The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI), took part in the International Day organised by its partner university, ESIEA. The event took place on Thursday, November 14, 2024, when Full Prof. Nina Begičević Ređep, presented FOI to ESIEA students, highlighting its key advantages as an great choice for short or long term mobility. On the following day, FOI Dean, Full Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, joined Prof. Begičević Ređep, and together they attended a series of meetings with ESIEA researchers, doctoral candidates and lab leaders.
On 5 and 6 November 2024, a conference on Challenges in Transforming Education and Enhancing the Future of Education in the Gulf Countries, organized by the Gulf Arab States Educational Research Center, was held in Kuwait. Professor Divjak held an inspiring keynote speech entitled Reimagining Education: What is the Role of Humans in the Era of AI?.
As part of the Corporate Management course at the Graduate Study Program Economics of Entrepreneurship, an invited lecture by Professor Mark Thomas from Grenoble École de Management (GEM) was held on the topic "Strategic Entrepreneurship and Weak Signals".
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics hosted a gathering of career advisors on the topic “The Role of Career Centers and Employer Collaboration in (Re)Accreditation Processes.” Organized by FOI's Center for Student Support and Career Development (CPSRK), the event brought together nearly 40 participants from 35 educational institutions across Croatia.
FOI's Career week – the most important point of gathering for FOI students and their future employers is happening from October 21 until October 25, 2024. This year's event brought together representatives of around 70 companies and provides opportunities for students to engage in expert workshops, panel discussions and a conference as well as to connect with employers in the informal part of the event.
The University of Zagreb's Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) has been awarded the prestigious EFMD accreditation (European Foundation for Management Development) for its Master's program in Economics of Entrepreneurship for a period of three years. This international accreditation confirms the high quality of its teaching processes and positions UNIZG FOI among the leading higher education institutions in the world. It is an internationally recognized mark of excellence that validates high standards of quality in education at higher education institutions worldwide, providing recognition for study programs among potential students, employers, media, and business partners!
The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) held an Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) called “BIP4BIPs” for teaching and non-teaching staff from September 22 to 28, 2024.
Throughout September, University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics hosted a Summer school organized jointly by FOI and its partner engineering school ESIEA from France. The program, which was held from September 2nd to 25th, 2024, involved 23 students and 4 professors.
Within the 35th jubilee international Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS), which is held in Varaždin, a work meeting and workshop of the project financed by the Croatian Science Foundation entitled "HELA - Improving HEI maturity to implement learning analytics" was held.
The jubilee 35th international scientific conference CECIIS 2024, Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems was officially opened on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) in Varaždin. The conference, which lasted until September 20th, gathered a large number of scientists, researchers, representatives of the academic community and industry, from 14 countries and 3 continents.