Lidija is a professor of Croatian and Czech language and literature whose journey with Erasmus+ began in 2015 when she joined the Croatian National Agency for Erasmus+ as a Programme Officer in the VET field. With nine years of experience, she has navigated a wide range of Erasmus+ formats, from mobility projects to accreditations and strategic partnerships, including various Erasmus+ support activities and initiatives, such as Training and Cooperation Activities, Online Linguistic Support, etc.
Since 2022, she has also served as the inclusion contact point for Vocational Education and Training, where she has been dedicated to making education and training through projects more accessible to all learners. Passionate about driving positive change, Lidija is committed to empowering diverse voices and promoting inclusive practices in the Programme.
Dora is an English and Russian translator whose Erasmus+ journey began during university when she participated in a youth exchange programme and spent time studying abroad. She joined the Adult Education Department at the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes in 2021 and later transitioned to the School Education Department, where she served as a Programme Officer for Partnerships for Cooperation and Learning Mobility of Individuals.
During her time as a Programme Officer, she worked extensively with beneficiaries on improving their projects, with an emphasis on strengthening the green and inclusion and diversity dimensions. Additionally, she worked on various other activities and initiatives, such as Training and Cooperation Activities, and acted as the Croatian contact point for the European Language Label.
Tajana is a social worker who, before joining the SALTO team at the Croatian Erasmus+ National Agency, worked at the ministry dealing with children, youth, family, social policy, poverty, social inclusion and persons with disabilities.
She carried out activities related to international and EU cooperation, representation of Croatia in international and EU bodies, preparation of laws, strategic documents, reports, events etc. For many years she implemented expert and operative tasks for the ministry as the National Authority for the Erasmus+ and European Solidarity Corps programmes (youth field).
Petra is a pedagogist who has been working with children and youth with fewer opportunities in different institutions and NGO's since 2016. Through her work she supported children and young people in their daily, school and extracurricular activities and mentored national and international volunteers. She also attended many training courses and workshops within Erasmus+ and European solidarity corps programs.
Before joining the SALTO team, she worked at the Croatian National Agency for Erasmus+ as a Program Officer for Learning Mobility of Individuals in the fields of school education and vocational education and training.
Hrvoje is an English translator and philosophy teacher who joined the SALTO team at the Croatian Erasmus+ National Agency in 2025. Before that, he had worked in the fields of cultural cooperation and mobility, advocacy, and diplomacy, building on his international experience as a translator.
In his professional work, he has implemented and initiated numerous projects supporting the international exchange of artists, scholars, and cultural workers, as well as the promotion of German-speaking cultural programmes in Croatia. In addition to this, he helped shape and organize advocacy campaigns aimed at supporting groups with fewer opportunities. These efforts include increasing access to early childhood education in underfunded areas, promoting foster care, and enhancing cultural participation among senior citizens and socioeconomically disadvantaged youth, particularly in rural areas.
