Vice-Dean for Development Tatjana Badrov and Erasmus+ coordinator Mateo Ivančić participated in the Erasmus+ Staff Week in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. They presented Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, its work on projects, and opportunities for collaboration.
Our University of Applied Sciences was the organizer of the fourth B:IT.con, which took place on December 10, 2022. The conference was attended by over 300 participants who had the opportunity to listen to eight speakers covering various topics in the IT&tech field. This year, the conference was supported by a gold sponsor, Factory X, and 21 sponsors: ED Solutions, Fina, AXESS, Erste Bank, Autegra, Serengeti, Infobip, Heellp, Data Link d.o.o., Pro-Ping Telekom, SIGIT Agency, Combis, Hivetech, Soldered, Ceky GSM, X-Logic, Revuto, EventCode, BjelovarLive, Caffe i Bistro Franz, and Ljubičić Technology. The main sponsor of the conference was the City of Bjelovar. The conference was co-organized by the City of Bjelovar, tech43, and the Technology Park Bjelovar d.o.o. See you at the fifth B:IT.con conference on December 9, 2023! 🎉🎉🎉
B:IT.con is the Bjelovar IT&tech conference held annually in December. B:IT.con 2022 will take place on December 10, 2022, at the Bjelovar Cultural Centre, and the organizer of the conference is Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. The goal of the conference is to bring together the IT&tech community, exchange knowledge and experiences, and encourage collaboration in various areas of the IT&tech sector.
The first lecture at the conference was delivered by one of Croatia’s leading astronomers and the founder of the Višnjan Observatory, Korado Korlević.
Information about conference: www.bitcon.hr.
The lectures held at the conference were:
Our Department of Computing has welcomed four students from the Academy of Professional Studies Šumadija, Department of Kragujevac (Serbia), for a two-month stay. As part of their studies, the incoming students will complete a professional internship at Serengeti. We extend a warm welcome to our incoming students and wish them great success during their studies at our University of Applied Sciences and their internship at Serengeti.
#vub #serengeti #racunarstvo #erasmus
At the national thematic meeting organized by the Agency for Mobility and EU Programs, our lecturer Ivana Jurković presented best practices of our University of Applied Sciences and examples of student and staff mobility in collaboration with universities outside the EU.
Today, in collaboration with the Vocational School Đurđevac, we hosted teachers specializing in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and economics from Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Our staff presented the Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, the projects the University participated in over the past year, the Erasmus+ program at the University, as well as its collaboration with secondary schools and companies through the Student Incubator. The collaboration between the University and secondary schools was also showcased by the Economics and Biotechnical School of Bjelovar, which presented an application for a practice firm. Additionally, we gave our guests a tour of our facilities, including laboratories, practical classrooms, the library, lecture halls, and the Erasmus Corner.
On October 7, 2022, the Dean of the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zrinka Puharić, and our external collaborator, Mrs. Sc. Marija Čatipović, MD, held a lecture on the topic “Updates in Breastfeeding Education” at our university. The lecture was attended by our nursing students and nurses who encounter issues related to breastfeeding among young mothers in their daily work. The assessment was carried out in accordance with the regulations of the Croatian Chamber of Nurses (HKMS).
Our lecturer, Ivana Jurković, participated today in a panel discussion on the importance of implementing international activities in higher education at the ceremonial conference marking 35 years of Erasmus, held at Tvornica kulture in Zagreb. She was joined by vice-rectors from the University of Dubrovnik and the University of Split, as well as a representative of ESN. The sectoral panel opened with a video showcasing the fantastic story of our Mechatronics student, Sebastijan Kos, who realized his entrepreneurial dreams through Erasmus. You can watch the video at the following link: [https://bit.ly/vub-sebastijan](https://bit.ly/vub-sebastijan).
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Our Mechatronics Department will host an incoming student from Duzce University (Faculty of Engineering) in Turkey this semester. The incoming student, Ömer Kenan, will attend four courses with us and work on his final thesis in our lab. Ömer Kenan, welcome to our city, and we wish you great success during your studies at our university.
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Our mechatronics student, Nikola Tutić, is undertaking his Erasmus+ professional internship at the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana for the second time. During this four-month internship period, Nikola visited the Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Systems and Control, and Intelligent Systems departments. The smile on Nikola’s face clearly shows how satisfied he is with the internship.
On September 7, 2022, the fourth lecture as part of the lifelong learning program for nurses and technicians was held at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences on the topic: “Physiological Aging of the Body.” We thank the participants for their constructive discussion and look forward to meeting again. The lifelong learning plan for nurses can be found on the Croatian Chamber of Nurses’ website, link: https://bit.ly/vub-hkms2022.
