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FOI students realized COIL virtual collaboration project with students from Pretoria and Amsterdam

Students presented the results of the COIL - Collaborative Online International Learning project (28th May 2026). The innovative COIL learning method was implemented 2018 at FOI and is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Violeta Vidaček Hainš. During the past winter semester 2025/26, COIL was implemented in the Human Resources and Career Development course, 3rd year of the undergraduate study program Information Technologies and Business Digitalization, co-leded by Prof. Dr. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, and associates assistants Dr. Karolina Kokot and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Katarina Pažur Aničić. The head of COIL at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) is professor Andreia Carita, and at the University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa, Prof. Dr. Machdel Mathee.

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.

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 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).

A course that enables FOI students to virtually travel across Asia, Africa, America, and Europe during the semester

During the winter semester 2025/26, students of Economics of Entrepreneurship study program virtually “traveled” and “visited” universities in Asia, America, and Europe, learning about different cultures and various approaches to human resource management in different cultures. The course Strategy of the human resource management is leaded by Full Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, Ph.D., Full Prof. Violeta Vidaček Hainš, Ph.D. and assistant Karolina Kokot, Ph.D.

Welcome Week 2026 - FOI welcomes a record number of exchange students

The FOI International Relations Office is organizing Welcome Week ahead of the start of the summer semester 2025/2026 for incoming international students who will spend the upcoming months at FOI. The programme will take place from 24 to 26 February 2026.

FOI hosts 10th Erasmus+ info day for students

On Thursday, January 29, 2026, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) welcomed students to the 10th Erasmus+ Info Day, organized by the International Cooperation Center. The event aimed to present students with a wide range of mobility and international opportunities available through the Erasmus+ program.

 
02.02.2026, 12:37