Franci Demšar

Slovenian physicist and politician

Franci Demšar (born 4 February 1960) is a Slovenian physicist and politician.

From 1997 to 1999, he was Secretary of State at the Ministry of Science and Technology.^[1] From 4 February 1999 to 7 June 2000, he served as the Minister of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia. From 2001 to 2004, he was the Slovenian ambassador in the Russian Federation.^[1]

From 1 October 2004 to 30 October 2014, he was the Director of the Slovenian Research Agency.^[2] Since March 2018, he has been the Director of the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (NAKVIS).^[3] In 2020, he was elected President of the Central and Eastern European Network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (CEENQA), and reelected in September 2022.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Na čelu Nakvisa Franci Demšar" [NAKVIS to be Headed by Franci Demšar] (in Slovenian). Slovenian Press Agency. 23 March 2018.
^ "ARRS Terms of Office". 3 November 2020.
^ "Director of the Agency". NAKVIS. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "General Assembly and Workshop 2022". CEENQA. 24 September 2022.