BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Name : Tamara

Family name : Ratković  Vračar

Nationality: Serbia

Position: BOARD MEMBER

EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE

–          1990-1992 – Dance and group fitness instructor, Partizan Sports and Recreation Club, Zagreb

–          1992-1997-   Founder and owner of STEP-Zagreb, one of the first aerobics clubs in Zagreb

  –          1997-1998- Assistant at the Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb (under Prof. Dr. Metikos, subject: Fitness and Recreation) 

–          1996-2000- Insurance and project consultant at Sunce-Libertas d.o.o., Croatia

  –          2000-2003 – Independent researcher and writer on fitness innovations and recreation topics

–          2002-2004 Creator and host of over 350 televised exercise episodes broadcasted on national TV (RTS, B92, BK, Studio B) 

–          2004 – Founder and Director of AFC STAR, Belgrade’s largest fitness club for women 

–          2004-2014 – works and writes for many journal topics related to recreational sports, healthy eating, proper and safe exercise, introduces new programs to the market (Pilates education, licensing, zumba, spinning, step, gymstick and bodyART instructors)

  • 2006- NIKE presenter for Srbia
  • 2009- NIKE PILATES DAY- organization of the first international convention with foreign lecturers
  • 2011- STEP education – licensing and education in collaboration with Guillermo Gonzales Vega (Spanish Fitness Federation)

–          2010- publishes the first Pilatesbooklet in cooperation with AdriaMedia, Serbia

–          2010-2020– external contributor, writes and publishes numerous articles on fitness, recreation and health development, all issues of AdriaMediaSerbia

–          2010, 2011- EXPO sports event – Belgrade, organization and consulting, as well as presenter and lecturer of Pilates and body & mind programs

  • 2012-MK Pilates presenter& lecturing on fitness manifesttaion SKOK-Zagreb, CRO
  • 2013-MK Pilates presenter, Blackpool, UK

–          2013- award for best presenter and fitness instructor for group programs, Serbian Recreation and Fitness Association

–          2013- ZEST; London, UK- lecturer and presenter

–          2013- create and releases the first Ball Pilates CD, AdriaMedia

–          2014-  MK Pilates Representative in Sofia, Bulgaria

  • 2014 – create and releases the first Ball Pilates CD, AdriaMedia
  • 2015- publishes the Pilates Booklet for SENSA Magazine Bodz with pilates, AdriaMedia
  • 2015- presenter and lecturer FitbalConges Budapest,Hungary
  • 2015- SKOK-Zagreb – presenter and lecturer
  • 2015- Fitness Fest IV,Beograd– presenter and lecturer
  • 2015- internacional presenter i educatoron ZEST, Barselona (Spain)

–          2016- author of the first book ,FIT in pregnancy with Pilates (the first Pilates book by a local author in this area, Publisher: Kreativni Centar

–          2017 ,2018- educator and external associate of Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation of Montenegro

  • 2017-fitness convention SOKO Podgorica,Montenegro
  • 2016- 2022-FISAF Serbia educator

–          2016- publishes second book “FIT Mom and Baby”, Publisher: Kreativni Centar

  • 2017,2108, 2023 – FISAF,presenter and educator
  • 2024- BELFIS, Belgrade, educator and presenter
  • 2025, Internationla reformer education Sofia, Bulgaria

 

EDUCATION& PROFESSIONAL DETAILS:

  • 1991-1996- Master’s degree, Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb (1996)
  • 1996- graduated the same faculty

–          1997-1998- Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Kinesiology of Sport in Zagreb

– Associate Professor Dr Metikos (Fitness and Recreation)za sport RH

–          1997- enrolls in master studies at Faculty of Kinesiology, University of Zagreb

–          1999-2020- education and promotion of sports in the country and the region

 –          2019– Ph.D. DIU LIBERTAS, International University

2016- 2017- participation in the I and II conferences of DIU LIBERTAS International University

–          2016- Member of the Licensing Commission (Recreation and Fitness Association of Serbia)

–          2016- elected to the title of assistant for courses: “Introduction to Sport and Sports” and “Management of Sport Tourism and Wellness”, LIBERTAS International University, Zagreb

–          2016-2017- engaged  by Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation of Montenegro for training and licensing of personnel trainers

–          2017- Appoints Lecturer and Project Manager of the Linkage between Sport and Economy in the Process of Internationalization of National Economies, MURIS (International Union of Auditors and Advisers, Republic of Croatia)

–          2017 – She works with a group of authors to develop a program: Risk Management in Recreational and Professional Sports on a number of bases (age, health status, gender, tradition, culture …).

–          2010-2025- MK Pilates educator all over the World ( CRO; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Montenegro, Serbia, Macedonia, Italy, Hungary, Spain, UK, Russia, Iran..)

–          2017- engaged as a teaching professional at the Faculty of Physical Education and Management in Sports (FFKMS), Singidunum University in Belgrade. In 2020, I was officially appointed to the academic rank of Assistant Professor.

Certificate Course; Date :

–          1993-1996- Macrobiotic School of Healthy Life, Makronova, Zagreb

–          1996-1998 – International SHIATCU Diploma – Lecturer at the same school upon graduation

  • 1999-2003 PILATES INSTITUTE-London,UK, degree diplom for pilatese educator
  • 2001-2003 – graduate on London College of Homeopathy
  • 2004- GYMSTICK licenc, Finland
  • 2005-SPINNING licenc,Slovenia
  • 2008- international yoga instructor
  • 2008-ZUMBA licenca,Srbia
  • 2016-international educator BODYART

Special manifestation projects with commitment to promoting exercise, fitness and a healthy lifestyle: 

–  Faculty of Physical Education, Belgrade University

  • Kids traid fair, Belgrade
  • LadyFair, Belgrade
  • Serbian Association for Recreation and Fitness various events
  • WELLFIT
  • BELFIS traide fair manifestation
  • AdriaMedia events (Kopaonika, Kovacica, Fruska Gora,Zlatibor, Rudnik, Vrnjačka Banja..)
  • Colorpress events & corporative wellnes edvents (Fruska Gora, Kopaonik )
  • Zagreb/ fitness events
  • Podgorica/fitness events
  • SENSA weekends (from 2008 till now like one of the lectures)
  • BELFIS
  • FISAF

SKILLS AND TRAITS :

 

– Fluent in English; basic knowledge of Russian 

– Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) 

– trong analytical, organizational, and communication skills 

– Experienced lecturer with long-standing educational practice 

– Creative, accurate, responsible, and highly professional

  – Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills 

– Experienced lecturer with long-standing educational practice 

– Creative, accurate, responsible, and highly professional 

PUBLICATIONS :

Mačečević, D., & Ratković, T. (2017). The relationship between sport and the economy in transitional countries. In Proceedings of the 14th International Conference “Corporate Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Western Balkan Countries from the Economic, Legal and Communicological Aspects” .International University Travnik

Ratković, T., Mačečević, D., (2018). The Possibility of Total Valorisation of Sports  Activities by Using the Sports Satellite Balance. The 3rd Business & Entrepreneurship & Student Business Incubator at the University of Zagreb. Mačečević, D., & Ratković, T. (2018). Strategic early warning systems for crisis detection inthe sports system. In Proceedings of the 11th International Scientific and Professional Conference “Crisis Management Days 2018”. Ratković, T. (2018). Information technologies and communication systems in sport. In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Information Technology and Data Related Research (pp. 291–298). Singidunum University.
Marković, V., Živković, A., Ratković, T., & Milošević, M. M. (2019).
Improvement of the Eurofit motor test battery using information technology.
In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on Information Technology and Data Related Research – SINTEZA 2019. Novi Sad, Serbia.
Gađić, A., Živković, A., Ratković, T., & Ilić, R. (2019). Possibilities of applying information technology in physical education. In Proceedings of the International  Conference SINTEZA. Singidunum University.

Gađić, A., Živković, A., & Ratković, T. (2020). Possibility of FunctionalMovement Screening in Physical Education. In Conference Proceedings (pp. 234–239). Ratković, T. (2018). The importance of including body & mind exercise techniques (Pilates and bodyART) in elite, amateur, and recreational sports. In 6th Congress of Sports Medicine (pp. 61–64). Belgrade: National Library of Serbia. Ratković, T. (2020). Phenomenology of sport in contemporary society. Baština,(52), 431–440. https://doi.org/10.5937/bastina30-2922 Ratković, T. (2020). Application of Pilates core-strengthening exercises for reducing and preventing back pain. In 7th Virtual Congress of Sports Medicine. Belgrade, Serbia.

Ratković, T., & Jotov, M. (2022). A proposed model of radical sports innovation for the development of a democratic society and economy. Baština, (56). https://doi.org/10.5937/bastina32-3639

Ratković, T., Šlogar, H., & Šokčević, S. (2022). Entrepreneurial competencies of univers  students. Economics and Sociology, 15(4), 128–144. https://doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2022/15-4/6 Jotov, M., & Ratković, T. (2022). Comparative analysis – Bombing in Japan and Serbia.
In Thematic Proceedings: NATO Aggression on FR Yugoslavia (Republic of Serbia) – Never to Be Forgotten (pp. 197–200). Belgrade, Serbia  Jotov, M., & Ratković, T. (2024). A proposal for applying the Kaizen method in youth and  professional sports. Baština, (62).
https://doi.org/10.5937/bastina3448549

Marković, V., Ratković, T., Popović, J., & Milošević, M. (2024). The impact of modern information technology on the development of time measurement at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In Proceedings of the SINTEZA Conference.

Ratković,T., & Stipić, M. (2023). Legal sources and normative regulation of thesupervision of the sports system in the Republic of Croatia according to the powers of the sports inspection. Finance and Law (FIP), 11(2).

Ratković, T., & Jovanov, U. (2025). The role of university entrepreneurship support and student diversity in student entrepreneurial intention: A social identity theory perspective. In Proceedings of the SINTEZA Conference. Novi Sad, Serbia

Ratković,T., Paunovic,I., Šlogar,H., The role of university entrepreneurship support and  student diversity in student entrepreneurial intention: a social identity theory perspective, PLOS ONE, Apr, 2025.

MEDIA APPEARANCES & PODCASTS

– [Pilates studio introduction – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEaKkncOfSE)

– [Body & Mind training demo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmPSo7VulqU)

– [Fitness education overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr11r1r5lw4)

– [Pilates workshop – AFC STAR](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fukCUqg1w-U)

– [SENSA Interview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yraic5nn0o)

– [Women in Fitness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg_i3QSVvUc)

– [Podcast: Fitness in Modern Times](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXk_iE_xVyE)