Dr. Milena Dragićević Šešić,  prof. emerita, former President of University of Arts, Belgrade, founder of UNESCO Chair in Interculturalism, Art Management and Mediation, professor of Cultural  Policy & Management, Cultural studies, Media studies. Diplomas: D.E.A. Paris-VIII 1977, Mag. University of Arts Belgrade (1981), and Ph.D. in literature and communication University of Belgrade (1990).
Commandeur dans l`Ordre des Palmes Academiques (French Ministry of Education) 2002.  ENCATC Fellowship Laureate 2019. University of Arts Laureate in 2004 & 2019.

Guest Lecturer at numerous world universities. Published 20 books and more than 200 essays: Vers les nouvelles politiques culturelles; Art management in turbulent times: adaptable quality management; Intercultural mediation in the Balkans (both with S. Dragojevic); Culture: management, animation, marketing; Neofolk culture; Art and alternative… Translated in 17 languages.
Expert for UNESCO, European Cultural Foundation, Council of Europe. Realized 50 projects in cultural policy and management (Europe, India, Cambodia, Arab countries, Central Asia).

In October 2019 Milena Dragićević Šešić became the first ENCATC laureat for her "outstanding achievements in cultural management and policy" ENCATC is a European network on cultural management and policy regrouping higher education institutions that have education and research in these areas.

Milena Dragićević šešić & Jonathan Vickery, eds. (2018) Cultural Policy and Populism: The Rise of Populism and the Crisis of Political Pragmatism, Cultural Policy Yearbook 2017-2018, Istanbul: İletişim Yayıncılık. English & Turkish editions.

Milena Dragićević Šešić & Sanjin Dragojević, Intercultural mediation, in albanian language Priština, 2007, MM Publishing This book was translated in English, French, Georgian & Albanian language.