Day: September 12, 2026

Sep 12
RIT Croatia New Media Design Students Present Points of Contact at Zagreb Design Week 2026

Every encounter leaves a trace. That idea anchors Points of Contact, the exhibition that RIT Croatia brings to Zagreb Design Week 2026 this September. Conceived and produced by students in the university’s New Media Design program, the installation examines how human connections form, persist, and reshape themselves over time — much like particles in physics […]

Sep 12
RIT Croatia Professor Dr. Peter Schmidt Shares Insights on Teaching Bitcoin as Money at International Bitcoin Education Conference

Bitcoin has moved from the margins of technology discussion into university classrooms, corporate strategy meetings, and academic conferences around the world. At the inaugural Bitcoin Education Institute (BEI) conference in Washington, D.C., Dr. Peter Schmidt of RIT Croatia joined educators and researchers to address a question higher education can no longer ignore: how should universities […]

Sep 12
RIT Croatia Opens the 2026/2027 Academic Year: Programs, New Faculty, and Practical Guidance for Future Students

On September 1, RIT Croatia officially opened the 2026/2027 academic year across both of its campuses in Zagreb and Dubrovnik. Approximately 250 new students joined the community, including first-year undergraduates, Erasmus+ exchange students, and visiting students from RIT’s main campus in Rochester, New York. Around 30 percent of the incoming cohort is international, bringing together […]

Sep 12
University of Amsterdam’s New Rector Magnificus Anniek de Ruijter Shares Her Vision for Education and Research

On 1 September, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) welcomed Anniek de Ruijter as its new Rector Magnificus. Her appointment marks a significant moment for one of Europe’s leading research universities, not least because de Ruijter’s connection to the institution runs far deeper than a new job title. She began at the UvA as a student, […]