Prof. Dr Selma Filipović was born in Sarajevo, where she completed her undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral studies at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo. She defended her doctoral dissertation in 2005, becoming the first woman to obtain a PhD in veterinary surgery in the Balkans. She is the author and co-author of numerous professional and scientific papers, as well as national and international books, and has served as a mentor and co-mentor for several specialist, master’s, and doctoral theses in the field of clinical veterinary sciences.
Throughout her academic career, she has held the positions of Head of Department, Head of Clinics, and Vice-Dean at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sarajevo. She is currently a Full Professor at the Department of Clinical Veterinary Sciences and Head of the Clinic for Surgery, Anaesthesia and Resuscitation at the same faculty. She also served two terms as a member of the Sarajevo Canton Assembly.
In addition to numerous projects at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, she has been leading the continuing education project of the University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and the Dogs Trust Foundation (Veterinary Training Programme) for the past 13 years. She is the recipient of the City of Sarajevo Plaque (2021) in recognition of her outstanding contribution to addressing the issue of stray dog populations at both the local and national levels.