Bilingualism Matters opened in Rijeka, Croatia, in June 2014 as part of the EU funded AThEME project .
Branch aims
- Disseminate accurate and scientifically founded information about bilingualism – e.g., through talks, seminars and workshops
- Offer expert advice on bilingualism – e.g., through face to face drop-in sessions, or by email or telephone
- Raise awareness of the importance and benefits of bilingualism – e.g., through language & cultural events, and artistic competitions
- Promote bilingualism in society – e.g., by promoting foreign language learning, including Croatian as a second or foreign language.
Get in touch
- Visit their website: Bilingualism Matters @ Rijeka
- Follow them on twitter @BMRijeka
- Like their facebook page Bilingualism Matters Rijeka
The Rijeka team

Dr. Tihana Kraš
Branch Director; Assistant Professor of Linguistics
Tihana Kraš is Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - psycholinguistics, sentence processing, bilingualism, second language acquisition

Dr. Tihana KrašBranch Director; Assistant Professor of Linguistics

Dr. Branka Drljača Margić
Assistant Professor of Applied Linguistics
Branka Drljača Margić is Assistant Professor and Head of the English and Applied Linguistics Section of the Department of English at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - language contact, language attitudes and the presence of English in academic and research settings

Dr. Branka Drljača MargićAssistant Professor of Applied Linguistics

Dr. Franco Finco
Visiting Professor of Italian
Franco Finco is Research Fellow in the CIRF (Interdepartmental Research Centre for Languages and Culture in Friuli) at the University of Udine (Italy), and Visiting Professor in the Department of Italian at the University of Rijeka.
Research interests - Italian linguistics; sociolinguistics; language contact; minority languages.

Dr. Franco FincoVisiting Professor of Italian

Željka Macan
Researcher
Senior Lecturer in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka and in the Department’s Rijeka School of Croatian Studies, a centre for teaching Croatian as a second and foreign language

Željka MacanResearcher

Dr Gianna Mazzieri-Sanković
Researcher
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of Italian at the University of Rijeka;
Teaches Italian at Rijeka’s Italian Secondary School

Dr Gianna Mazzieri-SankovićResearcher

Dr Nadja Mifka-Profozić
Researcher
Assistant Professor in the Department of English at the University of Zadar, Croatia

Dr Nadja Mifka-ProfozićResearcher

Dr Aneta Stojić
Researcher
Associate Professor in the Department of German at the University of Rijeka

Dr Aneta StojićResearcher

Dr Irena Vodopija-Krstanović
Researcher
Assistant Professor and Head of the Department of English at the University of Rijeka

Dr Irena Vodopija-KrstanovićResearcher

Prof. Silvana Vranić
Researcher
Professor in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka

Prof. Silvana VranićResearcher

Dr Zvjezdana Vrzić
Researcher
Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies at the University of Rijeka

Dr Zvjezdana VrzićResearcher

Dr Sanja Zubčić
Researcher
Associate Professor in the Department of Croatian at the University of Rijeka

Dr Sanja ZubčićResearcher

Dario BanEducator

Tanja StipećEducator

Diana PredragProfessional associate

Ana Bratulić
Research Assistant
Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of Foreign Languages of the University of Rijeka’s Faculty of Maritime Studies

Ana BratulićResearch Assistant

Irena Meštrović Štajduhar
Research Assistant
Research and Teaching Assistant in the Department of English at the University of Rijeka;
PhD student at Karl-Franzens-Universitaet Graz

Irena Meštrović ŠtajduharResearch Assistant

Vanja SlavujPhD candidate

Antonela Marjanušić
MA student
MA student of English and Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka

Antonela MarjanušićMA student

Helena Rubčić
MA student
MA student of English and German Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka

Helena RubčićMA student

Siniša Smiljanić
MA student
MA student of English and Croatian Language and Literature at the University of Rijeka
