Prof. Ivana Katnic, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of International Economics, Finance and Business, University of Donja Gorica. She teaches Microeconomics I & II, Business Statistics, Statistics, Econometrics, Research Methodology, and Academic Writing, and is also a lecturer at multiple faculties, including the Faculty of Information Systems and Technologies, Faculty of Food Technology and Ecology, Faculty of Culture and Tourism, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Polytechnic, and Faculty of Sports Management. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Finance (2004) and a Master's degree in Entrepreneurial Economics (2007) from the Faculty of Economics, Podgorica, where she completed her PhD in International Economics (2016). She was a visiting PhD student at CERGE-EI, Charles University, Prague (2009-2010). From 2014-2018, she served as National Contact Person for Horizon 2020's "Spreading excellence and widening participation" program, and from 2015-2017 as a member of the National Expert Team for Higher Education Reform (HERE) under EACEA, Brussels. She was a member of the EU Negotiation Working Group for Chapter 18-Statistics (2012-2022) and Chapter 26-Education and Culture (2023-2025). She is the founder and Executive Director of the licensed research institution Center for Finance, and a member of the Society of Statisticians and Demographers of Montenegro, the Society of Economists and Managers of Montenegro, and MENSA Montenegro.