Assistant Ministers

Dr Jelena Kostić

Acting Assistant Minister, Science Department

Dr Jelena Kostić was born in 1981. She completed her undergraduate and master’s studies at the Faculty of Law, University of Belgrade, and earned her doctoral degree in 2015 from the Faculty of Law, University of Niš.

She has held several positions in public administration, including Secretary of the Anti-Doping Agency of the Republic of Serbia, expert associate in the Finance Secretariat of the City of Belgrade, and internal auditor in the Internal Audit Service of the City of Belgrade.

Since 2013, Dr Kostić has been with the Institute of Comparative Law, where she was promoted to Senior Research Fellow in 2021. In 2022, she was elected President of the Institute’s Scientific Council and appointed Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the journal Strani pravni život (Foreign Legal Life).

She has co-edited numerous collections of papers from international scientific conferences and served on the editorial boards of journals of national importance, as well as collections from international conferences, some of which are indexed in the Web of Science database.

Dr Jelena Kostić is the author or co-author of over 90 scientific papers in Serbian and English, and the sole author of three scientific monographs. She has been an invited lecturer at universities in Serbia and abroad. Her fields of interest include criminal law and public finance.

She has served on numerous occasions as a consultant for various projects funded by the European Union, as well as for projects supported by GIZ and the World Bank. In addition, she has participated in other international projects financed through EU funds aimed at supporting scientific institutions.

Dr Kostić has also been a long-standing associate and lecturer for the companies Paragraf and Obrazovni informator, delivering training on topics related to the financial operations of budget funded beneficiaries. Furthermore, she has been engaged as a lecturer for judges and prosecutors on economic topics relevant to combating corruption, in programs organized by the Judicial Academy.

She speaks English and Italian.

Ana Marinković

Acting Assistant Minister, Sector for Innovation, Technology Transfer and Technological Development

Ana Marinkovic was born in 1993 in Belgrade, where she completed her primary and secondary education. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the Faculty of Political Sciences at the University of Belgrade, in the political science study program, and subsequently completed a master’s degree in the module Public Administration, Local Self-Government and Public Policies.

She began her professional career in the private sector, after which she was engaged in local self-government bodies serving as a member of the Youth Council in the Municipality of Savski Venac, responsible for the development and implementation of public policies aimed at improving the position of young people. During that period, she actively participated in the implementation of projects relevant to the youth sector, youth civic engagement, and environmental protection at the local level.

Ms. Marinkovic has taken part in numerous domestic and international training programs and professional seminars in the fields of public administration, political communication, youth policy, and social inclusion. Her experience in organizing socially responsible initiatives and events, particularly in the areas of gender equality, environmental protection, and social justice is extensive.

In 2024, she was appointed Advisor to the Minister at the Ministry of Economy, where she was engaged within the Sector for the Development of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and Entrepreneurship.

Since June 2025, Ana Marinković has been serving as Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, with a focus on the development of innovation infrastructure, technology transfer, and technological development.

She speaks English and French.

Ivana Vukašinović

Acting Assistant Minister, Sector for International Cooperation and European Integration

Ivana Vukasinovic holds a degree in International Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences, University of Belgrade, and a Master’s degree in Financial Management, Accounting, and Budget Control from the Faculty of Organizational Sciences. She has over 17 years of experience in public administration, with expertise in public policy, European integration, international cooperation, and development projects.

She has held positions in the Office for European Integration, the Ministry of Defence – Project Management Directorate, and the Public Policy Secretariat of the Republic of Serbia, where she served as Assistant Director. She led the Sector for Policy Planning, Coordination and Monitoring, playing a key role in the preparation, evaluation, and coordination of strategic documents, reform programmes, and initiatives in public governance.

As a certified trainer, she has delivered training programmes to civil servants, local government employees, and NGOs in public policy analysis, strategic planning, and project cycle management.

In her current role as Assistant Minister at the Ministry of Science, Technological Development and Innovation, she is responsible for coordinating international cooperation and the European integration process in the fields of science and innovation. Her portfolio includes bilateral and multilateral relations, regional initiatives, cooperation with the European Commission, and Serbia’s engagement in global science and innovation platforms. She also serves as the National Contact Point for the Horizon Europe programme and other international research and innovation initiatives in which Serbia actively participates.