Dragan Vulin (born 1 May 1986) is a Croatian politician and scientist.

Early life and education

Vulin was born in Osijek in 1986. He graduated from secondary school in 2005. He studied electrical engineering at th
Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT)
He obtained his first (BEng) degree in 2008, and second (MEng) degree in 2010. He received PhD degree in electrical engineering from the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT) in 2020. During his studies, he won the University of Osijek Rector's Award as well as the Croatian Energy Association „Hrvoje Pozar“ award.

Career

Vulin was employed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology Osijek (FERIT) as a research assistant from 2010 to 2020 and now he is employed as a postdoctoral researcher. He authored several scientific papers in the field of electromagnetism, circuit theory, renewable energy sources, and power electronics. He served as a deputy prefect of

Osijek-Baranja County Osijek-Baranja County (, hr, Osječko-baranjska županija, hu, Eszék-Baranya megye) is a county in Croatia, located in northeastern Slavonia and Baranja. Its center is Osijek. Other towns include Đakovo, Našice, Valpovo, Belišće, and B ...

from 2013 to 2017 and as a president of the County Assembly of

and a member of the City Council of

Osijek Osijek () is the fourth-largest city in Croatia, with a population of 96,848 in 2021. It is the largest city and the economic and cultural centre of the eastern Croatian region of Slavonia, as well as the administrative centre of Osijek-Baranja ...

from 2017 to 2021. In 2021, he was elected as a deputy mayor of City of

. He is a member of political party Hrvatska demokratska zajednica (HDZ). He was an

International Visitor Leadership Program The International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) is a professional exchange program funded by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The mission of IVLP is to offer current and emerging international leader ...

(IVLP) participant on the project: "Current US Social, Political and Economic Issues for Young European Leaders" in 2019.

References

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