One of the strategic goals of the Institute of Molecular Genetics and Genetic Engineering is to deliver an intellectual basis for the development of highly educated and creative young scientists in the fields of Molecular Biology, Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology, which are in return expected to take the leading positions in research and teaching, and push the frontiers of knowledge.

IMGGE became a member of the University of Belgrade in 2005 and thus formalized its educational activities which were over two decades realized through the experimental and theoretical works for diploma and master theses, and doctoral dissertations over two decades.

Soon after, IMGGE together with Faculty of Biology and Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", both members of the University of Belgrade, designed and organized Ph.D. program in Molecular Biology, which has continuously been improving.

The Molecular Biology Program of doctoral studies includes (http://www.bio.bg.ac.rs/01_centar_osnovno.php?id_centra=64) two modules – module Molecular Biology of Eukaryotes and module Molecular Biology of Prokaryotes.

The module’s program includes four mandatory courses and a number of elective ones, out of which each student selects five and thus shape education according to her or his needs. The flexibility of the Ph.D. program enables the student, in agreement with the mentor, to choose as an elective subject also those from other doctoral programs organized by the Faculty of Biology and/or other faculties of the University of Belgrade.

At this moment, IMGGI researchers have been engaged in organizing and running even seven courses within this Ph.D. program:

Besides, many other researchers are actively involved as lectures within these but also within other courses of Molecular Biology Program of doctoral studies.