Traditionally, as every January 31, the anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Contemporary History was celebrated. After the solemn session of the Scientific Council, jubilee awards and the “Ljubomir Ljuba Petrović” award were presented. Danilo Šarenac and Nebojša Stambolija received awards for ten years of work at the Institute, and Dragomir Bondzić and Ivana Dobrivojević Tomić for twenty. The “Ljubomir Ljuba Petrović” award for the best master’s thesis in the field of general contemporary history and the history of Yugoslavia was given to Aleksandar Nikolić for his work on the topic “Praxis Magazine and the Yugoslav Society (1964‒1966)”.

The Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, Branko Ružić, also congratulated the Institute Day. The congratulatory message states, among other things: “With great pleasure, on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development and on my own behalf, I congratulate you on the anniversary of the founding of the Institute. I would like to emphasize the great importance that the Institute has for the study of historical processes, events, personalities and phenomena. We are proud of the long tradition and successful work of your institution, as well as the unique fund of your library. It is also important that you pay great attention to cooperation with similar institutions in the country, and the contribution of the Institute’s associates who are dedicated to the improvement of scientific results, through scientific and professional works, is immeasurable. I wish you a lot of success in your upcoming work.”