CONFERENCE

DIGITAL EDUCATION

2024

Lecturers

The International Online Conference “Digital Education 2024” is organized by the Center for Educational Technologies Western Balkans in collaboration with partners for the fifth consecutive year.

We continue the tradition of gathering with the desire to exchange knowledge and experiences, to learn from examples of best practices, and to discover the most effective ways of connecting education and modern technologies.

Lazar Đoković

Position: Digital Compass for Youth – How Competency and Personality Assessments Guide the Right Career Choice
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education

Lazar Đoković holds a master’s degree in Management and is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Kragujevac. He works as a career advisor, youth worker, and educator, actively supporting young people in their personal and professional development for over nine years. In addition to his work at the Job Info Center, Lazar serves as an assistant at the Faculty of Applied Management, Economics, and Finance (MEF), and as a student representative reviewer within the National Body for Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Higher Education (NAT). Over the past few years, based on his recognized expertise, he has participated in numerous working and expert groups, contributing to the recognition and professionalization of occupations, the improvement of legal regulations, and the development of occupational standards. Through his volunteer work and engagement in the youth sector, Lazar has contributed to creating various services for young people, working with the Local Youth Council in Kragujevac and the National Youth Council of the Government of Serbia. This involvement led him to the position of Chair of the Board of NAPOR (National Association of Youth Work Practitioners), and he currently serves as Chair of the Board of the Job Info Center Association, the first professional association aimed at improving the quality of career guidance and counseling services. He believes in the potential of every individual and in the concept of lifelong learning and development. Lazar helps young people understand themselves, access relevant information, define their career goals, and create appropriate career plans. Through individual and group career counseling, he introduces youth to the concept of career, the process of career and personal development planning, and the importance of making informed career decisions.

Lazar Đoković

Digital Compass for Youth – How Competency and Personality Assessments Guide the Right Career Choice

Lazar Đoković holds a master’s degree in Management and is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Engineering Sciences, University of Kragujevac. He works as a career advisor, youth worker, and educator, actively supporting young people in their personal and professional development for over nine years. In addition to his work at the Job Info…

Maja Veljković Michos

Position: Technology and AI in Balance with Traditional Models: Language Teaching and Academic Skills in a Hybrid LMS Environment
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education

Maja Veljković Michos is an assistant professor and Spanish language instructor at Singidunum University in Belgrade. She holds a degree and a master’s from the University of Belgrade and earned her doctorate at the University of Salamanca, Spain, with a dissertation on innovative teaching of Spanish as a foreign language, technology use, and gamification. She has extensive experience teaching languages across various study programs and in multicultural classrooms. She teaches in Spanish and English, both in-person, online, and in hybrid formats, utilizing learning management systems. She has also taught courses in applied linguistics and designed a program and textbook on integrating information and communication technologies (ICT) into language teaching. Maja participates in workshops and professional development training for language teachers. She is the author of a monograph on the use of technology and artificial intelligence tools in language teaching. She actively takes part in international professional and scientific conferences aimed at improving language teaching and learning in the dynamic environment of the digital age.

Maja Veljković Michos

Technology and AI in Balance with Traditional Models: Language Teaching and Academic Skills in a Hybrid LMS Environment

Maja Veljković Michos is an assistant professor and Spanish language instructor at Singidunum University in Belgrade. She holds a degree and a master’s from the University of Belgrade and earned her doctorate at the University of Salamanca, Spain, with a dissertation on innovative teaching of Spanish as a foreign language, technology use, and gamification. She…

Marija Bukvić

Position: DigiEduHack Serbia
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education, 2025 - Primary and Secondary Education

Marija is a graduate philologist by profession and currently serves as the president of the organization “Nauči me”. She is the co-founder of a Serbian language school for foreigners and a teacher of piano and music theory. Communication is the connecting theme across all aspects of her work. She believes in the importance of lifelong learning and considers a modern, inclusive educational system to be key to social progress.

Marija Bukvić

DigiEduHack Serbia

Marija is a graduate philologist by profession and currently serves as the president of the organization “Nauči me”. She is the co-founder of a Serbian language school for foreigners and a teacher of piano and music theory. Communication is the connecting theme across all aspects of her work. She believes in the importance of lifelong…

Martina Lozanoska Najdovska

Position: Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Advance Gender Equality in Academic Research
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education

Martina Lozanoska Najdovska is a gender studies researcher and educator based in Skopje, North Macedonia. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy – Institute of Gender Studies and she is currently enrolled in the Institute’s master’s programme in Gender Studies at UKIM. Since October 2020 she have worked as a graduate teaching assistant at the Institute of Gender Studies. She is currently focused on developing and applying AI tools to advance gender equality and social inclusion. She contributes to the AI Platform of the Faculty of Philosophy – an initiative that integrates artificial intelligence into teaching, learning, and research and supports an AI Platform for Gender Studies. Also, she contributes in developing AI agents and learning bots to operationalize RESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion) principles for policy analysis, implementation and evaluation, and to deliver AI-supported trainings for gender-sensitive research. She coordinates projects that use AI to counter gender-related misinformation and anti-gender narratives by developing chatbots that detect and respond to disinformation, as part of the AI Against Gender Equality Misinformation initiative and the wider AI & Gender Equality Platform. She also takes part in applied RESI workshops and policy-engagement activities that introduce AI tools to local stakeholders, for example in capacity-building events under the “Together for Gender Equality” project. Her ongoing work combines applied research, platform development, and training to scale AI-supported pedagogy and evidence-based gender-inclusive policy tools across higher education and public institutions.

Martina Lozanoska Najdovska

Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Advance Gender Equality in Academic Research

Martina Lozanoska Najdovska is a gender studies researcher and educator based in Skopje, North Macedonia. She completed her undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Philosophy – Institute of Gender Studies and she is currently enrolled in the Institute’s master’s programme in Gender Studies at UKIM. Since October 2020 she have worked as a graduate teaching…

Miloš Jovanović

Position: Kampster AI – An Innovative Model of AI-Driven Online Learning
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education

Miloš Jovanović is an entrepreneur and founder of several successful companies operating in more than 10 countries, serving over 30 B2B clients and more than 300,000 users. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Kampster AI, an innovative EdTech platform that uses artificial intelligence for personalized learning and skills development. He serves on the Board of the National Employment Service and the Chamber of Commerce of Serbia, as well as on the Socio-Economic Council of the Republic of Serbia. Miloš is actively engaged in promoting entrepreneurship and digital transformation through conferences and initiatives that connect education, innovation, and the labor market. He was awarded the “Top 40 under 40” for Southeast Europe by Business Elite Awards in 2019. His focus is on projects that deliver measurable impact, guided by his motto: “It’s not about ideas. It’s about making them happen.”

Miloš Jovanović

Kampster AI – An Innovative Model of AI-Driven Online Learning

Miloš Jovanović is an entrepreneur and founder of several successful companies operating in more than 10 countries, serving over 30 B2B clients and more than 300,000 users. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of Kampster AI, an innovative EdTech platform that uses artificial intelligence for personalized learning and skills development. He serves on the…

Valentina Bošković Marković

Position: Technology and AI in Balance with Traditional Models: Language Teaching and Academic Skills in a Hybrid LMS Environment
Categories: 2025 - Higher Education

Valentina Bošković Marković earned her doctorate in Sociolinguistics from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. She began her professional career in 2010 and is currently an assistant professor and lecturer in the Anglistics program at Singidunum University in Belgrade. She is actively involved in projects and research in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, academic writing, and language in education. Valentina has published numerous scientific papers, a monograph on gender-sensitive language, and a textbook on academic skills.

Valentina Bošković Marković

Technology and AI in Balance with Traditional Models: Language Teaching and Academic Skills in a Hybrid LMS Environment

Valentina Bošković Marković earned her doctorate in Sociolinguistics from the Faculty of Philology, University of Belgrade. She began her professional career in 2010 and is currently an assistant professor and lecturer in the Anglistics program at Singidunum University in Belgrade. She is actively involved in projects and research in sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, applied linguistics, academic…