Aleksandra Hristov

Hristov Consulting, in cooperation with USAID, organized two day training on public relations for civil society organizations on January 25-26 in Belgrade. On the first day of the training participants were managers and public relations officers from organizations, while the second day of training was intended only for PR people.

The aim of the training was to present the best ways for communication with the public to civil society organizations, USAID partners in Serbia, and to point out the importance of systematic work in this field. The team of Hristov Consulting, who prepared training materials in cooperation with USAID, consisted of three facilitators (Aleksandra Hristov, Goradna Lazarevic and Miodrag Kostic), and the participants had the opportunity to discuss and share experiences with the editor of Phonet Zoran Sekulic and the editor of Blic Zlata Djordjevic.

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I was invited by Prof. Dr. Galjina Ognjanov professor of marketing at University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics to hold a lecture on “Communicating in crisis situations” for students of Public Relations section of marketing department. Lecture on crisis communication continues the tradition of the Faculty of Economics in Belgrade to bring experienced professionals from successful consulting companies in Serbia.

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A longtime client and friend Hristov consulting, Svetlana Djurdjevic Lukic (53) director and one of the founders of the independent think tank the Center for Public Policy Research, a respected analyst and expert on US foreign policy, human security and security policy, tragically passed away at age 53.

She has led a number of projects, with a particular interest on the most important security problems for all  Serbian citizens, as well as various social groups in Serbia – young people, Roma, LGBT and women. She has published various works such as monographs and articles in various anthologies and magazines. As a tireless activist, Svetlana was engaged in various working groups in Serbia. Some of them are Government Working Group for drafting the National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325 of the UN Security Council from 2016 to 2020, the Council of the Center for Foreign Policy Forum for International Relations of the European Movement in Serbia, and others.

She regularly worked with the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF). Before founding the Center for Public Policy Research Svetlana worked as a researcher and adviser in the Department for International Development London School of Economics (LSE) in London; Institute for Foreign Policy in Philadelphia, USA; Center for small arms control in South-East Europe (SEESAC) and the OSCE Mission in Belgrade. She was also involved in several projects of the Serbian Ministry of Science, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Defense, as a researcher and associate at the Institute for International Politics and Economics, and the Institute for Strategic Research and the Institute Vinca.

Svetlana’s departure is a great personal and professional loss not only for the Center and its associates, but also the general public in Serbia. Svetlana leaves behind a husband and two children, as well as many close friends. We remain deeply saddened by her sudden and tragic death.

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Harvard Club of Serbia

Our Harvard Club of Serbia awarded for the second time two yearly scholarships for continued studies for two students in Serbia. The scholarships were presented by his excellency Mr. Kajl Rendolfa Skat the US Ambassador in Serbia and Dr. Dejan Popovic President of the National Council of the Higher Education  in Serbia and in the presence of Ms. Kori Udovicki Vice Premier of Serbia, and members of the Harvard Club of Serbia at the residency of the US Ambassador in Serbia.

The awards were given to Jelena Todić student of the Faculty of Law Belgrade University and Mihajlo Novakovic student of the Faculty of Physical Chemistry Belgrade University.

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For its client Mineco Limited, member of Mineco Group Hristov Consulting Hristov Consulting organized three day press trip for group of journalists from Macedonia to inform Macedonian public on Minco’s successful business in Balkans region. The journalist have visited two mines: Mine Rudnik near Gornji Milanovac in Serbia and Mine Sase in Republika Srpska and talk with their representatives.

Press trip has resulted in positive reporting on Mineco and its workers in Macedonian media. The first 4 days after the trip there were 24 publications (3 in news agencies, 4 in daily press, 3 TV, 1 weekly, and 13 on web portals).

Journalists visited the production facilities, laboratories and mines. The management informed them on what is needed for a mine to be successful and the need for continuous investments in infrastructure and business improvements. They discussed the environment protection and the importance of training the employees and continuously improving work conditions.

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One of the biggest investors in mining industry and renewable energy sources in Serbia, British Company Mineco Limited, member of Mineco Group, organized New Year’s lunch for media representatives.

During informal meetings and discussions, Mineco Limited director Bojan Popovic, presented Mineco Limited investments in the region, and plans for the future period.

At the New Year’s lunch other Mineco Limited mining managers and partners were present, Darko Vukobratović, director of Contanga – companz managing the ROC Mine , Petar Radovićrepresentative of Veliki Majdan mine, Miodrag Vukajlović, director of Bosil-Meta Bosilegrad mine, and Sava Mandić director of Mineco Plus d.o.o. in Belgrade.

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I was invited by Prof. Dr. Galjina Ognjanov professor of marketing at University of Belgrade Faculty of Economics to hold a lecture on “Crisis Communication” for students of Public Relations section of marketing department. The students were able to hear and discuss the topics on: What is crisis communication? How they begin and how to prepare? How to manage crisis and what you can learn from crisis situations? The students asked a lot of good questions and we discussed real life situations and case studies from Serbian crisis communication practice.

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