Zdravko Krivokapić
Zdravko Krivokapić, Ph.D. (Serbian Cyrillic: Проф. др Здравко Кривокапић; born 2 September 1958) is a Montenegrin mechanical engineering professor, writer and political activist of Serb ethnicity. He is currently active as professor at Universities of Montenegro and East Sarajevo, as well as one of the founders of the non-governmental organization called "We won't give you Montenegro" which is an organization founded by Montenegrin professors and intellectuals in support of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro after the controversial Freedom of Religion Law which targets the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Zdravko Krivokapić Здравко Кривокапић | |
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 Zdravko Krivokapić in August 2020. | |
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| Born | 2 September 1958 Nikšić, FPR Yugoslavia (now Montenegro) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | For the Future of Montenegro (2020–present) |
| Alma mater | University of Montenegro University of Belgrade |
| Profession | Professor, politician |
Biography
Academic career
He was born in 1958 in Nikšić, which at the time was a part of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.[1]
He graduated in 1981 from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Montenegro, Department of Production Engineering, as the best student of his generation. He enrolled in postgraduate studies in 1983 in the field of Production Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Belgrade.
He defended his master's thesis called "Planning and Management of Spare Parts Stocks" in 1989. He received his doctorate in 1993 at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Podgorica. The topic of the dissertation was called "Contribution to the automatic design of the technological process of cutting by means of an expert system".[2]
He did his internship at the "Boris Kidrič" steel manufacturing company in Nikšić in 1982. He was elected an assistant trainee at the Department of Production Engineering at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering in Podgorica in 1983. He was elected assistant professor 1994. He was elected associate professor at the University of Montenegro in 1999 and became a full professor in 2004, when he was elected in the subjects of Informatics and Quality Management System.[2]
He is the president of the organizing and member of the program committee of the SQM Conference and the ICQME International Conference. He is the editor of the International Journal for Quality Research, indexed in the SCOPUS database, which has been published since 2007. He is a member of the program board of four journals and 13 international conferences. He is a member of the American Society for Quality (ASQ) and Head of the Center for Doctoral Studies at the University of Montenegro.[2] As part of his scientific research, he has published more than 250 papers in international journals, domestic journals, international conferences and domestic conferences. He is the author of 16 books and textbooks.[1]
Political career
Krivokapić was part of 2019 anti-corruption protests and 2020 religion law protests. He decided to enter political life of Montenegro in mid-2020, at the height of the political crisis in Montenegro, and the open conflict between the Serbian Orthodox Church in Montenegro and the DPS-led Montenegrin government, following the adoption of the disputed law on the status of religious communities in Montenegro, supporting 2019-2020 Clerical protests and Serbian Orthodox Church (SPC) rights in Montenegro. He was elected the first president of the SPC-backed "We won't give you Montenegro" (Ne damo Crnu Goru) NGO founded by Montenegrin professors and intellectuals in support of the SPC. In a short period of time, the organization organized public events in which Bishop of Budimlja and Nikšić Joanikije (Mićović) and the Rector of the Theological Seminary in Cetinje, Gojko Perović participated, among others.[3]
On 1 August 2020 right-wing Democratic Front, Popular Movement and Socialist People's Party agreed to form a pre-election opposition alliance under the name For the Future of Montenegro (Za budućnost Crne Gore), as did some of right-wing non-parliamentary subjects. Krivokapić will head the joint electoral list for the parliamentary election in August 2020.[4][3][5] The same day, Krivokapić resigned as executive director of the NGO, as he will head the opposition list.[6] Krivokapić said that the primary goals of the coalition in case they form the government will be the protection of human righs as well as ensuring freedom of speech, freedom of media, freedom of thought, and the freedom of religion.[7] Krivokapić said that the person who influenced him the most to enter politics was a Montenegrin businessman Daka Davidović, leader of the Popular Movement, who survived an assasination attempt in December 2019 in Belgrade.[8][9]
References
- Nedeljnik.rs (2020-08-01). "Ko je Zdravko Krivokapić, čovek koji će "izaći na crtu" Đukanovićevom DPS-u". Nedeljnik. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- Gore, Univerzitet Crne. "Univerzitet Crne Gore - O Univerzitetu". UCG - Univerzitet Crne Gore. Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Dogovorili se DF, SNP, Narodni pokret, Prava Crna Gora i ostali: Krivokapić nosilac liste". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- Profesor Zdravko Krivokapić nosilac liste, Kurir
- Litije dobile politički profil: Zdravko Krivokapić na čelu koalicije DF-a, SNP-a, Prave Crne Gore i Narodnog pokreta!, borba.me, 1 August 2020
- "Krivokapić podnio ostavku na mjesto izvršnog direktora NVO, jer ide na čelo opozicione liste". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-01.
- "Krivokapić o primarnom cilju koalicije: Sloboda kretanja, mišljenja, govora, vjeroispovijesti, medija..." vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-05.
- "Krivokapić: Sad je dara prevršila mjeru, udarili su nam na dostojanstvo". vijesti.me (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- A, A. Ž. "CRNOGORSKI BIZNISMEN UPUCAN U BEOGRADU Miodrag Daka Davidović ranjen iz SNAJPERA dok je bio sa vladikom Joanikijem (VIDEO)". Blic.rs (in Serbian). Retrieved 2020-08-07.