Zagora-Zagorje (Z-Z)

Croatia

Steering Committee Member

Vlatka Rajčić

Zagora-Zagorje Ltd. is a SME which deals with a range of activities primarily connected to:

- publishing,

- organization of conferences, symposia

- market research, real estates

- Z-Z has organized many professional meetings in the field of education as well as training workshops, seminars and symposia on a variety of themes (legal aspects of building and planing, contracts in construction sector, legal aspects of cultural heritage reconstructions and reassignements ; - every year at least four different subject seminars, workshop (about 20 per year) are organized in all big towns in Croatia - the number of delegates varying from 100 to 2500.

Zagora- Zagorje has published several academic and technical books. These include, reference manuals e.g. about evaluation of a system of higher education, and University book Introduction on construction sector law ect.

Major relevant references-About 40 workshops, seminars and training per year in recent 8 years are organized- In October 2006, Zagora-Zagorje coorganized the International Conference and Brokerage Event: The construction aspects of built heritage protection, which was held in Dubrovnik. So this organization clearly has a European perspective, in addition to a working relationship with key players in the context of European cultural heritage. - Davor Rajčić's role as Secretary of the Ministry of Science and coauthor of laws regarding higher education, gives him unique experience in communicating complex issues both on a governmental level and with the public.

Project Team- prof. Vlatka Rajcic is responsible person and partner in several

ongoing FP7 project like SMooHS, CHIC and soonly starting CLIMATE FOR FUTURE, she is member of the FACH ECTP core group

- university profesor teaching on PhD study subject “Structural aspect of cultural heritage objects” for architects and civil engineers.

- She has played an aactive role in

numerous scientific and organizing

committees of international and local conferences.

Links and benifit of CHIC

Z-Z is linked with:- Ministry of science, education R&D of R. Croatia- Ministry of environmental protection, physical planning and construction- Croatian Conservation Institute- Ministry of Culture of R. Croatia- other partners in project and their links

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