DREAM is based on the ideas of Professor Saras Sarasvathy, Darden Graduate School of Business, University of Virginia and her collaborators. Saras Sarasvathy will chair the retreat together with Professor Stuart Read, IMD, Switzerland.
DREAM is organized by J.J. Strossmayer University in Osijek, Faculty of Economics, Doctoral Program Entrepreneurship and Innovativeness, in collaboration with The Batten Institute at the Darden School, University of Virginia.

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Martina Hatlak, student of the 13th class of GPE, joined the company of university specialists in entrepreneurship. She has successfully defended her thesis entitled “The Role of Innovativeness and Information and Communication Technologies in Development of National Competitiveness: Example of Croatia and Comparative Countries”. The thesis was defended on March 03, 2012 before the committee of professors consisting of Slavica Singer, Ph.D., chairwoman, Sanja Pfeifer, Ph.D., member and mentor, and Mirna Leko Šimić, Ph.D. Sincere congratulations!

By successfully defending his final thesis, Hrvoje Janocik, student of the 12th class of GPE, obtained the title University Specialist in Entrepreneurship. The thesis entitled “Influence of ABC Method of Cost Management on Business Operations” was defended before the committee of professors consisting of Stipan Penavin, Ph.D., chairman, Nataša Šarlija, Ph.D. member and mentor, and Marijan Karić, Ph.D., Member. Congratulations!

After the introductory lecture from the Presentation Skills course, team building was organised for students of the 15th class. Students’ tested their skills and precision in the American version of bowling. Members of the most prcse team were awarded with copies of the book “Hallmarks for Successful Business”, which is used in the course Recognizing Business Opportunities, which is taught at the 1st semester.

Last week at the Faculty of Economics in Osijek a two day IpOp seminar was held within the Doctoral Programme ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATIVENESS. Seminar on valuation of business opportunities, more efficient management of innovation and business ventures was held by Professor Raphael Cohen, director of Executive MBA programme at the University of Geneva. Through action learning and utilization of a real business opportunity, seminar participants learned why have multionational companies, banks, start-up companies, as well as non-profit and public sector organisations adopted the IpOp model for encouraging and managing innovation.