Dr. Ivana Vojinović is a leading expert in environment, climate change, and EU integration in Montenegro, currently serving as Director of the Centre for Climate Change, Natural Resources and Energy at the University of Donja Gorica (UDG). She holds a PhD in environmental economy and EU integration and has 13 years of teaching experience at UDG, currently at the Faculty of Polytechnics and the Faculty for Culture and Tourism. She has held the Director role since 2022, and earlier earned a Master of Science in Economics from the University of Montenegro.
Prior to her academic role, Dr. Vojinović spent 10 years in the Government of Montenegro as Deputy Minister and General Director for Environment and Climate Change. When Montenegro opened EU accession negotiations, she was appointed to lead the country's negotiation process for Chapter 27 — Environment and Climate Change. She remains highly active on the international stage, having spoken at a NATO Parliamentary Assembly seminar on climate change and its security implications for the Western Balkans and participated as a panelist at the International Polieco Forum on ecological crime and waste management in Naples, Italy.