September 7^th

Prime Minister Ana Brnabic today announced, during the opening of the Start-Up Centre at the Faculty of Electronics in Nis, that the government will support such projects all over Serbia, as our goal is to be among the fastest growing countries. Brnabic said that the launch of the Nis Start-up Centre for Innovative Youth Entrepreneurship is an opportunity to capitalize on the great knowledge and potential existing in Nis and to bring young people even closer to the opportunities open for the fourth industrial revolution. She said that the government of Serbia financed the establishment of the center with more than RSD 50 million, and that this is only the first phase. The Prime Minister praised the project, pointing out that the job of the government is to recognize the potential and then help and support such ideas. You then need to go further, to see young people develop their ideas and to market their products and have income for their families and states, Brnabic said, adding that this money will then be placed in the development of new innovations. The Prime Minister said that the team spirit is important, because only joint forces can compensate for what was missed and become more competitive.
The center will be equipped with state-of-the-art technology, which will enable young people in Serbia to work in the same conditions as their peers in the world.

The opening of the center was also attended by Mayor of Nis Darko Bulatovic, who reminded that the idea for the center came from former Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic and that it is now being implemented. Bulatovic said that this marks the end of the first phase of the science and technology park, while the second phase will be the building of a “lamella” and the third one will be the formation of a science and technology park in Nis.
He stressed that there have never been so many visits by senior state officials to the University of Nis. The Dean of the Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Nis Dragan Jankovic emphasised that young people should provide a place that will be inspiring for work, where they will learn about entrepreneurship and innovation.

September 1^st

The 52^nd Art Colony was officially opened in Sicevo. With its entire existence for more than half a century Art Colony followed and in a certain way encouraged the development of contemporary art in this region continuing the tradition of Nadezda Petrovic.
According to the proposal of the Artistic Council of the Art Colony Sicevo, whose president is Miodrag Daja Anđelković, Master of Graphic, this year 11 participants from Serbia (Belgrade, Nis, Pančevo), Sweden, Hungary, Macedonia and Montenegro were invited to take part in the colony.The participants of this year’s colony are Miomir Vemic, Toni Catleski, Martin Due, Milan Djuric, Dusan Mitic, Snezana Manasic, Slobodan Milosavljevic Gane, Sinisa Zikic, Aleksandar Milanovic, Mirjana Andjelkovic and Aleksandar Devic.

September 1^st

On the occasion of the beginning of the new school year Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic visited the elementary schools Ivo Andrić and Emperor Constantine, where the students of the higher grades welcomed the new ones who were starting their education today. At the elementary school Ivo Andric the gathered first grade students and their parents were greeted by Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic, Nis City Municipality President and the Principle of the School. “ Today is the wonderful day because a new generation of students is starting school and it is the joyous time for all of us because the new generations are always a new challenge and a new hope for better times”, Mayor Bulatovic said congratulating the first day of the school day.

September 1^st

On the occasion September 1^{st –} Nis City Youth Day the session of Nis City Youth Council was held in the large hall of the City Assembly, attended by the Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatović, the President of the Nis City Assembly Rade Rajković, and numerous representatives of the youth and non-governmental sector. Mayor Bulatović, in his address to young people, first congratulated the day on which the city honors the young in its community who were an important segment of the society, because they represented the driving force, but also the future of this city and country. “We want to emphasize your importance for the city and for the society as a whole, but we want to show by concrete actions with increased financial assistance that we care about our young generations”, Mayor Bulatovic said announcing significantly higher funds for organizations and projects dealing with the young.

September 1^st

Nis City Mayor Darko Bulatovic congratulated to all first grade primary school students the starting of the school year with a message for them to be hard working, to learn and listen to parents and teachers diligently. “From my heart, I give you my best wishes for the future. That you always feel good at school and to set up a solid foundation for your house of knowledge for the entire future. School is not just education but also upbringing. I am sure that you will grow into good young girls and boys and this is what this city needs. “