ACADEMY

Mission

The Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb is dedicated to excellence in higher education in the field of performing and audiovisual arts. Emphasizing the preservation of cultural heritage, the enrichment of social diversity through new artistic values, and encouraging students to nurture Croatian and European culture, the Academy contributes to the development of dramatic, dance, and audiovisual arts through learning, teaching, creation, and research. By bridging tradition and modernity, the Academy highlights the importance of dramatic, dance, and audiovisual arts in a broader social context.

Vision

The Academy of Dramatic Art at the University of Zagreb is the most influential artistic academy in the fields of film, theater, and performing arts in the Republic of Croatia. With its vision, it extends its influence on both regional and European levels, establishing itself as a reliable partner. It focuses on a pioneering approach to the application and research of innovative learning methods, collaborating with relevant institutions to foster the individual progress of each student.

The Academy's primary goal is the continuous advancement of its activities, adapting to contemporary pedagogical approaches, and responding to dynamic changes in the artistic world. Through collaboration with other cultural and educational institutions, independent scene organizations, and private entities, the Academy encourages the exchange of ideas and experiences among its teachers and students. This aims to set high standards of excellence in artistic education while striving to make a direct impact on the positive development of the overall cultural scene.

1. Recognition, Excellence, and Innovation: The Academy strives for recognition through excellence and innovation in film, theater, and performing arts, positioning itself as one of the leading artistic academies in the region.

2. Artistic Creation and Research: Committed to developing and delivering university-level artistic studies, the Academy fosters top-tier artistic creation, research, and highly specialized work in the fields of performing and audiovisual arts.

3. Student-Centered Education: A key value is a strong focus on students, encouraging individual progress through tailored pedagogical approaches.

4. Competent and Competitive Faculty: The Academy’s strength lies in its faculty – active artists and scholars from diverse disciplines - who are not only highly competent but also competitive on both national and international levels.

5. Employability and Competitiveness of Graduates: Special attention is given to ensuring high employability and competitiveness of graduates in national and international job markets.

6. Contribution to Arts and Artistic Education: The Academy is dedicated to contributing to the arts and artistic education, recognizing their significance for cultural and intellectual life.

7. Ethics, Tolerance, Multiculturalism, Inclusion, Sustainability, and Environmental Protection: The Academy promotes ethical behavior, tolerance, multiculturalism, and the inclusion of vulnerable and underrepresented groups, while also fostering ecological awareness. It conducts its activities in accordance with principles of sustainability, advocating for and implementing environmental protection initiatives.

8. Affirmation of Social Values: All Academy activities are directed toward affirming positive social values, fostering the full development of human personality, promoting human dignity, human rights, fundamental freedoms, equality, and inclusivity.

9. Preservation and Advancement of Cultural Heritage: The Academy plays a special role in preserving and enhancing national intellectual, artistic, scientific, and cultural heritage while strengthening the international recognition of Croatian higher education, culture, and arts.

10. Nurturing Artistic Disciplines: The Academy’s purpose is to cultivate and promote artistic, professional, and research disciplines in performing arts, film, applied arts, dance, photography, radio, television, and video games, as well as arts-related sciences – film studies, theater studies, and dramaturgy – as fundamental expressions of national culture.

Gender equality is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union and is recognized in the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia as one of the highest values of the country’s constitutional order. In Croatian legislation, the concept of gender equality is further elaborated in the Gender Equality Act (NN 82/08, 69/17), which prohibits both direct and indirect discrimination based on gender, sexual orientation, marital, and family status. This law also mandates that educational institutions implement gender equality training programs for their staff. As a result, educational institutions are required to promote non-discriminatory knowledge about women and men, work towards eliminating gender inequality and stereotypes in education at all levels, and integrate gender perspectives into all educational fields. The Gender Equality Act also allows for the introduction of special measures aimed at eliminating existing inequalities. These measures are temporary and serve to achieve substantive equality between women and men, without being considered discriminatory.

Gender equality strategies include obligations and actions aimed at promoting gender equality through structural change, striving to transform organizational processes, cultures, and structures in the fields of research and innovation to reduce gender inequalities. These strategies must be inclusive and responsive to diverse gender identities. In accordance with the constitutional and legal values of the Republic of Croatia and the European Union, the Academy of Dramatic Art has adopted its Gender Equality Strategy for 2023–2028. This strategy ensures equal opportunities for all genders in all areas of the educational process and fosters a culture of gender equality within the institution. The strategy defines goals, activities, responsible bodies or individuals for implementation, and timelines for achieving these objectives and activities.

The Academy of Dramatic Art has developed a quality assurance system, incorporating both formal and informal implementation methods. Alongside the continuous development and adaptation of this system, the Academy fosters a culture of quality, which involves the acceptance and implementation of quality standards at all levels of institutional activity. A wide range of activities – including surveys, peer reviews, self-assessments, and cross-evaluations – are regularly conducted in various forms and for different purposes. However, the Academy recognizes the importance of streamlining these efforts and integrating quality assurance into all aspects of its work. This is particularly crucial in artistic education, as well as in other teaching and non-teaching processes, where planning, monitoring, and documentation contribute to both the quality of execution and ongoing improvement – which is the essence of quality itself.

To embed quality into all levels and activities of the Academy, the active participation of everyone involved in these processes is essential. The Academy continuously encourages engagement and education on quality management among all stakeholders, including the administration, the Quality Management Committee, the Student Council, students, faculty, and non-teaching staff. The goal is to establish a shared understanding, acceptance, and application of the quality system, ultimately shaping a true culture of quality within the institution.

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Asst. Prof. Marijan Alčevski

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Full Prof. Art. Borna Baletić, permanent tenure

Full Prof. Snježana Banović, PhD, permanent tenure

Asst. Prof. Una Bauer, PhD

Asst. Prof. Art. Igor Bezinović

Asst. Prof. Art. Ina Bijelić

Full Prof. Art. Vesna Biljan Pušić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Jelena Blagović

Full Prof. Art. Sandra Botica Brešan, permanent tenure

Asst. Prof. Art. Saša Božić

Asst. Prof. Art. Romana Brajša

Dr. Art. Tihoni Brčić, senior lecturer

Full Prof. Art. Aida Bukvić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Nikša Butijer

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Asst. Prof. Dubravka Crnojević-Carić, PhD

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Goran Dević

Assoc. Prof. Art. Pravdan Devlahović

Assoc. Prof. Art. Krešimir Dolenčić

Marija Dujmić, assistant

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Asst. Prof. Goran Ferčec

Asst. Prof. Lea Anastazija Fleger

Full Prof. Art. Bernarda Fruk, permanent tenure

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Asst. Prof. Art. Tonći Gaćina

Assoc. Prof. Art. Vladimir Gojun

Assoc. Prof. Nataša Govedić, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Art. Ozren Grabarić

Asst. Prof. Sara Gregorić

Ivana Gusak Bilić, senior lecturer

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Petra Hrašćanec

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Ivan Idžojtić, assistant

Full Prof. Art. Mato Ilijić

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Asst. Prof. Art. Vanja Jambrović

Full Prof. Art. Velibor Jelčić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Andreja Jeličić

Assoc. Prof. Agata Juniku, PhD

Assoc. Prof. Art. Zvonimir Jurić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Ankica Jurić-Tilić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Hana Jušić

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Full Prof. Art. Lada Kaštelan

Full Prof. Art. Mario Kokotović

Asst. Prof. Art. Davor Konjikušić

Asst. Prof. Art. Nataša Kopeč

prof. art. Blaženka Kovač Carić

Asst. Prof. Art. Damir Kudin

Asst. Prof. Tibor Keser

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Assoc. Prof. Tatjana Lacko, PhD

Full Prof. Art. Ivana Legati, mr. sc., permanent tenure

Asst. Prof. Art. Juraj Lerotić

Asst. Prof. Art.  Ana Letunić

Full Prof. Art. Branko Linta

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Miro Manojlović, senior artistic associate 

Asst. Prof. Art. Maja Marjančić

Full Prof. Art.  Mate Matišić

Full Prof. Art. Rene Medvešek, permanent tenure

Asst. Prof. Art. Ivan Miladinov

Assoc. Prof. Jelena Modrić, PhD

Asst. Prof. Art. Ana Mrak

Asst. Prof. Art. Bojan Mrđenović

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Full Prof. Art. Suzana Nikolić, permanent tenure

Assoc. Prof. Art. Antonio Nuić

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Irma Omerzo

Assoc. Prof. Art. Robert Orhel

Full Prof. Art. Arsen Anton Ostojić, mr. sc., permanent tenure

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Asst. Prof. Art. Jelena Paljan

Assoc. Prof. Art. Tomislav Pavković

Assoc. Prof. Goran Pavlić, PhD

Full Prof. Art. Franka Perković Gamulin

Assoc. Prof. Art. Marina Petković Liker

Full Prof. Art. Darije Petković

Full Prof. Art. Sibila Petlevski, PhD, permanent tenure 

Marko Petrović, senior artistic associate 

Full Prof. Art. Boris Popović, permanent tenure

Assoc. Prof. Art. Alma Prica

Assoc. Prof. Art. Nikolina Pristaš

Full Prof. Art. Sergej Goran Pristaš, mr. sc.

Full Prof. Art. Ozren Prohić, mr. sc.

Asst. Prof. Art. Lovorka Puk Tomić

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Asst. Prof. Art. Rea Rajčić

Asst. Prof. Art. Nataša Rajković

Assoc. Prof. Art. Dora Ruždjak Podolski

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Mario Sablić

Full Prof. Art. Irena Sušac

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Asst. Prof. Tomislav Šakić, PhD

Full Prof. Art. Deni Šesnić

Asst. Prof. Art. Zrinka Šimičić Mihanović

Assoc. Prof. Art. Marija Škaričić

Full Prof. Art. Davor Švaić

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Asst. Prof. Sonja Tarokić

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Vedrana Vrhovnik

Stjepan Vuger, senior lecturer

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Assoc. Prof. Art. Tomislav Zajec

Full Prof. Art. Ksenija Zec

Asst. Prof. Art. Ivan Zelić

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Assoc. Prof. Jasna Žmak, PhD

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Maruška Aras, assistant

Dr. Maja Aqqad, senior lecturer

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Asst. Prof. Art. Nikola Baće

Full Prof. Toni Babarović, PhD

Ilija Barišić, expert associate

Boris Barkukčić, assistant

Tea Bašić Erceg, expert associate

Asst. Prof. Art. Matea Bilosnić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Barbara Bourek

Nikša Bratoš, expert associate

Assoc. Prof. Vinko Brešan

Asst. Prof. Art. Luka Bulović

Asst. Prof. Art. Željka Burić

Asst. Prof. Art. Borna Buljević

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Matija Čigir, assistant

Asst. Prof. Art. Martina Čvek

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Asst. Prof. Art. Dado Ćosić 

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Asst. Prof. Art. Mihaela Devald Roksandić

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Ana Đordić, lecturer

Assoc. Prof. Marina Đuranović, PhD

Full Prof. Art. Maja Đurinović

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Asst. Prof. Art. Željka Franulović

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Assoc. Prof. Marina Gabelica, PhD

Luka Gamulin, expert associate

Full Prof. Nikica Gilić, PhD

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Asst. Prof. Art. Iva Hladnik

Asst. Prof. Art. Iva Hraste-Sočo, PhD

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Asst. Prof. Art. Morana Ikić Komljenović

Bruno Isaković, expert associate

Asst. Prof. Art. Iva Ivan

Zdravka Ivandija Kirigin, assistant

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Dobroslav Jakovljević, expert associate

Asst. Prof. Ivančica Janković

Krsto Jaram, expert associate

Irena Jeričević, expert associate

Ida Jolić, assistant

Vini Juričić, assistant

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Ivana Katarinčić, expert associate

Asst. Prof. Art. Inja Kavurić Kireta

Asst. Prof. Art. Tibor Keser

Asst. Prof. Art. Marin Klišmanić

Assoc. Prof. Art. Ivo Knezović

Full Prof. Art. Silvestar Kolbas, permanent tenure

Fabijan Komljenović, assistant

Snježana Kovač-Bulić, coach, senior assistant

Asst. Prof. Art. Hrvoje Korbar

Asst. Prof. Art. Andrej Kovačević

Mario Kozina, lecturer

Iva Kraljević, assistant

Eva Kraljević, assistant

Asst. Prof. Bruno Kragić, PhD

Asst. Prof. Miljenko Krhen, PhD

Marija Krnić, expert associate

Srđan Krnjaić, artistic assistant

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Laura Lončar, assistant

Asst. Prof. Krunoslav Lučić, PhD

Ivan Lušičić, assistant

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Aleksandra Madsen, expert associate

Marko Makovičić, assistant

Matija Malatestinić, expert associate

Ivan Maloča, lecturer

Antonija Mamić, expert associate

Dr. Stanislav Matačić

Full Prof. Romana Matanovac, PhD

Karla Medvešek, assistant

Lada Menac, expert associate

Full Prof. Dr. Art. Enes Midžić

Lea Mileta, expert associate

Robert Milevoj, expert associate

Valentina Miloš, assistant

Damjan Mravunac, expert associate

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Asst. Prof. Art. Iva Nerina Sibila

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Assoc. Prof. Siniša Opić

Ivana Ostojčić, lecturer

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Assoc. Prof. Ranko Pauković

Assoc. Prof. Irena Paulus, PhD

Višnja Pentić, lecturer

Assoc. Prof. Suzana Perić

Assoc. Prof. Sonja Podgorelec, PhD

Asst. Prof. Ivana Podnar, PhD

Asst. Prof. Art. Sonja Pregrad

Dea Presečki, assistant

Asst. Prof. Iva Prosoli Stojkovska, PhD

Adrijana Prugovečki, assistant

Prof. Emer. Nenad Puhovski 

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Asst. Art. Jure Radnić

Nikolina Rafaj, expert assocciate 

Assoc. Prof. Marija Rakovac

Mr. Sc. Marko Rojnić, assistant  

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Renata Sabljak, assistant

Assoc. Prof. Svebor Sečak, PhD

Asst. Prof. Nebojša Slijepčević

Vanja Sremac, expert associate

Asst. Prof. Sara Stanić

Šimun Stankov, assistant

Marin Stević, assistant

Petra Svrtan, assistant

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Assoc. Prof. Doris Šarić-Kukuljica

Ivor Šiber, lecturer

Full Prof. Art. Berislav Šipuš

Dražen Šivak, assistant

Nika Špekuljuk, assistant

Una Štaclar Furač, assistant

Nastja Štefanić, assistant

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Full Prof. Art. Mladen Tarbuk

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Asst. Prof. Art. Zrinka Užbinec

Nina Ugrina, expert associate

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Asst. Prof. Art. Tina Vrtar Stipić

Ivan Veljača, expert assocciate

Tomislav Vujnović, expert associate

Lea Vene, lecturer

Jasminka Vilušić Grabo, expert associate

Krešo Vlahek, artistic associate

Full Prof. Saša Vojković, PhD

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Ljiljana Zaveršnik, expert associate

Martina Zdilar Sertić, expert associate

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Martina Žarkov, assistant

Full Prof. Art. Davor Žmegač