Associate Professor Vesna Bjedov, PhD
Vesna Bjedov: Participation in the project Croatian as a Mother Tongue and a Second/Foreign Language, led by Professor Zrinka Jelaska, PhD (project code: 130-1301001-0991), from 2007 to 2012, organised by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Zagreb.
Vesna Bjedov: Participation in the OECD/PISA scientific study in 2006 and 2009 as a test coordinator, and in 2012, 2015 and 2018 as an international quality monitor for the implementation of PISA testing in the Republic of Croatia, organised by the National Centre for External Evaluation of Education (NCVVO), PISA Centre.
ASOO, ESF – “VirtuOS – Establishment of a Regional Centre of Competence in the Tourism and Hospitality Sector” – project associate, responsible for the development of the programme and organisation of professional development in teachers’ methodological competences
Associate Professor Renata Jukić, PhD
She has participated as an associate in several research and professional projects:
From 2009 to 2012, she was a member of the research project “Curriculum of Social Competences and Relationships at School” at the Department of Pedagogy of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, led by Professor Vlatko Previšić, PhD, under the programme of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia, project number 130-1301761-1765.
From 2016 to 2018, she was a member of the Working Group for the development of recommendations on quality teaching and learning in Croatian higher education, a national competence profile and a framework curriculum for improving the competences of higher education teachers, within the “Educa-T Grant” project (T818053), led by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports.
Since 2018, she has been a member of the research project “Professional Development of Teachers as a Means of Improving Schools in the Fields of Science and Mathematics” within the Croatian Science Foundation, led by Associate Professor Branko Bognar.
Since 2018, she has been a member of the working group for the analysis of higher education curricula within UNICEF’s project “Subjective Well-Being of Children in Croatia”, led by Professor Marina Ajduković, PhD.
Since 2019, she has been a member of the working group for the improvement of the lifelong learning programme for acquiring teaching competences within project UP.03.1.1.03.0056 “Competence Standards for Teachers, Pedagogues and Mentors”, led by Professor Dijana Vican, PhD.
Associate Professor Anita Papić, PhD
Participant in the COST project: High-Performance Modelling and Simulation for Big Data Applications (cHiPSet) – ICT COST Action IC1406 (2015–2019)
Participant in the ICT Scientific Laboratory project funded by the European Structural and Investment Funds under the Human Resources Development action (2015–2016)
Associate on the research project of the Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia Book Heritage in Croatian Library Collections: Challenges of Discovery and Interpretation (122-2691220-1012), 2008–2014.
She is a participant in the DECriS – Digital Education for Crisis Situations: Times When There is no Alternative (2020-1-HR01-KA226-HE-094685) project, which was approved under the Erasmus+ programme call aimed at supporting the development of digital education and the application of creative solutions in response to educational challenges arising during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main partners of the Department of Information Sciences are the University of Barcelona, Spain; the University of Hildesheim, Germany; the University of Library Studies and Information Technologies, Bulgaria; and the University Computing Centre of the University of Zagreb (SRCE). There are also four associated partners – the University of Sarajevo and the University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina; the Department of Library and Information Science in St. Petersburg, Russia; and Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. The project began on 1 March 2021 and will last for two years. More detailed information about the project is available at http://decris.ffos.hr/
Assistant Professor Anita Dremel, PhD
She is currently working on COST Action 18121 Cultures of Victimology, as a member of the Management Committee and leader of the second working group (WG2 Victimology in Cultural Phenomena); Action Chair: Professor Antony Pemberton.
EDISPI@ project (2016) – contributing author, author and associate on the project within the call Modernisation of Vocational School Curricula in Accordance with the Croatian Qualifications Framework and Labour Market Needs
Member of the programme committees of: the scientific conference held annually since 2007 as part of the Marija Jurić Zagorka Days (2019 theme: Emotion, Manipulation, Legitimation) and the conference Globalisation and Regional Identity (FFOS, EFOS, FAZOS).
Croatian Science Foundation project The Impact of the Internet and Online Social Networks on Attitudes and Decisions Regarding Vaccination, led by Associate Professor Željko Pavić, PhD; member of the project research team.
COST project Cultural Victimology, led by Antony Pemberton and Simon Green; Anita Dremel is a member of the Core Management Committee and leader of the second working group (Working Group 2: Victimology in Cultural Phenomena).
Assistant Professor Senka Žižanović, PhD
Member of the project team of the working group for pedagogues within project UP.03.1.1.03.0056 Competence Standards for Teachers, Pedagogues and Mentors.
Member of the project team of the working group for pedagogues within the project Competence Standards for Teachers, Pedagogues and Mentors, developed within the Croatian Qualifications Framework (UP.03.1.1.03.0056), implemented from 2019 to 2021. Funded by the European Social Fund. Project holder: University of Zadar (project leader: Professor Dijana Vican, PhD)
Associate on the Erasmus+ project Interpreting Child-Centredness to Support Quality and Diversity in Early Childhood Education and Care (2017-1-UK01-KA201-036798), project duration 2017–2019. The project was funded by the European Commission.
Project holder: University of Plymouth (United Kingdom), in partnership with the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek, Early Childhood Ireland (Ireland), University of A Coruña (Spain), Camborne Nursery School (United Kingdom), VIA University College (Denmark), University of Trieste (Italy), Coopselios sc. (Italy) (project leader: Dr Verity Campbell-Barr)