Zoran Vrhovski

With a review of the events in 2024, we proudly highlight a series of achievements and successes that defined our year. 🏆✨

Izdvojili smo nekoliko ključnih trenutaka koji su definirali našu godinu, a među njima se ističu: 📅🌟 🎓 Dobili smo dopusnicu i pokrenuli stručni diplomski studij Sestrinstvo s 90 upisanih studenata ✅ Dobili smo dopusnicu za jedini u RH usklađen stručni prijediplomski studij Mehatronika s Registrom HKO ✅ Dobili smo dopusnicu za jedini u RH usklađen stručni prijediplomski studij Računarstvo s Registrom HKO 📰 Objavili smo prvo izdanje časopisa „PAVILJON – časopis za primijenjene znanosti“ koji je odmah uvršten u Hrčak We have highlighted several key moments that defined our year, including: 📅🌟 🎓 We received accreditation and launched the professional graduate nursing program with 90 enrolled students. ✅ We obtained accreditation for the only professional undergraduate Mechatronics program in Croatia aligned with the CROQF Register. ✅ We received accreditation for the only professional undergraduate Computing program in Croatia aligned with the CROQF Register. 📰 We published the first issue of PAVILJON – Journal of Applied Sciences, which was immediately included in Hrčak. 💻 We launched the following education programs for acquiring micro-qualifications at the higher education level, 100% funded through Croatian Employment Service vouchers: Microcontroller Programming and Applications, PLC Programming, Database Design and Management, and Python Programming. 🏥 We conducted specialized training for bachelor’s and master’s degree nurses in emergency medicine. 🛠️ We held several lifelong learning workshops. 🖥️ We organized the 6th B:IT.con conference, attended by over 300 participants. 💡 We co-organized the Bjelovar hackathon, B:IT.hack. 🎤 We were co-organizers of monthly meetup lectures. 🏢 The construction of our future student dormitory is nearing completion. 🌍 We hosted and organized the 5th International Student Conference, Green Sustainable Future. 🎉 We held the 12th graduation ceremony for Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences graduates. ✈️ We achieved numerous incoming and outgoing mobilities for students and staff. 👩‍🏫 We welcomed numerous guest lecturers from Croatia and abroad. 🍔 We organized the traditional student barbecue, Quick Knowledge on the Grill. 🏞️ The Student Union organized many activities such as the freshman party, hiking, cycling, visits to adventure parks, free ice skating for our students, and more. 🏃 Our staff and students participated together in the Bjelovar FunRun race. 🔥 And much more. ✨ We look forward to the challenges of 2025 and wish you all a successful New Year! 🏥 Proveli smo specijalističko usavršavanje prvostupnika i magistara sestrinstva iz hitne medicine 🛠️ Proveli smo nekoliko radionica cjeloživotnog obrazovanja 🖥️ Organizirali smo šestu B:IT.con konferenciju koju je posjetilo 300+ sudionika 💡 Bili smo suorganizatori bjelovarskog hackatona B:IT.hack 🎤 Bili smo suorganizator mjesečnih meetup predavanja 🏢 U postupku je završetak izgradnje budućeg studentskog doma 🌍 Bili smo domaćin i organizator 5. Međunarodne studentske konferencije “Zelena održiva budućnost“ 🎉 Održali smo XII. promociju prvostupnika Veleučilišta u Bjelovaru ✈️ Ostvarili smo brojne dolazne i odlazne mobilnosti studenata i zaposlenika 👩‍🏫 Ugostili smo brojne gostujuće predavače iz RH i inozemstva 🍔 Organizirali smo tradicionalnu roštiljadu za studente „Znanje na naglo“ 🏞️ Studentski zbor Veleučilišta organizirao je brojne aktivnosti poput brucošijade, planinarenja, bicikliranja, posjeta adrenalinskim parkovima, besplatnog klizanja za naše studente i drugo 🏃 Naši nastavnici i studenti zajednički su sudjelovali na Bjelovar FunRun utrci 🔥 I još mnogo toga. ✨ Veselimo se izazovima koje nosi 2025. godina. Svima vam želimo uspješnu 2025. godinu!

Dear students, employees, external collaborators, and other stakeholders of BUAS,

We would like to inform you about the conducted Analysis of Quality Indicators for the academic year 2023/2024 and enrollment for the academic year 2024/2025. This annual analysis of quality indicators is one of the key documents generated at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences (BUAS). The result of the analysis is a set of recommendations for improvement, which we regularly implement in our quality assurance and enhancement system. Over the years, we have reduced the number of recommendations from an average of 15 to just 6, indicating that we are actively addressing and resolving all challenges.

The Analysis of Quality Indicators presents quality indicators in the following areas:

• Student interest in the study programs at BUAS

• The number and structure of enrolled students at BUAS

• Student pass rates by individual years

• The number of graduates, their average duration of study, and their average grade

• Pass rates and grades on exams

•           drop out

• The number of students who continued their education in the master’s program

• Employment of graduates

This year’s analysis of quality indicators is available at the following link: https://vub.hr/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Analiza-indikatora-kvalitete-2023-2024.pdf

The conclusions of this year’s analysis of quality indicators are as follows:

• Interest in all study programs has slightly increased compared to the previous academic year.
• The number of enrolled students at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences is higher compared to the previous academic year when we look at enrollments in professional undergraduate programs.
• We enrolled 90 new students in the professional graduate program in Nursing.
• The proportion of students who have achieved higher-year status is greater compared to the previous academic year.
• The number of courses with critically low pass rates at BUAS has decreased, but there are still three courses in the professional undergraduate programs in Mechatronics and Computer Science that have had critically low pass rates for several years.
• The student dropout rate is lower compared to the previous academic year.
• The number of students who continued their education in the master’s program has increased.
• The employment rate of our graduates in Mechatronics and Computer Science is an incredible 100%.
• The employment rate of our nursing graduates is an incredible 98.04%.

In general, the quality indicators in this analysis of quality indicators are significantly better compared to the indicators from previous analyses. We believe this is the result of successfully closing the “plan–do–check–act” cycle within our quality assurance and enhancement system.

Recommendations for improvement arising from the analysis of quality indicators are as follows:

1. Continue promotional activities and further enhance them (University Day and/or Open Day, visits to high schools, social media, media, etc.) for all study programs at BUAS.
2. Through promotional activities, continue to highlight the advantages of studying at BUAS with the aim of attracting higher-quality students from vocational schools and gymnasiums to the professional undergraduate programs at BUAS, as well as attracting higher-quality students from the professional undergraduate Nursing program.
3. Continue to encourage mentors to motivate students for whom the final thesis is the only remaining unpassed course, helping them in the preparation and defense of their thesis.
4. Study program leaders will review pass rates on exams by course and, together with course instructors, propose measures to improve pass rates for courses with consistently low and high pass rates (consistently high pass rates will only be considered for key professional courses).
5. Study program leaders will review the number of students who passed critical courses if they enrolled in the course during the academic years 2022/2023 and 2023/2024, and will propose urgent recommendations for courses where the overall pass rate is below 50%.
6. For critical courses where the overall pass rate is below 50%, mass consultations will be organized (consultations will take place just before the exam periods).

We thank everyone for working together to ensure and enhance the quality of all processes at BUAS.