Rada Sitar Awarded a Double Doctorate by the Universities of Maribor and Trento
Publish date: četrtek, 22. oktober 2026 | Expiration date: četrtek, 31. december 2099
On 22 October 2026, Rada Sitar successfully defended her doctoral dissertation, “Judicial Councils’ Accountability in Europe: Theoretical, Normative and Practical Perspectives”, at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor.
Under a cotutelle agreement between the two universities, she was awarded the Slovenian title “Doktorica znanosti” in the field of law by the University of Maribor and the Italian title “Dottore di Ricerca in Studi Internazionali” by the University of Trento.
Supervised by Professor Janja Hojnik (University of Maribor) and Professor Jens Woelk (University of Trento), the dissertation examines the accountability of judicial councils in Europe.
In addition to the supervisors, the examination committee comprised Professor Zinka Grbo (University of Sarajevo) as Chair, Professor Saša Prelič (University of Maribor) and Professor Joseph Marko (University of Graz).
The international examination committee unanimously awarded the degrees with the distinction cum laude, recognising the dissertation’s originality, methodological rigour and contribution to understanding judicial independence, accountability and the rule of law.
This is the first successfully completed cotutelle doctorate at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor, marking an important milestone in its international academic cooperation.
We warmly congratulate Dr Sitar and wish her every success in her future academic and professional endeavours.
