I am pleased to share that today I delivered a guest lecture at the University of Vienna, within the international lecture series “Frontiers in Spatial Science: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters”, which also brings together students from the partner universities of the Circle U. network. The title of my lecture was “Disaster Risk […]

The Local Guide for Disaster Risk Reduction from the Perspective of Youth and Women – Gledićke planine is a research-based and practice-oriented document focused on examining flood risks and other natural and technological hazards in the rural and mountainous area of Gledićke planine, with particular attention given to the position, experiences, and potential […]

It is a great honor and a particular pleasure for me to be engaged as a professor in the new international master’s program International Disaster Management and Civil Protection at the University of Vienna, one of the oldest and most distinguished university institutions in Europe, founded in 1365. This is an exceptionally important […]

The Fourth Memorial Scientific and Professional Conference “Predrag Marić,” dedicated to contemporary integrated disaster risk management, was successfully held through the joint organization of the University of Belgrade, the Faculty of Security Studies, the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Serbia, and the Institute of International Politics and Economics. Once again, […]

I am especially pleased to share that the second edition of the university textbook Disaster Risk Management: Theory, Concepts and Methods has come off the press and is also available in the Serbian language. It is a special feeling to see years of scientific, research, and teaching work transformed into a printed edition. […]

Six years after the publication of the first edition of the university textbook Disaster Risk Management (2020), it became clear that both the scientific discipline and the operational practice of risk management now exist in a significantly different and transformed security environment. Contemporary natural and technological risks have become increasingly complex, interdependent, and […]

Fourth Memorial Scientific and Professional Conference – Modern Integrated Disaster Risk Management We are pleased to announce the publication of the Proceedings of the Faculty of Security Studies, dedicated to the Fourth Memorial Scientific and Professional Conference “Predrag Marić”, held under the theme Modern Integrated Disaster Risk Management (https://proceedings.fb.bg.ac.rs/index.php/abstracts/issue/view/1). This conference is jointly […]

Rethinking Disaster Resilience: Conceptual Framework, Core Dimensions, and Key Actors Authors Dalibor MilenkovićScientific-Professional Society for Disaster Risk Management, Dimitrija Tucovića 121, 11040 Belgrade, Serbia Vladimir M. CvetkovićThe University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vučića 50, Belgrade, Serbia. Technical University of Leoben, Austria.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-0658 Keywords: disaster resilience, resilience concept, resilience dimensions, social resilience, […]

Digital Platform for Ecological Education of Students – Advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the European Green Deal: The Case of ProSafeNet (Global Hub) Authors Aleksandra Gajović Ministry of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Serbia Omladinskih brigada 1, 11070, Belgrade, Serbia Vladimir M. Cvetković The University of Belgrade, Faculty of […]

Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction: Overcoming Barriers to Build Stronger Communities Authors Vladimir M. CvetkovićThe University of Belgrade, Faculty of Security Studies, Gospodara Vučića 50, Belgrade, Serbia. Technical University of Leoben, Austria.http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3450-0658 Bojana AleksovaDepartment of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 3, 21000 Novi Sad, […]

Today, in Austria, at the Technical University of Leoben (Montanuniversität Leoben), during the ceremonial Academic Ceremony (Akademische Feier) held in the Erzherzog Johann Auditorium, I was promoted to the position of the first Adjunct Professor in the history of this university, for a period of five years (Leoben, 19 December 2025). I would […]

The ProSafeNet Training Hub is coming soon – a new digital environment designed to help professionals, students and institutions build real, practical skills for the challenges of safety, security, risk and emergency management. Inside the Training Hub, users will be able to learn through structured online courses, join live trainings and webinars led […]

Signing of Memorandum of Strategic Cooperation between ProSafeNet and the Faculty of Security – Skopje, “St. Kliment Ohridski” University – Bitola We are pleased to announce that an official Memorandum of Strategic, Professional, and Academic Cooperation has been signed between the international platform ProSafeNet (https://prosafenet.com) and the Faculty of Security in Skopje, “St. […]

Teaching the Course “Preventive Planning and Protective Measures in the Surroundings of Industrial Plants” as Adjunct Professor It was a great pleasure to work with one outstanding group of international master’s students within the course “Preventive Planning and Protective Measures in the Surroundings of Industrial Plants (580.337)” at the Technical University (Montanuniversität) of […]

Current Challenges in Risk Communication during Climate-Related Crises As part of the COST Action CA23126 – AlertHub: Warning Communication Knowledge Network, under WG2 – Map Challenges of Implementing Effective Warning Communication, we are sharing preliminary findings of our systematic literature review. Key challenges identified include: – Institutional fragmentation and weak coordination among agencies […]

I am deeply honored to have been elected Adjunct Professor at Technical University of Leoben (Montanuniversität Leoben) (Austria) for a five-year term (2025–2030), following the decision of the University Senate on June 4, 2025, officially confirmed by the University on June 5, 2025. In line with this appointment, and based on the signed […]

ProSafeNet is a global hub for practitioners, professionals, and scientists in the fields of safety, security, risk, and emergency management. Built by experts for experts, ProSafeNet empowers smarter decisions, faster responses, and stronger global collaboration. ProSafeNet serves as the global hub for safety, security, risk, and emergency (disaster) practitioners, professionals, and scientists – […]

Историјски развој  полицијског образовања у србији Владимир М. Цветковић Срђан Милашиновић Ладин Гостимировић   Београд, 2017. године     САДРЖАЈ   Увод. 3 Историјски развој полицијског образовања до Другог светског рата 9 Историјски развој полицијског образовања после Другог светског рата. 20 3.1.  Средња школа унутрашњих послова. 20 3.2. Виша школа унутрашњих послова. 70 […]

Budite deo globalne zajednice vatrogasaca-spasilaca – povežite se, učite i delite ono što vas čini herojima! Predstavljamo ProSafeNet – međunarodnu platformu koja okuplja profesionalce sa prve linije odbrane i spašavanja širom sveta. – Delite iskustva sa terena – postavite fotografije i izveštaje sa intervencija, kako bi kolege učile iz stvarnih akcija. – Komunicirajte […]

Spatial–Temporal Trends of Cancer Among Women in Central Serbia, 1999–2021: Implications for Disaster and Public Health Preparedness by Emina Kričković 1,Vladimir M. Cvetković 2,3,4,*,Zoran Kričković 5 and Tin Lukić 6,7 1Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 3/III, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia 2Department of Disaster Management and Environmental Security, Faculty of Security Studies, University of Belgrade, Gospodara […]