EUSAIR - Final Report

MIRJANA ČAGALJ, CROATIA
Vice-president for Construction, Transport and Communications at the
Croatian Chamber of Commerce. In 2017, she became president of the
Forum of Adriatic-Ionian Chambers. She has been a member of the Parliamentary
Committee for Construction, and since 2015 a member of the
working group in the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia for
the non-systematic attraction of investments, in the Economic Council.
Ms Čagalj studied Civil Engineering at the University of Split. She has been
actively participating in the work of the Adriatic-Ionian Region for years.
She organized the 1 st Joint Conference Forum of the Adriatic and Ionian
Chambers of Commerce, Cities and Universities in Split in 2018. The conference
brought together more than 120 institutions from the three civil
society regional networks: Chambers of Commerce, Cities and Universities.
Ms Čagalj then made it clear how much joint effort and close cooperation
means for the overall progress of the region: “The economy is a prerequisite
for the development of cities and universities, and without educational staff,
the economy could not turn.”
EMILIJA KASTELIC, SLOVENIA
Holds a PhD in the field of architecture from the University of Primorska.
As project manager of EU funds, she has been involved in several projects
in the Interreg, Adrion Programme, and Creative Europe programme.
She gained her experience at the Scientific and Research Centre in Koper.
She currently heads the Cultural Department at the Institute for Youth,
Culture and Tourism of the Municipality of Koper–Capodistria.
Emilija has made an exceptional contribution to the work of EUSAIR TSG
Environmental Quality since 2016. She has efficiently supported the coordinators
of the pillar and the development of the first flagships of the EUSAIR
project within the Environmental Quality Pillar. Moreover, Emilija also developed
the first cross-pillar project involving the Quality of Tourism and was
the first employee at the EUSAIR Facility Point Office in Izola to show the path
of further development of the first generation of EUSAIR flagship projects.
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