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USA students at FOI

Place of residence: 
Varaždin
Year: 
2018
Program: 
8th Student's Symposium: Research Topics and Intercultural Learning in the International Context

Students and staff members from several USA universities participated at 8th Student Symposium named "Research Topics and Intercultural Learning in the International Context" that was held in Croatia from 15th to 5th June 2018. 

Participating institutions were:

  • Carlow University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  • DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois, University of Illinois at Chicago, Illinois
  • University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
  • University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
  • Faulty of Organization and Informatics Varazdin University of Zagreb

Students and professors delivered their projects and research results, they participated at the community project and experienced the Croatian tradition and culture.

The agenda of the 8th Student's Symposium is available here.

Students are very enthusiastic with their experience, you can read their blogs:

List of participants from the USA: Students and Faculty staff

Feedbacks from the USA participants are here.

Media - VTV show Vekerica, July 20th, 2018

Feel free to contact us for more information.

Contacts at FOI:

Assoc. Prof. Violeta Vidaček-Hainš
Project Manager
e-mail: vvidacek@foi.hr

Assoc. Prof.  Nina Begičević Ređep
Vice Dean for Scientific Research and International Relations at FOI
e-mail: nina.begicevic@foi.hr

Izabela Oletić Tušek, univ. spec. pol.
Head of FOI International Relations Office
e-mail: izabela.oletic@foi.hr

Studentski zbor FOI
stud_zbor@foi.hr


Contacts in the USA:

Dr. Luciano Berardi, University De Paul Chicago, IL
Director, TRiO Programs and Access Research at DePaul University Chicago, IL, USA
e-mail:lberardi@depaul.edu

Michael Aldarondo Jeffries
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Director Academic Advancement Programs (AAP), Division of Teaching and Learning
e-mail: maj@ucf.edu

Prof. Enrique Mu
Carlow University Pittsburgh, PA
e-mail: emu@carlow.edu

Dr. Fabricio E. Balcazar, University of Illinois, IL, Chicago
Professor at the Department of Disability and Human Development at the University of. Illinois at Chicago
e-mail: fabricio@uic.edu