New IRMO project
Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), in cooperation with the WYG Savjetovanje d.o.o., was selected for the implementation of the project “Evaluation of active labor market policy measures of the Croatian Employment Service (2017 –...
PRESENTATION OF THE ERASMUS+ PROJECT – EMERALD
“Can Croatia develop conditions in which foreign workers will be perceived not only as a temporary workforce, but also as drivers of new knowledge and perspectives!?” On Thursday, 3 July 2025, in the premises of the European Commission Representation in Croatia, the...
Iran’s Nuclear Program and Israel: Global and Regional Consequences
The July 2025 edition of the IRMO Brief, authored by Gordan Akrap, deals with the long-lasting conflict between Iran and Israel that culminated in June this year. On 13th June 2025 Israel launched a sudden and powerful military strike on Iran’s military nuclear...
DIKTAS II – Implementation of the Strategic Action Program (SAP) of the Dinaric karts aquifer system: Improving groundwater governance and sustainability of related ecosystems
Project duration: 05/06/2025 – 20/4/2026 Client: UNESCO Project manager: Marina Funduk, PhD The second phase of the DIKTAS project (Protection and sustainable use of Karst Aquifer Systems) aims to implement the Strategic Action Program (SAP) in transboundary karst...
Participatory development of Cultural Center Universul
Project duration: 01/06/2025 – 31/08/2025 Client: Danish Culture Institute Project manager: Dea Vidović, PhD Collaborators: Ana Žuvela, PhD Danish Culture Institute engages the IRMO’s experts to provide the Ministry of Culture in the Republic of Moldova with a...
IRMO Scientists Visited Chișinău
Dr Dea Vidović and Dr Ana Žuvela, collaborators on the CULTMED project, visited Chișinău (Moldova) from 8 to 11 July 2025 as part of the implementation of the project dedicated to the Universul Cultural Centre. The Danish Cultural Institute organized this study visit...
IRMO Researchers at the International Sociological Association Forum in Morocco
From 6 to 11 July 2025, the 5th Forum of the International Sociological Association (ISA), titled Knowing Justice in the Anthropocene, was held at Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco. IRMO researchers Dr Emina Bužinkić and Dr Paško Bilić presented their work at the...
Senada Šelo Šabić on Universities as Defenders of Freedom of Thought
In the June issue of Vox, Dr. Šelo Šabić addresses three questions about political pressures on academic freedoms, the challenges faced by the academic community, and Europe’s potential to position itself as a stable environment for international science. Read...
IRMO scientists at a conference on the integration of foreign workers in Croatia
On June 10, 2025, Ana-Maria Boromisa, PhD, and Senada Šelo Šabić, PhD, participated in the conference “We were looking for workers, people came to us: integration of foreign workers in Croatia” organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The conference brought...
Anamarija Pisarović and Maja Janković Participated in the International Conference EDULEARN25 in Spain
Researchers from the Institute for Development and International Relations, Anamarija Pisarović and Maja Janković, participated in the 17th International Conference EDULEARN25 – International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, held from June...
IRMO’s scholar Emina Bužinkić at IMISCOE with an invited contribution
The largest European migration research conference, organized under the umbrella of the IMISCOE network, took place in Paris 1 – 4 July. This year’s conference, titled Decentering Migration Studies, brought together hundreds of scholars from across Europe and...
IRMO Representative at the World Economic Forum Conference in Tianjin, PR China
Dr. Jakša Puljiz participated in the Annual Meeting of the New Champions: Entrepreneurship for a New Era, organized by the World Economic Forum and held in Tianjin from 24 to 26 June. Under the theme “Entrepreneurial Spirit in the New Era”, the event brought together...
Article: Depopulation and aging – challenges for Croatia’s climate resilience
Author: Ana-Marije Boromisa Publisher: Frontiers Media Year: 2025 ISSN 2297-7775 In the article dr. Boromisa explores the impact of depopulation and aging on Croatia’s ability to adapt to climate change. She argues that Croatia, although a high-income EU country, is...
New article: Depopulation and aging – challenges for Croatia’s climate resilience
Journal Frontiers in Sociology published the article Depopulation and Aging – Challenges for Croatia’s Climate Resilience by Ana-Marija Boromisa, Ph.D., Head of the Department for International Economic and Political Relations. In the article dr. Boromisa...
Researcher from the Department of European Policies participated in the final conference of the RECLAIM project
Dr. sc. Hrvoje Butković, Research Advisor from the Department of European Policies, participated in the final conference of the RECLAIM project ‟Frontiers of Truth: Reclaiming Liberal Democracy in the Post-Factual Worldˮ which was held on 27 and 28 June in Brussels....
Dr. Jaka Primorac participated in the NECS conference in Lisbon
CULTMED project associate Jaka Primorac, PhD, participated in the annual international scientific conference of the European Network for Cinema and Media Studies (NECS), held this year at Lusofona University in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference took place from 18-21...
IRMO Representative at the Balkan Think Tanks Convention in Ankara
Krševan Antun Dujmović, M.Sc., participated at the Fifth Edition of the Balkan Think Tanks Convention held in the capital of the Republic of Türkiye, Ankara, on 19th and 20th June 2025. This convention was organized by the SETA Foundation for Political, Economic and...
Book “EU PROJECTS – preparation and implementation”
IRMO authors: Daniela Angelina Jelinčić u svojstvu urednice i autorice, te Jakša Puljiz, Sanja Maleković, Sanja Tišma, Ivana Keser and Ana-Maria Boromisa Editors: Gojko Bežovan, Daniela Angelina Jelinčić (IRMO) and Mislav Ante Omazić Publisher: Školska knjiga Year:...