8th My First Conference
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the 8th edition of My First Conference, which will be held at the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka on 19 September 2024. The event is jointly organised by the Faculty of Maritime Studies, the Faculty of Civil Engineering, and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Rijeka.
The conference is intended for all doctoral students and offers an opportunity to present their research activities and findings to their peers and other students. In addition to the presentations, one of the goals of the conference is to encourage networking and the creation of new connections among individuals from similar or related professional and research fields.
A suitable submission is an abstract or a paper in the thematic field of technical sciences. There is no registration fee for the conference, and the official language is English. The deadline for registration and one-page abstract submission is 1 July 2024. The invitation contains further details about the event, including the venue, publication opportunities, and other useful information. The conference programme is available at the provided link.
International Conference on Highly Flexible Slender Structures
International Conference on Highly Flexible Slender Structures will be held from 25 to 29 September 2023 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka. The conference is organised as a thematic conference of the European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) and as a Special Interest Conference of the International Association for Computational Mechanics (IACM).
Applied Landslide Research for the Development of Risk Mitigation and Prevention Measures
A presentation on the application of results from the project Applied Landslide Research for the Development of Risk Mitigation and Prevention Measures (PRI-MJER) in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County will take place on 5 July 2023 at 11:30 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering.
Workshop on Scientific Information for Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka
We invite you to attend the workshop titled “Workshop on Scientific Information for Doctoral Students of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka”, which will be held on Tuesday, 13 June 2023, at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Room G-213, from 8:30 to 10:00.
The workshop has been prepared and will be delivered by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivan Marović and Filip Horvat, Head Librarian. The main goal of the workshop is to introduce young researchers—and others at more advanced stages of their research—to effective strategies for searching scientific information.
Modern Structures of Metal and Wood, Odesa, Ukraine
You are kindly invited to join us from 8 to 10 June at the online international conference Modern Structures of Metal and Wood, organised by the Ministry of Science and Education of Ukraine, the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture, the Rzeszow University of Technology (Poland), and the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka. Conference topics and key dates can be found at the provided link, along with additional information.
My First Conference
The call for My First Conference has been published. This year, the conference will take place for the seventh consecutive time on 14 September at the Faculty of Engineering in Rijeka, co-organised by the Faculty of Civil Engineering and the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Rijeka.
Over the years, the conference has brought together doctoral students in technical fields, providing a positive experience in presenting current research among peers. It promotes networking, collaboration, and the development of various competencies and transferable skills.
Final-year students of lower-level study programmes are also invited to submit their work.
Abstract submission deadline: 1 July 2023.
More information is available on the conference website and in the official call.
“Let’s Learn to Communicate Science Successfully”
The Doctoral School of the University of Rijeka, in cooperation with the University of Rijeka Foundation and Edward Bernays University College, is organising a multi-day workshop titled “Let’s Learn to Communicate Science Successfully”, which will take place from 21 to 23 May 2023 at the Moise Palace on the island of Cres. The workshop is intended for current postgraduate university (doctoral) students of the University of Rijeka.
The detailed workshop programme is available via the provided link, and more information about registration and participation costs can be found on the Doctoral School’s website. Applications are open until 27 April 2023 at 10:00 AM.
Common Foundations 2023 – uniSTem
The tenth gathering of young researchers in the field of civil engineering and related technical disciplines will be held in Split, from 14 to 16 September 2023, at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy.
The official invitation and additional details are available via the provided link and on the event website.
9th International Conference on Industrial Heritage – Industrial Legacy after 1945
The 9th International Conference on Industrial Heritage will be held at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, from 19 to 20 May 2023, under the theme “Industrial Legacy after 1945.”
You are invited to submit your abstracts by 15 March 2023.
More information can be found in the official call for papers.
Organisers: Pro Torpedo Rijeka, Centre for Industrial Heritage, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Civil Engineering, City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, and the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Republic of Croatia.
Common Foundations 2022 Held
The 9th meeting of young researchers in the field of civil engineering and related technical sciences, titled Common Foundations 2022, was held from 28 to 30 September at the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Osijek.
The aim of this gathering is to bring together young scientists from civil engineering faculties participating in the Association of Croatian Civil Engineering Faculties, and to promote civil engineering and related professions. Through mutual cooperation and joint activities, the goal is to strengthen professional and scientific networks and contribute to solving current research challenges. More information is available on the official website.
Summer School “Digitalisation in Science and Society”
The Doctoral School of the University of Rijeka, in cooperation with the University of Graz and the University of Ljubljana, is organising the 6th International Doctoral Summer School titled “Digitalisation in Science and Society”, which will take place from 27 to 28 October 2022 at the University of Ljubljana.
For doctoral students from the University of Rijeka, there is no participation fee, and accommodation costs will be covered.
The aim of the summer school is to explore digitalisation in the broadest sense. Topics may include the technical potential of digital technologies, digital research infrastructure, big data research, artificial intelligence, digitalisation in the life sciences, law, education, humanities, the arts and governance, ethical use of digital technologies, their limitations and pitfalls, the impact of digitalisation on people and society, and open science.
Participants are invited to submit abstracts for 20-minute oral presentations. Each submission should include the title, author name(s), a research design and findings abstract (up to 250 words), and a short narrative biography (up to 250 words), all in English. Abstracts should be sent in a Word document by 15 September 2022 to doktorska@uniri.hr.
For any additional questions or clarifications, please contact doktorska@uniri.hr.
Workshop: Academic Writing
The Doctoral School of the University of Rijeka, in collaboration with the University of Rijeka Foundation and the Department of Pedagogy at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka, is organising a workshop for doctoral and postdoctoral researchers titled “Academic Writing”. The workshop will take place from 2 to 4 October 2022 at the University of Rijeka’s Science and Education Centre, located in Moise Palace on the island of Cres.
The application deadline is Monday, 19 September at 16:00.
Central topics of the workshop include:
- What is academic writing?
- Style, language, clarity and organisation of texts
- Publishing and peer review
- Responding to criticism and promoting your work
More information about the workshop can be found on the Doctoral School’s website.
5th Workshops within the Project “Reconnect Science with the Blue Society (Blue-connect)”
The Open Day of the Laboratories at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka was held as part of the “Reconnect Science with the Blue Society (Blue-connect)” project, funded by the European Union under the HORIZON MSCA Researchers’ Night call.
The aim of the workshops was to bring science closer to children and young people in an engaging and interactive way. Activities were carried out by five laboratories and numerous faculty members. In addition to short popular lectures, participants had the opportunity to actively take part in testing procedures, producing concrete elements, and testing concrete structures. They also engaged in simulations of rainfall-induced landslides and coastal flooding, both under current conditions and with projected sea-level rise.
Participants learned about the water cycle in nature and about porous asphalt as an environmentally friendly material in road construction. The educational activities were attended by primary school pupils and even some preschoolers. Organised visits included school classes from Trsat Primary School and Vladimir Gortan Primary School, a group from a mathematics camp, and many children who came individually with their parents.
The goal of the event was to raise awareness about the importance of sustainability in civil engineering in the context of climate change and environmental protection, as well as to spark interest in civil engineering and its many branches. Children showed great enthusiasm and curiosity about science and research, and many expressed interest in attending the main European Researchers’ Night event at Exportdrvo.
6th My First Conference, 2022
The 6th international doctoral congress My First Conference 2022 was held on 22 September 2022 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, organised in cooperation with the Faculty of Maritime Studies, the Faculty of Engineering, and the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka.
The conference was intended for doctoral students as well as master’s students, offering an opportunity to present ongoing research and build new connections within similar or related professional environments. More information about the event and a photo gallery are available on the official conference website.
- Networking with colleagues sharing similar research interests
- Improvement of presentation and other transferable skills
- The official language of the conference is English
- No registration fee
- Free lunch provided for participants
- Digital copy of the Book of Abstracts available
2nd Workshop ModLandRemSS
The Department of Geotechnics at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, is organising a one-day workshop focused on small-scale physical modelling under 1g conditions. The second and final workshop is being held as part of the ongoing research project funded by the Croatian Science Foundation, titled Physical Modelling of Landslide Remediation Constructions Behaviour under Static and Seismic Actions (ModLandRemSS), project code IP-2018-01-1503.
The workshop will be organised as a hybrid event and will begin at 10:00 AM on 30 August 2022.
Common Foundations 2022 – Extended Application Deadline!
We invite you to the 9th Gathering of Young Researchers in the Field of Civil Engineering and Related Technical Sciences, titled Common Foundations 2022.
Continuing the tradition, this year’s event will be held from 28 to 30 September 2022, organised by the Association of Croatian Civil Engineering Faculties and the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture in Osijek (GRAFOS).
The application deadline has been extended to 1 July 2022.
Applications can be submitted via the following link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSePBM8qeFhJdkjwlJydeRDd087-ZuXRR41SUJ3SHp0cg7-qTw/viewform
More information is available on the event website or by contacting: zajednicki.temelji@gfos.hr
International Conference on Sustainable Transport – SuTra 2022
We invite you to the International Conference on Sustainable Transport – SuTra 2022, which will take place from 29 September to 1 October 2022 in Opatija, Croatia.
The abstract submission deadline is 1 June 2022, and authors will have the opportunity to submit full papers to the following indexed journals: Sustainability (WoS, CC), Logistics (WoS, ESCI), and Pomorstvo (WoS, ESCI).
Further information is available in the first call and on the conference website.
6th My First Conference, 2022
The call for abstract submissions for the international doctoral congress My First Conference 2022 has been published. You can submit your application via the official conference website.
International conference “Modern structures of Metal and Wood”
The Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka is a co-organiser of the international conference “Modern Structures of Metal and Wood”, in collaboration with the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture. On behalf of the Organising Committee, we invite you to participate in the conference, which will take place at the Odesa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture from 9 to 11 June 2022. Online participation will also be available.
The conference will address the following topics:
- Modern steel structures for civil and industrial buildings and facilities
- Implementation of innovative construction solutions for the design, installation, and functioning of load-bearing and enclosing structures made of metal, wood, and plastics
- Low- and multi-storey timber building structures
- Joining of prefabricated glued elements
The abstract submission deadline is 10 May 2022. For more details, please refer to the official conference invitation.
5th ReSyLAB, 23–26 March 2022
The 5th Regional Symposium on Landslides in the Adriatic–Balkan Region (ReSyLAB) was held in Rijeka from 23 to 26 March 2022, organised by the Croatian Landslide Group. The event reaffirmed Rijeka’s role as a leading scientific centre for landslide research in the region.
The Croatian Landslide Group, consisting of researchers from the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, and the Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering, University of Zagreb, has for the third time been recognised as a World Centre of Excellence in Landslide Risk Reduction (WCoE) by the International Consortium on Landslides (ICL) for the period 2020–2023.
The group stands out for its long-term active involvement in the International Programme on Landslides (IPL) since 2010, for establishing and coordinating the ICL Adriatic–Balkan Network (ICL ABN) in 2012, conducting advanced scientific research in Croatia, and fostering cooperation between academic institutions and local, regional, and national authorities.
5th Round Table of the PRI-MJER Project
The 5th round table of the project Applied Landslide Research for the Development of Risk Mitigation and Prevention Measures (PRI-MJER) was held on 12 November 2021 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka. The round table focused on proposed measures for integration into regional spatial plans. The purpose of the discussion was to analyse the necessary measures from the perspective of potential users of the Landslide Susceptibility Map developed for county-level planning.
Educational materials created within the project are available here, and a promotional video of the project is available on YouTube.
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My First Conference 2021
The 5th edition of My First Conference was held on 23 September 2021, organised by the Faculty of Maritime Studies, Faculty of Civil Engineering, and Faculty of Engineering at the University of Rijeka. The conference is aimed at doctoral students of technical sciences, providing them with an opportunity to present the progress of their research in English and to connect with peers from related fields.
This year, selected authors were invited to submit full papers to the journals: Engineering Review, Pomorstvo, and the special issue Sustainability of Marine Structures.
For more information, please visit: http://mfc.com.hr
Common Foundations 2021
The 8th meeting of young researchers in the field of civil engineering and related technical sciences, titled Common Foundations 2021, was organised by the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Mostar, on behalf of the Association of Croatian Civil Engineering Faculties. The event was held online from 23 to 24 September 2021. The aim of this traditional gathering is to connect young researchers from civil engineering faculties and to promote the civil engineering profession and related disciplines. More information is available on the conference website.
The conference proceedings are available at the provided link.
Lectures Organised by the Scientific Council for Remote Sensing of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts
An online lecture organised by the Scientific Council for Remote Sensing of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts was held on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, presenting the results of the project Vulnerability Analysis of the Coastal Area of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County due to Sea Level Rise. The project is conducted in cooperation between the Public Institution – Spatial Planning Institute of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka. The lecture was delivered by Assistant Professor Dr Igor Ružić, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, and Vedrana Petrović, mag. oec. spec., from the Spatial Planning Institute of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
3rd Round Table of the PRI-MJER Project: “Application of Landslide Susceptibility Maps in Road Infrastructure Management”
The Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka hosted the 3rd round table of the project Applied Landslide Research for the Development of Risk Mitigation and Prevention Measures (PRI-MJER) on Friday, 28 May 2021. The event focused on the use of landslide and rockfall susceptibility maps in the planning and maintenance of road and railway infrastructure.The round table aimed to analyse the needs of potential users of such maps, particularly those involved in transport infrastructure management. The round table invited potential users to engage in a discussion with researchers on the planned use of rockfall susceptibility maps for road and railway sections, as well as hazard maps for rockfall-prone areas, as tools for developing climate change adaptation measures.
Key information on planned research activities, pilot areas, project outcomes (tools and measures), and a project video are available at the official website: www.pri-mjer.hr
In accordance with the recommendations and measures of the Croatian Institute of Public Health (HZJZ) and the National Civil Protection Headquarters, the number of participants at the on-site event was limited to invited project stakeholders.
My First Conference 2020
My First Conference 2020 was organised exclusively online due to the COVID-19 pandemic and hosted by the Faculty of Engineering, University of Rijeka. The conference was intended for doctoral students and ambitious master’s students wishing to present their research within the broad field of engineering and technology. More information about the event is available on the official conference website.
H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions workshop for young researchers in cultural heritage
The H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions workshop for young researchers in cultural heritage was held as a pre-conference event to the HERItage conference “The Role of Cultural Heritage in Socio-Economic Development and Preservation of Democratic Values – HERItage”, originally planned to take place in Opatija from 11–13 March 2020, but moved to an online format due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.
The workshop was aimed at doctoral candidates and early-career researchers working in areas related to cultural heritage.
One of the speakers was Asst. Prof. Dr Leo Škec, who presented his work as a recipient of the prestigious Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship for the project “Modelling mixed-mode rate-dependent delamination in layered structures using geometrically nonlinear beam finite elements”.
Upotreba superračunalnih resursa UNIRI – BURA
To promote the use of the BURA high-performance computing (HPC) resources at the University of Rijeka and to increase utilisation of the shared commercial campus licence for ALTAIR HyperWorks, a presentation and hands-on workshop were held. The event showcased the features of the BURA supercomputer, the software currently installed, and a brief overview of how University of Rijeka researchers can access the system. Additional information and access requests are available on the website of the Centre for Advanced Computing and Modelling (CNRM): www.hpc.uniri.hr
Encouraging Research Project Applications, Internationalisation, and Scientific Excellence
As part of the Friday scientific-teaching meetings at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka, a programme was organised to promote the application and implementation of research projects, enhance international collaboration, and foster scientific excellence.
The programme ran from November 2019 to April 2020 and included the following lectures:
- Prof. Dr. Barbara Karleuša: Experiences from the DRINKADRIA project (IPA ADRIATIC CBC) and the SWARM project (ERASMUS+)
- University of Rijeka EU Projects Centre: Introduction to EU projects
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dragan Ribarić: Application of HRZZ project ASDEL (2016) and the Young Researchers Career Development Projects (2018)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Nino Krvavica: Experience in applying for an HRZZ installation project
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Leo Škec: Experience in applying for and implementing an MSCA Individual Fellowship
- Prof. Dr. Gordan Jelenić: Overview of project application experience and the EU project THREAD
- Prof. Dr. Ivica Kožar: Structural health monitoring in the IPA3 project CEEStructHealth
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Igor Ružić: Implementation of professional and scientific projects in cooperation with the community
- Prof. Martin Arnold (Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg): Horizon 2020 MSCA ITN project THREAD – Coordinator’s perspective
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Nina Čeh & Asst. Prof. Dr. Edita Papa Dukić: How to submit a (non-)successful bilateral project proposal
- Prof. Dr. Nevenka Ožanić: Application, implementation, and supervision of EU infrastructure projects
Pre-Holiday Campus 2019
The Pre-Holiday Campus 2019 event featured a series of festive activities at the University of Rijeka Campus, with participation from the Faculty of Civil Engineering. More details are available via the event link.
The 3rd Summer School of Computational Fluid Dynamics
From 5 to 10 July 2019, the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad hosted the 3rd Summer School of Computational Fluid Dynamics as part of the CEEPUS network “Building Knowledge and Experience Exchange in CFD (CIII-RS-1012-04-1819)”.
The summer school brought together 11 students (including three female students from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka), six lecturers (among them Asst. Prof. Dr. Elvis Žic from the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka), and three doctoral assistants from the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad.
The event was co-organised by the Faculty of Technical Sciences in Novi Sad (with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Siniša Bikić as network coordinator) and the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka, a partner institution in the CEEPUS network.
The summer school proved to be highly successful, featuring engaging topics in the field of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and constructive discussions during and after presentations. It provided an excellent opportunity for students and academic staff to familiarise themselves with new methods, research developments, and advancements in CFD.
A preliminary agreement was reached to host the 4th international summer school on the same topic at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka, in two years.
My First Conference 2019
On 12 September 2019, the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka hosted the 3rd Annual Doctoral Conference in Engineering and Technology, which gathered 27 participants. Organised jointly by the Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Maritime Studies, and Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Rijeka, My First Conference (MFC) aims to connect doctoral students from related fields, encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, improve public speaking skills in English, and provide feedback on ongoing research from fellow doctoral students, experienced researchers, and the interested public.
The MFC 2019 Organising Committee consisted of doctoral students from all three faculties:
Jug Drobac, Tomislav Franković, Marin Grbac, Ivan Hlača, Ivana Pranjić (Faculty of Civil Engineering – GRADRI),
Davor Bolf, Zoran Šverko (Faculty of Engineering – RITEH),
Ivan Panić, and Goran Vižentin (Faculty of Maritime Studies – PFRI).
The invited lecture, titled “Theoretical, Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Fracture Resistance in Adhesive Joints”, was delivered by Asst. Prof. Dr. Leo Škec.
The presented papers were published in the Book of Abstracts from the conference.
7th Meeting of Young Researchers in Civil Engineering and Related Technical Sciences – “Common Foundations” 2019
Shortly after the MFC event, the 7th edition of the meeting “Common Foundations” was held from 25 to 27 September 2019, bringing together 24 participants—young researchers, doctoral and postdoctoral students—from the fields of civil engineering and related technical sciences. Launched in September 2013 at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy in Split, this annual event was established to connect, support, and promote young researchers working in civil engineering and allied disciplines. Its mission is to foster collaboration, exchange ideas, and build a strong and sustainable network ready to face scientific, professional, and societal challenges of the future. As in previous years, the core of the event consisted of paper presentations, accompanied by a round table discussion titled “Science for the Profession”, guided tours of laboratories at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka, and a group excursion. The invited lecture, “Dynamic Characterisation of Rocking in Ordered Block Systems”, was delivered by Asst. Prof. Dr. Nina Čeh. Participant papers were presented in 15-minute sessions and published in the Conference Proceedings. The event was organised by the Association of Croatian Civil Engineering Faculties and the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka, with contributions from Laura Žiković, Martina Šopić, Sara Pajalić, Anton Bogdanić, Ksenija Tijanić, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vanja Travaš. Participants were accommodated in the Trsat student residence, and the event concluded with an excursion to Brijuni National Park, where awards were presented for the best presentation and best paper.
SWARM Workshop
One of the key and successfully completed activities of the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka was the organisation of a three-day training session for academic staff from higher education institutions (HEIs) in the Western Balkans, along with a project partner meeting, held from 18 to 20 September 2019. These events took place at the Faculty’s premises as part of the ERASMUS+ KA2 project titled Strengthening of master curricula in water resources management for the Western Balkans HEIs and stakeholders (SWARM), funded under the action Strategic Partnerships for Innovation and Exchange of Good Practices – Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education.
The programme opened with welcoming remarks by the Dean of the Faculty, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ivana Štimac Grandić, and the SWARM Project Coordinator at the Rijeka Faculty, Prof. Dr. Barbara Karleuša. This was followed by a rich three-day schedule of lectures and workshops.
The SWARM project, which began on 15 November 2018, is planned to run for three years and involves 14 project partners, including the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka.
The project’s main objective is to improve education in the field of water resources management in the Western Balkans in line with national and EU policies. Specific goals include enhancing the competencies and skills of staff at Western Balkan HEIs, developing new and innovative master’s programmes in water resources management aligned with Bologna standards and national requirements, establishing and equipping seven state-of-the-art laboratories at Western Balkan HEIs in collaboration with EU and Norwegian partners, and designing and implementing lifelong learning programmes for professionals in the water sector in accordance with the EU Water Framework Directive.
