Our staff are dedicated and inspired educators who are committed to the intellectual, social, and ethical development of students and who value educational experience of the United World Colleges, and UWC Mostar’s unique mission within the movement.
Leadership Team
Hendrik FLIER
Head of College
Velema ROKŠA
Director of Administration and Finance; Executive Director of the Foundation Board
Ljubica BAJO BEHMEN
Director of Student Well-being; Designated Safeguarding Lead; Self-taught Language A Teacher; Skill Building Lead
Haris IDRIZ
Director of Advancement and Outreach
Shreya AUSTIN
Director of Learning; History; TOK Teacher; Skill Building Lead
Teaching Staff
Dženan HAKALOVIĆ
History Teacher; Global Politics; Balkan Studies Lead; HoD Group 3
Ivana KNJEŽEVIĆ
English B Teacher
Selma ŠARANČIĆ
Biology Teacher; TOK; HoD Group 4
Ivana PEHAR
English B Teacher; Self-taught Language A; HoD Group 2
Ivona SUŠAC-BAGARIĆ
Croatian A Teacher;
Admissions Officer (maternity leave)
Ivana USTAMUJIĆ
Spanish B Teacher, ab initio;
Balkan Studies Lead
Miljan RUPAR
Physics Teacher
Parissa OSKOROUCHI
Global Politics Teacher
Alexandra TULJI
English A Language and Literature Teacher, HoD Group 1
Saša ŠANTIĆ
Visual Arts Teacher; HoD Group 6
Tanja ČVORO
Serbian A Teacher; Librarian
Enes ŽULJEVIĆ
Visual Arts Teacher
Marija GRUBEŠIĆ BARAĆ
German B Teacher, German Ab initio; Senior tutor Y1
Damir ČOBO
Theater Arts Teacher; Staff Representative
Damir UGLJEN
Outdoor Activities Officer
Aša HLEBEC
English A Language and Literature Teacher
Petr KNOR
ESS; TOK Teacher; Sustainability officer
Marcin STANEK
Social and Cultural Anthropology; Staff representative; TOK teacher, TOK coordinator
Emina ALIBEGOVIĆ DŽIHO
Environmental Systems and Societies Teacher;
TOK; TOK Coordinator; Sustainability officer (maternity leave)
Marija BENCUN
Mathematics Teacher; HoD Group 5
Elmir ČATRNJA
Mathematics Teacher, IB DP Coordinator
Benjamin WANYAMA WEKESA
Mathematics Teacher
Sanela SPAHALIĆ KRHAN
Mathematics Teacher
Josipa GOTOVAC
Mathematics Teacher; EE Coordinator
Adam THOMAS
Learning support (English); Students of color mentor; University Counselor Support
Hatidža ZAKLAN
Biology Teacher, ESS
Maja ABADŽIJA
Bosnian A Teacher; TOK Teacher; Balkan Studies Lead
Amina ČOLAKOVIĆ
Chemistry Teacher
Darya DAVIDOUSKAYA
Social and Cultural Anthropology; TOK Teacher
Diana STROUGHAIR
Learning Support Supervisor; TOK Teacher; School Supported Self-taught in Language A; English A
Mauricio CALDERON CASTRO
Economics Teacher
Ivan ŠUNJIĆ
Croatian A Teacher (replacement), Houseparent
NON-Teaching Staff
Nina ŠPAGO
College Secretary, Executive Assistant to the Head, College Board Secretary
Adla VELAGIĆ
PR and Communications Officer
Zedina BRATIĆ
Finance Officer
Arijana ALENDAR
Administrative Assistant-Student Officer
Anja KRESOJEVIĆ KORDIĆ
University Guidance Counsellor
Melisa JAŠAREVIĆ GOLOŠ
Psychologist
Iva MARINOVIĆ
CAS Coordinator, Staff Wellbeing Officer; Project Officer