Knowledge Lectures

Knowledge for the Future

This section of the Program is designed to provide students with a wide range of knowledge from various fields, focusing on current and significant topics. The goal is to equip students with diverse knowledge and to familiarize them with the consequences of social, economic, and political phenomena on the state, its position on the international stage, as well as on the individual and their development within the context they are in. Through highly interactive lectures, participants gain insights into numerous issues and have the opportunity to learn from distinguished experts in various fields.

Among other things, Future Studies students have the opportunity to learn more about:

  • The historical development of society and the state
  • Social issues
  • Psychological phenomena and processes
  • Political influence
  • Democracy
  • International relations
  • Global conflicts and crises
  • Banking and finance
  • The IT community
  • Climate change

New World

Global crises and numerous other events in recent years highlight the importance of addressing the macro picture of geopolitical relations on the world stage, as well as their impact on the micro picture of every individual. A broader context requires consideration of civilizational trends and cultural, socio-economic, and other differences between regions and countries, all of which are thoroughly analyzed through lectures in the New World module.

The goal of this module is to further familiarize students with topics such as:

  • New technologies
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Modern medicine
  • The new world order
  • Contemporary society

Guest Lecturers in the 2023/24

During the 2023/24 academic year, students had the opportunity to attend lectures from distinguished speakers such as:

  • Srđan Verbić, with a lecture on Future Studies, Science, and Society
  • Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović, who delivered a lecture on Society and the Individual
  • Vladimir Petrović, who spoke on A Brief History of the Future
  • Jelica Kurjak, discussing how the Ukraine-Russia war will affect the future of the world
  • Dejan Šoškić, who talked about the basic principles of banking and finance, as well as blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies
  • Aleksandar Krstić, on the importance of political cartoons for democracy
  • Stevan Nedeljković and Milan Krstić, with a lecture on The Strategic Importance of the 2024 U.S. Elections for the Future of International Relations
  • Nikola Puković, on the future of the IT industry
  • Vladimir Đurđević, with a lecture on Climate Change - Staying Below 2 Degrees
  • Ilija Tanasković, on whether artificial intelligence is "a magical thing that will solve problems"
  • Feđa Pavlović, with a lecture on the crisis of democracy
  • Vuk Jeremić, on the new world, geopolitical recession, and current crises
  • Goran Pitić, on Đinđić's vision of modern Serbia
  • Jovan Radaković, who talked about Cybersecurity
  • Vanja Ković, who delivered a lecture titled How the Human Brain Works - An Insight/Introduction to the World of Current Neuroscientific Discoveries
  • Uroš Krčadinac, who presented the multidisciplinary (digital-artistic-literary) project Bantustan: An Interactive Atlas, which chronicles the author's journey through Africa
  • Dritan Abazović, on ethics and politics in contemporary democracies
  • Dalibor Petrović, with a lecture on Surveillance Capitalism in the Age of Surveillance Society
  • Slobodan G. Marković, on cultural transfers
  • Bojan Kovačević, who spoke about the concept of the urban today