USE IPM – Study Visit to Samobor and Zagreb (Week One)

From May 17 to 23, 2025, all six researchers from the Center for Project Management and Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics, University of Banja Luka, participated in the first week of a study visit within the USE IPM project (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01). The research team consisted of Professor Saša Petković, PhD, Full Professor (USE IPM Project Coordinator at UNIBL), Mirjana Milijević, PhD, Associate Professor; Assistant Professor Ljubiša Mićić, PhD, Assistant Professor Jadranka Petrović, PhD, Dr. Milica Bogdanović, Foreign Language Lecturer; and MA Milica Marić, Teaching Assistant.

The host of the study visit was the International Institute of Entrepreneurship (MIP) in Samobor (https://entrepreneurship-institute.eu/), and the program was led by Professor Marko Kolaković. During the week, the researchers:

• Attended an introductory lecture on strategic entrepreneurship and a tour of Samobor;
• Held a meeting with local entrepreneurs, including:
o Mirnovec Pyrotechnics (https://www.mirnovec.hr/en) / Ethno Village Mirnovec (https://www.etnofarma.hr/) – a leading pyrotechnics company in the Western Balkans, which has also developed a family-friendly tourist complex for events;
o Filipec Cellar (https://www.bermetfilipec.hr/) – a family business renowned for its traditional production of the aromatic Samobor wine Bermet and mustard, a specific type of mustard;

• Visited student entrepreneurial incubators at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb, and Libertas University, and toured ZICER – Zagreb Innovation Centre at the Zagreb Fairgrounds;
• Participated in a workshop on the essential steps for launching and managing student business incubators at higher education institutions, led by Professor Marko Kolaković, PhD, Full Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Department of Entrepreneurship at the Faculty of Economics, University of Zagreb.

The visit is a regular activity within the project "Up-skilling researchers for Sustainable Entrepreneurship based on Innovation Process Management" – USE IPM, supported by the European Union (HORIZON-WIDERA-2022-TALENTS-03-01).

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