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Guest lectures delivered by FOI teachers at the University of Pretoria Republic of South Africa

Objavljeno: 17.04.2026

Prof. Violeta Vidaček Hainš, PhD and Assoc. Bogdan Okreša Đurić, PhD were guests lecturers at the University of Pretoria in the Republic of South Africa. Mobility is based on the Erasmus agreement of the two partner institutions.

Prof. Violeta Vidaček Hainš, PhD presented the results of virtual collaboration between students in Pretoria and Varaždin and delivered presentation for teachers, members of the Department of Information Sciences and lectures for students. Considering the results of the previous mobility, the reflections of the previous generations of students prompted numerous questions.

Assoc. prof. Bogdan Okreša Đurić, PhD held a workshop for students on creative ways of using artificial intelligence and game design and presented his research to the teachers of the Department of Information Sciences.

We would like to thank for the hospitality and organization - Vice Dean Prof. Alta van der Merwe, PhD, head of the Department of Information Sciences, Prof. Hanlie Smuts, PhD, Prof. Machdel Mathee, PhD Prof. Riana Steyn, PhD, Rhona van der Merwe, Michael Bouwer, teachers and students of the Department of Informatics of the University of Pretoria and the International Relations Offices of FOI, UNIZG and the University of Pretoria.

The kind hosts also provided accompanying events such as a safari in Dinokeng, a visit to the concert of the academic choirs of the Affies & Camerata Festival, the Pretoria National Botanical Gardens, the Javett Art Centre, the Wolwespruit Park visit ti the Cullinan diamond mines etc.