Interior Design and Furnishing of the Student Cultural Centre Has Started

On 12 December 2022, Rector of the University of Banja Luka Prof. Radoslav Gajanin, PhD, signed the contracts on public procurement for the works on the interior design and furnishing of the Student Cultural Centre valued at BAM 1,951,716.21 total, including VAT.

Rector Gajanin said that he is happy that the contracts on interior design and furnishing of the Student Cultural Centre have been signed, and that the funds for it have been allocated from the capital investments of the Government of the Republic of Srpska.

He said that furnishing the Student Cultural Centre is one of the three most important capital projects of the Government of the Republic of Srpska that are being implemented at the University.

,,The second project is the completion of works and the furnishing of the building of the Faculty of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy and the Faculty of Forestry, while the third project relates to the construction of an education centre that will operate as part of the Faculty of Philosophy“, the rector explained.

Dean of the Academy of Arts of the University of Banja Luka Prof. Dragana Purković Macan, MA, says that the construction of the Student Cultural Centre is important for everyone, because it is a segment that will complete the university campus.

,,The Student Cultural Centre located in the fourth pavilion of the "Nikola Tesla" Student Centre will have a multi-functional hall, which will actually be a theatre and cinema, as well as a concert hall“, she said and added that this will be one of the best equipped halls which will also have a gallery - exhibition hall, training rooms and auxiliary rooms.

As she stated, the completion of works in the Centre with an area of about 800 square meters can be expected in five months.
According to the conducted public procedure, the company "GTR" from Mostar is the best bidder for the procurement of furniture for the Centre, on behalf of which its director Adnan Krhan signed the contract with Rector Gajanin.

,,This is definitely a project of the future with which we will motivate students to stay here and to build Banja Luka together“, he said.

Rector Gajanin also signed contracts with Jovica Blagojević, deputy director of "Koto", Banja Luka, which represents a group of bidders composed of the Belgrade companies "Koto" and "Svetlost teatar", and the Banja Luka companies "Koto", „Termotehnikaˮ, ,,D&Z elektroenergetikˮ and ,,HGO inženjeringˮ. Since this public procurement is divided into several lots, the task of these companies will be to do the interior design of the Student Cultural Centre. Moreover, they are tasked with delivering and assembling the stage equipment, as well as the installation of stage mechanics, lighting, and audio and video systems in the Student Cultural Centre.

The signing in the Rectorate was attended by General Secretary of the University Đorđe Markez, MA, and Financial Director Duško Lazić.

The premises of the Student Cultural Centre of the University of Banja Luka are located in the fourth pavilion of the Public Institute "Nikola Tesla” Student Centre in Banja Luka.