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Visit and guest lecture by Ricky Fergurson, PhD from Indiana State University

Mr Ricky Fergurson, PhD, Assistant Professor at Indiana State University, visited the Faculty of Organizational Sciences on Friday, 19 May 2023. The aim of the visit was to establish cooperation between the University of Belgrade – the Faculty of Organizational Sciences and Indiana State University.

The guest was welcomed and introduced to the work and activities of the Faculty by Prof. Dušan Barać, PhD, Vice-Dean for Digital Development, Prof. Dušan Savić, PhD, Vice-Dean for Undergraduate Studies, and Ms Bojana Ivanović Bovan, from the International Cooperation Office of the Faculty.

At the suggestion of Prof. Milica Kostić Stanković, PhD, Head of the Department of Marketing Management and Public Relations, Mr Fergurson, PhD delivered a guest lecture within the Public Relations course led by Prof. Tamara Vlastelica, PhD. The lecture was titled: Intercultural Communication and Cooperation, after which interested students asked related questions with an emphasis on intercultural differences.

After the lecture, Prof. Slavica Cicvarić Kostić, PhD, and Prof. Tamara Vlastelica, PhD talked with the guest about the possibilities of publishing joint papers in the field of marketing.

During his visit, Mr Fergurson, PhD visited the Faculty building as well as the Research and Development Center where, in conversation with Assistant Professor Milan Okanović, PhD, he became acquainted with the activities that are being implemented within the USAID project Venture an Idea.

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