Facing a wide variety of crises, Serbia, like no other country in the region, can benefit by learning from them. Although the key actors are in a position to generalise their experience, there is no organised effort in the field of systematic education and training for acting in a state of emergency. Intuition, random reacting, common sense, and a reactive approach are the terms with which we can describe the modus operandi for dealing with assessing and resolving crises in Serbia. In this work, a survey of the status and systems of functioning in the field of crisis management in Serbia is given through an analysis of the activities of relevant institutions, and in relevant fields: the Police, the military, the economy, and the non-governmental sector. The efforts made in the field of educational, scientific and research work at the Faculty of Security Studies of the University of Belgrade are also the subject of a special analysis. The programme of a special course of studies, Crisis Management, is presented, as are some activities at the Faculty regarding the projects directed at examining different dimensions of the treat to security.