Today, there was a lot of activity at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. At the same time, we conducted two nursing courses. In addition to the previously mentioned Category I course, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences was also the organizer and host of the Category III course titled *”Application of Subcutaneous Infusion”*. A series of interesting lectures were delivered by Andrej Petranović, MD, Dr. Sc. Zvjezdana Gvozdanović, BSc. Med. Techn., Lidija Knapić, BSc. Med. Techn., Sandra Kučko, BSc. Biotech Eng., Đurđica Grabovac, MSc. Med. Techn., and Goranka Rafaj, MSc. Med. Techn. The course attracted 56 participants. It was accredited by the Croatian Chamber of Nurses.
Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences was the organizer and host of the international Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*. On the first day of the course, lectures were delivered by Doc. Dr. Sc. Zrinka Puharić, Emily Miscioscia, MSc. (Robert Gordon University, Scotland), Associate Professor Dr. Sc. Milan Stanojević, Ina Valpotić, MD, Goran Pavlović, MD, and Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović.
On the second day of the Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*, we began with lectures by international speakers Andreja Tekauc Golob, MD (IBCLC, University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia) and Doc. Dr. Sc. Irmeline Karić, MD (CEPS – Center for Business Studies, Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina). Following that, lectures and workshops were held by Laura Gazdić, BSc. Med. Techn. (alumni of VUB), Biljana Zrinski, BSc. Obs., Željka Ostović, MSc. Med. Techn. (alumni of VUB), and Ina Valpotić, MD. The program was moderated by Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović.
On the third and final day of the Category 1 course *”Contemporary Insights on Breastfeeding for the ‘Baby-Friendly Maternity Hospital”*, we started with lectures by two international speakers. The first lecture was given by Asija Delalic (University College London Hospitals), and the second lecture was delivered by our alumni nursing student Josip Kiridžija, BSc. Med. Techn. (Vrinnevi Hospital, Sweden). Following this, lectures and workshops were conducted by Prim. Mr. Sc. Marija Čatipović, Sanja Slavica, BSc. Med. Techn., Ksenija Eljuga, MSc. Med. Techn., and Renata Hunjadi-Brzović, Prof. The program was moderated by Ksenija Eljuga, MSc. Med. Techn. At the end of the program, the knowledge evaluation of the course participants was conducted, and certificates were distributed.
The course was accredited by the Croatian Chamber of Nurses, the Croatian Medical Chamber, the Croatian Chamber of Midwives, and the Croatian Psychological Chamber.
This semester, we have the honor of hosting new students who have come to Bjelovar through the Erasmus+ mobility program. Students Rebecca Hippias and Justine Guzzoni have enrolled in the Nursing program, and they have arrived from the Red Cross institution, Rhône-Alpes Auvergne branch, Lyon, France. Student Dženan Tahmaz has enrolled in the Computer Science program and comes from the Higher School “CEPS – Center for Business Studies” in Kiseljak, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We wish them a successful semester and a pleasant stay in our Bjelovar!
