The Department of Core Courses is the largest at the Faculty with respect to the number of courses, teaching hours and other activities related to the teaching process. Almost all core courses taught in the 1^st and 2^nd years of study are the responsibility of our Department, whose teachers statistically have the highest number of students.

The Department of Core Courses is responsible for conveying fundamental knowledge and skills within the framework of the study programmes carried out at the Faculty. The Department collaborates with other departments in research activities and helps with the implementation of projects with the economy.  It consists of the Chair of Mathematics and Physics and the Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Foreign Languages.

It should be pointed out that the Department of Core Courses is the largest at the Faculty with respect to the number of courses, teaching hours and other activities related to the teaching process. Almost all core courses taught in the 1^st and 2^nd years of study are the responsibility of our Department, whose teachers statistically have the highest number of students.  

The teachers at the Department, especially those at the Chair of Mathematics and Physics participate in numerous projects conducted at other departments. Mathematicians help with various calculations or mathematical software tools, while physicists give assistance with modelling of physical relations when solving engineering and research problems. The Chair is also in charge of courses related to economics and management.

Staff employed at the Chair of Mechanical Engineering and Foreign Languages deals with modern technology of energy utilization, energy efficiency using ecological approaches to energy generation in modern plants and offers its services to domestic and international organizations whose activities concern energy generation. Foreign language teachers, on the other hand, contribute to Faculty’s work by translating and proofreading international and domestic projects, scientific and professional conferences, journals, etc. In the future the Department will contribute to science in general by active research work and will continue to improve the quality of the teaching process. Moreover, the Department plans to intensify its cooperation with colleagues from other departments, especially cooperation concerning publishing of scientific and professional papers, sharing knowledge on the latest trends in science, and joint participation in domestic and international conferences. Last but not least, the Department carries out physical education classes for all students.

Strategic research guidelines of the Department of Software Engineering are mainly concerned with the following areas of research and development: ubiquitous embedded and distributed computing systems based on modern programmable, customisable, distributed computer architectures, and mobile and wireless environments. This includes digital signal processors (DSP), graphics processing units (GPU), as well as cloud and grid computing; algorithms and software solutions for the said platforms with a focus on development of time-critical systems, service-oriented systems, self-sustaining computer systems, big data analytics, which implies the principles of green computing, parallel programming, component-based software engineering, computational intelligence, still image and video processing, and other advanced approaches; procedures and software solutions in medical applications, traffic, mobile and wireless environments, industry and generally in intelligent living spaces.

  The Department conducts classes in about 40 courses within the framework of two chairs. The medium-term strategy will include the harmonisation of the curricula of study programmes at all levels of with labour market needs (including the introduction of new courses), improving the quality of teaching and learning with an emphasis on modernising the laboratories and further adjustment of teaching and learning platforms to the arrival of new technologies. Several ongoing national and EU projects will help us establish the infrastructure planned to be more intensively used in all forms of lifelong learning. 

  The medium-term and long-term strategy of the Department include a further increase in the intensity of cooperation with international and national research institutions and the economy aiming to increase both participation in a number of international research projects, and the number and duration of outgoing and incoming mobility of researchers and students. The Department is currently taking part in several such projects and programmes. Scientific research and professional cooperation with the economy and public institutions are also ongoing strategic guidelines of the Department aimed at creating innovative solutions needed by the industry and the public sector. This primarily refers to the application of modern computer systems and software solutions in the fields of agriculture, medicine, and transport, and to the development of solutions to improve the efficiency of the industry and the public sector, and the quality of life in a broader sense.

  The Development Strategy of the Department will be aligned with the Development Strategies of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and of the University of Osijek, and thus the region and the Republic of Croatia, which stresses a significant role of the ICT sector and computer engineering with special emphasis placed on software engineering and the regional economy. The activities of the Department should strengthen the connection of education and research intended for business entities in the environment.

Chair of Visual Computing 

  The Chair of Visual Computing deals with modern methods of image analysis and processing in 2D and 3D environments. Its excellence is demonstrated by interstructural cooperation with medical science. Chair of Visual Computing staff conducts research on new methods of image compression based on partial differential equations whose result is Edge Enhancing Diffusion Compression with Symbol Prediction and Block Sorting. This compression is competitive to current image compression standards of JPEG/JPEG2000 at very high levels of compression. Furthermore, knowledge of image compression is applied to medical image processing and analysis and gives promising results in three-dimensional analysis of the human body for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. Members of the Chair also deal with the efficiency analysis of modern algorithms for processing and visualisation of large amounts of data.

Chair of Programming Languages and Systems

  The Chair of Programming Languages and Systems is engaged in the development and advancement of algorithms that can be applied to distributed computing systems, real-time systems, in-depth data analysis and classification. Research and teaching staff apply the latest software quality assurance standards and the latest knowledge and technology in desktop, notebook and mobile applications. They develop software tools that will be used to assess the current state of technical systems. 

The Department’s mission is to educate students through university and professional study programmes in the fields of automation, robotics and process computing. Moreover, we intend to educate highly professional staff able to follow changes in technology and to apply acquired knowledge to solving engineering problems. 

The Department of Computer Engineering and Automation performs educational, research and processional activities. The Department’s mission is to educate students through university and professional study programmes in the fields of automation, robotics and process computing. Moreover, we intend to educate highly professional staff able to follow changes in technology and to apply acquired knowledge to solving engineering problems. 

This education is based on research and professional activities performed by the staff, which also forms the basis for cooperation with other academic and economy partners in Croatia and abroad, all with the aim to increase the technological level of production systems in the region and to enhance the competitiveness of Croatian products on the European and global market. To fulfil and develop our mission, the Department plans to:   

• Continually make progress in education and research,
• Become recognizable by excellence of its engineers who have acquired their knowledge through the teaching process at the Department;
• Become relevant support and service to production systems in the region by finding better solutions to technical problems concerning control, robotics and signal processing.

In order to attain the set objectives, it is necessary to conduct various activities aimed at the following: broadening the knowledge of teachers at the Department, advancing the teaching process by conveying fundamental and technology-related knowledge to students, improving the Department’s laboratories, establishing cooperation with the industry and other subjects from the economy, popularizing our scientific field among younger generations, etc.    

Furthermore, to enable quality education of experts in our field, the Department of  Computer Engineering and Automation has developed a new study programme at the graduate studies (branch: Industrial Automation), which will enable an effective integration of new knowledge related to automation, robotics, signal processing and artificial intelligence  into the teaching process.   The main objective is to achieve high compatibility of this study programme with those performed at other important and renowned faculties and universities. Additional quality of this knowledge transfer will be provided by involving the best graduate students (potential research assistants and assistants) in research work and activities concerning cooperation with the economy.

Regarding the progress in research work, the Department will continue to work on the improvement of its teachers through doctoral and postdoctoral study programmes, mobility of researchers and specialist trainings. The final objective is to form specialist teams able to deal with special technical problems. Furthermore, the Department intends to forge the bonds with other researchers and research institutions and will encourage cooperation with economy subjects and potential users of our research results.  Moreover, we plan to apply for more EU research projects, as well as research and technology projects supported by the Republic of Croatia.  The projects will contribute to better research conditions, enhancing the knowledge of our Department staff, which will lead to an increase in the number of published papers in relevant international scientific journals.

The Department of Power Engineering is one of the first departments at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Rich experience in the field of power engineering has resulted in numerous projects and successfully dealt challenges. 

The Department of Power Engineering is one of the first departments at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering. Rich experience in the field of power engineering has resulted in numerous projects and successfully dealt challenges. 

The Department of Power Engineering is involved in the following activities:

• Designing, supervising and managing small renewable energy power plants.
• Designing and technical assistance for systems for producing and managing energy.
• Designing, parametring, bringing into operation and maintaining intelligent electrical installations KNX/EIB in civil engineering.
• Designing and printing out the respective documentation of solar power plants up to 300 kW.
• Conducting technical-economic analysis and cost-effectiveness studies for renewable energy power plants.
• Conducting technical-economic analysis and cost-effectiveness studies for production and energy management systems.
• Conducting technical-economic analysis and energy efficiency studies in civil engineering.
• Designing Sustainable Energy Action Plan (SEAP) and energy consumption balance for the needs of industry, local self-government and private users.
• Energy examinations and reviews, conducting analysis and energy efficiency studies, and issuing energy certificates in civil engineering.
• Planning and designing systems of public lightning.
• Planning and designing lightning systems for interior and exterior work spaces.
• Planning, designing and providing technical assistance regarding energy efficiency.
• Conducting studies regarding the effect on power network of small and medium power plants.
• Conducting studies regarding the effect on power network of conventional power plants.
• Conducting studies regarding the protection of renewable energy power plants on power networks.
• Conducting studies regarding the protection of conventional power plants on power networks.
• Power flow and voltage drop analysis, loses and n-1 safety of transmission, distribution and industrial networks analysis.
• Reliability and availability of transmission and distribution networks analysis, studies of circuit breakers.
• Analysis of angle and voltage stability of transmission, distribution and industrial networks.
• Measurements and analysis of electrical and low-frequency magnetic fields. Laboratory for Electromagnetic Compatibility for studying electrical and low-frequency magnetic fields is accredited according to the norm HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025:2007.  
• Measurements of electrical energy quality according to the norms EN 50160 and IEC 61000-4-30, and Network rules accompanied by conducting studies.
• Budget and computer designing of grounding systems for transformer stations, power plants and transmission lines.

Chair of Power Systems and Substations

The Chair of Power Systems and Substations is planning the following activities:

1. Application of smart grids in terms of transmission and distribution networks as well as developing micro networks. We are planning to integrate renewable energy power plants in power engineering system by using smart grids. It is essential to use the knowledge and new results about the integration of renewable energy power plants in power engineering system in classes. Additionally, the Chair is planning to apply for the EU projects (ITEA2) which might be multidisciplinary since smart grids use the newest ICT technologies.
2. Application of modern teaching methods and algorithms for electrical energy market education, setting EU standards and regulatory rules from the field of electrical energy market into teaching thematic units.
3. The Chair of Power Systems and Substations plans to apply for the scientific-research EU project together with the partners (e.g. HEP-NOC) from both the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of Slovenia. The project will deal with the knowledge transfer and technology of work under voltage resulting in introducing an elective course at the graduate study.
4. We will develop and introduce thematic units related to SF6 GIS and HIS systems in our classes. Additionally, we plan to introduce units about modern FACTS systems in power networks with the aim of enhancing stability, voltage regulation and losses reduction in power engineering system.
5. Regarding the protection in power engineering system, we are planning to open a laboratory and educate a laboratory technician who will work with modern numerical relays.
6. Two assistants from the Chair of Power Systems and Substations will get their doctoral degrees and will be promoted to assistant professor in five years period. Two new assistants will be employed. Otherwise, the Chair and the Department will not be able to perform their teaching activities.

Chair of Power Plants and Energy Processes

Plans to be realized are the following - follow our research at http://reslab.ferit.hr/

1. Within the IPA project REGPHOSYS Photovoltaic systems as actuators of regional development, the Laboratory for Renewable Energy Sources has been established. Classes and scientific-researches will stem from the results obtained in the laboratory. The laboratory consists of the photovoltaic laboratory for measurements and analysis of the effect on the network of different photovoltaic types and converters. Our colleagues from the Department of Electromechanical Engineering who participated in the project can also use the laboratory.
2. New scientific-research projects, development of new applications and the integration of distributed production from renewable energy sources into advanced (micro) networks have been conducted and planned. The latter will be especially oriented towards the region of Slavonia and Baranja. We are planning to develop models and patents of small biomass and biogas power plants as well as wind power plants for exploiting the maximum energy of lower wind speed.
3. We plan to develop the Laboratory for Energy Efficiency that will be able to deal with all challenges. The laboratory will be used to educate engineers in the field of energy efficiency. Additionally, it will be a support for local business subjects regarding measurements as well as an assistance in making crucial decisions.  
4. The Laboratories will eventually develop into a regional centre for the application of renewable energy sources and energy efficiency. Together with research, the centre will provide life-long education in accordance to the needs of business sectors. Programmes development will be funded by available European funds resources.
5. We are planning to adjust the existing courses and eventually develop a new graduate or postgraduate study in the field of sustainable power engineering where the emphasis will be on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and environment protection. Given the multidisciplinary nature, we are planning to cooperate with other constituent units (e.g. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Slavonski Brod) and other experts from the field of ecology.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory

Plans to be realised:

1. Measurements of low frequency electrical fields and energy quality are performed in the Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory. EMC Laboratory is used by the sub-departments of the Department of Power Engineering. In addition, external subjects may also use the EMC Laboratory. Hence, we are planning to improve our teaching contents and activities, participate in scientific and EU projects and upgrade our measuring services themselves.  
2. We are going to make teaching materials for laboratory exercises within the course Voltage quality in power engineering system. Furthermore, we have already been working on updating the course Designing electrical installations and facilities. We have currently been working on introducing new teaching materials. After we had purchased EPLAN Electric P8, we started working on new teaching materials. Finally, we are going to introduce new contents related to energy efficiency and lightning in the course Installations and lightning.
3. Scientific projects done by the Department of Power Engineering regarding renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, smart grids, smart installations, etc. will be conducted in the Laboratory.
4. EMC Laboratory plans to become more competitive in the market. Collaborating with the Photovoltaic Measurements Laboratory, we have started working on new marketing materials and the EMC Laboratory website.
5. According to the market needs, we are planning to expand our accreditation rights to calculating electric and magnetic fields, hence we are planning to purchase software for calculating electric and magnetic fields.

The Department of Power Engineering owns renowned software tools for the analysis of power systems, networks and plants. Laboratory for Power Networks owns the most modern network analysers for measurements and the analysis of electrical energy quality LEM Topas 1000. In addition, it has Memobox 808 and the instruments for examining transformer oil and electrical installations properties.

The Electromagnetic Compatibility Laboratory has been accredited according to the HR norm. It has modern instruments for measuring low frequency electric and magnetic fields.

Within TEMPUS EMSA project, TEMPUS EMSA laboratory is equipped with modern computers, presentation equipment and software tools all of which are available to students for conducting their research and writing diploma papers. Some of the software tools the Department of Power Engineering has are EasyPower, DIgSILENT PowerFactory, PowerWorld, Homer. ETS 4.0, Eplan Electric P8, EMCAS, Relux, etc.

The Department of Electromechanical Engineering is a predecessor of the historical nucleus from which the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Osijek originates, and this is reflected in the fact that activities of this Department are still based upon courses Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurements as fundamental courses in the field of electrical engineering.

The Department of Electromechanical Engineering is a predecessor of the historical nucleus from which the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Osijek originates, and this is reflected in the fact that activities of this Department are still based upon courses Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering and Electrical Measurements as fundamental courses in the field of electrical engineering, while scientific and professional strength of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering lies in the fields of electric machines and power electronics. The Department consists of two chairs, and it has five laboratories, which resulted from good engineering practice that all courses held within the framework of this Department relate theoretical knowledge to practical work in the laboratory. Scientific research, professional work and expertise are based on the competencies of staff members of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering implying cooperation with the economy through the following activities: 

• Estimation and identification of power systems and machines from the measurement of characteristic values of the system in time and frequency domain during a transient process;
• Estimation and identification of characteristics and setting of modern digital excitation systems for large synchronous machines;
• Characteristics and setting of the power system stabiliser within the synchronous machine excitation system;
• Setting of digital protection systems in power plants;
• Testing of all types of small and medium motors and generators;
• Testing of electric drives in industrial, energy, transport (electric traction) and technological processes;
• Inspection and testing of wind turbines, gas engines (in biogas plants), compressors;
• Creating a system for on-line monitoring of power plants and processes to enable continuous monitoring of exploitation conditions, timely identification and fault diagnosis in a plant and plant protection from emergency operating conditions;
• Monitoring and diagnostics of electric machines in the field of vibration measurement, signal analysis and design of our own solutions for on-line monitoring systems for protection against vibration of rotating machines;
• Installation, setting and commissioning of various types of frequency converters and starters;
• Preparing studies of different switching states and harmonic (FFT) analysis of three-phase power transformers;
• Consulting services in various design projects and modernisation of plants pursuant to prior art and technology, i.e., developing technical solutions; 
• Services using a mobile measuring system for field testing of high power electric motors;
• Shooting the range of power supply of induction machines in operation and analysis for diagnostic purposes: bearing failure, broken rotor bars, broken short-circuit rings and interturn short circuits in windings;
• Preparation of documentation for maintenance, repair and reconstruction of industrial plants;
• Assembling modern equipment to measure different process variables;
• Testing of stray losses in transformers and testing of the impact of higher harmonics on transformer operation;
• Testing of stray losses in induction motors and testing of the impact of higher harmonics on heating, efficiency and total losses of induction motors;
• Performance testing of induction motors fed by frequency converters and their impact on the power grid;
• Electromagnetic calculation of induction and synchronous motors for adjusting the magnetic circuit in the design of the same machines;
• Transformer sizing and testing of transient phenomena; 
• Determination of reactance and reluctance torque in synchronous machines;
• Design of controlled elevator drives with induction motors and determining a driving curve, i.e., solving elevator kinematics given the default driving conditions;
• Modelling and setting of the synchronous generator control structure (turbine control, excitation control - automatic voltage regulator AVR and stabiliser for electromechanical oscillations PSS);
• Design and testing of propulsion and steering systems of electric vehicles and boats;
• Design and construction of special electric machines for use in environmentally demanding spaces and in areas with an explosive atmosphere;
• Design of charging power supply for electric vehicles and vessels from alternative energy sources (water, air);
• Design and testing of active suspension;
• Design of uninterruptible power supply  systems;
• Expertise of non-linear electrical networks;
• Installing and setting of measuring system parameters for recording and data collection;
• Problem analysis and mathematical description (modelling) in the field of metrology;
• Design of virtual measuring devices by using software tools;
• The choice of transducer components and analysis of power converter operation modes;
• The choice of a power converter topology with respect to the required type of sources and loads they connect;
• Record keeping and recording of the harmonic content of selected currents and voltages by means of a waveform analyser (LEM NORMA) and a Tektronix series oscilloscope, and the associated measuring equipment and software (WaveStar);
• Testing of power converters for use in photovoltaic systems;
• Design of photovoltaic systems of up to 300 kWp;
• Numerical calculations of transient and static electromagnetic fields in electrical appliances and devices by using the finite element method;
• Numerical calculations of transient and static mechanical and thermal stresses of structural elements of electrical devices by using the finite element method;
• Numerical electromagnetic calculation of induction and synchronous motors for adjusting the magnetic circuit in the design of the same machines;
• Numerical electromagnetic calculation for transformer sizing and testing of transient phenomena;
• Numerical calculation of electromagnetic fields of power lines and cables in order to study static and transient conditions, i.e., the determination of parameters; 
• Optimisation of load distribution and power flows in electric power supply systems by changing the position and the amount of reactive power compensation devices (passive and active);
• Mathematical modelling of power systems: nonlinear models, linearised models, modal analysis, calculations and analysis of participation factors;
• Signal analysis, signal processing, interpolation, digital filter processing;
• Development of new and improvement of existing mathematical models of real physical elements used in various fields of electrical engineering (machinery, power lines, semiconductor devices, etc.) for use in various calculations and simulations;
• Calculations and simulations of electrical, mechanical and thermal values for complex electrical systems;
• Posing and solving various optimisation problems in electrical engineering with emphasis on the application in electromechanical and power engineering (e.g., optimal deployment of compensation devices in the electric power system, optimal deployment of distributed generation in the electric power system, optimal maintenance of electric machines, optimal design of electric machines, optimal insulator design, optimal performance of photovoltaic cells, optimal connection of photovoltaic panels to a photovoltaic field, etc.);
• Parameter estimation of mathematical models of real elements in electrical engineering (e.g., replacement scheme parameters: machines, surge arresters, photovoltaic panels). 

Mission of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering is education and training of future experts in the field of electric machines and drives, as well as management and process automation in industry, power engineering and transport. An equally important aspect is the area of power electronics as the foundation of modern industrialisation in terms of training for the development, engineering design, production management, commissioning and maintenance of modern electrical equipment. The Department consists of two chairs, and it has five laboratories, which resulted from good engineering practice that all courses held within the framework of this Department relate theoretical knowledge to practical work in the laboratory. The vision of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering is based on young professional scientists, whose aim in the coming period is to equip a modern Centre for Electric Machines for the wider region, which, in addition to elementary study and testing of electric machines themselves, entails detailed research in the field of electrical measurements as a basis of electrical engineering, as well as in the field of power electronics as the flywheel in the development of industrial automation, but also new trends in usage of renewable energy sources. The second direction of development is based on current trends in the use of numerical calculations in modelling electromechanical devices based on theoretical electrical engineering the aim of which is to form a scientific research team, or to establish a laboratory for numerical calculations in electrical engineering. In the forthcoming period, the development shall be based on several directions: 

1. Establishment of a modern Centre for Electric Machines as a scientific research centre of excellence within the framework of which the following laboratories shall be affirmed:

• Electric Machines Laboratory
• Electric Drives Laboratory
• Laboratory for Electric Circuits Analysis and Metrology
• Power Electronics Laboratory
• Laboratory for Testing Electric Vehicles and Vessels

2. Establishment of the Photovoltaic Power Systems Laboratory as a component of the future Centre for Renewable Energy Sources under the leadership of the Department of Power Engineering. The main task of this Laboratory is to develop procedures for exploring power converters typical of photovoltaic systems.

​3. Establishment of the Numerical Calculation Laboratory as a component of the future Centre for Numerical Calculations in Electrical Engineering, which would be developed parallely by the Department of Communications, the Department of Power Engineering and the Department of Computer Engineering and Automation. Modern trends in the use of numerical calculations in modelling electromechanical devices today are an indispensable part of the process of designing, planning and analysis, and they are based on the fundamental laws of electrical and magnetic fields, Maxwell’s equations and boundary conditions. 

4. Principles of the research strategy aim at creating preconditions for linking scientific research and professional work, which would enable employees of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering to participate in professional projects and expertise. In so doing, the funds necessary for the purchase of equipment for the creation of conditions for research, testing and measurements shall be provided first through scientific projects from pre-accession funds and later on from the Cohesion and Structural Funds. Hence, it is necessary to increase the number of applications for EU research projects in order to reinforce the publication of research results in international scientific journals with the impact factor. It is also necessary to intensify connections with universities in the EU and the immediate region, as well as to apply for joint projects, which also implies greater mobility of scientists of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering. Currently, employees of the Department of Electromechanical Engineering have successful communication with scientists from the immediate region, i.e., Zagreb, Split, Maribor, Budapest, Novi Sad, Tuzla, and Sarajevo, as well as with scientists from Spain, Greece and Ukraine.

The Department's specific goals are in line with the strategic goals of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, whose final goals include integration into the European Higher Education  Area, increase of competitiveness in the global environment with special attention paid to innovations, development of new methods of knowledge and technology transfer to the economy.  

The Department of Communications is active within the scientific and research environment of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek. The Department was established in 2003 and is organised into two chairs (Chair of Electronics and Microelectronics and Chair of Radiocommunications and Telecommuncations) and an accredited Laboratory for HF Measurements.  The Department employs 10 researchers in the scientific-educational title, 2 assistants, 2 research assistants, 2 associates and 1 laboratory technician. Science and research is performed through national scientific projects (3 projects supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, from 2007 to 2013), HAKOM, HIT, BICRO, international projects (e.g. Tempus KISEK, Eureka ITEA I and ITEA II), and through research within the frame of the postgraduate doctoral study programme.

The basis for further development of the scientific and research activity at the Department lies in human resources. It should be emphasised at this point that in the past years six young scientists have earned their doctoral degrees and have been appointed into scientific-educational titles.  Furthermore, it is impossible to perform scientific research without investing into infrastructure and research equipment. Therefore, the financial resources obtained through projects like MZOS, BICRO, HIT, Eureka etc. have been invested into research equipment thus ensuring basic conditions for quality research.

The significance of the Department also lies in its plan to strengthen the bonds with the economy and local community. Accordingly, a successful application of new technologies to the economy represents a challenge for establishing new economy subjects, direct economy investments into research, development and innovation resulting in the development of the region and the Republic of Croatia, and hence the creation of new employment opportunities.