The sixteenth FOI International Days took place at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin from May 15 to 17, 2024. The central theme of the event was Sustainable Partnerships. This year, we hosted a record number of international participants. Almost 60 teachers, researchers, experts and students from 10 countries across three continents (Europe, North America, and Africa) attended the event, with nearly 350 participants taking part in the three-day programme. FOI International Days 2024 were organized by the FOI International Relations Office.
The World Environmental Day, June 5, will be celebrated together in Varaždin this year by the University of Zagreb: Faculty of Geotechnical Engineering, Faculty of Textile Technology and Faculty of Organization and Informatics. The event will take place on June 4 and 5, 2024 at the Ivan Pavao II Promenade, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Student Council of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics organized the event Green Step Forward: Days of Sustainable Development, which was held on May 13 and 14, 2024 at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics. These days were dedicated to broadening horizons about the importance of contributing to sustainability and caring for the environment in which we live. The days of sustainable development were organized with the aim of teaching, encouraging reflection and informing students about the importance of caring for sustainability in various spheres of activity and the environment in which we live.
We are extremely honored to have a invited lecture held by Chris MeGrew, Ph.D., director of the Center for Global Engagement at Indiana State University, IN, USA. The lecture was held on Wednesday, May 15 at FOI 1. The topic is Diversity and power relations in a state university.
Univeristy of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics recognizes the significant role of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in shaping and improving learning, teaching, and scientific research activities. Therefore, FOI promotes the use of AI tools as a means of stimulating innovation and creativity within the academic community, while simultaneously ensuring that the use of these tools is carried out in a responsible, ethically acceptable, and legally regulated manner.
We are extremely honored that we can invite you to the lecture Robotics Process Automation (RPA): Opportunities and Challenges for Business, that will be presented by visiting lecturer, prof. Cory Campbell, Ph.D. from the Indiana Stete University, IN, USA.
Student non-profit association Business Club FOI from Varaždin, implements a project called "Financial Literacy Days" with the aim of expanding student's knowledge of financial literacy. The project will be implemented in the period from May 7 to 8, 2024.
As part of this year's national manifestation Festival of Science, on Thursday, April 25, 2024, from 12:00 to 2:00 PM at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin (Pavlinska 2), part of the University of Zagreb, an Open Day for high school graduates will be held and the wider interested public. The goal of the Open Day is to introduce students to the final grades of high schools and potentially our future students, with FOI's study programs, which graduates can enroll in after passing the state matriculation exams. Registration for the event is open HERE.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at 2:00 PM, during the lecture on Entrepreneurial Venture as part of the Entrepreneurship Economics course, guest lecturer Tomo Hunjak, ESG Manager of the Vindija Group, will deliver a lecture. Vindija has been conducting its business operations for years under the sustainability philosophy often referred to as the common denominator of the ESG framework (Environmental, Social, and Governance framework). The topic of the lecture is 'Directive on Corporate Sustainability Reporting'.
Dear students, alumni, colleagues, and friends of FOI, the Management and staff of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics wish you a Happy Easter!