Blaženka Divjak

Blaženka Divjak
Minister of Science and Education
In office
9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020
Prime MinisterAndrej Plenković
Preceded byPavo Barišić
Succeeded byRadovan Fuchs
Personal details
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Varaždin, SR Croatia,
SFR Yugoslavia
Political partyIndependent
Alma materUniversity of Zagreb
Occupation
  • Mathematician
  • politician

Blaženka Divjak (born 1 January, 1967) is a Croatian scientist and university professor at the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin. She served as Minister of Science and Education from 9 June, 2017 until 23 July, 2020.

Political life

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Blaženka Divjak has led curricular reform of general education, reform of vocational education and training, enhancement of relevance of higher education and excellence of research in recent years. She was chairing EU Council of ministers for education and Council of ministers for research and space during Croatian presidency (January – June 2020).

Education

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She holds a PhD in Mathematics from the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science and Mathematics. She served as Vice-Rector (academic official) for students and study programs at the University of Zagreb (2010–2014).

Sources

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  1. "Tri godine promjena". Ministarstvo znanosti i obrazovanja. Retrieved 4 October 2023.