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We are currently involved in more than 100 international and national research projects.

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FER offers two bachelor study programmes with the common first year; both study programmes last 6 semesters (3 years), with several specializations offerend in the third year.

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Exchange students participate in a formal exchange programme between their home university and the University of Zagreb.

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With our openness and contacts with international institutions, we create conditions for participation in bilateral and multilateral exchange programs.

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About the Faculty

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44th International ICT Convention MIPRO 2021

24. 5. 8:00

28. 5. 21:00

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News and insights

The Ambassador of Portugal, H. E. da Silva visited FER

29. 3. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

The Ambassador of the Republic of Portugal to the Republic of Croatia, H. E. Paula Leal da Silva , visited the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of Zagreb on Tuesday, 16 March 2021, where she was received by the Dean of FER, Prof. Gordan Gledec, PhD , and Vice Dean for Science, Prof. Nikola Mišković, PhD. The Ambassador of Portugal was accompanied by the First Secretary Rodrigo Lobo d'Ávila and Ataché for Culture Tiago Gil. During the meeting, the two delegations discussed the position and importance of FER in the academic and scientific research community and its positioning at the international level. Particular emphasis was given to the significant collaboration that FER has established for many years with partner institutions from Portugal, reflected in some 30 scientific research projects carried out with almost 20 Portuguese institutions. After the meeting with the faculty leadership, the Portuguese delegation, accompanied by FER's researcher Faust Ferreire, PhD , (originally from Portugal) visited four FER laboratories. At the beginning, at Smart Grid Laboratory ( SGLab ), an experienced researcher, Mateo Beus, mag. ing. , demonstrated to the guests the remote control of the hydroelectric power plant, followed by a visit to the Laboratory of Underwater Systems and Technologies ( LABUST ) in the newly renovated premises in Martinovka Hall, headed by Vice Dean Mišković . After returning to FER, the delegation visited the Laboratory for Renewable Energy Systems ( LARES ), where Prof. Mario Vašak, PhD , described the application of advanced methods of intelligent energy management on the surface of the skyscraper of FER, after which the guests had the opportunity to experience a beautiful view of the panorama of Zagreb. The visit ended with the presentation of FER's Laboratory for Autonomous Systems and Mobile Robotics ( LAMOR ) and the presentation of Prof. Ivan Petrović, PhD , who provided some examples from the industry with which LAMOR cooperates thanks to its very competitive research activities. Selected photos of the meeting can be found below in the gallery , more photos can be found in the detailed news content.

FER students contribute to the development of student electric car

1. 4. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

For the past year, about 30 students from FER have been participating in the well-known student project FSB Racing Team . Namely, this student association presented in 2019 the new racing car "Vulpes", the first 100 percent electric car developed and assembled entirely in Croatia, exclusively by student forces. FER students soon joined the project in larger numbers, as their expertise in electrical engineering and battery packs is of great importance for the further development of this electric race car. Their contribution is crucial in the sub-teams "Electric Drive", "Electric Motors" and "Control Systems". In addition, the members of FER make up a large part of the "Driverless" team, which is involved in the conversion of the VulpesR electric race car into the first Croatian autonomous race car, VulpesD. "Out of the total 120 members, FSB Racing Team currently has about 30 members from FER, and we would like this number to be even higher. The club has been developing electric vehicles since 2019, and as we are making our own battery pack from day one, a large contribution from FER members is required. We are also developing our own electric motors from this year! The subteam "Driverless" is mainly engaged in the development of a vision system for the car, which will participate in the competition International Formula Student for the first time in 2021," explains Adriana Đugum, a student at the Faculty of Philosopfy and a Team Leader of the FSB Racing Team . "Being a member of the FSB Racing Team could very well be compared to an internship in a company. The difference between an internship in a company and a team membership is that a team member has much more authority and therefore responsibility. Participating in a Formula Student team has great benefits not only for our professional development, but also for making lifelong friendships, either with members of our own team or another team," says Mario Volarić, a second-year student at FER, majoring in Electrical Engineering and information technology . Finally, it is interesting to note that for most students of FER, the practical experience they gain in this racing team is just an extension of the areas of interest they have developed during their studies. For example, most of the students from FER, who are members of this student association, under the mentorship of Assoc. Prof. Stjepan Stipetić, PhD , deal with the problems of electric traction motors, from the preparation of the undergraduate project, to the preparation of the thesis. Check out the usual working atmosphere below from the FSB Racing Team garage!

What do foreign exchange students say about FER and Zagreb

2. 2. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

Every year, FER hosts a number of foreign students who spend a semester or more expanding their knowledge, experience, and international contacts by taking the opportunities offered within the Erasmus+ mobility programme. Despite the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic, this academic year FER has once again attracted students from all over the world. Below you can read some of the impressions from several exchange students who have spent the last few months in Zagreb.

A fast charging station for electric vehicles is installed on FER

30. 3. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

In March 2021, the first fast charging station for electric vehicles was put into operation at FER. The charging station was procured by Croatian Science Foundation Program as part of the scientific research project " FLEXIBASE - Flexibility of High Conversion Microgrids". "The charging station is part of the microgrid of FER's SmartGrid Lab, which consists of distributed flexibility sources based on converters. It will test control algorithms developed to optimize the operation of the microgrid and maintain its stability during the transition to islanding, i.e. disconnection from the electricity distribution networks", explained FLEXIBASE project leader, Assoc. Prof. Hrvoje Pandžić, PhD . Numerous researchers from the Department of Energy and Power Systems, as well as members of the project team, were involved in connecting the e-charging station to the SmartGrid Lab's control system. The use of the e-station is free of charge for the employees of FER. More information about the FLEXIBASE project can be found at the bottom of the release.

Find out who the comic book heroes from FER are

31. 3. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

Technical Culture's new textbooks for upper primary school students feature comics with stories about young scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs, including Assis. Prof. Ana Sović Kržić. PhD , and a student of FER, Ivan Kožar . In addition to her teaching at FER, Assist. Prof. Sović Kržić is extremely active in FER's program to popularize science among children and young people called ŠUZA , and for the past five years she has also been the president of The Croatian Robotics Association. Modern comic heroes include Ivan Kožar, a fourth-year student who began experimenting with Tesla coils in sixth grade in order to construct a large musical Tesla coil later in high school. Experimentation led him to his next invention, a universal wireless charger for small battery devices, which won him a variety of medals and awards. The comic story about Ana Sović Kržić will be included in the eighth grade textbook, which will be part of the teaching material starting next school year, while the comic about Ivan Kožar is in the sixth grade textbook and has already been used by students since this year. The editor of these editions, but also the initiator of this commendable idea, is the teacher of Technical Culture from Zagreb Elementary School Ivan Cankar, Maja Mačinko. Some of the well-known names presented in the textbooks are for example Mate Rimac, Albert Gajšak, Ivan Mrvoš, Kata Marunica and a dozen other Croatian contemporary innovators and scientists.

Professors at FER among world's top scientists

11. 2. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

A group of researchers from Stanford University in California (USA) recently published a study on the scientific citation, ranking around 160,000 of the world's most cited scientists in all disciplines and listing 2% of the world's most-cited scientists . The paper is available here . The study published two lists: a list of the most influential scientists for their entire scientific career and a list of the most influential scientists for 2019. The list of the most influential scientists in the world for the entire scientific career includes 47 Croatian scientists, including two from FER. Professor Sven Lončarić, Ph.D., is ranked in the top 1% of scientists in the world in the field of "Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing", and associate professor Dubravko Babić, Ph.D., in the top 2% of scientists in the world in the field of "Optoelectronics and Photonics". The list of the top 2% of the most influential scientists in the world for 2019 also includes 47 Croatian scientists, three of whom are from FER: professor Sven Lončarić, Ph.D. , in the field of "Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing", associate professor Hrvoje Pandžić, Ph.D. , in the field of "Energy" and professor Damir Žarko, Ph.D. , in the field of "Electrical & Electronic Engineering". The study used data from the Scopus database , which measures the impact of scientists until the end of 2019. The study, which categorises scientists into 22 fields and 176 branches, analysed citations from 1996 to 2019 and was based on a complex model that used six standardised metrics of scientific productivity.

44th International ICT Convention MIPRO 2021

13. 1. 2021.

Petra Škaberna

The 44 th International ICT Convention MIPRO 2021 will be held from 24 to 28 May 2021 in Opatija , with the technical co-sponsorship of the IEEE. This year's slogan of the conference is "ICT in Renewable Energy Technologies" , and it will cover various areas of ICT application, from microelectronics, electronics, data science, biomedicine, telecommunications, through computers in education, engineering education to intelligent and business intelligent systems, robotics, digital economics, law and many other areas. This year, MIPRO gives special importance to hydrogen energy and a new conference called "Regional Hydrogen Energy Conference - RHEC" has been established and will take place for the first time. Although the convention consists of conferences, special session, various interesting workshops, round tables, invited presentations and lectures and other program segments, this announcement is primarily intended for authors of scientific and professional papers. The deadline for abstract submission is Monday, 18 January 2021. Papers can be submitted to 15 different conferences and/or 1 special session. All papers will undergo two double blind peer review, and the same author can submit multiple papers. Presented papers in English will be sent for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Database. Paper instructions for authors, deadlines, registration fees and other important details are available at www.mipro.hr or via contact e-mail mipro@mipro.hr .

HT and FER Launch First 5G Campus Network in Croatia

16. 12. 2020.

Petra Škaberna

Hrvatski Telekom and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing of the University of Zagreb today launched the first 5G Campus Network in Croatia, which allows the scientific and business community, students, and start-ups to work on development projects based on 5G technology in the field of Internet of Things (IoT), Industry 4.0, automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence applications. In cooperation with Hrvatski Telekom, FER will promote automation and computing projects, telecommunications and radio communications, medicine, energy, and agriculture, which rely on mobile networks. It will directly encourage further development of robotics, edge and fog computing, and distributed learning. Hrvatski Telekom has developed this project on the model of the campus networks launched by Deutsche Telekom in Germany, Austria, the Czech Republic, and Hungary, aiming at developing and testing new communication technologies.