Organisation of Serbian Students Abroad
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| Founded | 1997 |
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| Type | Student society |
| Purpose | Connecting Serbian students abroad[1] |
| Location | |
| Field | Students' union |
Key people | Aleksandar Ljubomirović (President) Anđela Janković, Sofija Matić (Vice Presidents) |
| Website | www |
The Organization of Serbian Students Abroad (OSSA;[2] Serbian: Организација српских студената у иностранству; ОССИ) is an international, non-profit, non-governmental and apolitical organization founded by Serbian students in 1997.[3] Since its founding, OSSA has helped Serbian students study abroad and assisted them in their return to Serbia via various national and international projects, with the goal of supporting and strengthening the community of Serbian students in the diaspora.
Headquartered in Belgrade, OSSA has 22 country-level branches in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia with thousands of members. In addition to Belgrade, the Organization of Serbian Students Abroad has offices in three other cities: Novi Sad, Niš and Banja Luka in Bosnia and Herzegovina. As an international organization, OSSA's projects and events are done at both national and international levels. Currently, the organization has a total of 10,000 members.
History[edit]
OSSA was formed by a group of Serbian students from Europe and North America in mid-July 1997. The organization was created with the intention of expanding it to become global, in the form of a network that connects all existing groups of students abroad, along with establishing new ones where they did not already exist. In the months following OSSA's founding, the Organization managed to connect 10 clubs of Serbian students in the United States, Great Britain, France and Germany, creating the ‘official’ foundation of the organization. OSSA has since continued to grow, expanding its work to Asia and Australia, along with founding and solidifying branches across Europe and North America.
Mission[edit]
Although OSSA undertakes a number of activities, the main objectives of OSSA are:[citation needed]
- assisting Serbian students who wish to study abroad
- assisting Serbian students returning to Serbia after their graduation
- promoting Serbia abroad
- organizing internships for international students to gain work experience in Serbia
- promoting cooperation with other student organizations around the world
- Networking Serbian students studying abroad
References[edit]
- ^ I. Mićević. "Srbija ostala u srcima | Planeta | Novosti". Novosti.rs. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "ОССИ - О организацији". ossi.rs. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Studentske i omladinske organizacije - Organizacija srpskih studenata u inostranstvu - OSSI". Znanje.infostud.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.