Gender: Man
Nationality: Croatian
Academy Affiliation: World Academy of Art and Science
Academy Country: global
Field: Peace, Conflict, International Relations, Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Sustainable Development

NOMINATED FOR: Policy Advice Committee;
TERM: Candidate for re-election

DESCRIPTION OF INVOLVEMENT IN THE ACADEMY'S ACTIVITIES OR IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS:
Goran Bandov, Lawyer, Political Scientist, Science Diplomat and Professor of International Relations and Diplomacy, is well recognised expert in the field of IR, peace and diplomacy. He is recognized both in Croatia – where he serves on the advisory board of the Foreign Affairs Committee in the Croatian parliament's 4th term, leads the University of Zagreb’s Centre for International Relations and Sustainable Development, has been the long-time Vice Dean of the Diplomatic School Dag Hammarskjöld and presides over the Croatian Club of Rome – and internationally. His global engagements include being an Associate Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) since 2017, progressing to a full Fellow by 2024, affiliating with the Global Young Academy where he co-leads the Global Migrations and Human Rights working group (2019-2025), serving as a Rotary Peace Fellow in 2017, and being part of the IAP Science Policy Advice Program Committee (2022–2025). As an active WAAS member, Bandov co-directs WAAS postgraduate courses at IUC, addressing major global challenges. He plays key roles in the WAAS Offensive Peace Initiative, promoting diplomacy as a path to lasting peace. As a strong advocate for science diplomacy, Bandov works to strengthen the academic voice in policy and public engagement. He is passionate about science communication, demonstrated through his over one thousand media appearances and public presentations across South East Europe and abroad in recent years.

EVIDENCE OF PREVIOUS EXPERIENCES IN AN IAP,NATIONAL ACADEMY OR OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BODY
Goran Bandov actively participated in The Triennial Conference of the InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) and the Worldwide Meeting of the Young Academies, in Biosphera 2, Arizona in November 2022 as a representative of the Global Young Academy. During the event, he participated in the discussion on the future relationship between IAP and the young academies in order to enable a more active role of younger scientists in solving contemporary global challenges. In the same year, the IAP General Assembly elected Bandov as a member of the IAP Science Policy Advice Program Committee (2022–2025). Within this role, Bandov strongly advocated for a more protected position of the world's younger scientists, their deeper integration into academic life, as well as intergenerational dialogue within the scientific community. At the same time, he actively advocated for a stronger contribution of the academic community to the advocacy of diplomatic solutions to secure long-term sustainable peace.