Antonija Matić

Antonija Matić is a formally educated economist with PhD in the scientific field of social science, with experience in banking and EU programs and projects. She started her career in 2002 in the banking sector, where she gained most experience as a Financial Advisor for SMEs. In 2015 she started working at the Academy of Arts and Culture, first as a Lecturer and then as the Head of the Department for Science, Art, EU Projects and Programmes and Interinstitutional Cooperation. She worked there as a Coordinator and Financial Manager on EU projects (Creative Europe, Erasmus +, Interreg). She was also a member of the international conferences organization team and coordinator of different national projects. Since 2024. she has been working in the Croatian Academic and Research Network - CARNET as the Head of the Office for the European Union Financial Support Services, in the National Coordination Center for Industry, Technology and Research in Cyber Security.