Iris Ljubicic

Marina Getaldica 12

20 000 Dubrovnik

Tel  : 091 502 51 80

Mail: irisljubicic@yahoo.com

Date and place of birth: 16 th of November 1977

Nationality: Croatian

STUDIES :

2004 - State Diploma for tourist/ history guide for the region of Dubrovnik for Spanish end

English language

2003 - Scholarship from Spanish government for expert course “Rapid Expert

Assistance and Co-operation for Conflict Prevention Operations, Crisis Management

and Post-Conflict Rehabilitation”, NGO Helsinki Espagna – Human Dimention,

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), United Nations,

Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Spanish Ministry of Defence, Spanish Ministry of

Interior, Institute for Human Rights, University of Complutense , Madrid , Spain

2002/2003 – Scholarship from the French government - Master deegre: Mediterranean -

Identity, Culture and Cultural Management at the University of Nice, Sophia

Antipolis, France

2002 – Graduated at University of Zagreb , Croatia , Faculty of Philosophy; departement of

French and Italian Language and Literature

2002 – State Diploma for tourist/ history guide for the region of Dubrovnik for French and

Italian language

1996 – Gymnasium deegre at Dubrovnik

SUPPLEMENTARY STUDIES:

1999 – Invited by Institut of General and Applicated Linguistics and Phonetics, University of

Sorbonnne

1997 – Stay in Florence at the Insitute of Italian Language and Culture “ Michelangelo”

1996 – Stay in Aix-en-Provence following the course of French Civilisation and Language

1995 – Continuation of my linguistic practice in Annecy , France

1994 – Linguistic stay in Besancon on invitation from the school, France

Practice of English at King Street Collage, London

SEMINARS AND CONGRESES:

2004 - Congress “Cultural Rights and Human Development”, within the framework of the

Forum Barcelona 2004, organized by: UNESCO, Spanish Agency of International

Cooperation, the United Nations' Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural

Rights and the United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP), Interarts,

Barcelona , Spain

2004 - International seminar “Training on Management and Cultural Policies for Cultural

Diversity and Development”, UNESCO and University of Girona , Spain

2003 – Workshop “ Innovative Strategies in International Cultural Co-operation”,

The Amsterdam-Maastricht Summer University , scholarship from Dutch government,

2003 - International workshop “Artistic and environmental values within urban

development”, Foundation Romualdo del Bianco, Florence

2003 - Seminaire “ Sustainable development”, Fondation Eni Enrico Mattei and organisation

IDEAS, Venise

2002 – Participation at the course “Redefinding cultural identities”, Institut of International

relations of Zagreb , Dubrovnik

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES:

French, Italian, English, Spanish – excellent knowledge

German, Catalan – basic knowledge

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2004- Tourist guide for Dubrovnik region

Volunteering the 13th International Conference on Voluntary, organized by

VolontEurope ( London ), co-organizer was National Foundation for Civil Society

Development ( Zagreb ), and local organizer was DEŠA ( Dubrovnik ), Cavtat , Croatia

2003 – internship at IEMed ( European Institut of Mediteranean), working exposition

“Splenour of Medieval Mediteranean”, Barcelona , Universal Forum of Cultures,

co- organised by the UNESCO, Barcelona City Council, the Catalan Autonomous

Government and the Spanish Government Trsathe organization's 186 member states.

2002 – Representative of the french travel agency Fram and tourist guide for the region of

Dubrovnik

Translator at the Congress of World Tourism Organisation (WTO), Dubrovnik

2001 – Represenative of the French travel agency Croatie Tours and the English travel

agency Thompson

IT:

Word, Excel, Internet, Photo Shop, Power Point

FAVORABLE INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES:

Travelling.

Protection of historical monuments (membre of Society for protection of monuments in Dubrovnik , participation in UNESCO's project on franciscan monastery in 1995).

Member of the Association of Translators, Dubrovnik .