Full Professor
Katija Vojvodić, PhD
Vice Rector for Quality, Ethics and Strategic Development
Curriculum vitae and overview of scientific, teaching and professional activities
She is a Full Professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Dubrovnik. After graduating from the Faculty of Tourism and Foreign Trade in Dubrovnik, she obtained her PhD in economics from the University of Rijeka in 2010. She specialises in retail management, logistics, international business negotiations and crisis management and has participated in a number of scientific research projects and professional European projects.
She teaches at all levels of study at the various faculties of the University. She is an active member of the Centre for Research of Digital Transformation (CREDO) and participates in the Erasmus+ and CEEPUS programmes while visiting prestigious European institutions.
She was the Head of the Department of Economics and Business for three mandates and participates in the work of the Accreditation Council of the Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO) and chairs the Follow-up Committee. She is the author of numerous scientific papers and a junior editor of the journal Economic Thought and Practice as well as a member of several editorial boards of journals and conferences. She is fluent in English, French, Spanish and Italian.
Associate Professor
Marijana Pećarević, PhD
Vice Rector for Science and Sustainability
Curriculum vitae and overview of scientific, teaching and professional activities
She completed her primary and secondary school education in Dubrovnik and after enrolled the study program of Biology- Ecology at the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, and earned her PhD in the field of Biotechnology at the doctoral study at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb.
She was the Head of the Department of Applied Ecology and Vice Rector for International Relations and Science at University of Dubrovnik. In her scientific and professional work, she addresses the issues of non-indigenous species introduction as well as other anthropogenic impacts on marine ecosystems. She has been contributing as a coordinator and collaborator in over 20 scientific and research projects dealing with above issues.
She has been teaching and holding courses through which she has been transferring her knowledge to students. She is a mentor on several final and graduate theses in the field of Conservation Biology and Protection of Marine Ecosystems. She has been participating in the work of international and national working groups dealing with these issues and guidelines and strategies for the protection of marine environment. She participated in the organizing committees of international scientific conferences and summer schools.
In addition to presenting the results of her work at scientific and professional conferences and publishing in scientific publications, she has also been participating in various activities for the popularization of science as well as cooperating with the real and public sector through studies and professional projects. She is married and is mother of three children.
Full Professor
Mato Brautović, PhD
Vice Rector for internationalization, public relations and student standards
Curriculum vitae and overview of scientific, teaching and professional activities
He is a professor with tenure at the Faculty of Media and Public Relations at the University of Dubrovnik. He obtained his master’s degree in international relations from the Faculty of Political Science of Zagreb University in 2003 and completed his PhD at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of Zagreb University in 2006, specializing in information and communication sciences. He has specialized in new media, digital journalism, disinformation, and media ethics, and has led a number of international and national research projects.
He currently teaches at all levels of study at the University of Dubrovnik, including courses on new media and digital methods. He is a member of the Executive Board of the European Digital Media Observatory (EDMO) and participates in the Adria Digital Media Observatory and the DU-CHECK Center for Fact-Checking and Civic Resilience. He was the Head of the Department of Mass media from 2020 to 2024.
He has published four books and over 40 scientific papers and has received Kruno Prijatelj Award of Slobodna Dalmacija for scientific achievements in 2024.
