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OpenCode.HR launched: Croatia’s collaborative platform for research and education

The OpenCode.HR platform for collaborative open-source software development in Croatia’s academic and scientific community has been launched. The platform provides a secure environment for developing, sharing, and adapting open-source projects, promoting transparency, openness, and knowledge exchange.

Guest lecture within the Time4Science project: Dr. Keith Quille i Dr. Rajesh Jaiswal

On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics hosted a lecture entitled “Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence”, held as part of the Faculty’s internal project Time 4 Science. The lecture at FOI was delivered by Dr. Keith Quille and Dr. Rajesh Jaiswal from Technological University Dublin, School of Enterprise Computing and Digital Transformation (ECDT).

Project in collaboration with USA universities successfully completed

From November 28 to December 10, 2025, the project 3rd International Student Business Meetup was organized and held at two universities in the USA. Seven University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics students (Petra Prister, Sofija Posuda, Dora Kulaš, Nina Mirčić, Luka Arbutina, Ivan Lalić and Alen Adrović) and teachers Assoc. Prof. Mario Konecki, Ph.D., Assoc. Prof. Igor Pihir, Ph.D. and project expert Jerry John Antolos visited the USA to participate in the project activities.

SAILeR project; kick-off meeting held in Varaždin

The University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, has launched the first activities of its new Erasmus+ project SAILeR – Streamlining AI in Learning Reimagination, the third FOI-coordinated Erasmus+ projects focused on developing learning design and learning analytics, this time with a stronger emphasis on the application of artificial intelligence. The project brings together five renowned European universities and continues the long-standing successful collaboration of international partners in modernizing higher education.

FOI secures funding for new modern campus in Varaždin

After more than seventeen years of effort, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, a constituent of the University of Zagreb, proudly announces that the Ministry of Science, Education, and Youth has approved funding for the project “Demolition and Construction of the New FOI 2 Building” through a World Bank loan as part of the Digital, Innovative, and Green Technologies (DIGIT) project. This finally secures a stable and long-term source of financing for the construction of a modern university campus at the Prilaz Fausta Vrančića location in Varaždin, with a total estimated eligible cost of 20 million euros.

FOI recognized for outstanding publishing productivity at the UNIZG level

The Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) stood out as one of the most productive constituents of the University of Zagreb at this year’s University Book Day, held on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, at the Regional Centre for Entrepreneurial Learning for South-East Europe – SEECEL in Zagreb. On this occasion, FOI received a special recognition for its high productivity in creating university teaching literature, reaffirming the Faculty’s long-standing commitment to developing and publishing high-quality academic materials.

Education 5.0: FOI coordinated the development of an online course and led teacher training in the Maldives as part of the Erasmus+ DIGITAsia project

The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), as the coordinator of the Erasmus+ project DIGITAsia – Digital Transformation of Asian Higher Education, led the development and implementation of an open online course aimed at educating teachers in the field of digital transformation and Education 5.0. The FOI team also delivered a comprehensive teacher-trainer education programme in late October at three universities in the Maldives.

FOI hosts Fulbright scholar for the first time – Dr. Thomas Penniston

The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is hosting a Fulbright Scholar for the first time – Dr. Thomas Penniston, a renowned expert in the field of learning analytics from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) in the United States.

FOI once again confirmed its excellence in the re-accreditation process

The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics has once again confirmed its excellence in the re-accreditation process conducted by the Agency for Science and Higher Education (Croatian: AZVO). The experts established that FOI fully meets the requirements for carrying out academic activities in accordance with the highest standards of the Accreditation Council.

 
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The 15th Student Poster and Online Section at Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems CECIIS 2025

Forty students from the France, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovakia, Poland and USA delivered 20 research projects online or in form of posters presentations at the 15th Student Poster and Online Section, held within CECIIS 2025 conference. Chairs of this event are Prof. Dr. Violeta Vidaček Hainš from FOI, Prof. Dr. Victoria Appatova from University of Cincinnati, OH, USA and Dr. Antonela Devčić from FOI.

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