ivana.kokotec@ivana.kokotec

I’m working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin at the Department of Economics and Department of Organization, where she actively participating in conducting classes at the undergraduate, graduate and professional studies on the courses: Financial Institutions and Markets, Personal Finances, Corporate Finance, Corporate Governance, Institutional investors. Also, I’m a member of the  Entrepreneurship Laboratory. I have participated scientific conferences and symposiums at home and abroad, authored several scientific papers in the area of her interest: Corporate Finance, Institutional Investors, Financial Institutional and Capital Markets, Business Operations and Strategic management. 

Before joining Faculty, I was consultant at the consulting company Superna Ltd, expert associate for controlling in Finesa Credos Plc and lecturer at the European Institute of Public Administration in Barcelona where she gained extensive experience in the fields of Corporate and Public Finance, Business Process etc. 

I received my PhD in 2020 by defending doctoral dissertation on the topic “Influence of Institutional Investors on Corporate Governance in Croatian Companies” at the Faculty of Economics & Business, University of Zagreb. Also, I’m a Project Financing Advisor, Croatian Institute of Finance.

Scientific bibliography (IRB) : http://bib.irb.hr/lista-radova?autor=350701

Projects:

1. European Social Fund, Effective Human Resources Operational Program, Priority axis 3. Education and lifelong learning - Establishment of the regional competence center in agriculture "Arboretum Opeka," ref. no. UP.03.3.1.04.0005, Development and improvement and implementation of regular vocational education programs, formal and informal programs for adult education in the Republic of Croatia, group 2 - Development and improvement of programs for adult education in the Republic of Croatia, member of the implementation team: development of occupational standards and qualification standards Flower grower, head of group 2 Prof. Blaženka Divjak, Ph.D., team leader assistant. Asst. Prof. Katarina Pažur Aničić, Ph.D.
2. Croatian Science Foundation - Improving HEI maturity to implement learning analytics (2021 – current), part of the research group of FOI, Full Prof. Nina Begičević Ređep, PhD the project leader, ie the leading researcher and associates: Full Prof. Diana Šimić, PhD, Assoc. Prof. Igor Balaban, PhD, Full Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, PhD, Asst. Prof. Katarina Pažur Aničić, PhD, Asst. Prof. Nikola Kadoić, PhD, Jelena Gusić, M. Math., Barbara Šlibar, M. Inf., Danijel Filipović, M. Inf., Darko Grabar, M. inf., Luka Zlatić, M. psych., Ivana Đunđek Kokotec, PhD, Valentina Đurek, M. inf., Sabina Rako, M. Sc., Petra Vondra, M. inf.
3. Associate on four grants for scientific and artistic research at the University of Zagreb (2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019) entitled Analysis of the Board and Supervisory Board structure and its impact on the business performance, project manager: Prof. Marina Klačmer Čalopa, PhD.
4. Operational programme “Human resource management” 2007 – 2013, ESF; Entrepreneurship and Crafts; Project: 3 P – Planiram, Poduzimam, Promoviram! (Planning, Acting, Promoting!)
5. Inter-Community learning/Comenius Regio Partnerships (2012) - International project "Inter-Community learning/Comenius Regio Partnerships", project of Varaždin County, Faculty of Organization and Informatics and Petrijanec Elementary School – coordinator of London Borough of Hillingdon from the United Kingdom 
6. European Structural and Investment Funds programs - participation in preparing projects (2013-2015). Projects regarding: 
   1. Increasing economic activity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises, 
   2. Application of information and communication technology for the improvement of business processes, 
   3. Entrepreneurial Impulse – programs, 
   4. Operational program of regional grants for investment in equipment for 2014, 
   5. Operational program of regional capital investment grants to retain and increase the number of workers (2015), 
   6. EU funding for the tourism sector (2014-2020)

Workshops and seminars 

• 2022 Workshops for teachers on learning strategies - "Learning outcomes and learning design," "Problem-based and project-based learning," "Flipped classroom and exploratory learning" - RAPIDE project - Varaždin 
• 2022 Learning based on work with employers - Study4Career project: Development of comprehensive support for the early career development of students of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics - Varaždin 
• 2022 Lectures with discussion and peer/collaborative learning, a workshop for teachers on  learning and teaching strategies - DIP2future project, RAPIDE project - Varaždin 
• 2021 Technical analysis, Zagreb Stock Exchange Academy – Zagreb 
• 2017 Applied Econometric Course - Panel Data and Causal Analysis, Faculty of Economics - Zagreb 
• 2016 - 2017. Workshop for mentors on final and diploma theses of the Faculty of Organization and Informatics Varaždin  
• 2016 - Teacher competences in higher education - Stand4INFO - Center for the improvement of teacher competences, University of Zagreb 
• 2016 - Applied Econometric Course - Applied Time Series Econometric Methods and Forecasting, Faculty of Economics - Zagreb 
• 2014 – 2015 Academy for Political Development, APR, Zagreb 
• 2015 »Introduction to state grants, «Projekt Jedna razvoj d.o.o., Zagreb 
• 2014 Milan summer school 
• 2014 – »Cost-Benefit Analysis of Investment Projects – The new Programming Period 2014-2020« 
• 2013 Consultant for project financing, Croatian Institute of Finance, Zagreb 
• 2012 Summer School, Mid Sweden University in Sweden. The project related to the theme "House of the Future" is "Nature indoor and next door.