WORK EXPERIENCE
Teaching/Lecturing:
Sociology and Fundamentals of Sociology
PERSONAL SKILLS
English C2 C2 C2 C2 C2
Certificate in Advanced English, University of Cambridge, June 1995, Ref.Num. 956624415021
German A2 A2 A2 A2 A2
Certificate in A1b1 German degree, Praktikum, June 2006, Ref.Num 141563800120
Levels: A1 and A2: Basic user - B1 and B2: Independent user - C1 and C2: Proficient user
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
international peer-reviewed journals, as well as the highly technical replies to the questions raised
by the reviewers.
Adaptation/Intercultural skills
Participated in numerous (over 18) international scientific conferences as an author/participant and
a peer - reviewer so I had a chance to meet and work in a multicultural environment.
Collaborated and communicated at all professional levels, and with people from diverse origins and
cultures.
Managed and coordinated several projects and collaborations in parallel, planned work to achieve
goals and targets on time, set realistic objectives, developed creative solutions to problems.
Supervised and taught bachelor and specialist graduate professional students, adapting to different
scientific levels and backgrounds, stimulating discussion and reflexion.
Chaired & participated in evaluation committees juried and marked essays, final exams, bachelor
& master thesis.
Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user Proficient user
Driving licence A, B
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Barbara; Radišić, Bojan; Marinclin, Antonija; Del Vechio, Manuel; Mlađenović, Jasmina, editor(s).
Požega : Veleučilište u Požegi, 2018 (proceedings).
2. 15 years of University of Applied Sciences in Pozega / Pisker, Barbara; Zima, Dinko, editor(s).
Požega : Veleučilište u Požegi, 2013. (monograph).
Book chapters
1. Pisker, Barbara.
The Impact of Erasmus programme on the Internationalization of Polytechnic in Pozega //
Požeško obrazovanje i školstvo u prošlosti, sadašnjosti i budućnosti / Zima, Dinko ; Andrlić, Berislav ;
Pisker, Barbara ; Radišić, Bojan ; Marinclin, Antonija ; DelVechio, Manuel ; Mlađenović, Jasmina,
editor(s).
Požega : Veleučilište u Požegi, 2018. Str. 87-93.
2. Pisker, Barbara.
Business as the foundation of the communitiy welfare // Start - up priručnik za strateški razvoj
poduzetništva-.
Požega : Veleučilište u Požegi, 2014.. Str. 19-28.
3. Bjelić, Dragana; Pisker, Barbara; Vulić, Vesna.
The Concept of Reasonable Time in Court Proceedings in Croatia // Legal Language in Action:
Translation, Terminology, Drafting and Procedural Issues / Šarčević, Susan, editor(s).
Zagreb : Nakladni zavod Globus, 2009.. Str. 411-421.
Textbooks and scripts
1. Pisker, Barbara.
The Basis of Sociology - script .
Požega : Veleučilište u Požegi, 2010..
Scientific papers in other journals
1. Pisker, Barbara; Mustapić, Zrinka.
The Socio-economic Impact Analysis on IT Secirity Spending. // Journal of International Scientific
Publications: Economy & Business. 6 (2012) ; 132-139 (journal article).
2. Pisker, Barbara; Mustapić, Zrinka; Zima, Predrag.
Legal realism: theoretical basis of interdisciplinary opening in legal sciences. // Pravni vjesnik.
12/1 (2012) ; 145-173 (journal article).
3. Jeleč Raguž, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara.
Regional Role of Higher Education Institutions in Croatia. // World Academy of Science,
Engineering and Technology International Journal of Social, Behavioral, Educational, Economic,
Business and Industrial Engineering. 5 (2011) , 5; 688-693 (journal article).
Nonscientific papers in other journals
1. Pisker, Barbara; Mustapić, Zrinka; Zima Predrag.
Law - justice: analogy of an antinomy. // Pravni vjesnik. 29 (2013) , 2; 83-103 (journal article).
2. Mustapić, Zrinka; Pisker, Barbara.
How to Catch up: the Knowledge based Society in a Context of EU enlargement. // Informator :
instruktivno-informativni list za ekonomska i pravna pitanja. 5649 (2008) ; 1-3 (journal article).
3. Bjelić, Dragana; Pisker, Barbara.
Review of conciliation issue as an alternative method of labour dispute resolution. // Radno
pravo. 9/07 (2007) ; 25-30 (journal article).
4. Pisker, Barbara; Perešin, Daliborka.
Secularization: fiction, myth, confusion or reality?. // Pravni vjesnik, Tromjesečni glasnik za
pravne i društveno-humanističke znanosti Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta J.J.Strossmayera u Osijeku.
1-2 (2007) ; 247-270 (journal article).
Scientific conference papers with international peer-review
1. Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Crnković, Helena.
Human Development Index and Economic Indicators // Proceedings of 6th International
Conference "Vallis Aurea" Focus on: Research & Innovation / Katalinić, Branko, editor(s).
Požega, Vienna : Polytechnic in Pozega, Croatia & DAAAM International Vienna, Austria, 2018. 327-
336 (lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
2. Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Radman, Mateo Ivan.
Social Trust and Economic Growth in Croatia // Research Symposium Proceedings
Entrepreneurship & SMEs in Emerging Markets: Competitiveness & Innovation in Knowledge
Economy / Usai, Antonio ; Porcheddu, Daniele ; Morandi, Francesco ; Cardinali, Silvio ; Del Giudice,
Manlio, editor(s).
Sassari, Olbia : University of Sassari, 2017. 40-51 (lecture,international peer-
review,published,scientific).
3. Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Rendić, Nina.
Corporate Social Responsibility Case Study Analysis: Multiple Regression Model Application
in Hartmann Group // Conference Proceedings 2nd Business & Entrepreneurial Economics
Conference, BEE Conference / Kolaković, Marko, editor(s).
Zagreb : Student Business Incubator at the University of Zagreb Zagreb, Trg J. F. Kennedya 6, 2017.
182-191 (lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
4. Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara.
The Pursuit for Social Capital in the Republic of Croatia // International Parallel Conferences on
Researches in Industrial & Applied Sciences, Conference Proceedings / Malayeri ; Amin D., editor(s).
Dubai : International Association of Researches on Industrial and Applied Science (IARIAS), 2014. 51-
64 (lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
5. Mezak Stastny, Mirela; Pisker, Barbara; Štefanac Karolina.
The Vitality of the "New Democracy" in the Croatian Public Administration // III. Međunarodna
konferencija Razvoj javne uprave / Smoljić, Mirko, editor(s).
Vukovar : Veleučilište Lavoslav Ružička u Vukovaru, 2013. 566-577 (lecture,international peer-
review,published,scientific).
6. Pisker, Barbara; Radman-Funarić, Mirjana.
Beyond the Inconsistency of the Croatian Primary Energy Production Data: A Method to
Improve its Statistical Analysis // 3rd International Scientific Conference "Whither Our Economies–
2013" Conference Proceedings / Jurevičienė, Daiva, editor(s).
Vilnius : Mykolas Romeris University, Faculty of Economics and Finance Managemen, 2013. 61-68
(lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
7. Pisker, Barbara; Bunić, Ivana.
The City of Pozega Public Location Titles Symbolism // 3rd International Conference "Vallis
Aurea" Focus on: Regional Development / Branko Katalinić, editor(s).
Požega-Vienna, Croatia-Austria : Polytechnic of Pozega, Croatia & DAAAM International Vienna,
Austria, 2012. 739-743 (lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
8. Mezak Stastny, Mirela; Vitez, Marijeta; Pisker, Barbara.
Organic agriculture in the modern way of the business activity // Transitional Challenges of EU
Integration and Globalization / Prof.Dr. Čičić, Muris ; et al., editor(s).
Sarajevo : School of Economics and Business, University of Sarajevo, 2008. 1-11 (international peer-
review,published,scientific).
9. Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara.
The combination selection of the most adequate development projects in a constraint budget
investment // Proceedings of the 1st International Conference "Vallis Aurea" Focus on: Regional
Development / Katalinić, Branko, editor(s).
Vienna : Polythnics of Požega, Croatia & DAAAM International Vienna, Austria, 2008. 813-817
(lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
10. Mustapić, Zrinka; Pisker, Barbara.
Socio-economic implications of knowledge dissemination in knowledge based society of
enlarged European union // 6th International conference Economic integration, competition and
cooperation.
Opatija, 2007. (lecture,international peer-review,published,scientific).
Other refereed conference papers
1. Pisker, Barbara.
An Acceptable Risl Level Maintance: The Problem of IT Security // OTO 2012, 21. Znanstveno
stručni skup Organizacija i tehnologija održavanja / Lacković, Zlatko, editor(s).
Županja : Grafika d.o.o., 2012. 73-81 (lecture,international peer-review,published,expert).
2. Mirela Mezak Stastny; Barbara Pisker.
The Position of Ecological Production in Croatian and European Legal System // Dani jabuka
Požega 2007..
Požega : Hrvatsko zavod za poljoprivrednu savjetodavnu službu, Odsjek Požeško-slavonske
županije, 2007. 23-25 (lecture,domestic peer-review,published,expert).
Unpublished papers
1. Pisker, Barbara.
Sociology in a system of higher education in The Republic of Croatia: an example of
vocational studies // .
(lecture,domestic peer-review,unpublished,scientific).
Dissertations
1. Pisker, Barbara.
Chritical Legal theory: Tradition and a New Synthesis / doctoral thesis.
Zagreb : Filozofski fakultet, 21.06. 2011., 256 pages. Mentor: Kregar, Josip.
Conferences
http://bib.irb.hr/pretrazivanje_jednostavno?lang=E...
▪ Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Crnković, Helena Human Development Index and
Economic Indicators // Proceedings of 6th International Conference "Vallis Aurea" Focus on:
Research & Innovation / Katalinić, Branko, editor(s).Požega, Vienna : Polytechnic in Pozega,
Croatia & DAAAM International Vienna, Austria, 2018. 327-336 (lecture,international peer-
review,published,scientific).
▪ Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Radman, Mateo Ivan. Social Trust and Economic
Growth in Croatia // Research Symposium Proceedings Entrepreneurship & SMEs in Emerging
Markets: Competitiveness & Innovation in Knowledge Economy / Usai, Antonio ; Porcheddu,
Daniele ; Morandi, Francesco ; Cardinali, Silvio ; Del Giudice, Manlio, editor(s). Sassari, Olbia :
University of Sassari, 2017. 40-51 (lecture,international peerreview, published, scientific).
▪ Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara The Pursuit for Social Capital in the Republic of
Croatia // International Parallel Conferences on Researches in Industrial & Applied Sciences,
Conference Proceedings / Malayeri ; Amin D., editor(s).Dubai : International Association of
Researches on Industrial and Applied Science (IARIAS), 2014. 51-64 (lecture,international peer-
review,published,scientific).
▪ Bjelić, Dragana; Pisker, Barbara; Vulić, Vesna.The Concept of Reasonable Time in Court
Proceedings in Croatia // Legal Language in Action: Translation, Terminology, Drafting and
Procedural Issues / Šarčević, Susan, editor(s). Zagreb : Nakladni zavod Globus, 2009.. Str. 411-
421.
▪ Radman-Funarić, Mirjana; Pisker, Barbara; Rendić, Nina.Corporate Social Responsibility Case
(lecture,domestic peer-review,published,expert).
▪ Jeleč Raguž, Mirjana; Andrlić, Berislav; Pisker, Barbara. Modern Trends in Packaging Waste
Management // Poslovna logistika u suvremenom menadžmentu, Knjiga 2 / Segetlija, Zdenko,
editor(s).Osijek : Ekonomski fakulet Osijek, 2006. 37.-46. (lecture,domestic peer-
review,published,scientific).
▪ Pisker, Barbara; Bjelić, Dragana; Mezak Stastny, Mirela. Maintenance in Favor of Corporate
Social Responsibility // OTO 2006 / Đuro Banaj, editor(s). Požega : Grafika d.o.o., Osijek, 2006.
67-75 (lecture,domestic peer-review,published,scientific).
▪ Pisker, Barbara; Mezak Stastny, Mirela; Štefanac, Karolina. Social Context Dynamics of
Technological Change // .(lecture,domestic peer-review,unpublished,expert).
▪ Pisker, Barbara. Sociology in a System of Higher Education in The Republic of Croatia: an
Example of Vocational Studies // .(lecture,domestic peer-review,unpublished,scientific).
Honours and awards ▪ Pozesko-slavonska county award for a professional and scientific work in a Programme of public
needs in education and science in Pozesko-slavonska county (2008)
▪ Polytechnic in Pozega award - category International/national projects (2017)