About the Project

Name of the project

Increasing the employability of students through the improvement of the Center for Careers and Development of Internships – CEZAR.

The purpose of the project is through the cooperation of the Faculty of economics, the University of Rijeka, and the business community to improve the implementation of internships by developing learning outcomes from the course Internship. Also, by improving Career Center as well as strengthening the competencies of teaching and non-teaching staff, it will be the long-term ensured implementation of activities aimed at increasing employability and early career development of students.

The main goal of this project is to contribute to increasing the employment of university students in Croatia.

Specific goals of the project

· Increasing the representation and improving the quality and internships an elective course in the undergraduate university study of Economics and Business Economics and the graduate university study of Economics, as well as strengthening the competencies of the staff for teaching by learning through work.

· Increasing the employment of students through their involvement in activities for the acquiring practical skills and work experience and strengthening the institutional capacity of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka.

The total value of the project is 2.840.028,00kn. Grant sin amount of 2.840.028,00kn was approved by the European Social Fund (ESF) within the Operational Program "Effective Human Resources 2014-2020". The project was registered to the call for project proposals:

"Development, improvement, and implementation of professional practice in higher education."

Project period: 36 months (09.03.2020.-09.02.2023.)

The project developer

Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Rijeka

Project leader

Vesna Buterin PhD, Vice Dean for Cooperation with the Economy and and Affairs

Members of the project team of the Faculty of Economics and Business in Rijeka: