Blaženka Divjak

PhD Blaženka Divjak
Divjak in Estonia during the EU2017EE Estonian Presidency
Minister of Science and Education
In office 9 June 2017 – 23 July 2020
Prime Minister	Andrej Plenković
Preceded by	Pavo Barišić
Succeeded by	Radovan Fuchs
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57) Varaždin, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	University 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

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

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

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