Erasmus – Iskustva s mobilnosti

Dean Zrinka Puharić and faculty member Sabina Bis participated in the Diversity in a Globalized World International Week from December 12 to 16, 2022, at PXL University, Healthcare Department, Hasselt, Belgium. As part of this ERASMUS+ mobility program, our representatives presented our university to faculty and students, attended a lecture on dementia, visited the Department of Health Studies and its practical labs, as well as the Jessa Hospital and Universal Design Living Lab. At the lab, multidisciplinary teams (healthcare professionals, architects, and computer science specialists) develop solutions to improve the lives of individuals with physical and mental challenges. Additionally, they established contacts with higher education institutions in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Ecuador.

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 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.

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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.

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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