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MEETUP LECTURE IN FEBRUARY 2025 – DIY Smart Home

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The second meetup lecture in 2025 on the topic “DIY Smart Home” will be held by Dubravko Martinić, consultant and founder of Bilo Consulting. 💻🔧

Lecture Summary

During the lecture, various possibilities for home automation and control will be presented. The discussion will cover managing lighting, blinds, heating, cooling, and integrating various sensors to enhance comfort and security. Additionally, the differences between WiFi and Zigbee devices, their advantages and disadvantages, and how to use them effectively in a smart home will be explained. Finally, personal experiences will be shared, and a demonstration will showcase how all these components are integrated into a unified and functional automation system. 📅 Date: February 18, 2025, at 17:00 📍 Location: Hall 4, A. B. Šimića 1, Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences 👥 Organizer: Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences 🤝 Co-organizer: Bjelovar Technology Park 🎉 After-party at OKA bar sponsored by: Super Secret Sponsor 📸 Design by: Stipe Boščić | PIXEL FACTORY #vub #tpbj #bitcon #meetup #pixelfactory

Applications are now open for the microqualification: Designing and Managing Databases!

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🎓 Applications are now open for the education program: Designing and Managing Databases! 🎓

🌟 Join the program that puts data at the center. Learn how to organize and analyze data to extract valuable insights.

📊 What do you gain?

  • You will learn how to create logical and physical database models and optimize queries using SQL.
  • Access to your own database on a server for 6 months.
  • All program materials will remain permanently accessible to you.
  • Work on real database models and become an expert.
  • A microqualification recognized in the industry.

💼 With the help of vouchers, invest in your future and unlock opportunities for career advancement.

📅 Applications are limited, secure your spot now! 📅 The lectures will begin in March.

We held a meetup lecture titled “PLC – Application and Programming in CODESYS” 🤖💻

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Today, we held the first meetup lecture of 2025 on the topic “PLC – Application and Programming in CODESYS” 🤖💻. The lecture was delivered by our Vice-Dean for Teaching and Student Affairs, Zoran Vrhovski 👨‍🏫. We extend our gratitude to the sponsor of the after-party, MATM, a marketing and programming business owned by Ilija Leko 🎉✨, as well as to Stipe Boščić and PIXEL FACTORY for sponsoring the event design and photography 📸🎨. Organizer: Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences 🏫 Co-organizer: Bjelovar Technology Park 🚀

#vub #tpbj #bitcon #meetup #matm #pixelfactory

ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEETUP LECTURE IN JANUARY 2025.

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The first meetup lecture in 2025, titled “PLC – Application and Programming in CODESYS,” will be delivered by Zoran Vrhovski, Vice Dean for Teaching and Students at the  Bjelovar University of Applied Science. 💻🔧 The lecture will provide an overview of PLC applications in industrial automation. 🤖🏭 Insights into the basic principles and software tools needed for developing programming solutions in industrial automation will be demonstrated through programming in the CODESYS environment and a presentation of a DEMO case featuring three Schneider Electric PLC devices: M221, M241, and M251. 🛠️📦 In addition to PLC programming, there will be a brief explanation of how PLC devices “communicate” in an industrial environment. 🌐⚙️ 📅 Date: January 21, 2025, at 5:00 PM 📍 Location: Hall 4, A. B. Šimića 1, Bjelovar University of Applied Science 👥 Organizer: Polytechnic in Bjelovar 🤝 Co-organizer: Bjelovar Technology Park 🎉 After-party at OKA Bar sponsored by: MATM, Marketing and Programming Services, owned by Ilija Leko 📸 Design and photography by: STIPE BOŠČIĆ | PIXEL FACTORY

#vub #tpbj #bitcon #meetup #matm #pixelfactory

Lifelong learning – Nursing Interventions in the Management of Polytraumatized Patients

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On January 15, 2025, the Polytechnic in Bjelovar hosted the first lecture as part of the continuous education program for nurses, titled “Nursing Interventions in the Management of Polytraumatized Patients” 🩺. The lecture was delivered by Silvija Ćenan, mag.med.techn., from the University Hospital Dubrava, and our alumna, Marija Keser, bacc.med.techn., from the University Hospital Centre Rebro.

The goal of the lecture was to provide insight into modern procedures and protocols for managing polytraumatized patients, with a particular focus on the role of nurses in emergency situations 🚑. Through a clear theoretical and practical approach, the key interventions in managing these patients in both pre-hospital and hospital settings were presented, including initial condition assessment, stabilization of vital functions 💓, and interdisciplinary collaboration in emergencies.

The lecture sparked great interest among participants, who actively engaged by asking questions and sharing their own practical experiences 🤝. The importance of continuous education for nurses was emphasized, particularly in demanding fields such as emergency medical care 💡. The lecture will be accredited in accordance with the HKMS regulations 📜. #vub #lifelonglearning #hkms #nursing

Lecture held on the topic “Quality Assurance in Education”

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The Dean of the Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Tatjana Badrov, delivered a lecture titled “Ensuring Quality in Education: Pressure or Orderliness?” 🤔📚 at the County Professional Council of Principals of Secondary Schools and Student Dormitories of the Bjelovar-Bilogora, Koprivnica-Križevci, and Virovitica-Podravina Counties. Despite her humorous approach, she clarified the serious organization, processes, procedures, and levels of external and internal evaluation of the quality assurance system at the University. ✅📋

#vub #sok #kvaliteta

Permanent professional development for nurses – HKMS 2025

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As part of the permanent professional development for nurses, the following courses will be held at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences in 2025: 🔹 *Nursing Interventions in the Care of Polytraumatized Patients* (Date: January 15, 2025) 🔹 *Parents’ Awareness and Perception of Febrile Seizures in Children* (Date: March 26, 2025) 👶💊 🔹 *Nursing Care for Patients with Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy* (Date: April 2, 2025) ❤️ 🔹 *Quality of Life of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Bjelovar-Bilogora County* (Date: May 7, 2025) 🌿 The plan for the permanent professional development of nurses, which will be conducted at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences in 2025, can be found on the website of the Croatian Chamber of Nurses: 🌐 [https://bit.ly/vub-hkms2025](https://bit.ly/vub-hkms2025)

17 meetup lectures held in 2023 and 2024.

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Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, in collaboration with the Technology Park in Bjelovar (founded by BUAS), held 17 meetup lectures on current technological topics in 2023 and 2024.

The goal of holding meetup lectures is to bring together experts and enthusiasts from the IT and technology world in order to encourage the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and collaboration across various areas within this dynamic industry.

Below is a list of the held meetup lectures. You can check out the atmosphere at the meetup lectures and the after party in the gallery at the end of the post.

B:IT.CON 2024 was held.

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The B:IT.con 2024 conference has concluded with countless positive comments! 😊 This year’s conference had 300 registered participants. 🎉 We held 8 lectures with outstanding speakers, supported by the main sponsor, the City of Bjelovar, and 27 sponsors. 🤝 The conference was organized by Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. 🏫 Co-organizers of the conference were the City of Bjelovar and the Bjelovar Technology Park. 🌐

The mission of the B:IT.con conference is simple – to bring together experts and enthusiasts from the IT and technology world to encourage the exchange of knowledge, experiences, and collaboration across various areas within this dynamic industry. At the conference, 8 speakers presented a total of 8 topics in a consecutive series. The speakers came from renowned companies and startups, including Martina Silov (CroAI), Ratko Ćosić (FactoryX), Barbara Arbanas Ferreira (FER), Luka Orelj (Sigit Agency), Ante Javor (Memgraph), Denis Štogl (b.robotized), Darko Crha (Data Link), and Goran Vukšić (syntheticAIdata).

We would like to thank the main sponsor of the conference, the City of Bjelovar, and all the previously mentioned sponsors who supported the organization of the B:IT.con 2024 conference, making it possible for this conference to be held without any registration fees.

  The sponsors are as follows: gold sponsor Factory X, AXESS Cro, Pro-Ping Telekom, FF5, SIGIT Agency, Heellp obrt za servis industrijske elektronike, Optimus Drive, Mi Maris, Erste banka, Fina, Enseso, Autegra, SMIT, Euroherc, Starlight2, Resilix, Data Link, syntheticAIdata, b.robotized, MEMGraph, CroAI, Instar, Caffe i bistro Franz, Klikni.hr, CekyGSM, Binel, Too Cool produkcija, and for the first time, an individual sponsor Ivan Franjić.

For more details about the conference, visit our website 🌐👉 www.bitcon.hr.

📸✨ Check out the atmosphere, share your photos, and tag yourselves! 👫🎉 Enjoy the captured moments! 😄📷 You can view all the pictures in the Facebook album.

Education “AI Get Educated”

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Our university 🎓 hosted the “AI Get Educated” training 🤖 organized by the CroAI association. The lecture was delivered by the amazing Ive Botunac to 185 participants (85 in person 👥 and 100 online 💻), providing insights into the practical applications of artificial intelligence 🧠 in education 📚. We look forward to our next collaboration with CroAI, which will take place at the B:IT.con conference! 🚀

#vub #croAI #AI