Assistant Professor

PhD Đurđa Miljković

djurdja.miljkovic@dgt.uns.ac.rs

Short biography:

Đurđa Miljković completed her bachelor studies in 2006 (study program: Bachelor with Honours in Geography Teaching) at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. She completed her master’s studies (study program: Master Professor in Geography) in 2011 with a thesis: “Geomorphological rarities of Beljanica”, at the same Department. The same year, she enrolled in PhD studies (study program: PhD in Geosciences (Geography)). In 2015, she applied PhD dissertation titled: “Geomorphological and hydrological geoheritage of the Homolje area”, and in 2018 she defended it. Date and place of birth: 17.12.1987, Novi Sad

Contact: Tel: +381 21 485 2842
Email: djurdja.miljkovic@dgt.uns.ac.rs
Consultations: Office no. 15 (the second floor of the Faculty of Sciences)

Work positions:

  • 2012 – 2015 – PhD student (scholarship) engaged in conducting exercises at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.
  • 2015 – Research associate at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.
  • 2016 – Teaching Assistant at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.
  • 2019 – PhD Teaching Assistant at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.
  • 2020 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.

Field of the research: 

  • Physical geography 
  • Geoheritage 
  • Geology 
  • Speleology 
  • Karstology 
  • Geomorphology 

Courses: 

  • Speleology Basics – lectures and exercises
  • Exploitation and economic importance of mineral resources – lectures and exercises
  • General Geology and Mineralogy – exercises
  • Cartography – exercises
  • Hydrogeology – exercises
  • Applied Hydrology – exercises
  • Applied Geomorphology – exercises
  • Field work and educational excursions – exercises

Other important information

  • Foreign languages: English

Membership in organizations: 

  • member of the Serbian Geographical Society

Project:

  • Geotransformation of the Vojvodina area as a function of regional development: Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development [114-451-2080/2017]; Project manager: prof. dr Mlađen Jovanović

Engagements:

Engaged in the organization and implementation of accredited seminars for educators in the 2011/12 school year: 

  • Interactive teaching – modern teaching of geography
  • Get to know the world around you via the Internet – a new learning technology in primary and secondary schools

Scholarships and Awards:

  • Scholarship of the Ministry of Education (2006/07, 2007/08, 2008/09);
  • Award of the University of Novi Sad for the success achieved during the studies (2009/10);
  • Scholarship of the Fund for Young Talents of the Ministry of Youth and Sports – Dositeja (2009/10, 2010/11);
  • Scholarship of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development for the PhD studies (2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15).

Selected references: 

  1. Margarint, M. C., Kovačić, S., Albulescu, A. C., Miljković, Đ. (2023). Natural multi-hazard risk perception and educational insights among Geography and Tourism students and graduates amid the Covid-19 pandemic. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 86, 103549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103549 (M21)
  2. Ristanović B., Cimbaljević M., Miljković Đ., Ostojić M., Fekete R. (2019): GIS Application for Determining Geographical Factors on Intensity of Erosion in Serbian River Basins. Case Study: The River Basin of Likodra. Atmosphere, 10, 526: 1-16. doi:10.3390/atmos10090526 (M22)
  3. Kovačić S., Margarint M. C., Ionce R., and Miljković Đ. (2020): What Are the Factors Affecting Tourist Behavior Based on the Perception of Risk? Romanian and Serbian Tourists’ Perspective in the Aftermath of the Recent Floods and Wildfires in Greece. Sustainability, 12, 6310. doi:10.3390/su12166310 (M22)
  4. Petrović, M. D., Lukić, D., Radovanović, M. M., Blešić, I., Gajić, T., Demirović Bajrami, D., Syromiatnikova, J. A., Miljković, Đ., Kovačić, S. Kostić, M. (2023). How Can Tufa Deposits Contribute to the Geotourism Offer? The Outcomes from the First UNESCO Global Geopark in Serbia. Land 2023, 12, 285. https://doi.org/10.3390/land12020285  (M22)
  5. Miljković, Đ., Božić, S., Miljković, Lj., Marković, S.B., Lukić, T., Jovanović, M., Bjelajac, D., Vasiljević, Đ.A., Vujičić, M., Ristanović, B. (2018): Geosite assessment using three different methods; a comparative study of the Krupaja and the Žagubica springs – hydrological heritage of Serbia. Open Geosciences, 10:192-208. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2018-0015  (M23)
  6. Kovačić S., Jovanović T., Miljković Đ., Lukić T., Marković S.B., Vasiljević Đ.A., Vujičić M.D., Ivkov M. (2019): Are Serbian tourists worried? The effect of psychological factors on tourists’ behavior based on the perceived risk. Open Geosciences, 11:273–287. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0022  (M23)
  7. Ivkov M., Blešić I., Janićević S., Kovačić S., Miljković Đ., Lukić T., Sakulski D. (2019): Natural Disasters Vs Hotel Industry Resilience: An Exploratory Study among Hotel Managers from Europe. Open Geosciences, 11:378–390. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0030  (M23)
  8. Lukić T., Lukić A., Basarin B., Micić Ponjiger T., Blagojević D., Mesaroš M., Milanović M., Gavrilov M., Pavić D., Zorn M., Komac B., Miljković Đ., Sakulski D., Babić-Kekez S., Morar C., Janićević S. (2019): Rainfall erosivity and extreme precipitation in the Pannonian basin. Open Geosciences, 11:664–681. https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0053 (M23)
  9. Ivanović Bibić, Lj., Đukičin, S., Lukić, T., Miljković, Đ., Milanković, J., Babić Kekez, S., Ivkov Džigurski, A., Dubovina, Z. (2015): Achieving Competencies with Grammar School Students through Utilisation of Seleceted Didactical Principles – Case Study of Geographic features of Europe. Geographica Pannonica, Vol. 19, Issue 4, p. 153-161. DOI: 10.18421/GP19.04-01 (M24)
  10. Milanović, M., Perović, S. V., Tomić, D. M., Lukić, T., Nenadović, S. S., Radovanović, M. M., Ninković, M. M., Samardžić, I., Miljković, Đ. (2016): Analysis of the state of vegetation in the municipality of Jagodina (Serbia) through remote sensing and suggestions for protection. Geographica Pannonica, Vol. 20, Issue 2, p. 70-78. DOI: 10.18421/GP20.02-03 (M24)
  11. Stojsavljević, R., Božić, S., Kovačević, M., Bubalo Živković, M., Miljković, Đ. (2016): Influence of selected climate parameters on tourist traffic of Kopaonik and Zlatibor mountains (Republic of Serbia). Geographica Pannonica, Vol. 20, Issue 4, p. 208-219. DOI: 10.18421/GP20.04-03 (M24)
  12. Lukić, T., Ristanović, B., Milanović, M., Miljković, Đ. (2018): Praktikum iz kartografije sa topografijom. Pomoćni udžbenik za studente turizma, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Prirodno-matematički fakultet, Departman za geografiju, turizam i hotelijerstvo.
  13. Miljković, Đ., Miljković, Lj. (2022). Evaluation of karst geosites – Homolje area (Eastern Serbia) case study. Research Reviews of the conference dedicated to professor dr Dušan Gavrilović, September 2022, Belgrade, pp. 225-240. ISBN 978-86-6283-127-9 (M61)