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Lecture on Old Folk Sports and Intangible Cultural Heritage at the “Days of Jovan Cvijić” Event in Loznica

Date: 9 October 2026
Venue: “Vuk Karadžić” Gymnasium, Loznica, Serbia.
Organizers: The City of Loznica and the “Vuk Karadžić” Cultural Center, Loznica.

Participants: Jovana Brankov
Announcement: Old Folk Sports, Games and Competitions – Preservation, Transmission of Knowledge and Presentation

As part of the traditional “Days of Jovan Cvijić” event, and at the invitation of the “Vuk Karadžić” Cultural Center in Loznica, associate of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA Dr Jovana Brankov delivered a lecture titled “Old Folk Sports, Games, and Competitions – Preservation, Transmission of Knowledge, and Presentation”. The lecture took place on October 9, 2026, at the “Vuk Karadžić” Gymnasium in Loznica, with the aim of introducing high school students and all attendees to traditional sports and games—an endangered segment of the intangible cultural heritage of Serbia. During the presentation, Dr Jovana Brankov also introduced a book of the same title, published in 2024. A specific part of the lecture focused on showcasing various sports and games that were once widespread but have largely been forgotten today.

A TV report on the event is available at the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMTs7EKSFLo

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Mina
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Guest lectures at the Eurasian National University in Astana

Name: Guest lectures at the Eurasian National University in Astana .
Date: academic year 2025/2026
Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan
Organisers: Institute of Natural Sciences and the Graduate School of Economics and Tourism at the Eurasian National University (ENU) in Astana (Kazakhstan)
Lecturers: Ana Milanović Pešić, Slavica Malinović-Milićević, Tamara Gajić, and Marko D. Petrović

 

Associates of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA, Ana Milanović Pešić, Slavica Malinović-Milićević, Tamara Gajić, and Marko D. Petrović, have been engaged as visiting professors at the Institute of Natural Sciences and the Graduate School of Economics and Tourism at the Eurasian National University (ENU) in Astana (Kazakhstan) in the academic year 2025/2026.

During the winter semester of 2025, Dr. Malinović-Milićević was engaged as a visiting professor at the educational programs of basic and master studies in geography. The teaching was implemented in an online format for one group of students at the basic level and one at the master’s studies in geography.

During the summer semester of 2026, Dr. Gajić and Dr. Petrović provided guest lectures at ENU, and the goal of their visit to Astana was to create educational and scientific ties between institutions and exchange knowledge in the field of international academic practice.

During the summer semester of 2026, Dr. Milanović Pešić was engaged as a visiting professor at the educational program of master studies in geography. Her teaching was implemented in an online format for two groups of master’s students in geography.

Special appreciation is extended to the Office for International Cooperation of ENU and the management of the Institute of Natural Sciences and the Graduate School of Economics and Tourism at the ENU for the invitation and support.

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Mina
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Guest lectures at the RUDN University and Moscow State University.

Name: Guest lectures at the RUDN University and Moscow State University.
Date: September 2025
Venue: Moscow State University M. V. Lomonosov, and RUDN University, Moscow, Russia
Lecturer: Dr. Marko D. Petrović

Dr. Marko D. Petrović delivered guest lectures at both Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov, and RUDN University in Moscow in September 2025. The purpose of these visits was to foster academic and scientific cooperation between institutions.
Special thanks are extended to Dr. Veronika Kholina from RUDN University and Dr. Alexei Maslakov from Lomonosov University for their invitation and support.

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GUEST LECTURE AT THE INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH, BEIJING, CHINA

Name: GUEST LECTURE AT THE INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH, BEIJING, CHINA.
Date: May 11, 2025, to May 20, 2025
Venue: Beijing, China
Organisers: The Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS
Lecturers: dr Dunja Demirović Bajrami

 

Dr. Dunja Demirović Bajrami participated as a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), founded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing, from May 11 to May 20, 2025.

The visit was supported by the prestigious ANSO Fellowship for Visiting Scientists, awarded by the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO). During her stay, Dr. Demirović Bajrami delivered a lecture on sustainable tourism development and digital transformation, and engaged in meaningful academic exchange and collaboration with researchers in the fields of geographic sciences and sustainable development.

This fellowship affirms her ongoing commitment to advancing international scientific cooperation and research that connects sustainability, tourism, and digital technologies.

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Guest lectures at the Eurasian National University in Astana

Name: Guest lectures at the Eurasian National University in Astana
Date: February and March, 2025
Venue: Astana, Kazakhstan
Organisers: Eurasian National University (ENU), Department of Physical and Economic Geography in Astana (Kazakhstan)
Lecturer: Dr. Marko D. Petrović

 

Institute’s senior research associates, Dr. Ana Milanović Pešić and Dr. Marko D. Petrović are engaged as visiting professors at the Eurasian National University (ENU), Department of Physical and Economic Geography in Astana (Kazakhstan).

During February and March 2025, Dr. Petrović gave invited lectures at ENU, and the goal of his visit was to create educational and scientific ties between institutions and exchange knowledge in the field of international academic practice.During his stay in Astana, a meeting was also held with His Excellency, Mr. Vladimir Jovičić, Ambassador of the Republic of Serbia to Kazakhstan, on the topic of strengthening bilateral scientific and academic cooperation between the two countries.

From January to April 2025, Dr. Milanović Pešić was engaged as a visiting professor in the Master of Geography Educational Program during the summer semester. The lectures and practice were conducted online for two groups of Master of Geography students.

Special appreciation is extended to the Office for International Cooperation of ENU and the management of the Department of Physical and Economic Geography for the invitation and support.

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Guest lectures at the Ural Federal University

Name: Guest lectures at the Ural Federal University.
Date: December, 2024
Venue: the Ural Federal University’s (UrFU) Institute of Economics and Management, Yekaterinburg, Russia
Lecturer: Dr. Marko D. Petrović

Dr. Marko D. Petrović delivered visiting lectures at the Ural Federal University’s (UrFU) Institute of Economics and Management in Yekaterinburg, in December 2024. The purpose of his visit was to foster academic and scientific cooperation while teaching graduate and postgraduate students.

Special appreciation is extended to Dr. Irina D. Turgel from UrFU for her invitation and support.

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Workshop on old folk sports and games in a cultural-educational camp for young people from the diaspora in Tršić

Name: Workshop on old folk sports and games in a cultural-educational camp for young people from the diaspora in Tršić.
Date: September 19, 2024
Venue: Saborište, Tršić, Loznica, Srbija
Organisers: City of Loznica
Lecturers: Jovana Brankov, Željko Bjeljac

Associates of the Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijic” SASA, Dr Željko Bjeljac and Dr Јovana Brankov, together with colleagues from the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education: University of Belgrade, held a workshop on old folk sports and games as part of a cultural-educational camp for young people from the diaspora in Tršić (Loznica). The first part of the workshop included a lecture on old folk sports and games, while the second part consisted of competition in selected disciplines of these sports. About a hundred children in the 7th and 8th grades of elementary school took part in the workshop.

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Guest lectures at the DSTU University

Name: Guest lectures at the DSTU University .
Date: November 1, 2023
Venue: Don State Technical University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Dr. Marko D. Petrović had visiting lectures at the Don State Technical University, Faculty of Media Communications and Multimedia Technologies in Rostov-on-Don (Russia) in October 2023. 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.

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Contemporary geographical research of the polar regions and promotion of the author’s books “Andrej Kapica” and “Columbus of the 20th century”

Name: Contemporary geographical research of the polar regions and promotion of the author’s books “Andrej Kapica” and “Columbus of the 20th century”
Date: October 23, 2023
Venue: Serbian Academy of Science and Arts, Belgrade, Serbia
Organisers: Geographical Institute “Jovan Cvijić” SASA
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On October 23, 2023, at the invitation of our Institute, professor of the Faculty of Geography at the Lomonosov Moscow State University, Dr. Mihail Slipenchuk, held a lecture about contemporary geographical research of the polar regions and promoted the author’s books: “Andrej Kapica” and “Columbus of the 20th century” in the hall of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts. Professor Slipenchuk is the head of the Department of Environment Management at the Faculty of Geography of MGU Lomonosov.

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Guest lectures at the RUDN University

Name: Guest lectures at the RUDN University .
Date: September 30, 2023
Venue: RUDN University, Moscow , Russia

Dr. Marko D. Petrović had visiting lectures at the RUDN University, Department of Regional Economics and Geography in Moscow (Russia) in September 2023. The aim of the visit was academic and scientific cooperation, and teaching graduate and postgraduate students.
Special appreciation and acknowledgment to Dr. Veronika N. Kholina from the RUDN University for the invitation and support.

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