Meet our Team

Maja Jukić

Maja has been teaching online for Školica since 2018. She has a MA in Philosophy and Croatian Language and Literature from the University of Zagreb. She also works as an entertainment artist in a hotel.

Marija Ćaćić

Marija is responsible for the day-to-day management of Školica since 2018. She also works as a translator. She studied German and French Language and Literature in Zagreb and has worked as a journalist and editor.

Mirjana Barović

Mirjana has taught for Školica since 2015. She is currently writing her masters theses in German Language and Literature, as well as Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology. She speaks fluent English and German, and Croatian sign language.

Iva Bezinović

Iva founded Školica in 2009. She is head of studies, teaches in Munich and also develops our teaching material. Iva studied​ ​Croatian Language and Literature in Zagreb and went on to work as a translator and teacher at university and grammar school level.

Ines Biškić

Ines started teaching online for Školica in 2016. She has a master's degree in Croatian and Italian Language and Literature from the University of Zagreb. She works as a language teacher, freelance translator and proofreader. She also speaks fluent English.

Paula Igaly

Paula teaches in Munich and also helps with the day-to-day running of Školica. She studied Croatian and German Studies in Zagreb and worked as a translator, proofreader and editor. She speaks German, Slovenian, English and Italian.

Ana-Marija Ivančić

Ana-Marija started teaching online for Školica in 2017. She has a master's degree in English Language and Literature and Pedagogy. She has also experience in teaching children.

Valentina Ivčec

Valentina has been teaching online for Školica since April 2017. She has an MA in Philosophy and a BA in Philosophy and Religious Studies. Valentina also teaches English to children and is studying the Dutch language.

Daniela Josipović Trusić

Daniela is working for Školica since 2016. She has a master's degree in Spanish and English Language and Literature. She works as a Croatian, English and Spanish teacher.

Klara Majetić

Klara has been teaching online for Školica since 2015. She is currently enrolled in the MA program for Croatian Language and Literature and Information science and is also working as a freelance translator and proofreader/editor.

Renata Matić

Renata is teaching for Školica online and in Croatia since 2013. She has an MA in German and Croatian language and literature from the university in Rijeka. She has varied teaching experience in teaching Croatian and German.

Lidija Ban Matovac

Lidija has been teaching online for Školica since January 2017 and is responsible for the day-to-day management. She has a MA in Croatian language and literature and Librarianship in Osijek. She has diverse experience in teaching Croatian as a second and foreign language (from beginners to advanced level) in Croatia as well as abroad.

Franka Palada

Franka Palada started teaching online for Školica in 2017. She specialises in teaching English and Italian as foreign languages and is currently working on her master’s theses.

Marija Perković

Marija started teaching online for Školica in 2016. She has a master's degree in English and Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Zadar. She also works as a freelance translator.

Sara Smrtić

Sara has been teaching for Školica online since 2016. She is currently studying for her master's degree in German and Croatian studies at the University of Zagreb, she also teaches German and Croatian.

Nina Škember

Nina started teaching for Školica in 2017. She studied journalism at the Faculty of Political Science of Zagreb University and currently lives and works in Munich.

Barbara Škvorc

Barbara started teaching online for Školica in 2017. She is currently working on her master's degree in German and Polish Language and Literature at the University of Zagreb. She also works as a German language teacher.