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FOI Signs New Cooperation Agreement with Korea National University of Education (KNUE)

A Cooperation Agreement between the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) and the Korea National University of Education (KNUE) was signed in South Korea on May 12, 2026, with the aim of strengthening international academic cooperation through faculty and student mobility, as well as the development of joint research and project initiatives.

FOI International Days 2026 once again connected the international academic community

At the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, a constituent of the University of Zagreb, the 18th edition of the international event FOI International Days 2026 was held from May 13 to 15, 2026, under the theme Fostering Global Engagement.

FOI International Days 2026 officially begins

We are pleased to invite students and staff to the 18th edition of FOI International Days, which will take place from May 13 to 15, 2026 at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, under the theme Fostering Global Engagement. This traditional international event is organized by the FOI International Relations Centre and Vice-dean for Science, Projects and International Cooperation. 

Time for Science: Prof. Dr. Shawn M. Clark

On Tuesday, May 12, 2026, we invite you to a lecture titled “New Thinking: How Information Processing Shapes Entrepreneurial Action”, which will be held as part of the Faculty’s internal project Time 4 Science, as well as one of the activities organized במסגרת this year’s International Cooperation Days of FOI. The lecture will take place from 12:00 to 13:30 in the Council Hall of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, and will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Shawn M. Clark, an internationally recognized expert in innovation, entrepreneurship, and organizational transformation.

Guest lectures delivered by FOI teachers at the University of Pretoria Republic of South Africa

Prof. Violeta Vidaček Hainš, PhD and Asst. Bogdan Okreša Đurić, PhD were guests lecturers at the University of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa. Mobility is based on the Erasmus agreement of the two partner institutions.

 
17.04.2026, 13:19
Assoc. Prof. Robert Kudelić, PhD delivers invited lecture on quantum computing at University of Lisbon

Assoc. Prof. Robert Kudelić, PhD of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics recently delivered an invited lecture titled “Quantum Computation 101” at the University of Lisbon.

Opportunities for international mobility presented to Economics of Entrepreneurship students

Third-year students of the Economics of Entrepreneurship study programme recently attended a lecture hosted by the FOI Centre for International Relations, where they explored a wide range of international mobility opportunities through the Erasmus+ programme.

 
02.04.2026, 13:31
FOI and Penn State University: strengthening collaboration through mobility, innovation, and entrepreneurship

From March 23 to 27, 2026, the Vice Dean for Teaching and Students, Associate Professor Zlatko Stapić, PhD, Associate Professor Kristina Detelj, PhD, Head of the Entrepreneurship Laboratory, and Izabela Oletić Tušek, Head of the International Relations Centre, visited Penn State University in the United States as part of the Erasmus+ mobility program. During their visit, numerous contacts were established, and concrete activities were agreed upon, focusing on future joint programs, student and staff exchanges, and strengthening institutional cooperation.

FOI hosted scientist Prof. Hanlie Smuts from the University of Pretoria

As part of the Erasmus mobility programme, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) hosted Full Prof. Hanlie Smuts, PhD, from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) in March 2026. Prof. Smuts is a distinguished scholar in the fields of knowledge management, digital innovation, and sustainable digital transformation. Her visit to FOI was the result of previous collaboration with Full Prof. Blaženka Divjak, PhD, and Full Prof. Violeta Vidaček-Hainš, PhD, as well as joint activities aimed at strengthening international cooperation and knowledge exchange between the two institutions.

FOI welcomes 30 international students from four countries

At the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, the Welcome Week – an orientation week for new incoming students – was held from 24 to 26 February 2026, officially marking the beginning of their academic stay in Varaždin. In the summer semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, 30 international students arrived at FOI, representing a record number of incoming exchange students. The students come from France (ESIEA and Epitech), Slovakia (University of Žilina), Germany (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), and the Republic of South Africa (University of Pretoria).

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