Our Vice Dean for Teaching and Student Affairs 🎓 Zoran Vrhovski participated today in the panel discussion titled *”Energy ⚡ and Digital 💻 Transition in the Context of Education 📚”* as part of the 26th Craft and Business Fair of the Koprivnica-Križevci County. The panel also featured representatives from our partner high schools: from the *Obrtnička škola Koprivnica* 🛠️, Director Zlatko Martić and Teacher Saša Seretin, and from the *Strukovna škola Đurđevac* 🏫, Director Darko Špoljar and Teacher Branko Pleadin.
Our student Darija Pelengić 👩🎓, as part of the Student Buddy program, took our Erasmus students Nejra Rizvanović and Tarik Mešić (students from the CEPS – Center for Business Studies Kiseljak) to a play 🎭 at the Bjelovar Cultural Center. The Student Buddy program at VUB aims to help Erasmus+ students integrate into student life at the university 🤝. Additionally, the goal of this program is to involve Erasmus+ students in social activities 👫 in our community and make their stay at our university as enjoyable as possible 🌟.
The Student Council and the administration of the University held a meeting today titled *”Coffee with the Dean”*. 🎓 The goal of the meeting was to discuss, in an informal atmosphere 🗣️, topics that concern students, hear their ideas 💡, and suggestions for improvement. Along with the Dean, the coffee was also shared by the Vice Deans and all the heads of the departments and study programs. ☕📚 With plenty of jokes 😄 and laughter 😂, as well as constructive suggestions and ideas 📝, students got to know a more fun and humorous side of the university administration. The coffee was enjoyed, and whether it was bitter or sweet, let the participants decide. 😉
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! 🚀
The first B:IT.hack hackathon took place over the past three days in the city of Bjelovar. 💻🌟 Numerous teams had the opportunity to showcase their skills and creativity in creating digital solutions. 🎨🔧 Congratulations to the best teams at the B:IT.hack hackathon:
At the B:IT.hack hackathon, teams had the opportunity to win the following valuable prizes:
⭐️1st place – 5.000,00 EUR
⭐️2nd place – 3.000,00 EUR
⭐️3rd place – 2.000,00 EUR
The mentors from VUB at the hackathon were the Head of the Computer Science program Tomislav Adamović, Vice Dean for Development Krunoslav Husak, and Dean Tatjana Badrov. A member of the jury from VUB was the Vice Dean for Teaching and Student Affairs, Zoran Vrhovski.
For all information about the B:IT.hack hackathon, visit the link: 👉 [https://bithack.tpbj.hr](https://bithack.tpbj.hr)
Organizer: Bjelovar Technology Park
Co-organizers: Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences and the City of Bjelovar
🌟 Nejra Rizvanović and Tarik Mešić, students of the Higher School “CEPS – Center for Business Studies” Kiseljak (Bosnia and Herzegovina), have arrived for their Erasmus+ mobility at our university. 📚 In the winter semester, they will attend classes with our computing students. 💻 We wish our Erasmus+ students an enjoyable stay at the university and in the city of Bjelovar. 🌍✨
On September 12, 2024 🗓️, our university was visited by nursing student 👩⚕️ Sarah Cornelia Maier from FH Salzburg University of Applied Sciences in Austria 🇦🇹, who is currently on a two-month internship in the surgery department 🏥 at KBC Rebro. We warmly welcome her 🎉 to our city 🏙️ and to our university!
🔷 Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences was visited by our Erasmus+ nursing students 👩⚕️ Mar Xiang Puigvert Lopez and Arantzazu Regueiro Plazaola from Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 🎓, our long-time partner institution 🤝, who will be completing their clinical practice 🩺 at KB Dubrava 🏥. #vub #nursing #erasmus 🌍
Today, 😊 as part of the project “Work inequalities in later life redefined by digitalization,” our university was visited by 👩🏫 Assoc. Prof. Dr. Feyza Dalaylı from Canakkale University in Turkey 🇹🇷 – Department of Communication Skills 🗣️. She presented her work to our staff 👩💼👨💼 on the topic “Digital Work Inequality and Digital Divide Due to Aging in Academic Working Life: City Example” 💻📚. A cooperation agreement ✍️ was also signed between the institutions, opening the possibility for future Erasmus+ collaboration 🌍🤝.
👩🎓 Dean Zrinka Puharić and nursing student Karlo Tirić are actively participating in the 🌍 Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Program SUMMER SCHOOL 2024: Global Health: Perspectives for human rights-based healthcare (August 19-30, 2024) in Berlin 🏛️, organized by our partner institution Evangelische Hochschule Berlin. The program covers interesting topics in healthcare 🩺 and nursing 💉, presented by professors and students from 🇳🇱 the Netherlands, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇫🇷 France, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇹🇷 Turkey, 🇱🇻 Latvia, and 🇪🇪 Estonia.
