Assistant Professor Vlatko Smiljanić is a university lecturer and researcher (Researcher ID MBZ 405162) at the Department of Croatology and the Department of History, and Vice-Dean for Business Affairs at the Faculty of Croatian Studies, University of Zagreb.
He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Croatology (Kroatologija) (A1/A2).
He was born in 1995 in Virovitica, where he completed primary and secondary education. He graduated in History from the Faculty of Croatian Studies in 2020, where he served as a student demonstrator and scholarship recipient.
He has received the Rector’s Award, Dean’s Award, and Head of Department Award, as well as awards for scientific publications (2024).
He completed his doctoral studies in 2023 by defending his dissertation on Mirko Danijel Bogdanić with the highest distinction (summa cum laude).
He is the author of three books and co-author of another; editor of five scientific publications; and author of more than 100 scientific and professional papers.
His research interests include Croatian political, social, and cultural history, with particular emphasis on the local history of Slavonia and Podravina, biographical and ego-historical studies, and the history of education, institutions, and science.
From 2020 to 2024, he worked as a professional associate before being appointed Assistant Professor. From 2024 to 2025, he served as Assistant to the Rector and Acting Vice-Dean for Business Affairs. Since 2025, he has served as Vice-Dean for Business Affairs and Director of the King Sejong Institute in Zagreb.