🎓 What Do Our Students Say About Us?
We’ve just published the results of the student survey for the 2024/2025 winter semester, and guess what? The results are fantastic! 🙌
💬 More than 80% of students participated in the survey and made it loud and clear:
🔹 Lecturers teach clearly, engagingly, and with great dedication!
🔹 Materials are accessible, communication is excellent, and classes are held regularly!
🔹 Average lecturer ratings range from 4.64 to an impressive 4.83!
📊 Top-rated study programmes:
✅ Nursing – Graduate Programme: Average rating 4.83
✅ Mechatronics and Computer Science: Some lecturers scored a perfect 5.00!
✨ Our students value effort, quality, and commitment. If you’re looking for a study programme that puts knowledge and student support first, come to **Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences**!
🔗 Learn more: https://vub.hr/stud-anketa-2025/
#StudySmart #BjelovarUAS #StudentSurvey #ProudOfOurResults #VUB
Although we are up to our necks in reaccreditation 📚💼, we will once again celebrate Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences Day this year 🎓. We will recognize our top students 🏆, the highest-rated lecturers 👩🏫👨🏫 (based on student survey results), and our partner institutions/companies 🤝 that have contributed to our growth over the past year. We will also promote our journal, *Paviljon* 📖📰.
We are especially excited to show high school graduates why we are an excellent choice for their studies 🎓✨. The youngest ones are the sweetest 🧒💡. As part of the RaSTEM program, we will introduce kindergarteners to the wonders of STEM 🔬🤖.
Happy birthday to us! 🎂🎈 Btw, we are officially of age this year! 🏁 Maybe a little more experienced, but still full of enthusiasm ⚡, childlike joy, and humor 😄🎭.
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!
we are pleased to invite you to contribute to the second issue of the peer-reviewed, open-access online journal Pavilion: Journal of Applied Sciences. The journal accepts papers in the areas of biomedicine and health, technical sciences, social sciences, and humanities, offering a unique platform for publishing scientific and professional papers. The journal is indexed in Hrčak, the Portal of Croatian scientific and professional journals, which allows for the visibility and accessibility of published papers to the broader academic and professional community. We particularly encourage collaboration among established scientists, early-career researchers, lecturers, students, and alumni of the Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences.
Submission procedure and deadline Submissions for the second issue of the journal are open until April 30, 2025. All received papers, upon successful completion of the double-blind peer review process, will be published in an online-first format, making them immediately accessible to readers via the journal’s digital platform. The final version of the issue will be completed in October 2025. The editorial board accepts only original and previously unpublished papers written in Croatian or English. Should you wish to submit a manuscript in another language, please contact the editorial board in advance. In addition to original scientific papers, review articles, and professional papers, the journal welcomes reviews of new scientific books and higher education textbooks, conference papers, and other contributions relevant to the academic and professional community.
Instructions for the authors Detailed submission guidelines (template) are available on the journal’s website: https://vub.hr/paviljon/. Papers should be sent via e-mail to the journal’s editorial office: paviljon@vub.hr.
The journal is published annually as an open access digital publication, aimed at a broad audience within the academic and professional community. We invite you to submit your papers and contribute to the advancement of science and the exchange of knowledge. Sincerely,
Editorial Board Pavilion: Journal of Applied Sciences
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
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:
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.
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.
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.
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).
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%.
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.
On May 17, 2024, the 5th International Student Conference titled “Green Sustainable Future” was held at Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. The conference took place in a hybrid format, both in-person and online, with a total of 30 papers presented by students from 12 higher education institutions across 6 countries.
The following higher education institutions from Croatia participated: Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences, Business College Zagreb, University of Applied Sciences in Karlovac, Baltazar Zaprešić University of Applied Sciences, and Ivanić-Grad University of Applied Sciences. Representatives from Bosnia and Herzegovina included: CEPS Kiseljak College, LOGOS Center Mostar College, and the Faculty of Health Studies at the University of Sarajevo. Students from the University of Mother Teresa Skopje represented Macedonia, while Study World Global College Malta represented Malta. Greece was represented by students from the University of Ioannina, and Slovakia was represented by students from the University of Economics and Management, Bratislava.
The student conference was organized by Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences and the “CEPS – Center for Business Studies” Kiseljak, with partners including the Business University of Zagreb and the “LOGOS CENTAR” Mostar. All presented papers will be published in a proceedings book.
The B:IT.con 2023 conference has concluded with countless positive comments! The number of registered participants for this year’s conference was 304. We held 8 lectures with the support of the main sponsor, the City of Bjelovar, and 26 sponsors. The organizer of the conference is Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences. The co-organizers of the conference are: the City of Bjelovar, tech43, and the Bjelovar Technology Park.
The speakers at the conference were renowned experts who came to Bjelovar to share their experience and knowledge with all of us. They were, in order: Daniela Jović, Gordan Kreković, Vjeko Kužina, Zoran Božičević, Tomislav Adamović, Slaven Glumac, Antonio Radić, and Dino Lalić.
The sponsors of the conference were, in order: Factory X (gold sponsor), AXESS, Erste Bank, Fina, FF5, Mi Maris, Heellp – Industrial Electronics Service, SIGIT Agency, Optimus Drive, EDSolutions, Autegra, Poslovna Inteligencija, Spyrosoft Solutions, Serengeti, SMIT, NexGen Wafer Systems, CroCube, Spacemanic, Ani Biome, Happening, Visage Technologies, Ceky GSM, Bjelovar.live, Caffe and Bistro Franz, Binel, and Instar.
In the past few months, the organizing committee has been preparing the B:IT.con 2023 conference. The organization of the B:IT.con conference was led by Zoran Vrhovski, and the members of the organizing committee were Krunoslav Husak, Tomislav Adamović, Goran Benkek, Ivan Sekovanić, Krešimir Markota, Nenad Kovačević, Davor Kapša, Ante Javor, and Dajana Vukmanić. 👥 The members of the technical support team for the conference were Tatjana Bardov, Anita Lončar, Vesna Purković, and Klaudija Renić. 🛠️ This year, four volunteers (students of VUB) also helped in the organization of the conference, and they were: Sanela Ivanović, Jan Ulovec, Eduard Hrženjak, Ivan Ćuk, and Zdenko Gega.
Our Vice-Dean for Teaching and Student Affairs, Zoran Vrhovski, conducted professional education for the teachers of the Koprivnica School of Trades and the Vocational School of Đurđevac in the field of microcontrollers, lasting 30 hours. The education was carried out as part of the project “Development of Competencies Through Work-Based Learning,” in which our University of Applied Sciences is a partner.
Our dear colleagues and representatives from the Jožef Stefan Institute held the following guest lectures today as part of the Erasmus+ program in the Mechatronics program:
1. Danjela Kuscer: „Thin and thick film structures: processing and applications“
2. Hana Uršič: „Aerosol deposition, and atomic force microscopy“
3. Tadej Rojac: „Ferroelectrics, piezoelectrics, and electrocalorics: materials and measurements“
So far, a total of 21 students from Bjelovar University of Applied Sciences have successfully completed their internships at the Jožef Stefan Institute. The Jožef Stefan Institute is the most common choice for our students to carry out their internships. Representatives of the University and the Jožef Stefan Institute have agreed on plans to continue this excellent collaboration.
Last week, as part of the Erasmus+ program, we were visited by colleagues from the Center for Business Studies – Kiseljak. Along with meetings with the heads of our departments, we also discussed the continuation of our excellent ongoing collaboration.
