Irena Srdanović

Irena Srdanović, Prof., is a leading international scholar in Japanese corpus linguistics, digital lexicography, computer-assisted language learning, and Japanese language education. She is the founder of Croatia’s first accredited undergraduate and graduate programmes in Japanese Studies at Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, where she has led the Department of Asian Studies over the past decade, and serves as President of the Croatian Association of Japanese Language Teachers.

Her academic path spans Belgrade, Ljubljana, and Tokyo, including doctoral research at Tokyo Institute of Technology and the University of Ljubljana, as well as a one-year research stay at the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). Her work has advanced corpus-based approaches to Japanese language description, learning, and digital resource development, including contributions to Sketch Engine and major Japanese language corpora.

As a project leader, editor, author, and international collaborator, Prof. Srdanović has helped shape the development of Japanese Studies in Croatia and contributed to building a stronger Japanese Studies network in the wider region. Her contributions to Japanese language education, research innovation, and Croatian-Japanese cultural relations have been recognized with the Commendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan.

CV updated on 2026-09-26.