Courses & Lectures | Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković
University Teaching · Guest Lectures · Executive Education

Courses & Lectures Disaster Risk · Emergency Management · Safety · Security

Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković delivers university-level courses and invited lectures across undergraduate, master’s, doctoral, executive and international education programmes, with a focus on disaster risk management, emergency preparedness, crisis management, civil protection, resilience and applied risk assessment.

Undergraduate Master’s Doctoral Executive International Guest Teaching
University teaching and guest lecture by Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković
University Teaching
Academic lecture and teaching activity
Lectures
Teaching and professional education
Applied Learning
Multi-Level TeachingBSc · MSc · PhD · executive and professional education.
International Academic EngagementSerbia and Austria, with international guest teaching and lecture invitations.
Science + PracticeEvidence-based teaching combined with cases, workshops, exercises and applied planning.
Disaster Management FocusPreparedness, risk reduction, crisis management, resilience and civil protection.
Academic Teaching Portfolio

Courses across universities and academic levels.

The portfolio includes current university teaching, international master’s programmes, doctoral education, executive-level instruction and earlier academic appointments.

UB–FSS
Current

University of Belgrade · Faculty of Security Studies

Belgrade, Serbia · Undergraduate, Master’s & Doctoral teaching

Core university teaching in disaster risk management, emergency management, civil protection, risk assessment and security studies.

Undergraduate (BSc)
  • Risk Management in Emergency Situations
  • Security Risks and Disasters
  • Protection from Natural and Anthropogenic Disasters
  • Previously: Protection and Rescue System
  • Previously: Management in Protection and Rescue Systems
Master’s — Disaster Risk Management
  • Prevention and Risk Reduction System for Natural and Other Disasters
  • Methodology for Risk Assessment and Development of Protection and Rescue Plans from Natural and Other Disasters
  • Management of Protection and Rescue Activities in Conditions of Natural Disasters — course holder
Master’s — Security Studies
  • Crisis Management in Natural and Industrial Disasters
Doctoral (PhD — Security Studies)
  • Integrated Disaster Risk Reduction
MUL
Current

Montanuniversität Leoben · Safety and Disaster Management (SDM)

Leoben, Austria · International Master’s teaching

Teaching within the interdisciplinary Safety and Disaster Management programme, linking industrial safety, critical infrastructure, resilience and contingency planning.

Master’s courses
  • Preventive Planning and Protective Measures in the Surroundings of Industrial Plants
  • Contingency Planning in the Area of Natural Hazards
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection
  • Vulnerability, Stress and Resilience
UNIVIE
Current

University of Vienna · International Disaster Management and Civil Protection

Vienna, Austria · International Master’s programme

English-language international teaching focused on the links between climate change, global transitions, disaster management and civil protection.

International Master’s / Academic Expert Programme
  • Climate Change and Global Transitions – Challenges for Disaster Management
FH WIEN
Current

FH Campus Wien · University of Applied Sciences

Vienna, Austria · Integrated Safety & Security Management (ISM)

Theory and workshop-based teaching integrating safety, security, organizational risk and applied management perspectives.

Course
  • Integriertes Sicherheitsmanagement (ILV) — theory + workshop-based learning
UB–FON
Current

University of Belgrade · Faculty of Organizational Sciences

Belgrade, Serbia · Doctoral teaching

Doctoral-level teaching connecting risk governance with software engineering, information systems and e-business environments.

Doctoral course
  • Risk Management in E-Business — Software Engineering and E-Business study programme
VSBO
Executive

National Defence School “Vojvoda Radomir Putnik”

Ministry of Defence & University of Defence · Executive education

Selected lecturer within the Advanced Security and Defence Studies programme, contributing lectures and applied analyses on contemporary security and crisis management.

Executive-level contribution
  • Advanced Security and Defence Studies — selected lectures and applied analyses in contemporary security and crisis management
KPU
Previous

University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies / Criminal and Police Academy

Belgrade, Serbia · 2010–2017

Earlier university teaching in emergency situations, risk management, crisis management, information systems and fire/explosion/accident prevention.

Courses
  • Security in Emergency Situations
  • Risk Management in Emergency Situations
  • Prevention and Control of Fires, Explosions, and Accidents
  • Information Systems in Emergency Situations
  • Crisis Management
Teaching Approach

From concepts to decisions, plans and action.

Teaching is designed to connect scientific evidence with operational reality. Courses and training frequently integrate case analysis, scenario-based exercises, structured group work, risk assessment, planning tasks and discussion of institutional responsibilities across preparedness, response and recovery.

Evidence-Based TeachingCurrent research, empirical findings and contemporary disaster-risk frameworks.
Scenario-Based LearningRealistic emergency contexts, decisions under pressure and structured problem-solving.
Applied Risk AssessmentHazard, vulnerability and consequence analysis translated into practical measures.
Planning & CoordinationEvacuation, communication, institutional roles, protection measures and action plans.
Workshop LearningInteractive teaching, teamwork, discussion and collaborative analysis.
International PerspectiveComparative experience, interdisciplinary dialogue and cross-border risk challenges.
Core Teaching Areas

Topics covered across courses, lectures and professional education

Teaching spans the full disaster-management cycle and connects risk governance with security, civil protection, resilience, climate change, infrastructure and institutional preparedness.

Disaster Risk ManagementDisaster Risk ReductionEmergency PreparednessCivil ProtectionCrisis ManagementRisk AssessmentProtection & Rescue PlanningNatural & Technological HazardsCritical Infrastructure ProtectionIndustrial SafetyCommunity ResilienceClimate Change & Disaster RiskEnvironmental SecuritySecurity ManagementContingency PlanningVulnerability & Resilience
Selected Invited Lectures

Guest teaching and academic lectures.

Selected invited lectures complement regular university teaching and bring disaster-risk, security and resilience topics to interdisciplinary academic audiences.

15 April 2026
University of Vienna

Disaster Risk Management and Environmental Security: Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction – the Case of the Western Balkans

Invited international academic lecture within the lecture series Frontiers in Spatial Science: Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Disasters; delivered in English in hybrid format for University of Vienna and Circle U. students.

2024
Faculty of Diplomacy and Security · Belgrade

Risk Management in Emergency Situations

Guest lecture connecting academic risk-management concepts with practical emergency-management challenges.

Selected invited lecture
University of Novi Sad · Faculty of Law

The Impact of Climate Change on Increasing the Risk of Natural Disasters

Lecture delivered within the Legal Clinic for Environmental Protection.

Selected guest teaching
University of Criminal Investigation and Police Studies

NatRisk Master Programme

Guest lectures delivered within the master programme focused on natural disaster risk management.

2018
Petnica Research Station (ISP) · Valjevo

Natural Disasters – Challenges for Society and Security

Invited lecture for young researchers and students addressing disaster risk, societal vulnerability and security.

Teaching in Practice

Academic teaching beyond the lecture hall.

University teaching is complemented by practical seminars, training programmes, workshops and simulations that develop usable competencies in preparedness, protection, response and recovery.

Guest Lectures · Workshops · Academic Cooperation

Invite Prof. Dr. Vladimir M. Cvetković to teach, speak or collaborate.

Open to university guest lectures, intensive courses, workshops, executive education, conference sessions and professional capacity-building in disaster risk management, emergency management, civil protection, resilience, environmental security and related fields.

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