The first meeting of Mass in Novi Sad was held in the cultural center CK13. The present members of the academic community from the University of Novi Sad were addressed by the trustee of Masa for Novi Sad, Dr. Bojana Bodroža, and the members of the coordination board of Masa, Dr. Vladan Čokić and Dr. Dalibor Petrović. In a meaningful and open conversation with colleagues from Novi Sad, ideas were exchanged about solving the accumulated problems that plague the academic community in Serbia and Novi Sad.
The young researchers-interns who were present at the meeting pointed out that their position at the University is uncertain and that it is not clear according to what criteria and for what period their stay at the faculties will be supported. The problem of (non)transparency of the criteria for awarding funds in competitions of the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research was also pointed out.
An agreement was reached to activate the group Masa for Novi Sad, whose work will be coordinated by Dr. Bojan Bodrož, and through whose work the areas of activity and actions of Masa in Novi Sad will be formulated more closely.
