13th INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
"SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATION
TODAY"

Time and Place

Visokog Stevana 2
Belgrade, Serbia
 
October 24thand 25th2025

New informations!

Organisation

University of Belgrade - Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation

President of Scientific Committee

Sanja Đoković, PhD, full professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia

  • Danijela Ilić-Stošović, PhD, Vice-Dean for Scientific Research, full professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Luka Mijatović, PhD, Vice-Dean for Studies, associate professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Ksenija Stanimirov, PhD, associate professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Slobodanka Antić, PhD, associate professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Ivana Veselinović, PhD, associate professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Biljana Milanović Dobrota, PhD, associate professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Dragan Marinković, PhD, full professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Vesna Žunić-Pavlović, PhD, full professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Mile Vuković, PhD, full professor at the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Bryan P. McCormick, PhD, full professor at Temple University, College of Public Health, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Philadelphia, United States of America
  • María Merino Martínez, assistant professor at University of Burgos, Burgos, Spain
  • Irma Kovčo Vukadin, PhD, full professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Draženka Blaži, PhD, full professor at University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
  • Mitja Krajnčan, PhD, full professor at University of Primorska, Faculty of Education, Koper, Slovenia
  • Zoran Kitkanj, PhD, full professor at Institute for Special Education and Rehabilitation, University in Sv. Kiril i Metodij, Faculty of Philosphy, Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Senad Mehmedinović, PhD, associate professor at University of Tuzla, Educational-Rehabilitational Faculty, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovinia
  • Andrijana Bakoč, PhD, assistant professor at University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of Medicine, Foča, Republic of Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovinia
  • Nada Šakotić, PhD, associate professor at University of Montenegro, Faculty of Philosophy, Pogodrica, Montenegro
  • Mira Tzvetkova-Arsova, PhD, full professor at University St. Kliment Ohridski, Faculty of Educational Studies and the Arts, Department of Special Education, Sophia, Bulgaria
  • Iva Strnadová, PhD, associate professor University New South Wels, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, School of Education, Special Education and Disability Studies, Academic Lead Research, Disability Innovation Institute, Sydney, Australia
  • Slobodan Banković, PhD, associate professor
  • Barbara Blažanin, assitant fellow,
  • Milana Dražić, assistant fellow,
  • Kristina Ivanović, assistant fellow,
  • Jovana Urošević, assistant fellow,
  • Valentina Martać, assistant fellow,
  • Verica Paunović, assistant fellow.

Main Topic of the Conference

The topic Special Education and Rehabilitation TODAY – Shaping the Future: Trends and Insights for Tomorrow will be discussed in the following domains:

  • upbringing and education
  • rehabilitation of children and adults
  • social protection
  • health care and protection
  • employment and work
  • state response to delinquency and crime
  • other areas of importance for special education and rehabilitation

Forms Of Participation

  • Oral presentations
  • Poster presentations

IMPORTANT DATES

Participants with paper submission (abstract, abstract and proceeding) Registration and submission of abstracts until the 7th of May 2025
Information about abstract acceptance. until the 29th of May 2025
Proceedings submission until the 17th of July 2025
Information about the proceeding acceptance until the 1st of September 2025
Passive participations Registration of participation until the 2nd of October 2025

Application for participation at the Conference is mandatory for all participants, regardless of the method of participation. Application is possible by filling out the Google form.

WORKSHOPS

  1. Workshop: The Art of Inclusion – Contemporary Theater as a Model of Social Inclusion.
    • Workshop workers: Maša Jelić and Marko Potkonjak, Blue Theater, Belgrade, Serbia.
    • Date: 24th of October 2025.
    • Duration: 60 minutes.
  2. Workshop: Therapeutic Feeding.
    • Workshop workers: Olga Baretić and Danijela Kljajić, Day Care Center for Rehabilitation of Children and Young Adults “Mali dom – Zagreb”, Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia.
    • Date: 24th of October 2025.
    • Duration: 60 minutes.
  3. Workshop: Physical and mental health of people with autism.
    • Workshop workers: PhD Nenad Glumbić, professor, PhD Marija Đorđević, professor, University in Belgrade, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation and Sunčica Petrović, Association “Autism Serbia”, Belgrade, Serbia.
    • Date: 25th of October 2025.
    • Duration: 60 minutes.
  4. Workshop: Helper Mental Health: A Path to Resilience and Shared Support.
    • Workshop workers: Association Sociativa, Belgrade, Serbia
    • Date: 25th of October 2025.
    • Duration: 90 minutes.

REGISTRATION FEE

Early payments for participants from abroad 150 € + bank commission until the 18th of July 2025
Regular fee for participants from abroad 170 € + bank commission until the 12th of September 2025
Early payments (only for active participants) 10.000,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 18th of July 2025
Regular fee for active participants 12.000,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 12th of September 2025
Passive participants 9.000,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 3rd of October 2025
Students and retired participants 4.000,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 3rd of October 2025
Conference fees for participant employed in the teaching bases of the Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Active participants 6.000,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 12th of September 2025
Passive participants 4.500,00 RSD (VAT included) until the 3rd of October 2025

The registration fee is paid per each paper accepted for publication by the first author.

Individuals make payments directly to The Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation, Belgrade, Visokog Stevana 2, account number: 840-1787666-66, purpose of payment: registration fee for scientific conference 2025.

Legal entities make payments upon receiving an invoice from the accounting office of the Faculty. Please request an invoice by email at: finance@fasper.bg.ac.rs

For payments from abroad, please refer to bank instructions at: instructions (.pdf)

The registration fee includes conference participation, conference materials, paper publication in the Book of Abstracts and Conference Proceedings in electronic form, workshops, refreshments during breaks, lunch (24th and 25th of October), and a certificate of participation.

PREPARING THE PRESENTATIONS

The official language is English.

Acceptable for submission are scientific papers, review papers and case studies from the field of special education and rehabilitation that have not been previously published or presented at other conferences.

Authors can submit an abstract or proceedings. One author can submit a maximum of two papers, but only on one of them can be the first author.

All accepted and reviewed abstracts and proceedings will be electronically published in the official conference proceedings with an ISBN number (no additional fees).

CERTIFICATES

Certificates of participation and attendance at the conference and workshops will be awarded to all participants/attendees who have paid the registration fee.

The conference will be accredited by the Institute for Improvement of Education, the Chamber of Social Protection, and the Health Council of Serbia.