IGOR

Igor Štavlić has successfully completed the 72-hour Permaculture Design Course that took place at the Recycled Estate educational centre in Vukomerić from October 12 until November 27, 2022 organized by ZMAG - Green Network of Activist Groups.
Many thanks to the ZMAG team and all the participants of the course... it was excellent...

During November 2022, students of the 2nd year of the undergraduate professional study Electronic business and software engineering as part of the course PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE I - DIGITAL WORKSHOP at the Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development in Požega, JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY IN OSIJEK passed four interactive workshops led by M.Sc. Igor Štavlić. The topics of the workshops were: Communication and teamwork in a digital environment, How to improve learning and memory processes, Memory Techniques for Studying and Neurobic Exercises for Brain Exercise and Better Memory.

With pleasure, it was the turn of IGOR, Lifelong Learning Centre, to organize the transnational meeting of the I.We.Society project team in Požega from October 10 to 12, 2022. The strategic partnership is in the final phase of the implementation of the two-year Erasmus+ project. At the transnational meeting, activities and challenges related to the creation of online courses were presented, which are nearing completion, and the translation of the content of the online courses into all six languages of the partner countries is underway. The online platform is being prepared for public use by participants who will have free access to online courses created as part of this Erasmus+ project. During the transnational meeting, all open issues regarding the implementation of project activities were discussed and the following activities were agreed with a special emphasis on the process of piloting online courses in all six partner countries.

The impact and sustainability of the project is as follows:

• 600 participants will have got motivation to improve their life and improved their IT skills
• 60 participants will have reflected on the created digital distance learning courses
• 40 staff members will have improved their own foreign language and IT skills, as well as increased their expertise on adult teaching
• the adult education centers will have got 6 new digital programs that can be offered to vulnerable social groups.

As part of the transnational meeting of the project team, we visited the cultural heritage and natural beauty of our Golden Valley and its surroundings.

More about the project I.We.Society at the link: https://iwesociety.com/ 

As part of the professional education for the application of innovative content from the sector in the teaching process, an education was held for the development of entrepreneurial ideas, prototyping, market entry strategies for student teams and teachers in different schools within RCK Slavonika 5.1.
The purpose of the education is to strengthen the target group for the application of the methodology of creating an entrepreneurial project and the analysis of an entrepreneurial idea, as well as the prototyping process and the preparation of market entry strategies within the 5 thematic areas of RCK, and to enrich the exchange of knowledge and the acquisition of vocational curriculum learning outcomes. The training was conducted during September 2022 under the leadership of Igor Štavlić.

As part of professional education for the application of innovative content from the sector in the teaching process, education was held on Development of entrepreneurial ideas, prototyping, market performance and focus groups.
The purpose of the education is to strengthen the target group (vocational teachers within the Regional Competence Center Slavonika 5.1) for applying the methodology of creating an entrepreneurial project and analyzing an entrepreneurial idea, the process of prototyping, preparing a market presentation and conducting focus groups within 5 thematic areas of RCK, and for enriching teaching methods and enriching teaching materials within VET education and adult education. The training was conducted during August and September 2022 led by Igor Štavlić.