Dragan Petrović was born on November 8, 1996, in Novi Pazar. He completed primary school "Jošanica" and the Natural Sciences and Mathematics stream of the Gymnasium in Novi Pazar. He enrolled in geography studies in 2015 at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Priština with a temporary seat in Kosovska Mitrovica. He completed his undergraduate academic studies in 2019 by defending his final thesis, "Tourism in the Function of Sustainable Rural Development in the Area of Novi Pazar". He earned the title of Master Geographer in 2020 by defending his master's thesis, "Mathematical Model for Assessing the Tourism Potential of Monasteries in the Ibar Cultural-Tourism Zone". He enrolled in doctoral academic studies, study program Geosciences, in the 2020/2021 academic year at the Faculty of Geography, University of Belgrade. He successfully defended his doctoral dissertation entitled "Comparative Analysis of the Protection and Valorization of Geoheritage: the Case of the Mountains Rogozna, Golija, and Kopaonik", under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Miroljub Milinčić, in 2026. Since 2021, he has been employed at the Faculty of Geography as a Junior Researcher, and since December 2023 as a Research Associate. To date, as an author or co-author, he has published over 45 research papers, including 9 in SCI-listed journals, and has participated in numerous international and national scientific and professional conferences. He is a member of the Serbian Geographical Society.