5th Honors Program Colloquium: Showcasing academic excellence and innovation

On Friday, December 6, our Zagreb campus hosted the 5th Honors Program Colloquium, where students presented their research projects developed under faculty mentorship. The Honors Program, launched in fall 2022, provides a platform for outstanding students to engage in advanced research and deepen their academic experience at RIT Croatia.

Led by Dr. Jakob Patekar, Associate Dean for Research and General Education, and Marija Šušak Mišetić, Academic Affairs & Student Services Department Manager, this semester's cohort of 13 students’ showcased projects spanning a wide range of fields, including art, business, psychology, programming and more.

This semester, we welcomed 16 students who highlighted their work on a diverse array of topics spanning algorithms, art, business, psychology, and more:

• Natali Belušić: Best Ways to Build Cohesion in Teams
• Natali Belušić: Digitalization of Banking Processes and Adaption for Elderly People
• Nikola Črček: Analysis of Modern Workplace Practices
• Franko Fišter: Psychological Response
• Mariia Ivashko: The Current State and Challenges of Supply Chain Management in Ukraine
• Lina Kovačec: Researching Taylor Swift Phenomenon From The Perspective Of Music-Related Consumer Values: Perception Of The Youth Audience
• Konstantin Kurygin: Evaluating the Impact of Academic Incentives on University Students’ Punctuality: A Case Study of Additional Grade Points
• Konstantin Kurygin: Central Limit Theorem: Application on Investment
• Helena Markulin: Structured Concurrency
• Helena Markulin: Redesign of HŽ PP Karte
• Vito Medić: Bayes Formula, Application On Decision Making
• Nora Miškulin: Literature and Food Studies: Interpreting Gastro-Narratives
• Viktor Pavlović: Vector API in Java Programming Language
• Nutsa Sesiashvili: The Role of Feedback in the Writing Process
• Mia Šimatović: Virtual Threads
• Neva Vidović: Physical Response of Students to Public Speaking in Relation to Personality Traits
• Neva Vidović: Analysis of Supply Chain Performance in Pharmaceutical Companies

Students who meet the eligibility criteria can apply to the program by selecting an Honors option from courses offered by RIT Croatia faculty. With guidance from their mentor, they delve into a chosen topic for in-depth exploration. This process not only enhances learning outcomes but may also result in tangible outputs such as studies, papers, or projects.

The mentors for this semester include:

• Dr. Nina Antičić
• Dr. Zrinka Friganović-Sain
• Dr. Ana Havelka Meštrović
• Dr. Branko Mihaljević
• Dr. Evelina Miščin
• Dr. Milivoj Marković
• Dr. Aleksander Radovan
• Dr. Kristina Šorić
• Dr. Kristijan Tabak
• Dr. Maja Vidović