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 Council’s work through their roles or involvement, as appointed by their home institutions.

The composition of the Council:

Assoc. Prof. Ana Marija Sikirić Simčić, PhD, Faculty of Economics and Business, President of the Council
Prof. Romina Alkier, PhD, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management
Assoc. Prof. Art. Dražen Vitolović (deputy member for Prof. Art. Lara Badurina), Academy of Applied Arts
Prof. Aleksandra Deluka Tibljaš, PhD, Faculty of Civil Engineering
Daria Glavan Šćulac, LLM, UNIRI Rectorate
Assist. Prof. Suzana Jelčić Jakšić, PhD, Faculty of Speech and Language Pathology
Prof. Mirano Hess, PhD, Faculty of Maritime Studies
Assist. Prof. Lucija Jančec, PhD, Faculty of Teacher Education
Assoc. Prof. Ivna Kavre Piltaver, PhD, Faculty of Physics
Assoc. Prof. Davor Kuiš, DMD, PhD, Faculty of Dental Medicine
Prof. Dubravka Jurišić Eržen, MD, PhD, Faculty of Medicine
Assist. Prof. Brigita Miloš, PhD, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Assist. Prof. Lucija Načinović Prskalo, PhD, Faculty of Informatics and Digital Technologies
Prof. Nela Malatesti, PhD, Faculty of Biotechnology and Drug Development
Katarina Pavičić Ivelja, M.Ed.Phil. and Philol., Faculty of Engineering
Snježana Pantoš, M.Econ., University Library Rijeka
Assoc. Prof. Dalida Rittossa, PhD, Faculty of Law
Sanda Tamarut, MSc, Faculty of Health Studies
Bruno Valpotić, Student Council of the University of Rijeka
Ivona Traunkar, PhD, Faculty of Mathematics
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.