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- Croatian Smart Factory – specialized laboratory and equipment for development
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Regional Pre-Incubation Centre for Smart Industry
About
The Regional Pre-Incubation Centre for Smart Industry project represents a strategic investment in the development of innovative infrastructure that connects science, business and local government. The aim is to build and equip a centre in Varaždin, dedicated to the earliest stage of entrepreneurial idea development – pre-incubation – and to establish a network of local development points in Ludbreg, Novi Marof, Gornji Kneginec, Sveti Ilija and Vinica.
The project strengthens the regional smart industry ecosystem through education, mentoring and the promotion of innovation. Its main objective is to enhance activities focused on the early identification and development of innovative entrepreneurial ideas, while raising the level of business, entrepreneurial and technological knowledge, with a particular focus on smart industry.
The project is co-financed by the European Union through the Integrated Territorial Investments (ITI) mechanism under the Integrated Territorial Programme.
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Gross floor area: approximately 1200 m²
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Lead: University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics
Partners: City of Varaždin, Ludbreg, Novi Marof, Gornji Kneginec, Sveti Ilija and Vidovec -
Co-financed by the EU through the Integrated Territorial Programme, with the support of the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds
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Total project value: approximately €6.1 million (€5.21 million in grants through the ITU mechanism)
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F. Vrančića Street, Varaždin (next to Villa Oršić)
Key project objectives and impacts
- Construction and equipping of the Regional Pre-Incubation Centre for Smart Industry
- Establishment of pre-incubation programmes for education and mentoring
- Connecting the academic sector, business community and local government into a unified innovation ecosystem
- Strengthening digital and technological competences among young people and entrepreneurs in the region
- Promoting sustainable and smart economic growth through innovation and collaboration
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The Centre will provide advanced infrastructure, specialized laboratories and a professional environment that enables the development of industrial innovations, the application of new technologies, and the strengthening of regional capacity for digital transformation and smart industry.
Infrastructure for innovation development
Specialized equipment
- modern technological infrastructure for product testing and development and the use of new technologies
- new digital platform
Office spaces and halls
- spaces for users and teams involved in the development process, WBL classrooms
- spaces for training, workshops, meetings and events
Coworking space
- shared workspace
- idea development
- collaboration among entrepreneurs
Project timeline
2023Agreement on the extension of the right to construct signed
2025Partnership Agreement signed and construction works launched
2027
Completion of works and opening
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Contact
Amalija Koren Cavaleiro, univ. spec. pol.
akoren@foi.unizg.hr
