(University of) Georgia on My Mind

American Corner Zagreb hosts Daniela Angelina Jelinčić, Ph.D., a senior research adviser/full professor employed by the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), Croatia, for an interactive presentation and talk titled  ''(University of) Georgia on My Mind''
This program is intended for secondary school students and their teachers, and  university students.

The program is organized by American Corner Zagreb as part ''Student Mobility: U.S. Perspective'', a series of monthly sessions by American Corner Zagreb supported by U.S. Embassy Zagreb.
 
This event will take place at Odjel za djecu i mladež / Medioteka Gradske knjižnice, Starčevićev trg 4. Registration is required at amcornerzg@gmail.com.



In the lecture ''(University of) Georgia on My Mind”, Daniela Angelina Jelinčić takes us on a journey to Athens, GA by explaining her experience at the University of Georgia as a Fulbright research scholar. She will present some facts about the city of Athens and its University, alongside its significance, possibilities it offers to its students, study programs and research resources. What life in Athens / on the campus is like? How to manage your life in a totally different environment? Fancy practicing sports or just becoming a UGA sports fan? Or you are not really sporty but arty type? Where to hang out? And is it safe? Find answers to these questions by attending this lecture. You might even see yourself as a future UGA Fulbrighter…
 
About the Speaker:
 
Daniela Angelina Jelinčić holds a Ph.D. in Ethnology from the University of Zagreb, Croatia and her specific interests are in cultural tourism, cultural heritage management, cultural/creative industries, cultural and tourism policy, creativity, experience economy and social innovations. She is a senior research adviser/full professor employed by the Institute for International Relations (IRMO), Croatia. Dr. Jelinčić was a Fulbright visiting researcher (2019/2020) at the University of Georgia (research: Sensory Stimuli and Their Impact on Basic Emotions in the Experience Economy). As an adjunct professor, she teaches cultural tourism, cultural heritage management, creative industries, creativity at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb School of Business, Edward Bernays University of Applied Sciences in Zagreb and occasionally at the Helsinki University of Arts, Finland and at the UNESCO Chair for Cultural Heritage Management and Sustainable Development, Institute for Advanced Studies (iASK) in Köszeg, Hungary. Dr. Jelinčić is the author or co-author of several scientific books (Innovations in Culture and Development: The Culturinno Effect in Public Policy; ABC of Cultural Tourism; Culture in a Shop Window; Culture, Tourism, Interculturalism), co-editor or editor of the books Creating and Managing Experiences in Cultural Tourism  and Economic Sustainability of Culture and Cultural Tourism, author of a number of scientific articles and book chapters, national/international studies as well as of several national/local strategic documents. She served as the Council of Europe expert for cultural tourism and coordinated or participated in a number of national and international interdisciplinary research projects in the fields of cultural heritage, cultural tourism, creative industries, cultural and tourism policies, social entrepreneurship.
Bibliography: https://www.bib.irb.hr/pretraga?operators=and|Jelin%C4%8Di%C4%87,%20Daniela%20Angelina%20%2817425%29|text|profile