Mirna Petanjek

Mirna Petanjek serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Business Foreign Languages at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Zagreb. She was promoted to this position in April 2024 after beginning her academic career at the institution as an external associate in 2015 and teaching Business German since 2018.

Her research interests focus on language methodology, interculturalism, grammar instruction, artificial intelligence applications in language learning, and presentation skills development. She has made significant contributions to business language education through her publications and teaching materials.

Dr. Petanjek's scholarly work demonstrates consistent focus on Business German pedagogy, particularly examining the effectiveness of digital learning resources and innovative teaching methods in business language contexts. Her publications from 2019-2024 show progression from developing teaching materials to evaluating their effectiveness and exploring interactive teaching methodologies.

She actively participates in academic and professional communities through her membership in the Association of LSP Teachers at Higher Education Institutions and her involvement with the TRAILs Winter School within Erasmus+.

Her professional activities extend beyond academia through connections with business organizations including Kaufland, Metro, Deutsch-Kroatische Industrie- und Handelskammer, and Adecco. Since 2019, she has organized the German section of the student presentation competition 'Organize Your Talk' and has taken responsibility for students previously supervised by retired colleague Ankica Švob.