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23rd School of Environmental Protection ‘Water Quality’ – Water Workshop

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad; Environmental Protection Association, Novi Sad; Foundation ‘Docent dr Milena Dalmacija’
  • Name of scientific meeting: 23rd School of Environmental Protection ‘Water Quality’ – Water Workshop
  • Location: Novi Sad
  • Date: 18-20 Sept 2019
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
Conferences 2019.

CCTH 2019 – Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hotel Management – Get Ready for the iGeneration

  • Name of institution organising the scientific meeting: Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad
  • Name of scientific meeting: CCTH 2019 – Contemporary Trends in Tourism and Hotel Management – Get Ready for the iGeneration
  • Location: Novi Sad, the University of Novi Sad Rectorate
  • Date: 12-13 Sept 2019
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Geography, Tourism and Hotel Management
Conferences 2019.

The Faculty of Sciences participated as a partner institution in the project financed by the European Commission – the Rearing of Larvae and Adult Diptera (fly) and their Application

A project with an interesting acronym – FLYHIGH and the full title – Insect-plant Relationships: Insights into Biodiversity and New Applications, was the first project of this kind financed at the University of Novi Sad in the period 2015 – 2018. The project gathered researchers, students, laboratory workers and technical staff from the University of Helsinki (Finland), the University of Alicante and the company Bioflytech (Spain), the University of Novi Sad and the company AgriProtein (the Republic of South Africa), who studied the life cycle of insects and plants with the aim of obtaining valuable information in terms of ecology and evolution, which will focus on applied ecological research, such as artificial rearing of flies. Artificial rearing of flies can produce useful end products, because adult members and their larvae can be used in animal feeding, valorisation of agricultural by-products or as bio-agents for pollination services in natural, semi-natural and greenhouse environments.

On the one hand, the project gathered outstanding academic experts in the fields of entomology and ecology, and on the other hand, the experts in mass rearing of insects, which resulted in sharing knowledge and experience and enabled the creation of synergy and advancement in the primary ecological and evolutionary sector, and it also encouraged the development of integrated knowledge and innovative ideas for prospective commercial application in the field of artificial rearing of flies.

In the past few days, a final meeting was held in Alicante, Spain. Young collaborators received training in the field of rearing larval stages of insects which can be used as pollenisers, for organic waste decomposition or for animal or human nutrition. Three young researchers from Serbia (the Faculty of Sciences and the Biosense Institute) underwent the training. It was significant that the project accomplished all that was planned and it also exceeded the plans. In effect, two companies that were involved in the realisation of the project had significantly advanced in the past three years:

  • The AgriProtein Company from the Republic of South Africa, Cape Town received an investment of one million dollars and on account to that established its brand which is now being sold in Saudi Arabia, Israel, Korea, Dubai. Two fly factories are made per month, recycling organic waste and producing several different products, with the annual plan to reach 25 on average in each consecutive year.
  • The BioFlyTech Company from Spain, Alicante concluded final negotiations about a huge investment in millions which will enable their growth and expansion.

Regarding the scientific institutions participating in the project (the Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad, Zoological Museum in Helsinki and the Department of the Environmental Sciences from Alicante), their scientific results are really impressive. Numerous scientific publications were issued, and a lot more is to come after the results are obtained. Mass greenhouse production of insects as possible pollenisers could be expected as a follow-up to the research and the obtained results.

In conclusion, these are very impressive results with prospective application in our country.

Achievements

Curricula Development in the fields of reproductive biology/ assisted reproductive technologies and regenerative medicine in Serbia

Reducing infertility in human population, improving genetic potential in animal husbandry and the conservation of autochthonous species as well as the application of regenerative medicine in the treatment of diseases, all represent the challenges of the modern society.

A team of professors from the Department of Biology and Ecology, the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad are leading a big international project “Curricula Development in the Fields of Reproductive Biology/ Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Regenerative Medicine in Serbia”.

The objectives of this project are the following:

  • Modernisation and development of Master Studies in Reproductive Biology in Serbian and English to educate Reproductive Biologists – Embryologists to work in teams for in vitro fertilization, which are jointly carried out by the Faculty of Sciences and the Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad;
  • Developing specialization programmes in Animal Reproductive Biotechnology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Belgrade, to educate the veterinarians in the application of assisted reproductive technologies;
  • Developing Master Studies in Regenerative Medicine at the Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac.

Тhree European universities participate in the project: Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’, Bulgaria, the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia and the University of Newcastle, England, as well as three partners from the SME sector: Special Gynaecological Hospital ‘Ferona’ (Novi Sad, Serbia), Livestock and Veterinary Centre for Reproduction and Artificial Insemination ‘Velika Plana’ (Velika Plana, Serbia), Medical Centre ReproBioMed (Sofia, Bulgaria).

The realization of this project will transfer best practices from the EU universities and enterprises into the higher education institutions in Serbia in the fields of human and animal reproduction and regenerative medicine. The introduction of new study programmes will contribute to the modernization, availability and internalization of university education in Serbia. In October, 2019 these master academic studies will start, which will open up an opportunity for students to choose a new area of expertise, and at the same time this programme will make the studies at the Department of Biology and Ecology and the Faculty of Medicine become more attractive and up-to-date.

It is expected that the first generation of students will complete new study programmes in 2020 and 2021 and become competent and ready to work in the fields of human and animal reproduction as well as regenerative medicine.

Furthermore, in 2019 life-long learning courses for reproductive biologists – embryologists and veterinarians will start. Universities in Serbia, participants in the project, believe that new study programmes will attract more students not only at the national but also at the regional level, since similar study programmes do not exist in the region.

Achievements

V Symposium of The Serbian Proteomics Association – SePA

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: The Serbian Proteomics Association and the Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad
  • Name of scientific meeting: V Symposium of The Serbian Proteomics Association – SePA
  • Location: Novi Sad
  • Date: 31 May 2019
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
  • Website link: www.facebook.com/SerbianProteomicsAssociation
Conferences 2019.

Element and Events in the Development of Astronomy and Physics in the Area of Modern Vojvodina

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad; the Department of Natural Sciences, Matica Srpska; The Astronomical Society, Novi Sad
  • Name of scientific meeting: Element and Events in the Development of Astronomy and Physics in the Area of Modern Vojvodina
  • Location: Novi Sad, Matica Srpska
  • Date: 21 May 2019
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Physics
Conferences 2019.

7th Memorial Scientific Meeting on Environmental Protection ‘Docent Dr Milena Dalmacija’

  • Name of institution(s) organising the scientific meeting: Faculty of Sciences, Novi Sad and the Foundation ‘Docent Dr Milena Dalmacija’
  • Name of scientific meeting: 7th Memorial Scientific Meeting on Environmental Protection ‘Docent Dr Milena Dalmacija’
  • Location: Novi Sad
  • Date: 01-02 April 2019
  • Organiser (Chair, Department): Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection
  • Website link: fondacijadocentdrmilenadalmacija.com
Conferences 2019.

Top result in 2017 – H2020 I-BiDaaS project (“Industrial-driven big data as a self-service solution”)

The convergence of the internet of things (IoT), cloud, and big data, create new challenges and opportunities for data analytics. Human- and machine-created data is being aggregated, transforming our economy and society. To face these challenges, companies call upon expert analysts and consultants to assist them. I-BiDaaS (2018-2020) is a EU H2020 research and innovation project that proposes a self-service solution for Big Data analytics.

This solution will be transformative for organizations, as it will empower their employees with the right knowledge, and give the true decision-makers the insights they need to make the right decisions. It will shift the power balance within an organization, increase efficiency, reduce costs, improve employee empowerment, and increase profitability. I-BiDaaS aims to empower users to easily utilize and interact with Big Data technologies, by designing, building, and demonstrating, a unified solution that significantly increases the speed of data analysis while coping with the rate of data asset growth, and facilitates cross-domain data-flow towards a thriving data-driven EU economy. IBiDaaS will be tangibly validated by three real-world, industry-lead experiments, in the domains of banking, manufacturing and telecommunications.

One of the project participants is Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad.

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