"The Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts" celebrated its day and the 158 th anniversary of its foundation on 29 April 2019. On this occasion, a ceremony was held at the HAZU Palace, where the Academy Awards were presented for the highest scientific and artistic achievements in the Republic of Croatia in 2018. In the field of technical sciences, the HAZU Award was presented to associate professor Hrvoje Pandžić, PhD, ( Department of Energy and Power Systems ) for 20 scientific papers ensembled and published in international journals with the title "Increasing the drive efficiency and integration of renewable energy sources by using energy storage systems".

This year's "PhD Day" was held 16 April 2019 with a series of lectures, 3rd-year students poster exhibition and PhD workshop. As an annual event which brings PhD students together, this day-long symposium was an opportunity for young researchers to network, exchange knowledge and present their research projects, thus strengthening their research and career perspective.