In collaboration between the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics and ESIEA, a summer school on databases, web programming, and security is being held for the first time at FOI premises in Varaždin throughout September 2024. Most of the summer school will be conducted by FOI lecturers and will involve ESIEA students, while during the final (fourth) week, an ESIEA lecturer will teach, and FOI students are also invited to participate.
The programme in the first three weeks will consist of two courses. The Introductory Database Course will be taught by Full Prof. Markus Schatten, Ph.D., while the Web Programming and Web Security Fundamentals course will be taught by Assistant Professor Matija Novak, Ph.D., Assistant Marija Maček, M.Sc. Inf., and Full Prof. Dragutin Kermek, Ph.D. Students will earn 3 ECTS credits for successful participation in each course.
From Monday, September 23 to Wednesday, September 25, Full Prof. Robert Erra, Ph.D., from ESIEA, will teach a course on asymmetric cryptography and its applications, titled "An Introduction to Asymmetric Cryptography & Its Applications." The lectures will be in English, and FOI students interested in this topic are welcome to join. Students can earn 1 ECTS credit for successful participation.
The organizer of the FOI Summer School 2024 in Varaždin is the International Cooperation Office, and the coordinator and vice-dean of FOI for science, projects and international cooperation is Associate Professor Martina Tomičić Furjan, Ph.D. who points out: We have long-term cooperation with our colleagues from the partner institution ESIEA. We are extremely glad that they recognized us this time as an important participant in providing an international experience for their students, which confirms the quality of our work and approach. This school is not only an opportunity to transfer and exchange knowledge, but also to expand cooperation and strengthen the sustainability of our partnership, based on mutual trust. We look forward to future initiatives and new opportunities for joint growth and development.
In addition to academic programme, we have also prepared extracurricular activities for the French students, including a weekend trip to Istria, team-building activities, a visit to local attractions, and more, to help them get to know Croatia better during their stay in Varaždin.
We warmly welcome the ESIEA students to FOI and wish them a successful Summer School!
