Provincial Secretariat for Education, Regulations, Administration and National Minorities – National Communities

In September 2025 it dismissed the school board of Jovina Gymnasium and appointed an interim one, even though members of school boards in Novi Sad are appointed by the City Assembly; according to sources cited by the portal 021.rs, the principal did not have a majority on the old board. The provincial secretary told parents he had no authority to remove the principal, even though the secretariat must give its consent to a dismissal.

Affairs

• Pressure on teachers and students at the Jovan Jovanović Zmaj Grammar School: He dismissed nine members of the School Board and appointed an interim board, even though in Novi Sad board members are appointed by the City Assembly
• Pećinci: opposition supporters' children removed from preschool: According to IN Medija, he rejected the parents' objection on the grounds that everything had been done by the rules, even though the secretary had said irregularities were found

People

• Robert Otot: Vice-President of the Provincial Government and Provincial Secretary for Education, Regulations, Administration and National Minorities – National Communities