The IX International Conference on Social and Technological Development - STED 2020 was officially opened on October 9, 2020, with the observance of epidemiological measures in the building and organization of the PIM University in Banja Luka. The goal of the conference is to enable authors from universities, institutes, research centers and businesses to present their works and discuss the latest achievements and/or concepts, opening and developing new directions of research, approaches and innovative practices in a continuously developing world.
At the conference, 60 scientific papers were presented from various fields: ecology, economic sciences, legal sciences, information technologies, technical sciences, psychology, sociology and pedagogy. At this year's conference organized by PIM University, more than 130 scientists from numerous universities, scientific institutions, research centers from 10 different European countries are participating, presenting their works on the latest achievements in various fields of science.
Papers are presented in combination, in the premises of PIM University, online and on the conference website.
The co-organizers of the STED 2020 conference are: Faculty of Management Herceg Novi, Montenegro; Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Slovenia; Faculty and Institute of Business Economics in Skopje, North Macedonia; Academy of Vocational Studies Šabac, Serbia; Scientific and Vocational Association "Futura", Šibenik, Croatia and High School for Service Business, Sokolac, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
According to the Dean of the Faculty, Dr. Irene Petrušić, we are pleased to be the co-organizers of the mentioned conference for the second time at the invitation of our respected colleagues from PIM University who are the organizers and hosts, as well as colleagues from other universities who are co-organizers. In this way, our successful cooperation with the mentioned universities on the international level continues.
The Vice-Dean of the Faculty Doc. Dr. Nikša Grgurević points out that a large number of professors and young associates from the Faculty of Management participate in the STED conference with their scientific papers and that the organizers made an effort and found a way to hold the conference despite all the difficulties caused by the Corona virus pandemic, for which we are grateful. Such conferences are an opportunity to expand scientific research activity beyond the borders of our country and open new directions for joint international cooperation that will contribute to better promotion, not only of our faculty, but also of the city of Herceg Novi and the state of Montenegro in a scientific sense.
More information about the STED conference can be found on the website: http://conf.univerzetetpim.com/
