Team

Julijana Vučo

Executive Director

Julijana Vučo, italianist, university professor. She is the author of numerous scientific and professional papers and monographs on applied and educational linguistics. She is one of the founders of institutionalized Italian language teaching in Serbia and Montenegro. She is an expert of the Ministry of Education and Science of Serbia on foreign language issues, as well as the author of bilingual teaching in Serbia. She was a member of the Education Council of the Republic of Serbia in two convocations. She is a member of the Board for Education of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, domestic and international scientific associations. A visiting professor at universities around the world, especially in Italy and the region. Professor Vučo participated in numerous national and international scientific projects. She is active as a literary translator.

Julijana was born and raised in Belgrade, a city she identifies with, especially its’ traditional international spirit. She considers Italy as a part of her broadened cultural space. Julijana loves reading, listening to opera, following rowing, walking and spending quality time with her children and grandchildren.

Tanja Djordjevic

Grants and Administration Manager

Tanja Djordjevic is an experienced administrative and finance professional with over 18 years of expertise in international organizations and companies. Until recently, she worked at the Open Society Initiative for Europe in Barcelona, where she was responsible for finance administration, grants management, budgeting, contracts, and event organization. After a decade of contributing to OSF’s mission, the office closed, marking the end of this chapter in her career.

Born and raised in Belgrade, Tanja graduated in Spanish Philology from the University of Belgrade. She later earned an MBA, further strengthening her expertise in business administration and management. Her love for languages and culture led her to Spain, where she lived in Madrid before returning to her home country. Eventually, love brought her back to Spain, settling in Barcelona, a city she now calls home.

Before OSF, Tanja worked at the United Nations as a Programme Assistant, overseeing grant administration and providing key administrative support. She is fluent in Spanish, English, and Catalan, with Serbian as her mother tongue. In her free time, she enjoys exploring nearby beaches and diving into books on spirituality.

Žarko Cvejić

Translator

Žarko Cvejić is a musicologist, professor, and vice-dean for international cooperation at the Faculty of Media and Communication in Belgrade, where he teaches bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral courses in European and American classical and popular music history, cultural and media studies. He holds a B.A. and M.St. degree from the University of Oxford (UK, 2004) and an M.A. and Ph.D. degree from Cornell University (USA, 2011). Apart from his doctoral dissertation, so far he has published a book-length academic monograph in Serbian and English, two essay collections in English, as well as a large number of academic articles and books chapters, mostly in English. In addition to writing and teaching, he also works as a translator of academic literature from Serbo-Croatian to English and vice versa, in musicology, art and performance theory, and other related fields in the humanities.