ECOCIDE AS A NEW CHALLENGE TO INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL LAW IN RELATION TO DIRECTIVE (EU) 2024/1203
With the aim of defining the environmental crisis as a security and legal challenge, the author, in the first part of the paper, examines the genesis of the concept of ecocide, from the Vietnam War to the 2021 expert panel, presenting the evolution of ecocide from a political concept into a normative framework. The second part of the paper is dedic...
By Aleksandra Milošević, Milena Milojević, Suzana Knežević, Maja Došenović Marinković
BRIDGING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC POLICY: ANTI-RACIST TRANSFORMATIONS AND COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT IN EUROPE
Sustainable social development cannot exist without dismantling structural discrimination. This keynote bridges the gap between high-impact educational research and the implementation of anti-racist public policies, offering a transformative perspective on social inclusion. Grounded in a profound academic and institutional career—including ro...
By Fernando Macias-Aranda
ANALYSIS OF THE APPLICATION OF SUSTAINABLE AND CIRCULAR PRACTICES IN THE MARITIME SECTOR OF MONTENEGRO
Sustainability and the circular economy are increasingly shaping the modern maritime sector through more efficient resource use, less waste, and better recycling practices. Ports, marinas and shipyards play an important role in the application of sustainable business models due to their intensive use of resources, the generation of various types of...
By Ivana Bacovic, Dragana Milošević
xSTUDIO: TRANSFORMING STUDIO PEDAGOGY THROUGH POP-UP LIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS
Contemporary architectural education increasingly faces the challenge of reconciling academic studio models with the complex realities of spatial practice, which demand collaboration, adaptability, and direct engagement with real-world actors. Conventional design studios, often centred on hypothetical briefs and representational outputs, struggle t...
By Igor Kuvač, Milana Čvoro, Zoran Uljarević
DESIGNING THE BRIEF: PRINCIPLES FOR SHAPING THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN CURRICULUM FOR HOUSING
Learning to design architectural spaces intended for everyday inhabitance – houses, apartments, apartment buildings – represents one of the most important steps in the education process of an architecture student. Such a step, appropriately, demands a carefully prepared practical curriculum, and within it, an architectural brief created...
By Ognjen Šukalo, Diana Stupar, Maja Milic Aleksic
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENCOURAGING INTERNAL ENTREPRENEURIAL INITIATIVES AMONG EMPLOYEES IN MANUFACTURING COMPANIES – CASE STUDY OF THE COMPANY VENDOM
Abstract: Internal entrepreneurship refers to a process based on the creation of innovative ideas within existing companies with the aim of improving business strategy and achieving long-term success. Creative and innovative solutions arising from the concept of internal entrepreneurship represent a new product, a new service, or a new value that ...
By Sandra Đukanović, Zoran Rakićević, Ognjen Anđelić
OPTIMIZING TEACHING STRATEGIES IN LARGE GROUPS THROUGH MULTIPLICATIVE MCDM METHOD
Delivering lectures in large student groups at higher education institutions, particularly at technical faculties, presents considerable pedagogical and organizational challenges. Individualized attention is significantly limited, making it difficult for instructors to adequately address the diverse learning needs of all students. Progressing too q...
By Vucelja Lekić, Mladen Janjić, Nada Damljanović
THE CONCEPT AND SIGNIFICANCE OF ERGONOMICS IN HIGHER EDUCATION WITH A FOCUS ON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Ergonomics constitutes an integral part of engineering design, specifically in the development of technical systems where human physical and cognitive characteristics are systematically considered. Higher education in mechanical engineering requires the structured integration of ergonomic principles into curricula, not only from a theoretical persp...
By Darina Dupláková, Ján Duplák, Dejan Kojic, Enes Sukic, Anton Vorina
SURFACE MODIFICATION TECHNIQUES FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS
Surface finishing of dental materials significantly influence their functional properties, biological compatibility, and long-term clinical performance. Given the diversity of materials used—including ceramics, metals, polymers, and bioactive composites—each material type necessitates a tailored approach to surface layer modification. T...
By Darina Dupláková, Samuel Mikuláško, Ján Duplák, Maryna Yeromina, Róbert Pyteľ
THE VALUES AND ATTITUDES AS A DRIVERS OF ORGANIC FOOD PURCHASE
Values are one of the fundamental concepts that explain the human behavior, both individually and socially (Slijepčević & Matanović, 2015). Attitudes and values can greatly influence and guide our decisions and behavior. The aim of this research was to determine how attitudes and values about organic food can influence the decision to purch...
By Jovana Galić, Darjana Sredić