CV

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Education:

• 5/2022: seminar “Introduction of euro as a currency”, Zagreb Stock Exchange
• 9/2020: seminar “Market risk management, with focus on price risks”, Zagreb Stock Exchange
• 4-7/2020: Lifelong Learning Program “Applied Statistics” held by Department of Mathematics, J. J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
• 11/2018.”Valuation of derivatives” course by Zagreb Stock Exchange
• 9/2016. Academic Teaching Excellence (English as the Medium of Instruction) course, delivered by the British Council
• 3/2015. certified by Ministry of Justice for the position of Insolvency office holder
• 2013. Derivatives Workshop, organized by Deutsche Boerse, Eurex, Intercapital LTD, and Zagreb Stock Exchange
• 06/2008, 06/2009, 06/2013, 06/2017, 06/2018: Applied Econometrics Course, Faculty of Economics in Zagreb
• 2008. PhD in Economics, University of J. J. Strossmayer in Osijek, Faculty of Economics. Dissertation: „Economic Aspects of Bankruptcy and Restructuring in Bankruptcy“
• 2005. Master of Science in Economics, Master thesis: “Early prediction of bank failure in the Republic of Croatia”
• 12/2003 – 1/2004 Zagrebačka Bank, Business center ‘Slavonija’ in Osijek, volunteer at the Corporate department
• 2002. Bachelor of Science in Economics, specialization in Finance Management Graduation thesis:”Globalisation and Economy of Communion”
• Microsoft Solutions Framework, official course certificate

Professional activity:

•  Faculty of Economics in Osijek, Croatia:
  • 9/2003 – Teaching and research assistant
  • 3/2009 – Senior teaching and research assistant
  • 11/2010 – Assistant Professor
  • 11/2015 – Associate Professor
  • 4/2019 – Full Professor
• Member of the Parent committee for the field of social sciences, field of economics, from April 26th, 2021.
• Chair of the Department for Finance and Accounting (10/2020 – 10/2022)
• Director of the Postgraduate specialist study Finance and banking (since 30. 9. 2019.)
• Expert Assistant of the Croatian Language Department at European Commission in Luxembourg and Bruxelles
• 11/2003 – 09/2019: secretary of postgraduate study ‘Finance and banking’ at Faculty of Economics in Osijek
• Associate of the editorial board of Prilika, monthly magazine published by Glas Koncila

Rewards:

•   December 2006, DAAD scholarship, Pforzheim (Germany), research for dissertation
•   scholarship of Ministry of Science and Technology, during pregraduate studies

Memberships:

• ZDE, INSOL Europe Academic Forum, UBIK, Economy of Communion

Projects:

• 2022: European Cooperation in Science & Technology, Horizon 2020, CA19130 Fintech and Artificial Intelligence in Finance – Towards a transparent financial industry (FinAI), https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA19130/
• 2017: MERIDA research associate, project financed by Croatian Science Foundation, http://www.efos.unios.hr/merida/
• 2015: “Comparative Analysis of Pre-insolvency Procedures in European Union”, project leader, financed by the University of J. J.  Strossmayer in Osijek
• 2013 – 2014: “Processing bankruptcy cases at National Archive in Osijek”, project leader, financed by the University of J. J.  Strossmayer in Osijek
• 2006 – 2013: “Corporate restructuring in business difficulties”, project assistant, financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, project leader prof.dr.sc. Branko Novak
• 2003 – 2006:  “Strategies of changing business and crisis management” project assistant, financed by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia, project leader prof.dr.sc. Branko Novak

Research interests: financial markets, blockchain and cryptocurrencies, bankruptcy

Published papers: https://www.croris.hr/crosbi/searchByContext/2/25176?lang=en

Languages: English, Italian, German, Croatian

Hobbies: running, guitar, photography