The 2025 EFMD Deans conference brought together over 400 deans and leaders in management education from around the world in Lisbon, Portugal. This prestigious annual gathering, hosted by the Católica Lisbon School of Business and Economics, served as a platform for discussions on the evolving landscape of business schools, leadership in transformative times, and the challenges shaping the future of management education.
The Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is proud to participate in two major science events this spring, dedicated to bringing science closer to the public: MUZZA Science Week and the Science Festival 2025. Through engaging workshops, interactive exhibits, and educational activities, FOI continues its mission of promoting science, technology, and innovation.
As part of the Time 4 Science project, Assoc. Prof. Enes Sukić, PhD from the Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering visited FOI to deliver a lecture on contemporary challenges in scientific publishing. The event took place on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 in the Faculty Hall.
The 36th Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS 2025) brings together researchers, academics, and industry professionals in Varaždin to discuss disruptive technologies as key drivers of innovation and their impact on science, technology, and society. This year’s theme, "Designing Innovation through Productive Disruptions", highlights the power of change-driven innovations, with an exciting new addition—an online session.
From 16 to 18 December 2024, the Erasmus+ SuMoS project kick-off meeting, fully titled Strengthening the ecosystem for sustainable student mobility, was held in Varaždin, organized by the project coordinator, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics. The meeting was held in a hybrid format and was led by the project coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Katarina Pažur Aničić, Ph.D.
On Friday, December 13, the third session of the Economic Council of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics was held.
The Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), a constituent of the University of Zagreb, celebrated its 50th anniversary of establishment and 62 years of existence on December,18th, 2024. A ceremonial session held at the Croatian National Theatre in Varaždin gathered the extended FOI community, including employees, students, partners, and friends of the Faculty.
On Thursday and Friday, December 12 and 13, 2024, the kick-off meeting of the Erasmus+ project My Robot, My LearnMate was held. This project brings together experts from various fields with the aim of developing innovative solutions for the application of humanoid robots in educational processes. The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (UNIZG FOI) participates as one of the key partners, led by Prof. Igor Balaban, Ph. D., contributing to the strengthening of interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in education.
The University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics actively expands its partner network of international universities every year. For the academic year 2025/26 until 2028/29, in addition to already existing partnerships, the Faculty signed three new bilateral agreements with prestigious universities in the Czech Republic, France and Lithuania.
FOI has reaffirmed its position as one of the leading higher education institutions in fostering innovation and international cooperation by launching four new Erasmus+ projects. This achievement is a testament to the dedication and expertise of FOI’s staff and its vision focused on innovative approaches to learning, teaching, and studying, as well as developing digital competencies and strengthening project and international collaborations.