Gender Equality Council

The Gender Equality Council of the University of Rijeka is a representative body of the University whose purpose is institutional monitoring and contribution to gender equality at the University of Rijeka and the wider community. The University of Rijeka Senate established the Council on July 20, 2021.

The Council consists of representatives from the ranks of University constituents (faculties), students/Student Union, and other University staff who can contribute to the work of the Council through their scope of work or involvement, based on the appointment of their home institutions.

The composition of the Council:

Prof. Romina Alkier, Ph.D., Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management

Prof. Sanja Barić, Ph.D.,Rector’s Assistant for Institutional Capacities and Policies, President

Assoc. Prof. Sanja Bojanić, Ph.D., Academy of Applied Arts

Prof. Aleksandra Deluka Tibljaš, Ph.D., Faculty of Civil Engineering

Daria Glavan Šćulac, LLM, UNIRI Rectorate

Prof. Mirano Hess, Ph.D., Faculty of Maritime Studies

Assist. Prof. Lucija Jančec, Ph.D., Faculty of Teacher Education

Assoc. Prof. Ivna Kavre Piltaver, Ph.D., Faculty of Physics

Assoc. Prof. Davor Kuiš, DMD, Ph.D., Faculty of Dental Medicine

Prof. Dubravka Jurišić Eržen, M.D., Ph.D., Faculty of Medicine

Assist. Prof. Brigita Miloš, Ph.D., Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Assist. Prof. Lucija Načinović Prskalo, Ph.D., Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies

Prof. Nela Malatesti, Ph.D., Department of Biotechnology

Katarina Pavičić Ivelja, M.Ed.Phil. and Philol., Faculty of Engineering

Snježana Pantoš, M.Econ., University Library Rijeka

Assoc. Prof. Dalida Rittossa, Ph.D., Faculty of Law

Assoc. Prof. Ana Marija Sikirić Simčić, Ph.D., Faculty of Economics and Business

Sanda Tamarut, M.Sc., Faculty of Health Studies

Bruno Valpotić, Student Council of the University of Rijeka

Adelina Zahirović, Student Center Rijeka

The Council can, if necessary, include representatives of non-governmental organizations, experts from related fields in its work.

The Council’s scope of work includes:

implementation of individual measures provided by the Gender Equality Plan at the University and coordination of the implementation of the Plan at the University constituents;
promoting the content and importance of gender equality, with special emphasis on the gender perspective in research, learning, and teaching and on underrepresented areas in study and work.