MBA, EdD
Acting Dean, Global & Community Studies
School of Outdoor Recreation Management
School of Tourism Management
Dean's Office - Faculty of Global and Community Studies
School of Public Administration
School of Kinesiology
604.990.7819 ext. 7819
Fir Building, room FR541
nmrkic@capilanou.ca
Education
Certificate, Intercultural Studies, University of British Columbia, 2021.
EdD, Educational Leadership, Simon Fraser University, 2018.
Diploma, B.C. Provincial Instructor, Vancouver Community College, 2009.
MBA, The Open University Business School, 2002.
Bio
Natasha Mrkic-Subotic (EdD, Simon Fraser University, 2018) is an accomplished educational leader with over 25 years of combined local and international experience in marketing, strategic partnership development and post-secondary education.
Mrkic-Subotic's passion is developing relationships that promote applied learning and a student/community-focused changemaker culture to solve real problems. Key components of her work include educating and supporting post-secondary students, fostering intercultural engagement among faculty, staff, students, and community; supporting the work of decolonization, JEDI, and anti-racism; initiating and developing partnerships and opportunities for global engagement, bridging differences between cultures and worldviews.
Her desire is to disrupt the status quo, leading and supporting academic innovation and applied learning through entrepreneurial community/industry collaborations and global virtual exchange.
Mrkic-Subotic is a Board Director and Vice Chair for CityStudio, as well as Academic Scientific & Organizing Committee Member for Athens Institute of Education and Research, in Athens, Greece.
I encourage students to become changemakers, guiding each student through theory and supporting hands-on application, work integrated learning, and career development. Learning methods are diverse, but always meaningful and connected to real world examples.
Intentionally, my courses aim to connect learning to real business cases, city service learning and improvement, and community and global issues.
Research interests include academic innovation, academic capitalism, career development and WIL, internationalization, educational leadership, COIL Virtual Exchange, and globalization (and engagement) of post-secondary education.
Conference Presentations
Levelling the Economic Playing Field through COIL Virtual Exchange, British Columbia Council for International Education, BCCIE Summer Conference, June 21, 2021.
Stories from the Learning Space: Student Reflections on Their Experiences in an Educational Leadership Doctoral Program, Canadian Society for the Study of Higher Education, CSSHE Conference, May 31, 2021.
The Importance of Women in Education, European Union Technology Chamber, EU Tech, Guest Speaker, May 18, 2021.
Creating Intercultural Learning through a COIL Virtual Exchange Fellows Program, Canadian Bureau for International Education CBIE, November 16-20, 2020.
The Entrepreneurial Canadian College: Grasping Opportunity Driven by Changing Policies and International Student Needs, 2nd Annual International Symposium on “Higher Education in a Global World”, Athens Institute for Education and Research, 9-12 July 2018, Athens, Greece.
The Role of Career Development at a time of Change: An Emphasis on Employer, Higher Education, & Student, ACE / CACEE / CAFCE Better Together 2017 Conference.
In Search of the Big Picture: Exploring Perspectives of Work Integrated Education. ACE / CACEE / CAFCE Better Together 2017 Conference.
Entrepreneurial BC Pathways College Finds its Way: Grasping Opportunity through Transition & Diversity, 16th Annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning: Voices of Diversity and Inclusion: Vulnerabilities, Tensions and Opportunities, Simon Fraser University, 2017.
Langara College Post Degree Diploma Programs Create Innovation in International Education by Integrating Mandatory Work Experience, Internationalizing Higher Education Conference: Past Practices and Future Possibilities, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, 2016.
Using SWOT Analysis to Examine Privilege and Lead Innovation, Professional Learning Communities Summer Institute, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, 2014.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Higher Education, Professional Learning Communities Summer Institute, Simon Fraser University, Faculty of Education, 2014.
Higher Education Entrepreneurship & Social Entrepreneurship, President’s Dream Colloquium on Entrepreneurship, Simon Fraser University, Beedie School of Business, 2014.
Publications
Mrkic, N. (2018). The Entrepreneurial Canadian College: Grasping Opportunity Driven by Changing Government Policies and International Student Needs, Athens Journal of Education.
Mrkic-Subotic, N. (2018). Shifting landscapes in the academy: Career development as a strategic priority (Doctoral dissertation, Education: Faculty of Education).
Nilson, M.J. Chicquen, K., Dorward, D., Dossa, K., Dougherty, M., Eftenaru, C., Gagne, L., Hampton, S., Ho, C., Kanji, Z., Laird, C., McCrae, M., Mrkic, N., Murray, J., Neigel, C., Ovenell, C., Pastrana, S., Penny, M., Sjoerdsma, M., Sjolander, C.,Stoddard, C., Thandi, G., Williams, K., Yu, R., Zehr, L. and Rexe, D. (2015). Compendium of Canadian Postsecondary Education Data Sources.