• Born on August 9, 1947
• Married
• Father of Zorana and Ilja
Education
• 1973 – Graduated from Higher Special Education School of the University of Zagreb, Department for Behavioral Disorders
• 1976 – Obtained a Master’s degree in School Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Zagreb
• 1981 – Obtained a doctor’s degree in special education science at the Special Education Faculty of the University of Belgrade
• 1991 - "Introductory Seminar of Experimental Family Therapy", The Kempler Institute of Scandinavia, Zagreb, Croatia
• Professional development and work abroad
• 1997 - "Train-the Trainers in Social Conflict Management"
• The Partnership Life Skills Center and Peace Center Burg Schlaining, Austria
1998 - "Life Skills Training"
• The Partnership Life Skills Center and Peace Center Burg Schlaining, Austria
• 1999 - "Peaceful Transformation of Social Conflicts"
• The Canadian International Institute of Applied Negotiation and Integration and Development Center, Yalta, the Ukraine
• 2001 - "Penn State University", guest lecturer
• 2001 - "Institute for Russian and East European Studies", University of Pittsburg
Professional Career
• 1973 – Educator in the Shelter for Youth with Behavioral Disorders, Zagreb
• 1973 - 1982 - Assistant, the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Special Education
• Courses: Teaching Methods of Work with Youth with Behavioral Disorders
Pedagogy of People with Behavioral Disorders
1982 – 1987 – Assistant Professor, the University of Zagreb, the Faculty of Special Education
Course: Pedagogy of People with Behavioral Disorders
• 1987 – 1999 – Associate Professor, The University of Zagreb, Education and Rehabilitation Faculty
Course: Pedagogy of People with Behavioral Disorders
• 1999 – present - Full Professor, the University of Zagreb, Education and Rehabilitation Faculty
Course: Social and Pedagogical Bases of Behavioral Disorders
• 2004 – 2008 – Government of the Republic of Croatia, State Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Education and Sport
• 2008 – 2009 – Government of the Republic of Croatia, Vice Prime Minister for Regional Development, Reconstruction and Return
• 2009 (Current position) – Government of the Republic of Croatia, Vice Prime Minister for Social Issues and Human Rights"

Other Professional Activities
• 1976 – 1986 – Head of Protective Supervision – associate of centers for social welfare in Zagreb
• 1982 – 1986 – Head of the Department for Behavioral Disorders of the Faculty of Special Education of the University of Zagreb
• 1984 – 1987 - Consultant in expert teams for the implementation of probation for underage delinquents in the Republic of Croatia
• 2000 – Facilitator of numerous seminars and workshops with the topic "Collaborative Resolution of Social Conflicts"
• 2000 – Member of the Advisory Body of the Vukovar Institute for Peace Research and Education
• 2001 - Facilitator of numerous seminars and workshops with the topic "The Policeman and a Juvenile Delinquent"
• 2003 – Team Leader of an expert working group of the Ministry of Justice of RC in charge of the implementation of Probation for Criminal Offenders of Age
Scientific and Research Projects:
• Relapse of Children and Minors in Croatia, Task Team Leader
• Model of Socio-pedagogical Work in the Implementation of the Re-education Measure of Enhanced Care and Supervision, Task Team Leader
• The Youth in Social Conflicts, Task Team Leader
• Absenteeism in School – Self-reports of Students, Task Team Leader
• Structure of the Roma Families and Conception of Parenthood in Roma Families, Task Team Leader
• Scientific Evaluation of the Program of Playrooms for Pre-school Children of Romany Affiliation, Task Team Leader
• Verification of the Performance of Institute-based Treatment of Juvenile Delinquents, Team Member
• Structure and Territorial Distribution of Juvenile Delinquency in Zagreb, Team Member
• Delinquency of Children and Minors in Croatia, Team Member
• "The Dark Figure" in Deviant Delinquent Behavior of the Youth, Team Member
• Manifestations of Behavioral Disorders in Primary School, Team Member
• Delinquency of Minors in Zagreb, Team Member
Books
• Bujanović-Pastuović, R., Mejovšek, M. and Uzelac, S. (1984): Course of Schooling of Juvenile Delinquents in Zagreb, SRCE, Zagreb
• Uzelac, S. (1988): Manual for Task Team Leaders of Re-education Measure of Enhanced Care and Supervision, Republic Institute for Social Work of the Socialist Republic of Croatia, Zagreb
• Uzelac, S. and Associates (1990): Upbringing and Re-education of Children and Minors Outside of the Institution, Faculty for Special Education, Zagreb
• Uzelac, S. (1995): Social Educology – Fundamentals of Social Educology of the Youth with Disorders in Social Behavior, Sagena, Zagreb
• Uzelac, S. et al. (1997): Identity and Fear, Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta", Zagreb
• Uzelac, S. (2002): Protective Supervision under Suspended Sentence, Globus, Zagreb
Articles
Author of approximately fifty scientific papers and twenty technical papers in the area of social and pedagogical work with the youth.
Important Conferences, Seminars, and Workshops
• 1980 - Coordinator of the Conference of Experts on "Development of Cities in Light of Behavioral Disorders among the Youth", Zagreb, Croatia
• 1981 – 1984 – Co-author and one of the implementers of the program of training of primary and secondary school teachers in the preventive role of the primary and secondary school in primary prevention of behavioral disorders
• 1986 – 1988 - Co-author and one of the implementers of the instructional seminar for Task Team Leaders for e re-education measure of enhanced care and supervision
• 2000 - Coordinator of the international conference of experts with the topic: "Professional Associations in the Prevention of Behavioral Disorders of the Youth", Selce, Croatia
• 2001 - Task Team Leader of the first instructional seminar for criminal offenders of age in Croatia, Valbadon
• 2001 - Coordinator of the International conference with the topic "Probation for People of Age: Conditions and Prospects", Dubrovnik, Croatia
• 2002.– 2003 - Task Team Leader of the program (seminars and workshops) with the topic "Relation of the Police toward Juvenile Delinquents", Bosna and Hercegovina and Montenegro
• 2003 - Task Team Leader of the second instructional seminar for probation officers for criminal offenders of age in Croatia, Valbadon
• 2008 – President of the Committee for the Development of Croatian Qualifications Framework
• 2009 – President of the Committee for human rights Government of The Republic of Croatia

Membership
• Alliance of Special Educators of Croatia
• Croatian Association of Social Pedagogues
• D-Facilites
• "Psiha" – Society for the Improvement of the Quality of Living
• Serbian Cultural Society "Prosvjeta"
• Independent Democratic Serb Party
Foreign Languages
English and Russian
Hobbies
Reading, travel