Research Areas:

• Entrepreneurial sciences
• European Cohesion Policy
• Cross-border Cooperation

Biography

Iztok Škerlič has a master's degree in entrepreneurial sciences and Bachelor's degree in Political sciences- European Studies, both at the University of Ljubljana. He is directing all his energy through entrepreneurial projects into preserving both the cultural and natural heritage of Istria. He honed his talents at the University Research Center of Primorska, ran the University Incubator of Primorska for four years, and then continued his career in the Government Office for Development and European Cohesion Policy of the Republic of Slovenia and Ministry of Economy as head of the Joint Technical Secretariat of Interreg Cross-border Cooperation Programme 2007-2013 between Slovenia and Italy, with the headquarter in Trieste- Italy. In 2016, he accepted the challenge of leading the Public Institute for the Promotion of Entrepreneurship and Development Projects of the Municipality of Izola, and today he is also acting as a Project Partner of the EUSAIR Facility Point.

At the Science and Research Centre Koper he is the Strategic Adviser for International Projects and future PhD researcher.