k os lava ▁Ra os - P len k ović . ▁After ▁finishing ▁elementary ▁and ▁the ▁XVI . ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁Zag reb , ▁he ▁en rolled ▁in ▁Zag reb ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Law ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁He ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁dis sert ation ▁" Inst itution ▁of ▁European ▁Community ▁and ▁the ▁decision ▁making ▁process " ▁at ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁International ▁Public ▁Law ▁under ▁Professor ▁N ina ▁V aj ić , ▁former ▁Judge ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Human ▁Rights ▁in ▁Str as bourg . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁ ▁During ▁university , ▁Pl enk ović ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁transl ator ▁in ▁the ▁obser ving ▁mission ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Community ▁in ▁Cro atia ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁At ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁he ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁act ively ▁participated ▁in ▁European ▁Law ▁Stud ents ▁Association ▁( EL SA ) ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁President ▁of ▁EL SA ▁Zag reb ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁first ▁President ▁of ▁EL SA ▁Cro atia ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁EL SA ▁committee , ▁situated ▁in ▁Br uss els . ▁During ▁that ▁time ▁Pl enk ović ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁con ferences ▁throughout ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁US ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁organ ising ▁numerous ▁sym pos iums ▁in ▁Cro atia . ▁As ▁a ▁student , ▁he ▁intern ed ▁in ▁the ▁London