Croatian science and education minister loses post in election

Blaženka Divjak has said she will go back to academic life

Croatia’s science and education minister Blaženka Divjak has lost her seat in a national election and so will be leaving her post and returning to academia.

Divjak (pictured right, alongside EU R&D commissioner Mariya Gabriel), who was a prominent figure during the Croatian presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of the year, said at a press briefing on 7 July that she was satisfied the government had set the right direction for higher education reforms.