Croatia osiguranje and the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb partner on the innovative Economic Analytics module

Zagreb, 19 July 2023 – Croatia osiguranje and the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb signed an agreement on cooperation on the newly launched innovative educational module Economic Analytics, which starts this autumn. It continues many years of successful cooperation between the market and digital insurance leader, part of Adris Group, and the leading and largest domestic and regional institution of economics education.

It is a modern four-semester module in which 4th- and 5th-year students of the integrated undergraduate and graduate university programme in Business Economics will gain a combination of knowledge and skills to increase their competitiveness on the labour market after graduating. The idea of the Economic Analytics module is to develop skills that will allow students to adapt quickly to the challenges of their everyday environment.

Croatia osiguranje continuously carries out initiatives and invests in developing talent through cooperation with higher-education institutions. As a driver of innovation on the insurance market, Croatia also supports innovative steps in education, such as this first multi-departmental module, launched by the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb, which connects economics, finance and methodology courses.

Among other initiatives, Croatia osiguranje has already financed the renovation and equipping of one of the largest halls of the Faculty, and Croatia osiguranje experts share their knowledge and experience with students through guest lectures and other forms of cooperation with the Faculty.

“Croatia osiguranje is one of the most desirable employers on the financial market and a place where many of the best experts in insurance and related professions develop their careers. By cooperating with higher-education institutions and supporting innovation in education such as this module, our goal is to take an active part in creating a new generation of professionals and to give them the knowledge and competences with which they will push boundaries and drive the development of the market,” said the President of the Management Board of Croatia osiguranje, Davor Tomašković.

Prof. Sanja Sever Mališ, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb, said: “The Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb ranks among the top one percent of elite higher-education institutions in economics and business economics in the world. Three reasons lie behind this result. First, a strategic commitment to international relevance, confirmed by the EQUIS, AACSB and EFMD accreditations. Second, continuous cooperation with leading Croatian and multinational companies present on the Croatian market, among which Croatia osiguranje holds a special place. And third, people first – students, teachers and administration – as the guiding thread of the Faculty’s work. The launch of the Economic Analytics module confirms that we follow innovation in education, listen to employers’ needs and thus justify our position as the most desirable faculty in Croatia.”