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Celebration with Cake and Sparkling Wine

In the evening hours of the first day of the conference, a gathering was organized for the Organizing Committee and conference participants. Over light bites, desserts, sparkling wine, and a cake marking the 18th edition of our conference, we exchanged impressions from the just-concluded first day of the event. The gathering took place in the …
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06.06.2025

DKU2025 – Over 50 Local and International Students in a Debate on Climate Change

During the two-day conference, several panel discussions were held alongside numerous paper presentations. The panel titled “Defence and Security Policies of the European Union” was moderated by Igor Milić, with participants including Prof. Dr. Vlatko Cvrtila, Dr. Damir Trut, and Dr. Rade Rajkovchevski. The panel discussion “Crises in Real Time – Informing in the Era …
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06.06.2025

Keynote lectures by renowned experts – Stipe Masnić from the European Commission and security expert Prof. Dr. Vlatko Cvrtila

The focus of this year’s 18th edition of the International Crisis Management Days Conference was placed on global issues of defence and security, which also served as the leitmotif of the keynote lectures delivered by invited speakers. These included Croatia’s renowned security expert Prof. Dr. Vlatko Cvrtila, who addressed the topic “How to ‘Read’ Contemporary …
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06.06.2025

Deputy Prime Minister Davor Božinović opened the 18th Conference on Crisis Management Days

Crisis Management Days gathered a large number of experts in Opatija this year, all focused in their scientific or professional work on various aspects of global crises—from armed conflicts and natural disasters to climate change. Around 250 attendees filled the large congress hall of the Ambasador Hotel in Opatija, where on Tuesday the Deputy Prime …
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06.06.2025

More than 60 students from 9 countries in a joint BIP programme

The field component of the Blended Intensive Programme BIP2025 – Crisis Management for a Sustainable Future: Health, Water, Climate and Marine Protection, part of the Erasmus+ programme, is currently taking place at the Firefighting Training Centre in Šapjane, with the support of the Directorate for Civil Protection and the Firefighting Association of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar …
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06.06.2025

Call to Action: “Green Challenge – 10 Minutes for the Environment”

We invite you to take part in an event marking World Environment Day, titled: “Green Challenge – 10 Minutes for the Environment” Goal:There are 525,600 minutes in a year. Let’s set aside just 10 of them for the environment we live in. The goal of this initiative is to encourage personal responsibility and raise awareness …
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06.06.2025

Apply for the Danube Digital Accelerator Cohort 3 and develop your ICT ideas

Dear students and faculty, Below is an invitation for Croatian innovative researchers and early-stage entrepreneurs with ICT (Information & Communication Technology) solutions addressing various challenges to apply for Cohort 3 of the Danube Digital Accelerator – DDA (https://www.ddaccelerator.com/). Participants will have the opportunity to attend online workshops focused on ICT-related business development and to connect …
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06.06.2025

Field Study for Students: How Is Air Quality Monitored?

On May 21, 2025, first-year students of the Crisis Management undergraduate program participated in a field study as part of the course Air Protection, visiting the Zagreb 1 monitoring station – part of the national air quality monitoring network managed by the Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service (DHMZ). Under the professional guidance of DHMZ staff, …
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06.06.2025

The University of Applied Sciences Velika Gorica is Developing a New Professional Undergraduate Study Programme in Computer Systems

In line with the objectives of the University’s Development Strategy and the need for continuous review and improvement of study programmes to match developments in the labour market and emerging technologies—as well as with the goal of increasing the competitiveness of graduates—a working group was appointed to conduct a thorough review of the existing professional …
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20.05.2025

Announcement – 18th Crisis Management Days in Opatija

18th International Scientific and Professional Conference – Crisis Management Days The 18th International Scientific and Professional Conference “Crisis Management Days”, organized by the University of Applied Sciences Velika Gorica, will take place on June 3–4, 2025, in Opatija, at Hotel Ambasador. The conference is expected to welcome a large number of participants, including invited guests, …
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20.05.2025

BIP 2025 – Online Lectures Underway for International and Local Students

The Blended Intensive Programme (BIP2025) – Crisis Management for a Sustainable Future: Health, Water, Climate and Marine Protection – is currently underway, having started with online lectures on Monday, 12 May 2025. The program brings together around 60 students and lecturers from Spain, Portugal, Romania, Norway, Finland, the Netherlands, Belgium, Latvia, Estonia, as well as …
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20.05.2025

University of Applied Sciences Velika Gorica at the AIRVG2025 Airshow

The University of Applied Sciences Velika Gorica actively participated in this year’s AIRVG 2025 airshow. As one of the signatories of the “City of Aviation” Charter of Friendship, the University took the opportunity to present itself to the large number of visitors at this popular event, held for several years now at the site of …
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20.05.2025
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