The higher court confirmed the verdict: The regulations were not violated by the fact that Bjelica was not elected dean

The Podgorica High Court confirmed the verdict of the Basic Court and determined that the regulations were not violated by the University of Montenegro's Board of Directors (UO UCG) deciding not to elect the full professor of that institution, Duško Bjelica, as dean of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education.

"The appeal is rejected as unfounded and the judgment of the Basic Court in Podgorica P. no. 2586/21 of 17.12. 2021 is confirmed. Each party bears its own costs of the second-instance proceedings," reads the judgment of the Podgorica Higher Court, which "Vijesti" had access to.

In mid-June last year, the UCG Board of Directors did not accept the proposal of the Council of the Faculty of Sports and Physical Education that Professor Bjelica be the head of that institution for the next three years.

After that, the professor of the Faculty of Sports sued UCG, claiming that everything was done illegally, and that the decision was made based on the opinion of acting rector Vladimir Božović at the time.