Milena     Podovac was born on January 22nd 1987 in Kraljevo. She has completed elementary school in Novo Selo (municipality of Vrnjacka Banja). A secondary economic-commercial school she finished with excellent results. In 2010 she has graduated at the Faculty of Economics University of Kragujevac Department in Vrnjacka Banja, specialty Management in tourism and hospitality, with average mark 9,13. Enrolled Master studies at the Faculty of Economics University of Kragujevac, specialty Tourism management. She earned Master studies also at the Faculty of Economics in 2012 where she successfully public Master’s thesis in the area of Management of Tourist Destinations in European Union.  During the studies she was awarded a few times on the occasion of the Faculty’s Day.
In 2011 she became an employee of the Faculty for Hotel Management and Tourism, University of Kragujevac, as Teaching Assistant in the area of Management and Business. The main research interests are: tourism destinations, tourism management, hotel marketing and management. She speaks English language and uses Windows operation system (Word, Excel and Power Point) as well as the Internet communications.

• Tourism Management
• Management of Tourist Destinations
• Management of Travel Agencies and Tour Operators

• Tourism Management
• Management of Tourist Destinations
• Trends in the Tourism Market

• Milićević, S., Milutinović,S., Podovac, M. (2013), Wellness tourism in function of directing changes in Serbian spa tourism, Metalurgia International, vol. XVIII, no. 8, pp.  75-80., (ISSN 1585-2214).
• Milićević, S. Podovac, M. (2013), Competitiveness of Vrnjačka Banja on the Tourism Market, Conference Competitiveness of Companies in Serbia, Scientific Society of Economists of Serbia, Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Economics, University of Niš, Niš, 19/10/2013., pp. 207-218., (ISBN 978-86-403-1340-7).
• Podovac, M., Milićević, S., Milutinović, S. (2013), Specific of tourism of the European Union with special reference to the importance of European Integration for Serbian tourism, Ekonomika  Year LIX, VII-IX, no.3.
• Podovac, M., Milićević, S. (2013),  Potentials of Serbia for business tourism development, Economic Outlook, Year 15, No. 1, Vol. 31, pp. 35-48. (ISSN 1450-7951).
• Podovac, M., Milićević, S. (2013) Entrepreneurship in the function of Rural Tourism Development od Monutain Goč, Fifth  National Scientific Meeting Entrepreneurship as a chance, Faculty of Business Valjevo, 28-29.11.2013., Valjevo, p. 155-160. (ISBN: 978-86-7912-512-5), (COBISS: 202 931 468).
• Podovac, M., Milićević, S., Sekulić, D. (2013), Quality Management in Function of Tourism  Competitiveness of Serbian Economy,  3nd International Conference Economics and Management Based on New Technologies, EMoNT 2013, Vrnjačka Banja, published in  Conference Proceedings pp. 380-386, (ISBN 978-86-6075-039-8).
• Milićević, S., Podovac, M., (2012),  Potentials of Goč mountain for rural tourism development. Expert conference on rural tourism and sustainable development, November, Kragujevac. Published in Conference Proceedings, pp. 75-83. (ISBN 978-86-916261-0-5).

1. Tourism Development Strategy of the municipality of Rača 2014-2019.