Snježana Pintarić, Chair of Zagreb’s Contemporary Arts Museum, gave a highly anticipated public lecture at Aspira University College in Split, titled “Cultural Tourism and the Digital Revolution.” Cultural Tourism was defined by Mrs. Pintarić as travel in order to visit cultural attractions. She underscored that “visitors are interested in the totality of culture” and that…
Aspira University College held the opening ceremony for the new academic year at Split’s Atrium Hotel on Tuesday, October 3 2017. Nine years of continuous growth and development were crowned by the launch of a Computer Engineering degree program in Software Engineering. The degree program was created in collaboration with employers and is based on…
Aspira Students kept up their annual tradition of cooking for Split’s homeless population. Cordial relations between Aspira University College and FC Split Tommy Futsal club led to this praiseworthy initiative. The humanitarian drive which initiated from the club’s young players met a strong response among Aspira’s student population. This is the second year of the…
Aspira University College had on December 13, 2017 an opportunity to host a brilliant businessman and lecturer from the USA. Dr. Gerome Hays from Indiana University – Kelley School of Business spoke on the subject of “The rise of entrepreneurship globally and what it means for emerging economies.” The Bloomberg Business Review ranks the Kelley…
A presentation for the recently published “Storyteller Mobile Tour Guide” by Vedran Matošić was held at the packed auditorium of Aspira University College on December 13, 2017. The event was witnessed by representatives of the Croatian Chamber of Commberce, various tourist boards, as well as many travel industry professionals and Aspira students and staff. A…
Marina Gaši is a rising star in Croatian fine dining. She recently held a workshop for Aspira students in which they prepared seafood in various ways. In between courses, we had time to slip a few questions. Welcome to Aspira University College! How would you rate your work with our students? I am truly…
Aspira students and faculty spent Saturday November 4 on an interesting, activity-packed field trip to Šibenik. It was an opportunity to learn about the renovated hotel resort Solaris, the city of Šibenik itself, and the Etnoland family farm in Pakovo selo. The trip had an educational purpose, with having a good time coming second. Conference…
David Skoko is one of Croatia’s leading chefs. Known to the public for his appearances on the TV show “Jezikova juha,” he runs the Batelina family restaurant at Banjole near Pula, voted Croatia’s number one restaurant in 2014. When his gastronomy workshop for Aspira students was concluded, we took the chance to ask him a…
Degree Program created in Cooperation with IT Experts and Entrepreneurs The global labor marketplace is undergoing a continuous shortage of highly educated IT professionals. Recognizing this, the Aspira University College now offers Computer Science degrees in Software Engineering. The IT industry has long been the driving force of economic growth, in particular through the globalized…