Assoc. Prof. Boris Bursać, PhD was born in 1989 in Belgrade, where he completed his primary and secondary education. He graduated in 2013 from the Faculty of Business Economics in Belgrade. Additionally, he completed his master's studies at the University of Belgrade, and then specialist studies at the Faculty of Political Sciences. He defended his doctoral dissertation, with the highest grade, in 2021 at the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, at the Department of International Relations and European Studies, earning the academic title of Doctor of Philosophy in Political Sciences (PhD).
He began his professional career in 2016 as an administrative assistant in the City Municipality of Čukarica, within the Internal Audit Department, gaining knowledge in the field of business operations control and internal procedures. From 2018 to 2020, he was engaged as a marketing assistant in the Public Utility Company “Beogradske pijace”.
From October 2020 to June 2022, he served as a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia, actively participating in the work of the highest legislative body and representing the interests of citizens. From June 2022 to June 2024, he was a member of the City Council of the City of Belgrade, supervising the work of the City Administration and actively participating in proposing the statute, budget and other decisions and acts adopted by the City Assembly.
Since March 2023, he has served as a member of the Administrative Board of the Institute of Contemporary History, participating in strategic planning and supervision of the institution's operations. From June to December 2025, he was an advisor to the Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, representing the Republic of Serbia at international and interdepartmental meetings, as well as actively participating in the work of state commissions and working groups for countering terrorism and violent extremism.
In parallel with his public functions, since November 2022 he has been engaged as an associate professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences in Belgrade, and since August 2023 as a research associate at the Institute for Serbian Culture in Priština - Leposavić, with scientific interests focused on international relations and contemporary security threats.
He is the author of the monographs “Political Analysis of Terrorist Organizations in Russia in the 19th Century” and “The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant”, as well as numerous scientific papers published in leading domestic and international journals.
He is married and speaks English.