European Education Center – EEC
Background:
European Education Centre is a new adult education provider in Zagreb, Croatia. We are offering programmes of general secondary level education and we are in the process of receiving accreditation by the Ministry of Science and Education, so that we can implement VET secondary level programmes in the sector of Economics, Commerce and Business Administration. We have signed contracts with a few schools in Zagreb regarding future cooperation in teacher training, extra-curricular programme development and joint project application and implementation. Also, we have a cooperation with NGOs who provide non-formal education in Zagreb.
Additionally, we have established cooperation with 40 teachers in secondary schools, for whom we developed and carried out a 24-hour training in teaching skills. Presently we are in the process of enrolling our first students in the programme of comprehensive secondary level school General Gymnasium (comprehensive 4-year programme of general education which prepares students for university studies).
Aim:
⦁ Offering non-formal education to adult learners in the field of foreign languages, digital marketing, entrepreneurial skills, and IT skills.
⦁ Planning on developing and offering non-formal education programmes the public especially designed for the elderly citizens, including languages, arts and crafts, IT, etc.
⦁ Compensate the lack of experience of our institution by engaging all our expertise as individuals that we have been building during professional careers, some of which are 10 or 20 years long.
The team members:
Gordana Radonić
– Director – More than 20 years of work experience, more than 10 years in adult education, 5 years in public secondary VET schools.
Since 2009, she has been involved in project proposals writing and carrying out few projects in programmes LLP (Grundtvig), Europe for Citizens and IPA funds (IPA IV 2010-2014). As a project manager she has led implementation of several projects whose grants were over 200.000 EUR, funded by European Social Fund (ESF). She is certified trainer of trainers, specialising in training of teachers in VET and adult education, and has implemented dozens of trainings – for teachers, trainers, future project managers, SME owners and NGOs who wished to apply for EU funds. Her role in the Centre is business management on the macro level aiming at fulfilling strategic goals, one of which is international cooperation.
Edin Pajazetović
– Head of accounting – More than 10-year experience in adult education, working as a teacher and programme manager.
He is also certified trainer, and during his employment in one of biggest adult education providers in Croatia, he has introduced IT based daily operations from enrolment to issuing of certificates to the adult learners. He has developed several online courses on the LMS Moodle and has conducted several projects with IT programmers. His role in the Centre is managing accounting and bookkeeping, introducing IT in managing daily operations and all marketing activities of the Centre, including digital marketing, preparation of promotional materials and management of the webpage of the institution.
Matija Ćužić
– Programme manager
A few years’ experience in education, especially with developing new educational programmes and organising the whole education process – contracting teachers, organising classes and exams, etc. He also offers support in all IT segments of our work, development of e-learning materials and promotional activities, especially on social media.
Gordana Radonić
– Director
European Education Center – EEC I www.eoc.hr/
Ulica Ivana Meštrovića 35, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Email: gordana.radonic@eoc.hr
Website: www.eoc.hr/
FB page: www.facebook.com/eocentar/