December 2019

Tijana Rečević, Junior Researcher and PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade, participated at the panel discussion titled “Migration – A Challenge or a Threat to Security of Croatia and Serbia?”. The discussion was organized under the project “PEROM Srbije i Hrvatske”, implemented by the students of the Faculty of Political Science, University of Belgrade and Faculty of Political Science, University of Zagreb. Focusing on the role of the transit countries, Tijana talked about security challenges which the recent migratory movements have posed in front of the countries on the Balkans route, about the cooperation of these countries in responding to constantly changing developments in the field, as well as about the potential opportunities for more comprehensive and effective migration, security and development policies in the region.

On December 17th, the Department of Social Policy and Social Work organized a Chat caffee: Migrants in Serbia… on the occasion of the International Migrant Day.

The event was focused on the migration of population from the MENA region which has been affecting Serbia since 2008. More than a million people have traveled through Serbia only since 2015, most wishing to reach one of the European Union countries. Governmental and non-governmental organizations in Serbia work day-to-day to support migrants.

Students of the third year of social policy and social work discussed the current challenges in the provision of support to migrants with graduate social workers from the Ministry of Labour, Employment, Veteran and Social Policy of the Republic of Serbia, Home for children without parental care “Jovan Jovanovic Zmaj” as well as two NGOs: JRS and ADRA.
Dear guests of the Faculty of Political Science were also migrant children, hanging out with students and having fun at board games.