The IBU Office for International Cooperation and Projects organized a number of staff mobilities to universities in Latvia, Greece, the Netherlands, and Poland in June.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lejla Odobašić Novo visited Riga Building College in Latvia during the second week of June. During her stay, with professors, she discussed teaching methods and new technological tools used at this university and visited Sample Material Library and Material Testing Lab. This experience has provided her with much helpful information: she learned about sample testing, how to set them up, and talked about the possibility of future collaboration with professors and the establishment of a Sample Material Library and Material Testing Lab at IBU.
A week after, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Sayed also visited Riga Building College. He attended workshops, and students’ graduation defenses, visited laboratories and had various discussions with students working on Stone Conservation. He gained a lot of practical knowledge, which is useful for the improvement of the current syllabus, and future EU funded projects.
During the same week, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasna Hivziefendić and Prof. Dr. Jasmin Kevrić, together with a Ph.D. candidate Mehrija Hasečić, have visited the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasmin Kevrić gave a lecture on Artificial Intelligence in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasna Hivziefendić gave a lecture on Multi-objective optimization in Smart grids, both for MA students. They also presented new educational material developed within ELEMEND master's program. Moreover, they visited three laboratories at the host University, had useful discussions and research activities, and defined a mobility plan for the final third year of the KALCEA Erasmus+ capacity building project. Altogether, this mobility increased the level of competencies, practical experiences and research approaches in the field of Smart grids and AI, and made sure that the implementation of current projects between NKUA and IBU runs smoothly.
Assist. Prof. Emir Klepo and Assist. Prof. Dženan Medanović from Graphic Design and Multimedia department visited Tilburg University in the Netherlands during the last week of June. They both held presentations and had meetings with various professors and other Tilburg staff. They also attended an online conference ‘’TSHD Symposium’’ and a physical conference at Dante Building. This mobility was of great importance as they expanded their academic connections, explored interdisciplinary programs at Tilburg University, and got suggestions for various activities, as well as gained new perspectives on the organization of departments that could be proposed for implementation in IBU.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Amna Brdarević – Čeljo and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vildana Dubravac from the ELL department, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Sayed from the EEE department realized their mobility at Stanislaw Staszic State University of Applied Sciences in Pila, Poland. They attended a meeting together with universities from Poland, Cambodia and the USA, and realized planned teaching hours. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ahmed El Sayed took part in a detailed tour of university laboratories for materials and construction and conversed with students working on mechanical and structural engineering projects. This visit helped them become familiar with Polish culture, as well as the Polish educational system, and it contributed to building, expanding, and maintaining professional and personal networks.
