Professor Mitrovic was a presenter at the JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute forPeace and Development international conference: “Exploring the New Dynamics of the‘Global South’: How are Developing Countries Proactively Interacting with China?”held on March 5 2024, in Tokyo. https://www.jica.go.jp/english/jica_ri/news/event/1530824_23519.html She...

Professor Mitrovic participated as a speaker at the plenary session of “The Rise of Asiaand Wars,” an international and inter-disciplinary conference held in Paris and LeHavre, France, from February 21 to 23, 2024. Conference was organized by UniversitéParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Université Le Havre, Normandie. She also co-chairedthe two sessions...

Professor Mitrovic, President of IAS, presented the speech “The Sixteen plus One” platform and the BRI as catalyzers of PRC-EU relations”, as an invited speaker at the international conference: “The EU in the Era of Great Transformation and the Future of China-Europe Relations”. It was organized by the Center for China-Europe Relations,...

On October 23, 2023, at the Center for European Studies, School of Political Science & International Relations of Tongji University, Shanghai, Professor Mitrovic held a seminar with master and Ph.D. students of the School.

President of IAS, Mitrovic, was invited to speak at the seminar ”The Belt and Road Initiative and China-Europe Cooperation in the Post-Pandemic Era”, organized by the Belt and Road Institute Ltd. From Belgrade, Beihang University, Renmin University, Peking University and Sichuan University. The seminar was held on October 3, 2023, in Novi Sad, Serbia....

Professor Mitrovic took part as an invited speaker in “Hong Ting Forum: Understanding the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC),” jointly hosted by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CIPHL) and Xinhua News Agency, that was held in Beijing and online on November...

Professor Mitrović, president of the IAS, participated as an invited speaker in the international scientific conference Strengthening China-EU Cooperation in the Post epidemic Era, which was held on September 8, 2022, organised by the China-CEE Institute and the Antall Jozsef Knowledge Center (AJKC). Prof. Mitrović presented in the first panel on China-EU...

As an invited speaker, Professor Mitrovic participated in the international scientific conference “China Threat: Fact or Fake?” held on 27-28 June 2022 in Vienna.  The Austrian Institute for China and Southeast Asia Studies and Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, PRC, organised it. She delivered a speech: “Chinese...

As an invited speaker, Professor Mitrović participated in the international conference. Bandung Spirit Conversation Series: G20 PRESIDENCY OF INDONESIA AMID GLOBAL CRISIS: What challenges and what hopes for a global future? April 21, 2022. ​ You can see Professor Mitrović’s presentation.

As an invited speaker, Professor Mitrović participated in the international conference RUSSIA-UKRAINE: WHAT PEACEFUL CO-EXISTENCE? A conversation with friends of Russia and Ukraine, March 18, 2022. You can see Professor Mitrović’s presentation.

Professor Mitrovic was named a Member of the Scientific Board of The Rise of Asia Conference 2022. For more, see: https://bandungspirit.org/

Professor Mitrovic was an invited presenter at the online International and Interdisciplinary Conference: THE RISE OF ASIA 2022 – Regional/National Assessment and Perspective of Covid-19 Pandemic,  Université Le Havre Normandie, France, February 9-11, 2022, with a presentation on “Experiences from Serbia and the Region of South-Easter E...

Professor Mitrovic lectured on “PR China’s Global Role and Global Influence” to the 11th Class of the Advanced Security and Defense Studies of the Republic of Serbia Military Academy on February 8, 2022.

Mr. Giovanni Nicotera – a member of the IAS team –   attended the International Association of Anti-Corruption Authorities (IAACA). General Meeting held virtually from Doha, Qatar, on 5th January 2022. IAACA members elected Mr Simon Peh Yun-Lu, head of the Independent CommissionAgainst Corruption (ICAC), Hong Kong, China, as the...

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the IAS, as an invited speaker and representative of the IAS as one of the co-organizers, on November 26, 2021, participated in the international Forum 4 th China-CEEC High-Level Academic Forum: China-CEEC Platform for Cooperation: A New Chapter, co-organized by the High-Level Think Tank, Central Institute of...

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of IAS, as an invited speaker, participated in the seminar on Chinese influence in the Western Balkans and Serbia, which was held on May 25, 2021, organised by the Embassy of the Republic of Korea entitled China – a new player in the WB region, Belt and Road Initiative.

Prof. Dragana Mitrović gave a lecture, “Major Power Relations, Global and China’s interests in the EU and the Balkans”, at the Advanced Security and Defence Studies of the Republic of Serbia Military Academy on May 13, 2021

Prof. Dragana Mitrović gave a lecture, “Major Power Relations, Global and China’s interests in the EU and the Balkans”, at the Advanced Security and Defence Studies of the Republic of Serbia Military Academy on May 13, 2021

As an invited speaker, Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of IAS, participated in the international and interdisciplinary scientific conference: “The Rise of Asia 2021”, held from 10 to 12 February 2021, organised by Université Le Havre Normandie. Professor Mitrovic was the co-chair of the BRICS-G2 session and a speaker at the New Globalism...

As an invited speaker, Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of IAS, participated in the international scientific conference: “2020 Joint International Virtual Conference of ACFEA and ACES“, held on September 12, 2020. The professor presented on the topic of China’s Economy after COVID-19 – Challenges of De-Globalization and Prospects...

To commemorate the 70th year of the Korean War, the Korean Association of Northern Studies and the Central and Eastern European Center for Asian Studies organised the international video Conference: The Peace-Making Process of the Korean Peninsula. As an invited speaker, Professor Dragana Mitrovic presented on the topic: “A Serbian View on the Peace-Making...

Prof. Mitrovic, Head of IAS, lectured on “Security Challenges in East Asia and the Pacific after the Cov-SARS 2 Pandemic” at the Higher Security and Defense Studies of the RS Military Academy.June 1, 2020

The seminar “China, Russia, Japan – Impact and Role in Eurasia“, organised by the Center for Asian and Far Eastern Studies at FPS and the Institute for Asian Studies, was held at the Faculty of Political Science on February 25, 2020. Participants of the seminar were Masuda Masayuki and Dr Yamazoe Hiroshi from the National Defense...

Institute for Asian Studies and the Center for Asian and Far Eastern Studies, Faculty of Political Science, organised the presentation of Professor Dragan Mitrovic’s book “From Socialist Modernization to Chinese Dream“. The promotion occurred on Tuesday, December 17, 2019, at the Faculty of Political Science. The author of the...

As an invited speaker, Professor Dragana Mitrovic, head of IAS, participated in the International Conference: The 3rd International High-Level Forum on Overseas China Studies – Building a Human Community with a Shared Future among Profound Changes in a Century. Within the panel Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Development and Vision, Professor Mitrovic...

Upon the invitation of The Central Institute of Party History and Literature of CPC (CIPHL), Professor Dragana Mitrovic took part in the International Scientific Conference: The 3rd China-CEEC High-Level Academic Forum. Professor Mitrovic gave the “China`s Economic Development from CEECs and EU Perspective” speech in the panel Economic Development in...

On the occasion of celebrating the Constitution Day of the Republic of India, Professor Dragana Mitrovic, head of IAS, as an invited speaker, participated in a seminar organised by the Embassy of the Republic of India in Belgrade on November 26, 2019. Professor Mitrovic lectured on the following topic: “Indian Constitution and Democracy”. 

As an invited speaker, Professor Dragana Mitrovic, the head of IAS, participated in the international conference: Sources, Tools and Impact of External Non-EU Engagement in South Eastern Europe – China. Professor Mitrovic gave a speech in the opening panel, which tackled the issue: Understanding the Belt and Road Initiative in SEE: Origins, Objectives,...

Upon the invitation of the Faculty for Sinology, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, Professor Dragana Mitrovic gave a lecture on the topic: “Seven Years of ‘16+1’ Framework of Cooperation – in Between EU, Goals, Expectations and Limitations” on October 9th, 2019.

As an invited speaker, Professor Mitrovic, Head of IAS, took part at the International Conference: Competing External Influences in South East Europe –Implications for Regional Consolidation,  organised by the PfP Consortium Study Group Regional Stability in South East Europe. The professor spoke on the role of China in the panel Convergence and Divergence...

As an invited speaker, Prof. Mitrovic presented at the VIII Moscow Conference on International Security organised by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation at the Military Cooperation and Regional Security Panel on the Concept of the “Indo-Pacific Region: Perspectives and Assessments. The Conference was held in Moscow from 23-25. April...

Professor Mitrovic, Head of IAS, upon the invitation of the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS, Beijing), gave a lecture on:  “China-CEE Relations in the Context of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Role of Serbia in 16+1”, on April 15, 2019

Upon the invitation of the Institute for Area Studies, Peking University (PKUIAS), Professor Mitrovic Dragana participated in the international scientific conference “Areas Studies Towards the 21st Century: Global Experiences and China Paradigms”.  Professor Mitrovic presented on “Regional Studies as Contributors to Better Understanding of Regional...

International Scientific Conference “Peaceful Rise of China and Global Governance – Achievements, Processes and Challenges“, organised by the Institute for Asian Studies and the Center for Asian and Far Eastern Studies (FPS), University of Belgrade, was held from 1st to 2nd April 2019 at the Faculty of Political Sciences. The...

On March 24-25, 2019, Professor Mitrovic, Head of IAS, took part in the international scientific Conference: The Role of China in South East Europe – Initiative 16 plus 1 and Chance for Cooperation in the Western Balkans, organised by Libertas Univerisity and Center for International Studies from Zagreb. As an invited speaker, she presented at...

On March 15, 2019, Professor Mitrovic, Head of IAS, lectured at the Military Academy of Republic of Serbia on “The Rise of China and East Asian Security” at the Military Academy of Serbia, Advanced Security and Defense Studies.

Prof. Dragana Mitrovic, PhD, IAS Director, was a moderator at the seminar “Mahatma Gandhi and his Influence on Indian and Global Politics and Modern Society” on March 12, 2019, at the Faculty of Political Sciences. The seminar was organised by the Centre for Asian and Far Eastern Studies of the Faculty of Political Sciences (Head of the Centre: Professor...

On February 26, 2019, Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the Institute for Asian Studies, as an invited lecturer, gave a lecture “From `socialist modernisation` to `Chinese Dream`- 40 Years of reform and opening-up policy of PR China”, atthe Faculty of Security Sciences, University of Banja Luka.

On January 29 2019, Professor Mitrovic delivered a speech, “The Belt and Road Initiative – (after) Five Years of Networking Connectivity, Opportunities and Challenges”, at the international academic symposium:  Navigating Globalisation – China’s Belt and Road Initiatives and Implications for the Caribbean, organised by Sir Arthur Lewis...

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the IAS, lectured at the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Board for Economic Sciences, on December 14, 2018. Lecture titled“From `socialist modernisation` to `Chinese Dream`- 40 Years of Reform and Opening-up Policy of PR China” was held on the occasion of two anniversaries: Professor Dragana...

Prof. Mitrovic, Head of the IAS, took part in an International Symposium on Chinese Strategies focusing on Chinese politics, Chinese foreign policy, Chinese economics, Chinese security and Chinese Law, organised on October 18 and 19, 2018, in Vienna by the Austrian Institute for Research on China and Southeast Asia, the Vienna School of International...

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the IAS, attended and spoke at the International Scientific Conference – “The 3rd Romania-China Academic Round Table Challenges and Adjusting to a Changing Global Economy in the 21st Century”, organised by the Institute of World Economy – National Institute of Economic Research, Romanian...

Professor Mitrovic was invited to give a speech at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, Department of Political Science, on August 7th, 2018. The topic of her lecture was “China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Central, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe – Risks vs. Opportunities.”

Professor Dragana Mitrović, IAS director, participated as an invited speaker at the Antall Jozsef Summer School in Budapest from 2nd to 5th July 2018. Professor Mitrović was a panelist at two panels: How to make the Relations between China and Central Europe Balanced and Security Challenges in Central Asia – Central European Perspectives.

The Institute for Asian Studies, in cooperation with the Institute for Political Studies from Belgrade, organised an international scientific conference entitled The 4th International Economic Forum on Reform, Transition and Growth at the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade on June 19, 2018. The Conference is the result of four years...

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the IAS, lectured at the High School of Military Studies, Military Academy, Republic of Serbia. The lecture titled North Korean nuclear issue – challenges and actors was held on April 13, 2018.

Professor Dragana Mitrović, Director of the IAS, gave a lecture at the invitation of the Head of the Department of Government, Sociology, Social Work and Psychology at the University of the West Indies, Barbados. The lecture titled North Korea`s Nuclear Programme – A Challenge to Regional and Global Peace and Stability was held at UWI on February...

Director of the IAS, prof Dragana Mitrović, PhD participated as an invited panellist in the expert seminar on EU and China investment and development policy towards the Western Balkans, entitled “The Western Balkans, the EU and China: Development perspectives of a region in Europe“, organised by the Austo-French Centre for Rapprochement...

Members of the Institute, Professor Dragana Mitrovic and Dragan Trailovic, took part in the Third International Forum on Economic Reform, Transition and Growth, held at the Lomonosov Moscow State University (Moscow, November 1-3, 2017). This forum represents the realisation of the Agreement on Cooperation between the IAS and the Jinan University, Corvinus...

The Director of the Institute, prof Dragana Mitrovic, PhD participated in the work of the Youth Forum in the framework of the cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the CSTO entitled “The current problems of ensuring Eurasian security”, attended by the Secretary General of the CSTO. The Forum was held in Belgrade on October 19,...