Category: Events

The Rijeka Development Agency Porin is implementing the Erasmus+ project STREETS (Synergic TRaining to Enhance Entrepreneurial and Technological Skills) with partners from Italy and Slovenia.

The goal of the STREETS project is to create Training for young NEETs (not in education or training and not in employment) to encourage the development of skills that they can use in the working environment (in line with the first VET objective selected).

As part of this project, Free education and mentoring for 30 hours. The target group for education is young NEETs (people who are not in formal education or other education, nor are employed) who are interested in entrepreneurship and digital technologies.

The aim of the training is to develop soft skills for self-employment and digital innovation. combining theory and practice, working groups and workshops, in particular on home life and smart cities. At the end of the course, there will be a final competition where the participants will be able to present the ideas they developed during the course and workshops. Students will work in teams to develop their social skills and to expand their acquaintances.

This program aims to Increase personal growth opportunities and employability of young people reducing skills mismatches and developing skills aimed at self-employment.

Participants must meet the following conditions:

• Ages between 18 and 29 years

• Not involved in other activities

• Not involved in other formal or non-formal education or training

More about the project is available on the official website STREETS the project, and the call for applications for education in Rijeka is available here.

Applications for the course are mandatory and are received via forms to 10 October 2022 25 October 2022.

For all questions we are available via e-mail address: streets@porin.hr

On Wednesday, 15 September 2022, starting at 10 a.m. We will hold now traditionally Torpedo Days event at the Torpedo Production Park at Milutina Barača 60/I. floor, conference room.

The event begins with the signing of an agreement with Kočevje Podjetniški Incubator after what he will Dominik Jezeršek from Yaskawa Electric, the world's leading manufacturer in the field of drive technology, industrial automation and robotics, established in 1915 with headquarters in Kitakyush, Japan to give a lecture.

According to the panel discussion, it will be organized B2B matchmaking companies of Slovenian and Rijeka entrepreneurs, and in the organization Europe Direct Rijeka the Podjetniski incubator Kočevje presentation Kubo Robotics for primary schools and other interested institutions and a practical presentation of 3D technologies and possibilities of cooperation with the Torpedo Production Park.

Programme

The number of seats is limited, and registration is mandatory via online forms.

Startup Report i Lean Startup Croatia invite you to socialise and exchange ideas as part of the meetupStartup Report & TeamUp x Health‘, held in WESPA Spaces (Zagreb) on Wednesday 27.7. at 18:00-19:30h.

Brief summary of the meetup:

MEETUP: Startup Report & TeamUp x Health
TERMIN: 27.7.2022; 18-19:30h
LOCATION: WESPA Spaces, Heinzel Street. 60, Zagreb

Entrance is free, but the number of seats is limited so registration is mandatory via forms. 

All details are also published in the article: Does Croatia have a chance to raise some new unicorns in health care?

As part of the implementation of the second phase of the Blue Green City project, the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o. organized education on 12 July 2022 through two workshops on the following topics: Scenario planning for strategyu climate change adaptation; and Evaluation of ecosystem services. Participants were welcomed by Dario Zorić, Director of the Rijeka Development Agency Porin d.o.o.

The themes of these workshops are very important to increase awareness and knowledge of the concept of ecosystem services and the value of green and blue infrastructure for the purpose of interregional learning, exchanging experiences and good practices and creating strong cooperation in finding common solutions to the common challenges of climate change. In addition to the mentioned topics, the Blue Green City project and the state of implementation of the Action Plan for the City of Rijeka were presented.

The content of the workshop Scenario planning for the climate change adaptation strategy referred to the introductory words of the importance of climate change monitoring, Covenant of Mayors
for climate and energy, the Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan – SECAP with its content and its design phases, local climate change adaptation scenarios – by 2100, risk and vulnerability analysis, climate disaster evaluation and climate change adaptation measures.

The content of the workshop Evaluation of ecosystem services related to ecosystem services, the process of mapping and assessing ecosystems and their services (KIPES), the assessment of the state of ecosystems, the relationship between ecosystems and socio-social systems, the state of ecosystems in Croatia, the restoration of degraded ecosystems with examples, the assessment of ecosystem services and their qualification, and indicators of ecosystem services and the assessment of their economic value.

The education was conducted by the Regional Energy Agency Kvarner from Rijeka, and the lecture was held by Nataša Turina, Senior expert associate for the preparation and implementation of projects. The participants of this training were 11 representatives of local stakeholders important in the process of treating these topics, the City of Rijeka, Čistoća KD, Učka PP, the Institute for Physical Planning of PGŽ, RRA Porin and LAG Terra liburna.