Meet the speakers at the Power of the local conference
There are only three days left until the registration deadline for the “Power of the Local” conference, which will be held on Monday, September 22nd this year, in Rijeka. More information about the conference can be found HERE, and you can register for participation HERE. Now you can learn more about the speakers at the […]
Registrations for the conference The Power of the Local are now open
The conference will be held on Monday, September 22, 2025, starting at 10 am, on the Campus of the University of Rijeka (Innovalab, Radmile Matejčić 10, Rijeka). The conference will be in hybrid format, with both on site and on line participation. The Programme of the conference can be found HERE. You can register for […]
Program of the Memory Walk on September 21
Memory Walk “On the Paths of Gorski Kotar Peacekeepers” will be held on Sunday, September 21st this year. It is scheduled to start at 3 pm in Mrkopalj, and you can find the program below. While 2025 is the year that marks the 30th anniversary of the end of the 1991-1995 armed conflict in Croatia, […]
Save the date! International Conference “The Power of the Local “ 22nd September 2025
At the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Rijeka (Croatia) we are delighted to invite you to the international conference The Power of the Local: Learning from local communities pursuing alternatives to inter-ethnic violence. When? Monday, 22nd September 2025, 10:00 – 16:00 hours CET Where? Innovalab, University of Rijeka, Radmile Matejčić 10, Rijeka, Croatia + online This interdisciplinary […]
New Research Project on the Impact of the EU Recovery and Resilience Mechanism on Croatian Public Policy
A four-year research project has been launched at the University of Rijeka to examine how the European Union’s Recovery and Resilience Mechanism (RRM) influences the design, implementation, and content of national public policies in the Republic of Croatia. The project focuses on the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRRP), the key instrument through which the […]
Senate adopted a decision on the implementation of the microcredential program Public Policy Analysis.
At its session on June 17, 2025, the Senate of the University of Rijeka adopted a Decision on the implementation of a lifelong learning program titled “Public Policy Analysis.” This is a strategic microcredential program that will be conducted by the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. Public Policy Analysis is a professional development program […]
Study visit by colleagues from Tallinn University
Representatives of Tallinn University participated in a study visit to Croatia from June 10 to 14. Representing Tallinn University were staff and students from programs focused on the education of youth workers. During the visit, they toured civil society organizations and institutions in Zagreb and Rijeka. In Zagreb, a meeting was held with representatives of […]
The book Resisting inter-ethnic violence by Valentina Otmačić presented at Eirenefest in Trieste
Dr. Valentina Otmačić, Deputy Head of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Rijeka, participated at Eirenefest, the Italian bookfair featuring works on peace and nonviolence, held in Trieste on June 7-8, 2025. Accompanied by Ms. Andrea Cvitan from Rijeka, dr. Otmačić presented her book Resisting Inter-Ethnic Violence: Community Approaches to […]
Head of the Centre at the round table on the recognition of youth work in Croatia
The Head of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, dr. Marko Kovačić, assoc. prof., participated in the national round table on the recognition of youth work. The round table was held on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, and brought together representatives of relevant institutions, professional and civil society organizations, practitioners, and experts in the field […]
Representative of the Center on the panel about the doctoral study
As part of the VI. International scientific, professional and artistic conference “Young scientists in dialogue”, which was held on June 5 and 6 in Varaždin, at the University of North, a panel discussion was held on experiences within the doctoral study “Media and Communication” at the same University. Dr. Mario Žuliček, associate at the Center […]
Centre’s Head at the 4th European Youth Work Convention
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marko Kovačić, Head of the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, participated as a member of the Croatian delegation at the 4th European Youth Work Convention (EYWC), held on 21–22 May 2025 in Valletta, Malta. The EYWC is the most significant European event dedicated to the field of youth work, organised every […]
CPCS and Goran’s Spring literary workshops
On May 24th, poetry workshops for primary and secondary school students and teachers were held at the InnovaLab pavilion, organized by the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Rijeka and Goran’s Spring, in collaboration with the County Council for Extracurricular Activities of the Education and Teacher Training Agency. The workshops were […]
First in-person project meeting held as part of the “PD4D – Professional Development of Youth Workers” project
As part of the Erasmus+ project PD4D – Professional Development of Youth Workers, the first in-person project meeting was held, bringing together representatives from partner universities in Estonia, Ireland, North Macedonia, Australia, and Croatia. During the meeting, project partners collaboratively reviewed Work Package 2, which focuses on research and a comprehensive literature review in the […]
Presentation of the book Resisting inter-ethnic violence by Valentina Otmačić at the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Granada, Spain
On Wednesday, 14 May, the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies (IPAZ) of the University of Granada (Spain) organized the presentation of the book Resisting inter-ethnic violence: community approaches to conflict transformation in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina authored by Valentina Otmačić, deputy head of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of Rijeka. […]
Project meeting of the Public Policy Colloquium project
On Cres, in the Moises Palace, from May 9 to 11, a meeting was held as part of the Public Political Colloquium project. Members of the project team were finishing an article on policy style and policy goals. In addition, they agreed on a strategy for mainstreaming public policy education at the University of Rijeka.
The Head of the Center gave a lecture at the Science Festival
The Head of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, dr. Marko Kovačić, Assoc. Prof. gave a lecture as part of this year’s Science Festival, entitled “Youth in Space and Time: Generations and Borders”. Marko based his lecture on the thesis that young people in Croatia are not isolated – neither from their predecessors, nor […]
CPCS on the panel on social networks
The Croatian Association for Public Relations (HUOJ) organized a panel discussion entitled “Media 2.0.: Who controls information on social networks?”. The panel discussion was held on May 8 at the Innovalab premises at the University of Rijeka Campus, and was attended by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sc. Marko Horvat (Department of Applied Computing, FER), Dr. Sc. […]
The annual meeting of the implementers of the School and Community subject
From 24 to 26 April, the traditional annual gathering of teachers involved in the implementation of the optional subject School and Community (SiC) was held on Cres. During the three-day program, about fifty teachers exchanged experiences on their work to date and discussed the final activities for this school year. The meeting brought together SiC […]
CPCS’ representatives in the panel discussion in Split
Representatives of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, dr. Marko Kovačić, Assoc. Prof. and dr. Mario Žuliček participated in a consultation meeting and panel discussion in Split, as part of the project “Youth Inclusion – How to move on?”. They were joined by Marin Capan, President of the Governing Board of the Croatian Youth […]
CPCS at the Europe Goes Local final conference
The final conference of the fourth edition of the largest European project in the field of youth work, Europe Goes Local (EGL) “Looking back, moving forward” was held in Zagreb on 1 April, organised by the Agency for Mobility and EU Programmes. Representatives of cities spoke about the importance of this project for improving the […]