Žiga Turk

Minister for Growth, Republic of Slovenia

Žiga Turk holds a PhD in technical sciences, an MSc in computer science, and a BSc in civil engineering. He is a professor at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering at the University of Ljubljana. He is the co-founder and co-editor of the international scientific magazine ITcon. He has been participating in European research programmes since 1994. He was one of the pioneers in introducing the internet to Slovenia, and developed several applications which have earned him international acclaim.

He has been a guest lecturer at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Istanbul Technical University, and the University of Zagreb.