Danube Ruralscapes (2025-2027): University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture is a participant in a new international project within INTERREG Danube Region Programme

Project title: Danube Ruralscapes – a Network of Professional Support for Self-organized Village Clusters Achieving Sustainable Heritage-based Ruralscapes / 2025-27 / Interreg Danube Region Programme 

 “Danube Ruralscapes – a Network of Professional Support for Self-organized Village Clusters Achieving Sustainable Heritage-based Ruralscapes” project (2025 – 2027) is an Interreg Danube Region Programme project, led by the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (HU). It aims to support and empower village clusters in the Danube Region through heritage-based, climate-conscious, and community-driven development, by creating tools, strategies, and governance models that preserve identity while fostering sustainable rural transformation. The initiative builds on the legacy of the Interreg DTP DANUrB and DANUrB+ projects, which laid the groundwork for transnational cooperation in heritage-based development along the Danube. Through Ruralscapes, that foundation is evolving – with new tools, deeper rural engagement, and a stronger alignment with EU green and cultural policy priorities! 

The project consortium consists of 15 project partners and 18 associated strategic partners from six Danube countries, focusing on seven micro-regions. The University of Belgrade-Faculty of Architecture, is one of the project partners, with the Agency for Spatial and Urban Planning of the Republic of Serbia and Serbia Green Building Council as its associated strategic partners. 

Research team is coming from the Department of Urbanism and Department of Architectural Technologies of the faculty:  

Project manager from the University of Belgrade-Faculty of Architecture:
Dr Aleksandra Djukić, full professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture 

Communication manager:
Nikola Mitrović, research assistant and PhD candidate, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture 

 Financial manager:
Svetlana Tolić, dipl.ecc, head of financial office, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture 

 Researchers:
Dr Eva Vaništa Lazarević, full professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Aleksandra Stupar, full professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Danijela Milovanović Rodić, associate professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Biserka Mitrović, associate professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Vladimir Mihajlov, associate professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Jelena Marić, assistant professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Ivan Simić, assistant professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture Dr Jelena Brajković, research associate, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Nikola Mitrović, research assistant and PhD candidate, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Aleksandar Grujičić, teaching assistant and PhD student, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Emilija Jović, junior research assistant and PhD student, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Jovana Stefanović, junior research assistant and PhD student, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Tamara Mladenović, junior research assistant and PhD student, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Novak Đukić, teaching assistant and PhD student, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture 

 Members of Steering committee:
Vladimir Lojanica, dean and full professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture
Dr Aleksandra Djukić, full professor, University of Belgrade – Faculty of Architecture 

More information: https://interreg-danube.eu/projects/danube-ruralscapes  

Danube Ruralscapes Project INFO