After finishing college students often feel unprepared for the dynamic and extremely competitive labor market. The knowledge and skills they have gained through years of education doesn’t add to their security when they are applying and competing for jobs. They usually have the required skills, but don’t know how to successfully “sell themselves”. That is why Technology Innovation Centre Medimurje Ltd. (TICM) is organizing a workshop for students of Faculty of Organization and Informatics, University of Zagreb (FOI) and University of Pannonia in Nagykanizsa (UP) called

STUFF THEY DON’T TEACH YOU IN SCHOOL: HOW TO MAXIMIZE YOUR POTENTIAL AFTER COLLEGE
held on Thursday, 14th October 2021
in TICM’s multimedia classroom,
starting at 9 a.m.

The workshop is a part the project Intensive Courses for Higher Education Students – IC4HEDS which aims to prepare students for the challenges of labor market. Workshops complement intensive learning programmes about digital transformation and industry 4.0 held at Faculty of Organisation and Informatics and University of Pannonia – Nagykanizsa Campus. They will cover specific and relevant topics that can contribute to students’ personal development.

Workshop will be led by Nikola Brežnjak, one of the founders of the Me<CoDe/> Međimurje Code&Design group, who has experience in organizing and running numerous workshops and meet-ups about personal development, remote working, building personal skills and similar topics. He is currently working as VP of Engineering at Teltech – fast growing startup based in New York where he has a team of 30 engineers working from home under his management.  His experience in „personal brand building“makes him the perfect person to teach students about personal development.

WORKSHOP PROGRAMME

All the workshops complementing intensive learning programmes will be organized by TICM and Nagykanizsa Business Incubator – Nagykanizsa Asset Management Plc. The workshops will be organized in English language so both Hungarian and Croatian students can participate.

The project is co-financed under INTERREG V-A Hungary-Croatia Cross-border Co-operation Programme 2014-2020, TICM has lead partner role and other partners are University of Zagreb, Faculty of organization and informatics, The Nagykanizsa Campus of the University of Pannonia.

This article has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union. The content of the document is the sole responsibility of Technology innovation centre Međimurje Ltd. and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union and/or the Managing Authority.