Institute of Accounting – Fakultet za menadžment u turizmu i ugostiteljstvu

Department Head:

Katarina Poldrugovac, Ph.D., Associate Professor

There is only one department within the Institute of Accounting, namely the Department of Accounting.

The Institute of Accounting is important for every degree program in business administration, and a certain number of accounting courses are offered in every degree program in tourism and hotel management. This is particularly important for the implementation of the Bologna Process, as it ensures the transfer of ECTS credits to students in cooperation with related higher education institutions abroad. At the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the study content of accounting is fully adapted to the requirements of the global hotel industry, so that within the framework of this institute, knowledge can be acquired that meets the requirements at the national and global level.

The activity of the Department/Institute, besides teaching, also focuses on scientific and professional activity, each member of the Department/Institute is specialized in this direction, with special emphasis on the creation of projects relevant to the hotel and tourism industry.

The Department/Institute builds its future on the positive experience of its historical development. Particular emphasis is placed on the specialization of the individual members of the Department/Institute to ensure the possibility of covering all specific areas of accounting activity within the scientific branch of accounting.

Department of Accounting

Department Head:

Dubravka Vlašić, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Members of the Department:

The scope of work of the Department of Accounting is the scientific, teaching, professional and general social activity from the wider field of accounting disciplines, with special emphasis on:

conducting scientific, development and professional research projects, with the support of the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports of the Republic of Croatia and the University of Rijeka, in accordance with the requirements of business or the public sector, or in cooperation with institutions and associations abroad;
presentation of research results at scientific and professional events (conferences, congresses, round tables…) in Croatia and abroad;
membership in the editorial boards of scientific and professional journals, conferences and committees in the field of accounting, tourism and hotel industry;
research stays and trainings at current domestic and foreign universities and scientific institutions in the fields of accounting, tourism and hotel management;
improvement of methods and techniques of knowledge transfer and review in the teaching process, adapted to the needs of students at full-time and part-time programmes;
preparation of teaching materials from the field of accounting for students (through publication of books and textbooks, lecture notes, manuals and other teaching materials, printed or presented in electronic form on the Faculty’s website);
visiting classes at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate programs at other universities in the country and abroad;
active participation in the work of professional associations in the field of accounting and of associations in the field of hotel management and tourism, both at home and abroad;
creation of new journals, conferences and congresses, lifelong learning programs, international summer schools and other forms of innovative projects in the fields of accounting, tourism and hospitality;
supporting students and young researchers on their way to improve in the broader field of the scientific branch of accounting, with special attention to the peculiarities of its application in the tourism and hotel industry.