Dora Smolčić Jurdana, PhD

Head of the Institute of tourism, FTHM Opatija
Head of the Postgraduate University Doctoral Study – “Management of Sustainable Development”

Dora Smolčić Jurdana, PhD, Full Professor with Tenure, head of Institute of tourism at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management Opatija, University of Rijeka. She teaches the following courses: Economics of Tourism, Tourism Planning and Development, Ecotourism and on the doctoral study programme courses: Planning sustainable tourism development, Economics and Politics of sustainable development. She is head of the Postgraduate university doctoral study “Management of Sustainable Development”. Furthermore, she has published more than 90 scientific papers and has participated in numerous conferences, thematically related to tourism. As an active researcher, she has worked on 5scientificprojects. Additionally, Dora Smolčić Jurdana, besides being an IGCAT Expert, has been involved as a project manager, project coordinator, or researcher in developing a great number of professional projects, transferring theoretical knowledge into practice. The most important areas of her scientific and professional interest are strategic planning in tourism, sustainable tourism development, economic and social aspects of tourism.