{"id":17742,"date":"2017-12-22T12:46:17","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T12:46:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/?p=17742"},"modified":"2018-09-13T12:21:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T10:21:31","slug":"academic-year-opening-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspira.hr\/en\/academic-year-opening-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Year Opening Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aspira University College held the opening ceremony for the new academic year at Split\u2019s <strong>Atrium Hotel<\/strong> on Tuesday, October 3 2017.<\/p>\n<p>Nine years of continuous growth and development were crowned by the launch of a <strong>Computer Engineering degree program in Software Engineering<\/strong>. The degree program was created in collaboration with employers and is based on practice, as are the established <strong>Travel Management, Gastronomy <\/strong>and <strong>Sports Management<\/strong> degrees.<\/p>\n<h2>Be Part of the Solution At Aspira<\/h2>\n<p>Split Sports Association president <strong>Ivan Ve\u0161ti\u0107<\/strong> pointed out that sports and tourism together make a destination more attractive and propulsive. <strong>Alijana Vuk\u0161i\u0107 <\/strong>stated that the Split travel industry is undergoing growth, with a quality expert staff needed for developing Split\u2019s destination potential. <strong>Jo\u0161ko Stella<\/strong>, head of the Split Tourist Board, stressed that Aspira was a \u201cquality partner.\u201d <strong>Ante Radov\u010di\u0107<\/strong>, Senior Advisor at the Split-Dalmatia County Social Activities Office, accented the connection between Aspira and the economy using the words \u201cAspira is bringing out the exact kind of staff we need.\u201d Director of the Radisson Blu Resort Split <strong>Michael Caspar<\/strong> emphasized that knowledge is power and that hard work always bears fruit. He invited the gathered students to be part of the solution and not part of the problem.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Education is Key to Development<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Alen Jerkunica<\/strong>, Aspira President of the Board, singled out Aspira as the only higher education institution in Croatia involving professional practice into freshman year and the deficit of expert staff as the motivator for new degree program initiation. Aspira Director <strong>Milivoj Jerkunica<\/strong> advised the students to never give up in their endeavors. Aspira Dean <strong>Anita Grubi\u0161i\u0107<\/strong> reminded students they were facing \u201cthe most beautiful, carefree period of their youth,\u201d but that a globalized society is making knowledge go obsolete very quickly, which exact fact makes education a key factor of economic development. She closed her address by opening the new academic year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A rich banquet organized by the hosts, Hotel Atrium, followed, after which students were on their way to the year\u2019s first lessons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aspira University College held the opening ceremony for the new academic year at Split\u2019s 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. 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