The 27th Scientific and Professional Conference Vukovar ’91 Is Underway; Vukovar, 12-13/11/2026
As part of the programme marking the Remembrance Day for the Victims of Vukovar (1991–2026), the 27th Scientific and Professional Conference Vukovar ’91, entitled Vukovar Between the Past, the Present and the Future, will be held
In addition to the Ivo PIlar Institute of Social Sciences, the co-organisers of the conference are the Croatian Institute of History, the Memorial Documentation Centre of the Homeland War, and the University of Defence and Security “Dr Franjo Tuđman”.
The 27th Scientific and Professional Conference Vukovar ’91 is being held to mark three important anniversaries: the 35th anniversary of the Battle of Vukovar, the 35th anniversary of the Pilar Institute, and the 20th anniversary of the Vukovar Regional Centre. The conference will take place at Birth House of Lavoslav Ružička in Vukovar on 12 and 13 November 2026, under the auspices of Vukovar-Srijem County and the City of Vukovar. As part of the official opening ceremony, a special programme will also mark the 20th anniversary of the Vukovar Regional Centre. On this occasion, twelve Certificates of Appreciation will be presented to distinguished individuals and institutions in recognition of their long-standing support, successful cooperation, and valuable contribution to the development and work of the Pilar Institute’s Regional Centre in Vukovar.
This year’s conference brings together around twenty prominent researchers and experts in the social sciences and humanities, with the aim of examining Vukovar from an interdisciplinary perspective in the context of the 35th anniversary of the Battle of Vukovar and the beginning of the Homeland War in 1991. The conference will address historical, security-related, social, and development perspectives on the city, linking the experience of war with the processes of post-war reconstruction, contemporary social challenges, and the future development and security prospects of Vukovar, as well as its wider regional and global environment.
