17 International Symposium ''Banat - History and Multiculturalism''
In the Baroque Hall of the City Hall in Zrenjanin, on Saturday, 31 March 17 International Symposium "Banat – Hystory and Multiculturalism" was officially opened and attended by scholars from Serbia, Romania, Croatia, Montenegro and Germany.
The traditional international conference is held every year and it is organised by the Romanian Society for Ethnography and Folklore of Vojvodina, the Institute for Culture of Romanians in Vojvodina and the University of "Eftimije Murgu" from Rešice. Opening this conference, Andor Deli, Provincial Secretary for Education, Administration and national Minorities pointed out that Vojvodina, as well as Banat Region is recognized for its multiculturalsim and unity, so that it is very important that Banat is studied as a specific region and try to keep its tradition
Aleksandar Marton, the President of the City Assembly, on the behalf of the City, welcomed guests expressing his pleasure that Zrenjanin has been recognized as a multi cultural environment.
The collection of papers from the last year's conference in Rešice, was presented at the plenary session..