Research Trainee
Deparment of Urbanism
Scientific field:
Architectural and urban design, contemporary architecture
Research interests:
Theatre architecture, set design, theory of arts and media
Jovana Stefanović (born October 10, 1998, Zemun) simultaneously completed both the Ninth Grammar School “Mihailo Petrović Alas” (General Education – Natural Sciences and Mathematics) and the vocal-instrumental performance and music theory department at the Mokranjac Secondary Music School in Belgrade (2017). She then enrolled in the integrated academic studies of architecture (BSc + MSc) at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade (2017), graduating with the title of Master of Architecture in 2022. In 2023, she began her doctoral academic studies at the same faculty.
During her final semester, she was awarded a scholarship from the Austrian Government, which enabled her to conduct research at the Institute of Architecture at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna- Die Universität für angewandte Kunst (2022). She was also the recipient of the Dositeja scholarship for top final-year students from the Fund for Young Talents of the Republic of Serbia (2022).
Jovana is currently employed at the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Architecture as a junior researcher (2024), where she is involved in teaching at the Department of Urban Planning. She is also a member of the editorial board of the Serbian Architectural Journal (SAJ). She is a part of the organizational team of the Youth Biennale (2021).
Her professional and artistic work spans architectural design, exhibition architecture, and stage design.
She is the author of numerous theatrical stage designs.