Today (December 9, 2013) a successful defence of final thesis took place at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek. Dominik Benko, student of the 11th cohort of GPE is a new university specialist in entrepreneurship (univ.spec.oec.). Dominik has successfully defended his final thesis titled “Implementation of Elements of Entrepreneurship in a Changing Environment”. The thesis was defended before the committee of professors, consisting of:  Sunčica Oberman Peterka, Ph.D., chairwoman, Mirna Leko Šimić, Ph.D, member and mentor, and Anamarija Delić, Ph.D., member. Congratulations!

Round table From Science to Business – Experience of the Leiden University, the Nederlands was held yesterday in the hall of the Rectorate of the J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek. The aim of the round table is to encourage activities in creating effective Triple Helix concept, or what can university do for the development of the region, through the transfer of intellectual property to the business sector, particularly in the STEM area (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics). There are plans to organize such a round table about enterprising universities in the Triple Helix concept in collaboration with CEPOR (Centre for Entrepreneurship in Zagreb) with participation of rectors of all the universities in Croatia. » Read more…

Ivančica Kusić, student of the tenth class of GPE earned the title university specialist in entrepreneurship. She successfully defended the final paper entitled “Importance of Entrepreneurial Thinking and Behaviour for Competitiveness and Growth of Individual and organisation”. The final paper was defended before the committee of professors, comprised of: Slavica Singer, professor emeritus, chairwoman, Sunčica Oberman Peterka, Ph.D., member and mentor, and Sanja Pfeifer, Ph.D., member. Defence took place at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek on June 6, 2013.

Central celebration of the Day of the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek (Dies Academicus) was held yesterday at the assembly hall of the Agricultural Faculty, within which formal session of University Senate and other side events were organised. “Dies Academicus is traditionally a day of gathering of the academic community and this formal session is dedicated to it. Josip Juraj Strossmayer University in Osijek was founded in 1975, and today it is in its 38^th academic year and in 306^th year of higher education in Osijek. » Read more…