His main responsibilities include leading and coordinating the fundraising activities of the BIRN Hub programmes, and monitoring project implementation, to ensure high quality and timely outputs in line with the Network’s long-term strategic plans.
Previously, he worked at the University of Novi Sad, implementing Horizon Europe projects, and before that within the governmental and NGO sector. He has extensive experience in administration, financial and operational work. He also gained valuable experience as a project manager and consultant for many IT startups and companies. Before all that, he gained experience working with vulnerable groups and people with disabilities within different NGOs, organisations and institutions dealing with social protection.
Dragan studied Sociology at the University of Nis’s Faculty of Philosophy. In addition to his formal education, he has attended various project-related seminars and specialist educational sessions, such as the IAF Leadership Academy.
Along with his native Serbian, he speaks English and German.