Milica Solarević

Associate Professor

Brief Biography:

Date and place of birth: 11.02.1986. Sremska Mitrovica

Graduated in 2009 at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. Completed Master's degree in 2010, and defended her doctoral dissertation in 2016, entitled Fertility Decline in Sremska Mitrovica and Šabac, earning the title of Doctor of Science (Geosciences).

Contact:

Tel: +381 21 485 2839 | email: milica.solarevic@dgt.uns.ac.rs, milica.solarevic@gmail.com

Office hours: Monday 12:00-13:00 | Thursday 10:00-11:00, office 10

Academic Titles:

2010-2013 Junior Researcher at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

2013-2014 Research Associate at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

2014-2017 Teaching Assistant at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

2017 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad

Research Field

  • Demography (fertility, migrations, population aging, nuptiality)
  • Social Geography
  • Social Foundations and Aspects of Tourism

Other Engagements and Information:

  • 2016 – 2019 Gymnasium "Jovan Jovanović Zmaj" in Novi Sad (teaching for 8th grade – classes for gifted students)
  • 2014 – member of the committee for preparation and implementation of the entrance exam at the Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management
  • Member of conference organizing committees
    • Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hospitality – CTTH 2019 "Get Ready for iGeneration" (website)
    • Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hospitality – CTTH 2017 "New Spaces in Cultural Tourism" (website)
    • Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas – MMV8 2016 (website)
    • accredited seminar "Web GIS and Geosciences" (academic year 2014/2015) (website)
    • II Congress of Geographers of Serbia (2010) – On the Road to Europe
    • Member of the Demographic Society of the Republic of Serbia, Serbian Geographical Society (Geographical Society of Vojvodina), GIS Center
  • Professional development:
    • CEEPUS staff mobility teaching – University of Zagreb, December 2018
    • Erasmus staff mobility training – University of Oradea, March 2019
    • CEEPUS staff mobility teaching – Charles University, Prague, May 2019
    • Erasmus staff mobility training – University of Alcala, July 2019

Teaching Engagement

  • Historical Demography
  • Historical Geography
  • Introduction to Scientific Research
  • Political Geography
  • Introduction to GIS
  • Social Foundations of Tourism
  • Information Technologies in Tourism
  • Advanced Methods of Collection, Processing and Presentation of Geographic Data
  • Regional Policy of the European Union
  • Advanced Methods of Collection, Processing and Presentation of Geographic Data

Selected References and Projects

  • Solarević, М., Stankov, U., Jovanović, T., Čikić, Ј., Pavluković, V. (2019). Аre there specific travel related usage patterns among Generation Y on Facebook? An evidence from Serbia. In: Golja & Sergeevich Globov (Eds.) Transmodernity: New Challenges in Tourism Development, (pp. 136-157). Pula: University of Jurja Dobrile and Kazan: Innovative University
  • Solarević, M., Sekulić, M., Đerčan, B., Lukić, T. (2019). Population aging as a challenge to the sustainability of Slovak settlements and the Slovak ethnic group in Vojvodina. Demografija (in press).
  • Solarević, M., Božić, S. (2018). Through Serbia to peace and a better life: a global phenomenon or a local problem? In: T. Lukić & A. Terzić (Eds). Ethnic groups on the beginning of the 21st century (57-84), Novi Sad: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management.
  • Lukic, T., Dunjić, J., Đerčan, B., Penjišević, I., Milosavljević, S., Bubalo-Živković, M., Solarević, M. (2018). Local resilience to natural hazards in Serbia. Case study: The West Morava Valley. Sustainability, 10(2866): doi:10.3390/su10082866
  • Solarević, M., Arsenović, D., Đerčan, B., Đurđev, B. (2018). Intergenerational Relationships and Solidarity: A Myth or Social Reality? Matica Srpska Social Sciences Quarterly, 167(3): 547-559.
  • Božić, S., Solarević, M., Pivac, B., Blešić, I. (2018). Cultural participation as a way of active aging – possibilities and initiative proposals. Matica Srpska Social Sciences Quarterly, 167(3): 561-571.
  • Solarević, M., Pavlović, Z. (2018). From closed routes into open schools – perception and response of educational institutions in Vojvodina to the migrant crisis. Journal of the Institute of Criminological and Sociological Research, 37(2): 227-243.
  • Solarević, M., Pavlović, Z. (2018). Aging and human rights: human dimension of statistics and legislation in Serbia. Yearbook – human rights protection "From unlawfulness to legality", 1: 51-67.
  • Lukic, T., Bubalo Zivkovic, M., Djercan, B., Solarevic, M., Kalenjuk, B. (2017). Ethnic Groups of the Vojvodina Region (Serbia): Contribution to Knowledge About the Characteristics of Cohabitation. The Anthropologist 30(1): 37-51.
  • Đerčan, B., Pantelić, M., Lukić, T., Bubalo-Živković, M., Solarević M. (2017). Living on the border: social indicators of life quality in Srem border region. Geographica Pannonica, 21(1): 26-42.
  • Solarević, M., Đerčan, B. (2016). Sremska Mitrovica and Šabac 1900-2011: Historical Demographic Determination of Fertility by the Marriage Framework. Matica Srpska Social Sciences Quarterly 157-158(3): 489-505.
  • Stankov, U., Klaučo, M., Dragićević, V., Vujičić, M. D., Solarević, M. (2016). Assessing land-use changes in tourism area on the example of Čajetina municipality (Serbia). Geographica Panonica, 20(2): 105-113.
  • Đerčan, B., Bubalo-Živković, M., Lukić, T., Solarević, M. (2014). Demographic characteristics and life satisfaction in settlements of Fruška gora mountain region: Bešenovo case study, Zbornik Matice srpske za društvene nauke, 148: 559-570.
  • Solarević, M. (2017). Perspective of demographic development of ethnic groups in Vojvodina until 2050. In: T Lukić (Ed.): Ethnic groups of Vojvodina in the 21st century – state and sustainability perspectives. Novi Sad: University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, 68-86.
  • Vujičić D. M., Kennell, J., Božić, S., Vasiljević, A. Đ., Lukić, T., Solarević, M. (2016). Does age affect internal motives when visiting city break destinations? The case study of Novi Sad, North Serbia. The 6th international tourism studies association (ITSA) biennial conference. 17-19 August, University of Greenwich, London, UK
  • Solarević, M., Đurđev, B., Dunjić, J. (2015). The factors of fertility decline in Vojvodina province – case study of Sremska Mitrovica. Demobalk conference „The population of the Balkans at the dawn of the 21st century", 21-21 October, Ohrid, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
  • Solarevic M., Djurdjev B., Arsenovic D. (2012). The Population Aging in Slovak Settlements in Vojvodina; the Example of Backi Petrovac and Kovacica. Geographica Timisiensis, 21(1):37-60
  • Djercan B. , Bubalo-Zivkovic M., Lukic T., Solarevic M. (2012). Regional-demographic problems of the border villages of Srem. Geographica Timisiensis, 21(2): on-line first (ISSN (on-line): 2248 – 1877)
  • Arsenović, D., Solarević, M. (2016). Migrant Crisis: Peril or Promise for Ageing Europe. Croatian – Serbian relations in the 20th century. Refugees, displaced persons and returnees – A challenge for contemporary Europe and the Western Balkans, Center for history, democracy and reconciliation, Novi Sad, Collection of papers, pp. 23-28.
  • Project leader of "Intergenerational connectivity and solidarity as a population measure in sustainable development of Vojvodina", Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (142-451-2795/2018-01)
  • Researcher on the project "Anthropogeographical and cultural values of Vojvodina Slovaks as a factor of sustainability of national identity", Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (142-451-2686/2018-01), project leader: Assistant Professor Bojan Đerčan, PhD
  • Researcher on the project "Ethnic groups of Vojvodina in the 21st century – state and sustainability perspectives", Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (114-451-2539/2016-02), project leader: Professor Tamara Lukić, PhD
  • Researcher on the project "Agricultural, food and gastronomic products in the function of tourism development in Vojvodina focused on authentic and health-safe food", Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (142-451-2669/2017-01/01), project leader: Bojana Kalenjuk, PhD
  • Researcher on the project "Confronting the challenges of depopulation in Vojvodina" (2011-2015), Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research (114-451-2644/2012-01), project leader: Professor Branislav S. Đurđev, PhD
  • Fellow on the project "Biosensing technologies and global system for continuous research and integrated ecosystem management", Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development (2011-2013) (III 43002), project leader: Professor Miroslav Vesković, PhD