Memorandum of Understanding between Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA and L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University

The Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA in Belgrade and the L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University in Astana (Kazakhstan) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding in support of the growth of amicable international collaboration and our shared goal of forming a long-term, mutually beneficial partnership.

The signed Memorandum represents a formal, roof document that might encourage future academic and scientific collaboration between institutions and employees. It involves staff mobility for teaching and research; joint research publications; and joint research grant applications. Moreover, both parties are dedicated to collaborating and leveraging each other’s expertise, technology, and insights to develop a vibrant international research network. Furthermore, this collaboration offers an opportunity to foster cross-cultural understanding and cultivate global connections within academic communities in Serbia and Kazakhstan.

Date: June 7, 2024
Source: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

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The Faculty of Security Studies of the University of Belgrade awarded a plaque to the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

On May 31, 2024, in the Ceremonial Hall in the Rector’s Office of the University of Belgrade, The Faculty of Security Studies of the University of Belgrade, celebrated its 49 work anniversary. On that occasion, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA was awarded a plaque. The plaque was received by PhD Milan Radovanovic, director of the institute.

Date: May 31, 2024
Source: Geographical institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

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International Conference of the European Association of Geographers “EUROGEO 2024 Conference: COMPROMISED GEOGRAPHY: SPREADING A NEW WORLD”

Name of the event: International Conference of the European Association of Geographers “EUROGEO 2024 Conference: COMPROMISED GEOGRAPHY: SPREADING A NEW WORLD”.

Date: May 30, 2024, to June 1, 2024

Venue: Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto (Portugal)

Organisers: European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO) & Geography Department, Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto

Participants: Dejana Jakovljević

Announcement title: Water quality of critical endangered watercourses in the Vojvodina Province in Serbia

Participants: Jovana Brankov

Announcement title: Traditional Sports and Games and Community Involvement – Preservation, Transmission of Knowledge, and Tourist Promotion

Coauthors: Ana Milanović Pešić, Željko Bjeljac

Participants: Ana Milanović Pešić

Announcement title: The interaction between environmental quality and cultural heritage in Serbia- exploring residents’ attitudes

Coauthors: Jovana Brankov, Željko Bjeljac

Participants: Suzana Lović Obradović

Announcement title: Leveraging geospatial technologies to capture spatial variation between associated factors and cardiovascular mortality

Coauthors: Stefana Matović, Gorica Stanojević, Nina Ćurčić

Participants: Stefana Matović

Announcement title: Pre-primary education and early childhood development – analysis of european countries with reference to Serbia

Coathors:Suzana Lović Obradović, Darko Vuković

Associates of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA, Dr Јovana Brankov, Dr Ana Milanović Pešić, Dr Suzana Lović Obradović, Dr Stefana Matović and Dr Dejana Jakovljević, attended the International Conference “EUROGEO 2024 Conference: COMPROMISED GEOGRAPHY: SPREADING A NEW WORLD” held in Faculty of Arts and Humanities of University of Porto in Porto (Republic of Portugal), organized by European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO) from 30th May to 1st June 2024, and presented their scientific research on that occasion.

Colleagues from our Institute used the time in the conference to get knowledge of modern trends and methodology in geographical research and geographical education and discuss the possibilities of involving our employees in projects implemented by EUROGEO.

A part of the team from our Institute used their stay in Portugal to visit the Department of Geography and Tourism, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Coimbra, one of the oldest active universities in the world, which is inscribed in the UNESCO Cultural Heritage List. The visit was organized at the invitation of Dr. Claudete Oliveira Moreira, Director of the Master’s Program for Tourism and Cultural Heritage at the Department of Geography and our long-time collaborator. On that occasion, we got acquainted with the history of the university development as well as current work and activities, and disccused the possibilities for expanding cooperation between our institutions.

Conference program: Program and Abstract Book-Porto-2024.pdf

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6TH CONGRESS OF MACEDONIAN GEOGRAPHERS WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

Name of the event: 6TH CONGRESS OF MACEDONIAN GEOGRAPHERS WITH INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION.

Date: May 29, to May 30, 2024

Venue: Ohrid, North Macedonia

Organisers: Macedonian geographical society and Institute of geography, Faculty of natural sciences and mathematics, Skopje

Participants: Vlasta Kokotović Kanazir

Announcement title: What is our demographic reality? The first results of the 2022 Census in Serbia.

Coautors: Milena Panić, Marija Drobnjaković

Associates of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA, Dr Vlasta Kokotović Kanazir, Dr Milena Panić, Dr Marija Drobnjaković, and dr Ana M. Petrović attended the Sixth Congress of Macedonian Geographers with International Participation and presented their research on that occasion.

Dr. Ana M. Petrović participated as a member of the Scientific Committee of the 6th Congress of Macedonian Geographers and presented a paper entitled Exploring the alignment of the reconstruction methods with real hydrological data in the Physical Geography session.

 

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Letter of Intent for Academic Collaboration between Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA and University of Surrey

In line with the development of friendly international collaboration in ordnance with our shared purpose of establishing a long-term mutually beneficial partnership, the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA in Belgrade and the University of Surrey in Guildford join in the Letter of intent.

Both parties agree to exercise their best efforts to cultivate the following forms of collaboration, such as staff mobility for teaching and research; joint research publications; and joint research grant applications. Moreover, both parties are dedicated to collaborating and leveraging each other’s expertise, technology, and insights to develop a vibrant international research network. Furthermore, this collaboration offers an opportunity to foster cross-cultural understanding and cultivate global connections within academic communities in Serbia and the UK.

The signing of the Agreement was attended by Dr. Milan Radovanović, director of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Dr. James Kennell, associate professor at the University of Surrey, Dr. Ana Milanović Pešić, Dr. Dunja Demirović Bajrami, Dr. Tamara Gajić and Dr. Marko D. Petrović, senior research associates at the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA.

Date: May 14, 2024
Source: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

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Top collaborative authors in global sustainable tourism

In the article entitled Bibliometric analysis of sustainable tourism using CiteSpace, written by Geng et al. (2024), and published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change (Elsevier), the authors assessed top collaborative authors in global sustainable tourism.

According to their examination, Marko D. Petrović, Senior Research Associate at the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, is one of the top 10 collaborative authors in the world when it comes to published articles in this scientific field (Table 5). Congratulations to Marko!

Date: May 11, 2024
Source: Geng, Y., Zhang, X., Gao, J., Yan, Y., & Chen, L. (2024). Bibliometric analysis of sustainable tourism using CiteSpace. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 202, 123310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2024.123310

 

Guest lectures at the DSTU University

Dr. Marko D. Petrović had visiting lectures at the Don State Technical University, Faculty of Media Communications and Multimedia Technologies in Rostov-on-Don in April 2024. The aim of the visit was academic and scientific cooperation, and teaching graduate and postgraduate students.

Special appreciation and acknowledgment to Dr. Denis A. Dubover from the DSTU University for the invitation and support.

Date: May 11, 2024
Source: Dr. Marko D. Petrović

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The Seventh Call for the Participation of Talented Young Researchers in the work of Scientific Research Organizations

The Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia announced the Seventh call for the participation of talented young researchers – PhD students in the scientific research work of SRO.

More detailed information, the text of the Call and applications can be downloaded from the website of the Ministry www.nitra.gov.rs at the link:

https://nitra.gov.rs/cir/ministarstvo/vesti/sedmi-poziv-talentovanim-mladim-istrazivacima—studentima-doktorskih-akademskih-studija-za-uklucivane-u-naucnoistrazivacki-rad-u-akreditovanim-naucnoistrazivackim-organizacijama

Date: March 13, 2024
Source: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Belgrade, Serbia

TRANSBOUNDARY CATCHMENT EROSION AND POLLUTION

The special issue “Transboundary catchment erosion and pollution” is a follow up of the international conference, which was held in Belgrade, Serbia, in July 2023 and organized by Geographical institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA. The original review and research papers, dealing with water and sediment pollution and erosion problems in the World river catchments, including transboundary ones, with a special focus on Balkan region water and Central Asia, are invited.

The special issue will be published in the Geography Environment and Sustainability journal (Scopus CiteScore rating (Q2)). The publication is free of charge. There is a fast manuscript processing algorithm for this application.

Guest editors:
• Dr. Sergey Chalov, Moscow State University “M.V. Lomonosov”
• Dr. Vsevolod Moreido, Institute for Water Problems, Russian Academy of Sciences
• Prof. Miodrag Zlatić, Faculty of Forestry, University of Belgrade
• Dr. Marko Urošev, Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SANU.

Submission deadline has been extended until March 31, 2024.

In the link below you can find all the necessary information about the special edition and links to the website of the special edition.

Enclosure: SpecIssue_GES_2.pdf

Date: February 21, 2024.
Source: Dr. Marko Urošev

The traditional New Year’s Cocktail

The traditional New Year’s cocktail party was held in the banquet room of the “Palace” hotel on January 12, 2024. The cocktail party was attended by representatives of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, external collaborators, pensioners, business partners, and friends of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cviji” SANU, as well as employees of the Institute.
The director of Institute, Dr. Milan Radovanović, summarized the results of previous year and presented plans and goals for 2024.

Date: January 25, 2024
Source: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA

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