Juraj Bilić received his master’s degree in economics from the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek. He started his career in 2001. as a translator for the United Nations. Soon, he became the coordinator of educational projects in the non-governmental sector, where, among other things, he led the project “New School – integrated school Vukovar” to establish the first integrated and intercultural elementary school in Vukovar.
While working in the non-governmental sector, he gained extensive experience in the development, application and implementation of educational projects financed by the European Commission, the World Bank, the Kingdom of Norway, the Republic of Croatia and other major donors.
After joining CARNET he took over the position of Expert in EU projects. He participated in operational programming in education for the operational programs “Competitiveness and Cohesion” and “Effective Human Resources” in the Republic of Croatia.
He initiated and led the development of the e-School project, the largest informatization project funded by the European Union, which digitally transforms the teaching and business processes of primary and secondary schools and raises their digital maturity.
He also led the cooperation with the European Investment Bank to develop the e-School project following EU regulations, digital and educational programs and strategies, and national indicators.
