Slobodan Unković ( sr-Cyrl, Слободан Унковић; born 19 December 1938) is a Serbian former politician, diplomat, and academic. He served as the rector of the

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from 1987 to 1991,

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in 1991, and

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from 1993 to 1996.

Education and career

He finished secondary education in Dubrovnik. In 1961 he graduated from the

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, where he finished Magistrate studies in 1964 and Doctoral studies in 1966. His further studies included specialization at

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in the USA, as well as universities in the UK, Italy and other countries. Unković was awarded a number of awards and decorations from Serbia and abroad. He is an emeritus professor at Lomonosov University in Moscow and Renmin University in Beijing, as well as honorable holder of doctoral degree at Lincoln University in USA and Mediterranean University in Montenegro.

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Zadužbinar, University of Belgrade 2015. (Serbian)
20th-century Serbian people Presidents of the National Assembly (Serbia) University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics alumni People from Trebinje Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina Ambassadors of Serbia to China 1938 births Living people {{Serbia-politician-stub