Maria works at the Department of Architecture and Urbanism at the Faculty of Technical Sciences of the University of Novi Sad since 2009. She has PhD in Architecture and keen interest in built heritage, preservation and conservation of existing buildings. She participated in research of various features of rural and urban architecture from the past and coordinated numerous interactive workshops for children concerning built heritage, co-organized and presented exhibitions created by students of architecture, published works on architectural history in Vojvodina, Romania and Hungary as a co-author. She passed an expert exam on protection of cultural heritage and became a conservator. Maria is a member of well-renowned international organisations. She will undertake the role of the administrator and will be responsible for organisation of non-teaching activities.