She will assume the presidential role at the annual International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK26), which will be held in Bergen, Norway, in April, 2026. This election represents significant international recognition of professor Divjak’s scientific and professional work, as well as her long-standing contribution to the development of learning analytics and the digital transformation of education.
SoLAR brings together leading global researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers in the field of learning analytics with the aim of advancing research and the application of data-driven approaches in education. As president, professor Divjak will play a key role in the strategic leadership of SoLAR, strengthening international collaboration, and increasing the impact of learning analytics on educational policies and practice.
Professor Divjak leads the LA Laboratory at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, which represents the central hub for learning analytics research in Croatia. The Laboratory brings together an interdisciplinary team of researchers and practitioners working in learning analytics, academic analytics, learning design, and related fields. The team continuously publishes internationally competitive research results and carries out projects at both national and international levels, with its researchers being recognized within the global learning analytics community. The Laboratory currently consists of 10 members, has participated in more than 30 projects, and has produced over 300 scientific publications. More information about the Laboratory’s work can be found here.
Professor Divjak is the most cited researcher at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics. She has published more than 200 scientific and professional papers in the fields of mathematics, learning analytics, strategic planning, learning design, and e-learning development, and has participated as an invited speaker at numerous scientific conferences worldwide. In addition to her presidential role at SoLAR, professor Divjak is currently leading three key projects in the field of learning analytics and artificial intelligence in education. At the international level, she coordinates the projects TRUELA – Trustworthy Learning Analytics and Artificial Intelligence for Sound Learning Design and SAILER – Streamlining AI in Learning Reimagination, which focus on the development of trustworthy, ethical, and pedagogically grounded solutions for the application of learning analytics and artificial intelligence in education. The SAILER project builds on previous Erasmus+ projects RAPIDE – Relevant Assessment and Pedagogies for Inclusive Digital Education and iLed – Innovating Learning Design in Higher Education, through which an innovative learning design tool, Balanced Design Planning (learning-design.eu), was developed at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics under professor Divjak’s leadership. The tool is now used in more than 40 countries worldwide. At the institutional level, professor Divjak is the lead of the project RASAD – Development of a Learning Analytics System Linked to Learning Design Using Artificial Intelligence.
The election of Full Prof. Blaženka Divjak, PhD, as president of SoLAR strongly confirms her international visibility and leading role in the development of learning analytics. At the same time, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics of the University of Zagreb is further affirmed as an internationally recognized center of research and innovation in the fields of learning analytics, artificial intelligence, and contemporary approaches to education, as professor Divjak will be the first president of the Society from this part of Europe.
We extend our sincere congratulations to professor Divjak on her election!
