The 5th International Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges and Threats to Security” was held

On March 27, 2025, the Faculty of Security Sciences held the 5th International Scientific Conference entitled “Contemporary Challenges and Threats to Security”.

The activities began with the registration of participants, the distribution of certificates and promotional materials of the Faculty.

Immediately before the ceremonial opening of the 5th International Scientific Conference, the Dean, Prof. Dr. Predrag Ćeranic, Prof. Dr. Saša Mićin, Marija Đorić from the Institute for Political Studies in Belgrade, and Ratomir Antonović, a research associate at the Institute for Serbian Culture in Priština-Leposavić, addressed news and TV agencies. In addition to questions related to the holding of the scientific conference, journalists also asked questions related to the current political and security situation in BiH and the region. The Dean, Prof. Dr. Predrag Đeranic noted that BiH had previously found a way out of similar crises, and assessed that the situation in Serbia was worrying. Professor Mićin emphasized that the current situation in BiH was developing in the direction of political connotation, and that there was no possibility of large-scale confrontations. Marija Đorić explained that the security situation was crucial, both in BiH and Serbia, and in the region. Dr. Antonović concluded that the Republika Srpska was a thorn in the side of the great powers and forces who were trying in every possible way to destroy it through various attacks and pressures.

The meeting was opened with a welcoming speech by the Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Dr. Predrag Ćeranic, and the presentations continued in two separate sessions.

96 participants registered and 55 papers were presented, dealing with issues of methodology for researching security phenomena, threats to personal security, police work, relations between police officers and citizens, industrial security, contemporary environmental threats, managing security risks of natural disasters, various historical phenomena, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence in security, criminalistic-technical and forensic topics, aspects of individual criminal acts, etc.

The papers were published in the Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific Conference “Contemporary Challenges and Threats to Security”.

Participants come from Republika Srpska, Serbia, the Russian Federation, North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Hungary. Guests and participants from friendly countries stayed in Banja Luka for three days on the occasion of the conference, when they had the opportunity to exchange ideas, knowledge and practical experiences with experts in the field of security.

After the successfully concluded sessions and work at the Conference and the summarization of the conclusions, as well as the official closing of the 5th International Scientific Conference, the socializing of guests and participants, in an equally pleasant and comfortable atmosphere, continued in the restaurant “Staro Bure”.