Božena Bulum is a Scientific Adviser with Tenure at the Adriatic Institute of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts. In 2000, she graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Split magna cum laude, where she also obtained her PhD in 2008. Between 2001 and 2006 she worked at the Commercial Court in Split and the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Croatia. In 2003, she passed the Croatian bar exam.
She is a visiting lecturer at the Université de Bretagne Occidentale in France and the Maritime Department of the University of Zadar, where she holds the academic title of Assistant Professor. Actively contributes to expert committees of the Croatian Ministry of the Sea, Transport, and Infrastructure in drafting maritime legislation and provides ad hoc legal advisory services to the business sector.
She has been invited to speak at many international and domestic conferences and has also served as a member of organizing committees for various academic seminars and conferences.
Leads the scientific project “Market Competition in the Maritime Sector – Croatian and European Union Legal Framework”, supported by the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts Foundation. She is a supervisory board member of the Croatian Maritime Law Association and a founding member of the Croatian Competition Law and Policy Association. Her academic contributions include the publication of an academic monograph, several book chapters, and over 40 scientific and professional papers.