EDUCATION

03/1996 – 03/2001

M.Sc. in Economy

College of Economics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro.

Thesis: Globalization of the market and contemporary marketing strategies.

09/1991 – 10/1995

B.Sc. in Economy

College of Economics, University of Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro.

Thesis: Organization of executive function of internal transport

FELLOWSHIPS

08/2003 – current

U.S. Department of State Fellowship: The Junior Faculty Development Program (JFDP), George Washington University, Washington, DC.

03/2003 – 07/2003

Italian Ministry of Foreign Affair’s Fellowship. Training Course for Experts in Development, Programming and Management of Cultural Tourism in Adriatic-Ionian Regions, University in Bologna, Italy.

08/2002 – 10/2002

The Research Council of Norway Fellowship, Research in the adaptation of small and medium enterprises to conditions of the world market. Agder University, Kristiansand, Norway.

11/2001 – 02/2002

Osterreichischer Austauschdienst (OAD) Fellowship, Research in je Insitut for Unternehmensfuhrung, Tourismus und Dientsleistungswirtschaft, University of Innsbruck, Austria.

WORK EXPERIENCE

03/2001 – current (Full time position)

Teaching and Research Assistant

College of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro

Courses: Marketing in Hospitality, Economics of Tourism, Foreign Trade and Strategy and Politics of Tourism.

Project: Transition as Social and Economic Process and its Influence on Gender Relation in Family. Sponsored by the University of Montenegro and University in Oslo, Norway.

10/1998 – 03/2004 (part-time)

Senior Collaborator

HEMA GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

Responsibilities: Consulting in economy and politics. Press research, Research of possibilities for foreign investments, Communication with companies to be privatized.

06/2002 – 07/2003 (part-time)

Consultant

CDG (Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft) – Inwent (Internationale Weiterbildung und Entwicklung gemeinnutzige GmbH)

Responsibilities: Assistance in training and consulting project developed for restructuring Montenegrin hotel industry

03/2001 – 08/2002 (part-time)

Senior Adviser

ANIMA, Non-Governmental Association for the Culture of Peace and Non-Violence, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro

Responsibilities: Developing contacts with religious leaders from the various confessions, taking care of all logistical issues necessary to hold each seminar, facilitating networking between seminar alumni.

01/1997 – 03/2001 (Full time position)

Teaching and Research Assistant

College of Maritime Studies, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro

Courses: Economics of Ports.

Project: Globalization of the World Market, Internationalization of the Company and Marketing Competitiveness, Sponsored by Department of Education and Sciences of Republic of Montenegro.

10/1992 – 01/1997

Manager

VITCOM, Bar, Serbia and Montenegro

Responsibilities: Management of company, Marketing research.

CERTIFICATES

Trainer for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises. Scholarship received by the program for Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe, Montenegro and Germany, 12/2002.
Trainer for Women in Politics, Received by Women Forum Association, Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro, 01/2001
Marketing Management Certificate, Received by Solihull College, Great Britain, 10/1997.

PUBLICATIONS:

Ivanovic, N., and Vitic, A., Tourism Development in Bar (In Proceedings of the Conference ”Tourism of Montenegro in the Second Part of the 20^th century”), Cetinje, 2003. (in Serbian)
Vitic, A., The Influence of Globalization on Tourism, IV Mediterranean Conference of the Sociology of Tourism, Ravenna, Italy, 2001. (In English)
“The Influence of Globalization on Maritime Industry”, Pomorstvo, Kotor, 1999. (In Serbian)

LECTURES ABROAD:

Vitic, A., Overview of the Tourism Master Plan for Montenegro. George Washington University, Washington, DC, 11/2003

Vitic, A., Perspective of Tourism in Montenegro. Norwegian School of Hotel Management, Stavanger University College, 10/2002.

Vitic, A., Economic reforms in Montenegro. Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway, 09/2002.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Member of College Board for collaboration with Institute for tourism in Bremen, Germany (2001-current)
President of the Syndicate of the College of Tourism and Hospitality, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro (2003-current)
Member of Creative Board on Informative-educational center for women of Montenegro, Kotor, Serbia and Montenegro (2000-current)
Member of Stirring Board of Radio Bar, Bar, Serbia and Montenegro (2000-2003)

LANGUAGES:

Fluent in English, Italian, and Serbian. Fair in German

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