Special Advisors to the Minister

Prof. Dr Rastislav Stojsavljević

Rastislav Stojsavljević was born in 1987 in Bačka Topola, where he completed both primary and secondary education. In 2010, he graduated from the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management, with a thesis on medieval Serbian towns. The following year, he earned a master’s degree from the same department with a thesis on the geographical characteristics of settlements in the Municipality of Kraljevo, located in the Ibar River Valley. In 2015, he completed his PhD in regional climatology with the dissertation titled "Detection and Analysis of Climate Regions in Serbia."

In 2017, he obtained a second master’s degree, this time from the Faculty of Philosophy at the University of Novi Sad, Department of History, focusing on the territorial expansion of the United States of America (1783–1912), and was awarded the academic title of Master Historian. He is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the same department, researching medieval climatology of the Balkan Peninsula.

At the Faculty of Sciences, Mr. Stojsavljević teaches a number of courses and holds the academic title of Associate Professor. He is also a part-time lecturer in geopolitics and geography at the Karlovci Gymnasium in Sremski Karlovci. His academic output includes over 90 scientific papers and conference presentations in the fields of geography, history, and tourism of Serbia and the surrounding region. In addition, he has authored one textbook, edited an international volume of conference proceedings, and co-authored two teaching manuals.

Throughout his career, Mr. Stojsavljević has received several academic awards, including the 2018 "PMF – That’s Me" award for outstanding promotion of the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Novi Sad. His academic engagement extends internationally—he has been a visiting professor at universities in Spain, Poland, the Czech Republic, and Romania through the CEEPUS and Erasmus+ exchange programs. He was also involved in the EU-funded international Southeast project SEERISK, and served as project manager for “Vanished and Existing Synagogues as a Memory and Representation of Jewish Culture in Vojvodina,” funded by the Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development of the Government of Vojvodina.

In addition to his teaching and research work, Mr. Stojsavljević is a peer reviewer for several national and international scientific journals, and serves as an accreditation reviewer for higher education institutions on behalf of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Serbia. He regularly delivers lectures at the Cultural Centre of Novi Sad and has authored three scientific monographs: Bačka Topola, Njegoševo, and Colonist Settlements in the Municipality of Bačka Topola (1918–1941).

He has also contributed to public education by delivering numerous lectures on American geography and history at the American Corners in Novi Sad and Belgrade. From 2022 to 2023, he served as a member of the Board of Directors for Constitutional and Legal Affairs of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. Since July 2025, Mr. Stojsavljević has held the position of Special Advisor to Minister Academician Balint at the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of the Republic of Serbia.