Croatian Science Foundation / Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost

The Foundation is governed by the Board, which is composed of seven members. The Foundation’s Board members are appointed by the Croatian Parliament upon nomination by the Government of the Republic of Croatia, who selects them from the pool of excellent Croatian scientists, taking into account equal representation of all scientific areas. Candidates for Board members are nominated by scientific institutes, the Croatian Rectors’ Conference, university Senates, the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, The Croatian Chamber of Commerce, employers’ associations, National Council for Science as well as individual scientists and academia members, following a public call for nominations.

Board members elect their President and Deputy President by a majority vote.

At the constitutive session of the current Board, held on 17 June 2021, the Board members elected as Board President Professor Nikola Ružinski, PhD. Professor Željko Kaštelan, PhD, F.C.A. and Associate Professor Anna-Maria Getoš Kalac were elected as Deputy Presidents.