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Erasmus teaching mobility ISEC Lisboa

Irena Kiss — Tue, 19 May 2026 05:01:04 GMT

Lecturer dr. Renata Martinčić Marić stayed in Portugal (Lisbon) from May 12 to 17 as part of the Erasmus teaching mobility program at ISEC Lisboa University, Department of Educational Sciences. On that occasion, she participated in a conference on sustainable development, where students presented their posters. She also gave a lecture about bilingualism and executive functions to undergraduate students of Early and Preschool Education and the Teacher Study at ISEC Lisboa University.

Early Bilingual Development Study in Rome (NeuroLEEF Project)

Irena Kiss — Wed, 06 May 2026 21:09:24 GMT

Within the framework of the international scientific research project Neurocognitive Abilities and Early Bilingual Development: Language Exposure and Executive Functions (NeuroLEEF), from the 27th to the 30th April 2026 a field research was conducted in Rome. The research was carried out as part of the activities of the Research Centre for the Linguistic and Cultural Heritage of Istria at the Faculty of Humanities of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula and involved students from the Istituto comprensivo Munari di Roma (IC Bruno Munari, Cardinal Massaia/Walt Disney branch – primary school; IC Bruno Munari, Pietro Verri branch – lower secondary school). The testing was carried out by Dr. Renata Martinčić Marić from the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nada Poropat Jeletić from the Faculty of Humanities and Giorgia Mazzetti, a student from Università degli Studi Roma Tre, who had previously completed an Erasmus+ mobility period at the Department of Italian Studies.

Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility

Irena Kiss — Wed, 06 May 2026 10:54:23 GMT

During the summer semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, associate professor dr. Vida Manfreda Kolar from the Faculty of Education of the University of Ljubljana will be staying at our faculty as part of the Erasmus+ teaching staff mobility programme. Within the course Mathematics Teaching Methods I, prof. Manfreda Kolar held an interactive lecture for 3 rd year students titled Types of Knowledge in Mathematics - Gagné's Classification of Knowledge. The lecture was stimulating and dynamic, with active participation of the students who, through discussion and problem solving, analysed different levels of knowledge - from basic and procedural to conceptual and problem-based. The importance of recognizing conceptual errors in pupils and designing tasks that go beyond routine solving was emphasized. Through concrete examples, it was shown how tasks can be transformed from procedural to conceptual and problem-based, which encourages the development of mathematical thinking, connections and reasoning.
A week earlier, as part of the courses Mathematics Teaching Methods I and II, prof. Manfreda Kolar held a workshop for 3 rd and 4 th year students dedicated to teaching aids and tools in mathematics teaching. Through activities such as working with pentominoes and mathematical games (detective, ladder), the students explored the possibilities of their application in elementary mathematics teaching. We are especially pleased that the students successfully applied new ideas and presented them at 2 nd Mathematics Street Festival.

UniSportHR Taekwondo – Ines Mikšić university champion in forms

Irena Kiss — Sat, 02 May 2026 20:10:12 GMT

On Sunday, 26 April, 2026, the hall of the taekwondo club Dubrava in Zagreb was the centre of student taekwondo where the UniSportHR Taekwondo national finals in fighting and poomsae disciplines were held. The Juraj Dobrila University of Pula was represented by Ines Mikšić, a first-year student of the university's undergraduate study Early and Preschool Education. Spectators had the opportunity to enjoy top-notch performances from precise and technically demanding poomsae forms to dynamic and combative matches in different weight categories. After three rounds of competition, her technical precision, concentration and excellent execution of forms led Ines to the title of university champion in the SB-1 discipline, confirming her quality work and progress. In addition to her individual success, Ines also brought the University a notable team result with her performance, winning third place in the overall standings behind students from the Universities of Zagreb and Split, further confirming the competitiveness of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula on the national student sports scene. This success is yet another in a series of indicators of the importance of investing in sports and encouraging students to actively participate, thereby promoting excellence, discipline and team spirit.

Multiplier Event of the ELITE-AI Project

Irena Kiss — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:05:27 GMT

On 28 April 2026 the employees of the Faculty of Educational Sciences and members of the Erasmus + project Empowering Specialized Language Acquisition with Integrated AI (ELITE-AI), full professor dr. Iva Blažević and teaching assistant Jelena Gugić, held a multiplier event at the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Rijeka, where they presented the project to first-year students of the Teacher Education Study Programme, showed them the project website and the resources they can find on it, and finally presented the results of the research part of the project.

Tradition and Modernity in Education – The Timeless Encounter

Irena Kiss — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:56:36 GMT

On 23 and 24 April 2026, the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula hosted the International Scientific Conference 22 nd Mate Demarin Days on the topic Tradition and Modernity in Education – The Timeless Encounter, which brought together numerous scientists, teachers, and experts from Croatia and abroad. During the two-day programme, 82 presentations were given, which once again confirmed the importance of this conference as a relevant place of encounter, dialogue, and exchange of contemporary pedagogical knowledge.
The programme was further enriched by lectures delivered by plenary speakers associate professor dr. Tamara Jurkić Sviben, full professor dr. Igor Radeka, Dragana Sapanjoš, contemporary artist, associate professor dr. Zvjezdana Penava Brekalo and full professor dr. Daria Tot, whose presentations opened up space for reflection on the relationship between tradition and modernity and encouraged discussions on current challenges and directions for the development of educational practice. The conference is organized by the Faculty of Educational Sciences, and co-organised by the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb – Department in Petrinja, the Faculty of Education of the University of Maribor (Slovenia), the Faculty of Education in Užice (Serbia), and the Education and Teacher Training Agency, thus further emphasizing international and inter-institutional cooperation. The exceptionally rich and diverse programme took place in a stimulating and dynamic academic environment, with a strong focus on contemporary challenges and future perspectives for the development of education.