At the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, Professor Emerita Ivanka Avelini was presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Croatian Quality Managers Society on 5 May 2026. The recognition was awarded for her long-standing contribution to the development and application of quality in tourism, hospitality and higher education.
At the session of the Faculty Council of FMTU held on 20 April 2026, Prof. Marko Perić, PhD, who currently holds the position of Dean, was elected to a second term as Dean. He was elected for the term of office from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029. We
On 15 May 2026, the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management officially opened the FMTU Botanical Collection, a new educational and green space located in the Faculty courtyard, on the plot near the Centre for Careers and Professional Practice. The Botanical Collection was initiated by students and members of the
Prof. Marinela Krstinić Nižić, PhD, Vice Dean for Development at the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, participated in the conference “Sustainable Cities as Support for Sustainable Tourism and the Economy”, held on 8 May 2026 in Rijeka. The conference brought together representatives of the public sector, the economy, the
A rare historical cookbook held by the Library of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management has been declared cultural property. The work in question is “Die wahre Kochkunst, oder neuestes, geprüftes und vollständiges Pester Kochbuch” by Josefa Saint-Hilaire, printed in Pest in 1823. Its title can be translated as
As part of the Erasmus+ KA171 programme, Dr. Were Simon Okwachi and Dr. Rose M. Shikuri from Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Kakamega, Kenya, are visiting our Faculty from 27 April to 9 May 2026. Dr. Were Simon Okwachi is an expert in the field of hospitality management,
As part of the Good Aquafood campaign, implemented within the MARINET project, an educational workshop titled “What do you know about aquaculture?” was held on April 27, 2026. The workshop was organized as part of a youth engagement event, with the aim of raising awareness about the importance of aquaculture
Second-year students of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, enrolled in the Business Economics in Tourism and Hospitality study programme, Dora Sisek, Helena Primorac and Katarina Lesica, participated in the Turizam 365 Young Crew Meet Up 2026 conference, held from Monday, 27 April, to Wednesday, 29 April 2026, at
On Friday, 24 April 2026, full-time students of the graduate study programmes Management in Tourism and Management in Hospitality participated in a field trip in the Municipality of Vrsar. The field trip was organised as part of the courses Tourism Attraction Management and Tourism and the Local Community, under the
From 22 to 24 April 2026, the CROCUS consortium gathered for its annual meeting, hosted by the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management. The event brought together partners from 9 countries and combined the WP6 and WP7 workshops with the Consortium Meeting, providing an important opportunity for collaboration, knowledge exchange,