The Horizon project TRIAD is a highly competitive research project selected under a funding call with an EU-wide success rate of just 3%. UNIZG FOI participates alongside 11 internationally recognised partners in artificial intelligence and educational sciences from seven European countries, coordinated by RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in Germany.
From September 16 to 18, 2026, the 37th International Scientific Conference CECIIS – Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems will be held in Varaždin, organized by the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics.
This year, the Faculty of Organization and Informatics once again participated in the EAIE Conference and Exhibition, Europe’s largest conference dedicated to international higher education. The event in Glasgow brought together more than 7,300 international higher education professionals from over 100 countries. FOI was represented by Associate Professor Martina Tomičić Furjan, PhD, Vice-Dean for Research, Projects and International Cooperation, and Izabela Oletić Tušek, Head of the Centre for International Cooperation.
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) presented the project “Learning Analytics Ecosystem Supported by Artificial Intelligence - LAS”, a strategic research and development project led by FOI. The project focuses on developing the concept and prototype of a comprehensive learning analytics system that will use artificial intelligence to support students, educators and decision-makers in higher education. In addition, the project results and the system will be adapted for use in industry and the public sector, as lifelong learning and education have become imperative for everyone.
On 7 July, the first LTR Point was opened at the premises of the former municipal building at Trg dr. Franje Tuđmana 2C in Turčin. The facility is part of the implementation of the Regional Pre-Incubation Centre for Smart Industry project, led by the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI), with a total value of €6.1 million and financed through the ITU mechanism.
A delegation from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), one of the partner universities in the Erasmus+ DIGITAsia project coordinated by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, visited FOI for a two-day study visit. The visit built upon the successful collaboration established through the project and focused on the exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of artificial intelligence and humanoid robotics in education.
In April 2026, the implementation of the three-year research and development project Dynamic Contextual AI Orchestrator for Data Security and Green Process Optimization – DCAASO and AgriGuard EOS (PK.1.1.12.0110) commenced. The project is carried out by NEYHO Informatika d.o.o. in partnership with the University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics.
At the beginning of July 2026, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics signed a Grant Agreement for the implementation of the project Career Compass: Enhancing the Employability of Faculty of Organization and Informatics Students Through Professional Practice (SF.2.4.06.08.0053), financed by the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) within the 2021–2027 financial framework.
A kick-off meeting of project partners was held at the premises of Solvership for the IRI S3 project fAIth – Platform for Comprehensive Real-Time Management of Fairness, Explainability, and Privacy in Artificial Intelligence.
In Varaždin on Monday, 2 June 2026, a public presentation was held of the Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for the project of construction and equipping of the new research infrastructure of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb – FOI 2.