studied chemical engineering at the University of Maryland and completed her studies at the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy of the University of Belgrade, where she earned her doctorate.[2][3] She became a professor at the University of Belgrade in 2001.[4] In May 2018, she was elected rector of the University of Belgrade and was sworn on 1 October 2018.[1] On 1 October 2021, she was succeeded by Vladan Đokić.
