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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Every enduring institution earns its reputation through the people it shapes and the ideas it sends into the world. This autumn, the University of Zagreb Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) invites audiences to see that story on screen. To mark its 70 years anniversary, the faculty is preparing FEROPOLIS, a film that traces […]
How can expertise in management, information technology, media, medicine, or design respond to the environmental, social, and economic challenges facing the modern world? At the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow (UITM), sustainable development is treated as a practical framework that shapes research projects, international partnerships, student activities, and everyday campus operations. For […]
The University of Information Technology and Management (UITM) in Rzeszow, Poland, holds the HR Excellence in Research award granted by the European Commission—a distinction that carries real weight for anyone deciding where to study, teach, or conduct research. In August 2026, the university strengthened its commitment to those standards by establishing a dedicated Team for […]
Australia’s research sector is changing, and The University of Western Australia has responded with a concrete institutional commitment. In September 2026, UWA formally launched its Researcher Development Academy (RDA), a university-wide initiative built to strengthen research capability at every career stage while supporting Western Australia’s broader goals for workforce development and economic diversification. The Academy […]
Building a career in influencer marketing rarely follows a predictable path. For Michael Ruffolo, a graduate of the Odette School of Business at the University of Windsor in Canada, the route to leading creator and influencer partnerships at Shopify began on a debate stage. His journey shows how skills developed outside the classroom—collaboration, persuasion, and […]
Cancer remains one of the most complex challenges in modern medicine, and metastasis—the process by which cancer cells break away from a primary tumour and establish new growths elsewhere in the body—is responsible for the majority of cancer-related deaths worldwide. A team of researchers at The University of Western Australia has developed a novel three-dimensional […]
