{"id":27642,"date":"2026-04-02T23:08:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T21:08:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wwwnovi.polj.uns.ac.rs\/department-of-agricultural-economics-and-rural-sociology\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T05:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T03:10:24","slug":"department-of-agricultural-economics-and-rural-sociology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wwwnovi.polj.uns.ac.rs\/en\/departments\/department-of-agricultural-economics-and-rural-sociology\/","title":{"rendered":"DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL SOCIOLOGY"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology is a developed and highly recognizable department of the Faculty of Agriculture, and throughout its existence, one of the most significant resources of this department has been its human resources structure for teaching and scientific research work. Teachers and associates from the Department actively participate in the teaching process across all study programs of the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, as well as in scientific research work.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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The Chair of Agricultural Economics at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad was founded in 1957, since which time it operated within the Institute of Agricultural Economics, until 2004 when the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology was formed as one of the eight departments of the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad.<\/p>

The Institute of Agricultural Economics was founded in 1971 at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad, and in 1977 the independent scientific Institute for Rural Sociological Research was also established. The current Department (until 2004 named the Institute) was created in 1983 by the integration of the two aforementioned institutes: the Institute of Agricultural Economics and the Institute for Rural Sociological Research.<\/p>

Through the successful work of the Chair and the Institute, as well as recognizing the needs of agriculture as an economic sector, the opinion on the agricultural economics profession matured in the form of a special educational profile at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad. Thus, in 1977, the Agricultural Economics major was founded, which today represents one of the pillars of education in the social field (economic sciences) at the Faculty of Agriculture in Novi Sad.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Within the Chair of Agricultural Economics, the Department implements the Agricultural Economics study program for undergraduate academic studies and master academic studies. Additionally, doctoral studies in Agricultural Economics are also implemented at the Department. Within the undergraduate academic studies program, the Department works intensively on improving the student professional practice program, and in this direction, cooperation is institutionalized with numerous business entities in agribusiness, as well as state bodies, administrations, and agricultural professional and advisory services. Study programs at all three levels provide students with the highest academic standards and enable the acquisition of both general educational, scientific, and professional knowledge and skills in accordance with the needs of modern agribusiness, as well as applicable practical skills and knowledge. All study programs are harmonized with similar programs existing at universities in Europe and the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Teachers and associates of the Department realize their teaching and scientific research activities in several scientific fields: Management and Organization in Agriculture, Accounting and Economics of Agricultural Holdings, Agrarian Economics and Rural Development, Market and Marketing of Agricultural and Food Products, Informatics and Information Systems, Sociology, Quantitative Methods in Agricultural Economics, Business Law, English Language.<\/p>

Numerous scientific research and professional activities take place within the scope of the Department’s activities. Over the past ten years, a large number of members of the AE Department have been leaders of as many as 31 scientific research projects financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of the Republic of Serbia, the Provincial Government of AP Vojvodina, the Provincial Secretariat for Agriculture, Water Management and Forestry of AP Vojvodina, the Provincial Secretariat for Science and Technological Development (long-term and short-term projects), the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, as well as various European Union programs. During this period, apart from 2 international Erasmus + Jean Monnet Module projects, the Department was also the holder of one PROMIS 2023 project, achieved cooperation on one PROMIS and IPA project, and 2 Horizon projects in which employees from the Department participate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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There are many reasons that support your decision to invest in your education in Agricultural Economics. The educational profile of an agricultural economist is irreplaceable and has a great perspective in the Republic of Serbia, where agriculture constitutes a very important sector in overall economic activity, especially in AP Vojvodina, which represents a region with highly productive agriculture and an integrated processing industry. The AE Department educates experts who understand modern processes in agriculture and agrarian economics in the dynamic conditions of global markets, the increasingly present challenges of climate change, and the digitalization of agriculture. Through a blend of modern scientific knowledge, an interdisciplinary approach, and significant cooperation with the agribusiness sector, we educate students for analytical and critical thinking in various spheres of agribusiness and qualify them for making optimal decisions and sustainable solutions in practice. Great support to our students is also provided by the already traditional ALUMNI AE organization, which actively participates in the training and employment of our graduates. Our strength lies in the expertise of the teaching staff, as well as well-founded research work and active monitoring of global trends, with a clear mission \u2013 the development of competent agricultural economists who drive innovation and contribute to sustainable and competitive agriculture. The interdisciplinarity of research teams from the AE Department provides the best response to every research challenge in the agrarian sector that has its focal point in agricultural economic science and profession.<\/h5><\/div>
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