Committees

Conference Organising Committee

The conference is organized through an international partnership of universities and research institutions with extensive experience in border studies, regional development, and cross-border cooperation.

University of Sarajevo – Faculty of Science

  • Prof. dr. Haris Gekić (president of local organizing committee)
  • Prof. dr. Edin Hrelja
  • Prof. dr. Ranko Mirić
  • Prof. dr. Aida Bidžan-Gekić
  • Prof. dr. Amra Banda
  • Prof. dr. Boris Avdić
  • Doc. dr. Amina Sivac
  • Mr. sc. Belma Durmišević
  • Mr. sc. Muniba Osmanović
  • Mr. sc. Emina Ajanović
  • Mr. sc. Ahmed Džaferagić

ELTE Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Pécs (Hungary)

  • Prof. em. James W. Scott
  • Dr. Péter Reményi (University of Pécs – Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences)
  • Dr. Péter Balogh
  • Dr. Szilárd Rácz
  • Dr. Gábor Lados
  • Dr. Sára Gibárti

University of Eastern Finland

  • Prof. em. James W. Scott
  • Prof. Jussi Laine

Scientific Advisory Board

The Scientific Advisory Board brings together internationally recognized scholars whose expertise contributes to the academic quality and strategic direction of the conference.

Nusret Drešković
Haris Gekić
Paul Richardson
Anna Casaglia
Marta Zorko
Luisa Chiodi
Elżbieta Opiłowska
Nurçan Özgur
Dorte Jagetic Andersen
Imre Nagy
Willie Eselebor
Eiki Berg
Representative from Bosnia and Herzegovina (TBC)

Additional information

Conference e-mail: brit18@pmf.unsa.ba

Chief website manager: Tamás Szabó (CERS) – e-mail: szabo.tamas@krtk.elte.hu