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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.
01.04.2026, 12:45
FOI students solve real business challenges for SICK and Emil Frey Digital
At the University of Zagreb, students at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) are participating for the second academic year in interdisciplinary projects that bring together economists and IT specialists. These projects allow students to develop key skills needed in a modern business environment through practical work on real-world problem-solving tasks.
31.03.2026, 13:44
FOI Co-Founder of the European Association of Business Innovation Districts
EABID – the European Association of Business Innovation Districts – has been officially established in Brussels as a new European initiative aimed at strengthening collaboration, connectivity, and the development of a network of business innovation districts. Representatives from 14 European countries participated in its founding, and the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), a constituent of the University of Zagreb, is one of the co-founders and the first member from Croatia.
31.03.2026, 09:44
FOI and TIS GRUPA are driving the development of the TIS TIDE AI platform
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.
24.03.2026, 09:35
Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding signed at the 45th international conference on the development of organizational sciences in Slovenia
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.
23.03.2026, 15:15
Can quantum computers improve entrepreneurship? A Croatian research project aims to find out
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.
23.03.2026, 14:38
FOI hosted scientist Prof. Hanlie Smuts from the University of Pretoria
As part of the Erasmus mobility programme, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) hosted Full Prof. Hanlie Smuts, PhD, from the University of Pretoria (South Africa) in March 2026. Prof. Smuts is a distinguished scholar in the fields of knowledge management, digital innovation, and sustainable digital transformation. Her visit to FOI was the result of previous collaboration with Full Prof. Blaženka Divjak, PhD, and Full Prof. Violeta Vidaček-Hainš, PhD, as well as joint activities aimed at strengthening international cooperation and knowledge exchange between the two institutions.
11.03.2026, 10:28
HRZZ research project “Purpose-Driven Business: Harmonizing Personal and Organizational Purpose towards a New Management Theory” (SPOJ) launched
On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, a kick-off meeting of the research project “Purpose-Driven Business: Harmonizing Personal and Organizational Purpose towards a New Management Theory” (SPOJ) was held at the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics. The project is funded by the Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) under the project UIP-2025-02-5231. The project is led by Associate Professor Ivan Malbašić, PhD.
05.03.2026, 13:15
FOI and the University of Łódź connected students through international virtual collaboration on the WAD project
Students of the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics successfully completed an international virtual exchange within the Web Application Development (WAD) project, carried out in collaboration with the University of Łódź (Poland). The project was funded by the University of Zagreb through the UNIC VIP Fund, providing students with valuable international experience without the need for physical mobility.
05.03.2026, 11:28
AIVA – the first pedagogically grounded AI advisor for students integrated into Moodle, developed at FOI
The research and development team of the Laboratory for Advanced Educational Technologies at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), a constituent of the University of Zagreb, in collaboration with the Austrian company GTN Solutions, has developed AIVA (AI Virtual Advisor) – the first AI advisor with pedagogically grounded functionalities that can be used within Moodle at almost all universities in Croatia and beyond.
04.03.2026, 08:59
