Dušan Radonjič
Slovenian economist (born 1941)
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Dušan Radonjič (born 1941) is a Slovenian economist, university professor (University of Maribor)[1] and member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (class of Social Sciences, Law and Economics).[2]
Dušan Radonjič | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 29, 1941 |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Ljubljana University of Zagreb |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Marketing |
| Institutions | University of Maribor |
Education and work
In Maribor he finished primary and high school; he studied economics at University of Ljubljana and Zagreb. At latter he completed PhD.[3] He is a tenured professor at Faculty of Economics and Business[4] and also at Faculty of Logistics.[5]
He was also Dean of the school (1987) and twice Vice-Chancellor of University of Maribor (1996–97 and 2003–07).[6]
In 2010 he was running for a position of Chancellor of University of Maribor; he received 4.4% of votes, the least among five candidates.[7]
Memberships
Radonjič is a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts[8] and a member of the board of directors of the European Council for Business Education (he was also a president at ECBE).[9]
Politics
In 2008 Slovenian elections he unsuccessfully ran for MP seat as member of the political party Zares.[10] He was party member for 7 months and resigned from the party after the elections.[11]
On 28 May 2014 he was announced as a candidate for a position of Slovenian Prime Minister by seating MP Ivan Vogrin.[12] Radonjič was Vogrin's mentor for his MA thesis in 1999.[13] He didn't receive 10 required MP signatures to be officially named as a candidate.[14]