Member of the Council of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Slovenians Abroad, Member of the National Council of the Slovenian National Minority in Serbia and of the “Sava” Society of Slovenians

After the dissolution of our common state, as our status changed from fellow citizens to expatriates, the Slovenian community in Serbia shaped its identity and laid down the course of activities based on the preservation of the Slovenian language and culture in the younger generations. After 2000, the number of people learning Slovenian in Serbia expanded significantly. In Slovenian societies, the Slovenian language and culture are taught by two teachers from Slovenia and three domestic teachers; the interest is huge and the students and members of their families also participate in numerous events and extracurricular activities. At the university level, Slovenian is taught at the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade, at which a Slovenian language course with a four-year parallel study is available, while a one-year Slovenian course is available at the Faculty of Arts in Novi Sad. Various events are organised within the Slovenian language course in Belgrade, promoting Slovenian science, culture and art. As of this year, Slovenian may now be taught at elementary and secondary schools as a national minority language.