The anniversary celebration was also attended by Minister of Education and Science Zarko Obradovic who announced the adoption of a new law on higher education after Serbia has gained EU candidacy status and begun candidacy negotiations.

The Belgrade Business School was founded by a decree of the Serbian Assembly in 1956 as Junior Commercial-Business College, in 1988 it became Junior Business Administration College and has borne the name of Belgrade Business School – College of Vocational Studies Belgrade since 2002.

The school, according to its Director Ilija Samardzic, cooperates successfully with higher education institutions in the region. Samardzic announced that the management would strive to turn the school into an academy of vocational studies which would provide master’s studies.