An Agreement on Scientific Research, Education, Technical-Professional and Business Cooperation was signed on February 24, 2021 by and between Vlado Bagarić, Director General of Croatia Control (CCL), and Prof. Mirko Planinić, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Science.
The Agreement establishes a framework for long-term cooperation of the Faculty of Science of the University of Zagreb, primarily its Department of Geophysics, and CCL on educational, developmental, scientific research, innovational and professional activities in the field of aeronautical meteorology, which can significantly contribute to the successful realization of CCL’s development plans.
The Department of Geophysics educates students in the field of aeronautical meteorology, which is one of the four services provided by CCL, and thus contributes to the safety of air traffic. There is an interest as well in the education of CCL’s employees through professional seminars, workshops, lectures and postgraduate specialist and doctoral studies, as well as for carrying out specialized programs for the final year students and the preparation of bachelor’s and master’s theses.
The signatories showed an interest in cooperation, especially regarding the research and development projects, studies and expert opinions based on the scientific and professional competency, with the aim of perfecting technical-technological solutions in CCL, as well as applying for and implementing common research, development and innovation projects funded by domestic and international bodies.
There is also a common interest in organizing scientific conferences, workshops and seminars of joint scientific research, and writing and publishing joint scientific and expert papers for international and domestic scientific conferences.
