Flexible individuals for a global knowledge society

NEXT GENERATION

Team name: Rikica Team leader: Ivana Maletic Team members: Ivana Maletic and Bojan Petrovic Country: Croatia Institution: University of Split Faculty of Economics Mentor: Željko Mrnjavac, PhD

Attractive jobs

Working day • Every working day is filled with

high levels of interactions with people and companies

• Usage of 4D holographic video conferencing, advanced forms of tablets with virtual peripheries, unlimited high-speed Internet, free roaming and electric cars

• Connecting companies with knowledgeable people, while simultaneously confronting cross-cultural issues

• We cooperate with all interested governments, private companies, NGOs and individuals

• Bojan is often faced with cross-cultural issues while combining knowledgeable people into creative teams. That kind of problems connected him with Ivana, who is specialized in solving such issues.

• Successful multicultural business negotiation would not be possible without hiring a cross-cultural consultant, because modern business has led to a greater exchange of employees around the world, which creates this specific problem.

7AM, 26th of September 2022 After a long night filled with

work, Bojan is preparing to have some sleep. While brushing his teeth, he receives a call from Ivana. He answers it on his bathrom mirror-computer.

She is calling to say she came up with the possible solution for problems he has with the project which gathers experts from Oman, Qatar, USA and France.

Ivana, currently on a business seminar in Jakarta, is specialized for Islamic culture.

She is saying to Bojan that she

will organize a team building sport event on which she will educate the team on their cultural differences and how to deal with them.

If you want a dream job, you will need a dream education!

Learning foreign languages (English is obligatory)

Lectures in foreign languages

IT literacy

International student exchanges are crucial

Internships

International exchange of scholars

Internship experiences and project-to-project work in top teams enables learning by doing and creates a unique combination of tacit knowledge that allows a competitive advantage in the specialization for a dream job

The goal of the perfect education is to narrow the gap between education and the real needs of the labour market

Specialization at the Master level

Education dynamism, interactive teaching, small groups

‘’Speed refreshment’’ in knowledge - constant personal development and utilization of practical examples that stimulate the ability of identification cause-effect connections - encouraging thinking

High use of technology, e-learning

Our perfect day at Uni

• Constant team work

• Relaxed work atmosphere which encourages students to liberate themselves from the fear of public speaking and presenting their own opinions in front of the crowd

• Lecturers direct their students to think of the conclusions and solutions of problems by themselves

• Debating and critical reviews of lecture topics