The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) in Varaždin organized a series of panel discussions during April and May 2026, bringing together professionals, alumni, academics, and industry representatives to discuss key topics shaping digital transformation, education, leadership, and career and the future of work. The events provided a platform for knowledge exchange between the academic community and industry experts, highlighting the importance of collaboration in addressing contemporary societal and technological challenges.
The Dean of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb, Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, PhD, participated in a panel discussion at the 15th International Scientific Conference “Region, Entrepreneurship, Development”, held in Osijek on April 24, 2026.
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.
Full Professor Blaženka Divjak, PhD at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) and head of FOI’s Learning Analytics Laboratory, has been elected President of the Society for Learning Analytics Research, the leading international organization in the field of learning analytics. She officially assumed the presidency at the annual Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2026 conference, held in Bergen, Norway, in late April 2026.
Members of FOI's Learning Analytics Laboratory (LA Lab) this year again took an active part in the Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference (LAK26), held between 27 April and 1 May in Bergen, Norway.
The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) once again confirms its excellence at the international level – the undergraduate university study program Information and Business Systems (IBS) has earned the prestigious international ASIIN accreditation. This is a significant recognition that confirms the high quality of the study program, its alignment with European and global standards, and its relevance in today’s dynamic labor market environment.
The Faculty of Organization and Informatics also participated this year in the MUZZA Science Week, which took place from April 9 to 12, 2026, at the University of Zagreb Rectorate (SEECEL).
On Friday, March 20, 2026, the kick-off meeting of the three-year research and development project TIS TIDE, which TIS Grupa and UNIZG FOI are conducting with the aim of developing an advanced AI platform for faster and better business decision-making.
At this year’s 45th International conference on the development of organizational sciences in Portorož, Slovenia, titled “Organization and the Longevity Society,” universities from the region strengthened their academic cooperation by signing a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The agreement was signed by the Dean of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (University of Zagreb), Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, PhD; the Dean of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University of Maribor), Prof. Polona Šprajc, PhD; and the Dean of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences (University of Belgrade), Prof. Marko Mihić, PhD.
A new five-year research project launched in Varaždin is pioneering an entirely new scientific field — algorithmic entrepreneurship — where quantum computing meets the art of starting a business.