Upon the invitation of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek, IRMO was one of the co-organisers of the 7th International Scientific Conference “European Realities: Peace”, held in Osijek on 14 and 15 April 2026.
Researchers from the Institute for Development and International Relations – Dr Aleksandra Uzelac, Dr Dea Vidović and Dr Ana Žuvela (CULTMED project team), as well as Dr Emina Bužinkić and Dr Senada Šelo Šabić (MO4R project team) –participated in the conference as members of the organising committee and as contributors to the central panel “Human and Cultural Rights as the Foundation of a Culture of Peace: Challenges of Implementation and Perspectives”, held on 15 April 2026.
The panel, featuring presentations by Senada Šelo Šabić, Emina Bužinkić and Dea Vidović, and moderated by Aleksandra Uzelac, addressed key issues concerning the relationship between human and cultural rights and the concept of peace in the contemporary European and global context, with a particular focus on the challenges of their implementation in conditions marked by growing social inequalities, political polarisation and security crises.
Following the conference, a working meeting was held with the representative of the organising institution, Associate Professor Marta Borić Cvenić, to explore possibilities for future cooperation between IRMO and the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek.
