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The environment is considered as a serious social and economic issue that needs to be addressed c... more The environment is considered as a serious social and economic issue that needs to be addressed comprehensively if we want to achieve and maintain the quality of life for ourselves and for generations to come. The environment is an integral part of the broader economic and social development of virtually every country in the world. All those who wish to preserve their environment and contribute to the overall protection and conservation of biodiversity are committed to developing its legal system and installed it to those normative values that can help the environment and sustainable development. The aim of this paper was to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the key concepts related to the environmental responsibility segment and to help create a clearer picture of Croatia’s population by gathering secondary data from the available literature and previous research. For this analysis, backdate of eight research waves through 4 years, 2 waves per year from 2010 to 2013 was used, all of them conducted on a random sample of Croatian citizens, examining (as a part of wider study) attitudes and preferences of the respondents on environmental protection through prism of survival of the human species, behavior of individuals and society to nature and expected economic growth. Attitudes of the respondents differ mutually with regard to observed socio-demographic characteristics of the sample where the population of younger age (15-19 years old) and Region Slavonia as statistical significant difference in all the four waves of measurements in all examined variables. A healthy environment is a fundamental prerequisite for the preservation of human health and quality of life. Europe 2020 is a new strategy of the European Union, which succeeds the Lisbon Strategy, indicates the need for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and leads to high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion.

Keywords: environmental protection, sustainable development, measurement, economic framework, sustainable regional development

Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, econ... more Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, economic growth and global competitiveness. Broader access to higher education by linking with the economy is an opportunity for higher education institutions to make use of a new richness of diverse individual experiences for empowering the development of the local community. Main objective of the paper is by evaluating necessary skills for current and future needs of the economy to find out whether the Croatian education system is able to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to the current needs of the economy. Research has been conducted among graduated (alumni) students at the University of Osijek who by using knowledge and skills acquired in the study successfully perform work in the profession. This target group of respondents is particularly interesting because the five year lag of working in the profession, can give a clear picture of the quality of educational programs which are important for development of the individual, on one hand, and for development of the local community, on the other hand. Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results, among graduated (alumni) students, in two waves of measuring: 2009 year and 2014 year. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University. The significance of this research is also in the connectivity needs of the labor market with the implementation of educational programs and linking the evaluation of learning outcomes that create a baseline in the alignment of the Croatian Qualifications Framework (CQF) with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Key words: quality, research, higher education, KVALIMETAR measuring instrument

Economic crisis starts with collapse of Lehman Borthers and its effects spread for all over the w... more Economic crisis starts with collapse of Lehman Borthers and its effects spread for all over the world. Then, it begins a complex changes on the economy and, at this time, the economic crisis causes strong reductions of the State Budget for Education and then Higher Education Institutions (HEI) must redefine its role and adapt their curricula to be able to compete on an equal footing in the international market. For all these reasons, the satisfaction among student population differs in perceptions of quality of their HEI. In this line, the objective of the research is to conduct a comparative analysis of the student perceptions of the Croatian and Portuguese HEI and assessment their perceptions about the quality of their HEI.

The methodology of the research will be based on the theoretical analysis which collects and review accessible information about higher education degree study programmes in Croatia and Portugal. Furthermore, the empirical analysis of the research, it will be validated with the reliable KVALIMETAR measuring survey instrument used among Croatian students (january-march 2014; n=732) and Portuguese students (september-october 2014; n=366).

The results show that Croatian and Portuguese HEI have to accept several challenges made by students to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process. Also, several remarks appear from both surveys with views and thoughts made by the students in order understand their motivation. Indeed, the profile of the new curricula will get more knowledge and competences to face the exposition of students to economic crisis. The aforementioned facts should be taken into account in the process of planning the future educational programs in order to improve the quality of education in Croatia and in Portugal to meet the new demands of the modern business environment.

Keywords: Economic Crisis, Challenges, Students, Portugal, Croatia.

Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, econ... more Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, economic growth and global competitiveness. Broader access to higher education by linking with the economy is an opportunity for higher education institutions to make use of a new richness of diverse individual experiences for empowering the development of the local community. Institutions in the higher education try to provide best quality services because they need to compete for their students. Measuring quality of their services is therefore an important task of those institutions that give feedback on the dimensions of quality that need to be taken care of and offers institutions the possibility to gain significant compatitive advantage in knowledge market. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate has the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, students, changed in two waves of measuring their satisfaction (years: 2009 and 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results, among students. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University in the regional economy.
Keywords: regional economy, economic growth, knowledge based economy, satisfaction, quality

Higher education is an extremely fast growing service industry and it is exposed to the globaliza... more Higher education is an extremely fast growing service industry and it is exposed to the globalization processes every day more and more. Highly educated population have been thought as a key comparative advantage of the region in receiving long-term economic benefits through the knowledge effect, refferring to the knowledge production and technology transfer function of universities. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate has the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, academic (teaching) staff, changed in two waves of measuring their satisfaction (years: 2009 and 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University in the regional economy. The task of universities is to permanently cultivate the character of a public institution and demonstrate to itself and the region the value it possesses for its regional economy and the society as a whole, where by communication they provide a public space for discussing the current economic and social issues. The significance of this research lies in a mutual causal relationship between the high education and the economic development, which means that more developed high education systems will enable and prompt a stronger economic development while, at the same time, economic development requires, and by that also stimulates, a higher level of education.

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Nowadays, while considering the educational issues and the discussions and debates concerning the... more Nowadays, while considering the educational issues and the discussions and debates concerning the education, "knowledge society" has become the inevitable phrase. The knowledge and the knowledge society is a topic discussed nowadays more than ever, but it unfortunately does not mean that the knowledge gained value in society. On the question of whether knowledge is of economic value, i.e. does the society recognize it as a value, there is no definite answer. Creating a high level of human capital leads to an accelerated increase in educated population and the growth potential of a specific population. Universities on a global marketplace have potentially a pivotal role to play in the social and economic development of their regions. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, i.e. if students (n (Croatia)=134; n (Portugal)=366) differ among each other and measuring their satisfaction in two European countries: Croatia (January-March 2014) and Portugal (September-October 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results among University stakeholders. The results show that Croatian and Portuguese higher education institutions have to accept several challenges made by students to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process. The aforementioned facts should be taken into account in the process of planning the future educational programs in order to improve the quality of education in Croatia and in Portugal in order to be competitive in a global educational marketplace and to meet the new demands of the modern business environment.
Keywords: Students, Higher education, Educational performance, Croatia, Portugal.

The environment is considered as a serious social and economic issue that needs to be addressed c... more The environment is considered as a serious social and economic issue that needs to be addressed comprehensively if we want to achieve and maintain the quality of life for ourselves and for generations to come. The environment is an integral part of the broader economic and social development of virtually every country in the world. All those who wish to preserve their environment and contribute to the overall protection and conservation of biodiversity are committed to developing its legal system and installed it to those normative values that can help the environment and sustainable development. The aim of this paper was to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the key concepts related to the environmental responsibility segment and to help create a clearer picture of Croatia’s population by gathering secondary data from the available literature and previous research. For this analysis, backdate of eight research waves through 4 years, 2 waves per year from 2010 to 2013 was used, all of them conducted on a random sample of Croatian citizens, examining (as a part of wider study) attitudes and preferences of the respondents on environmental protection through prism of survival of the human species, behavior of individuals and society to nature and expected economic growth. Attitudes of the respondents differ mutually with regard to observed socio-demographic characteristics of the sample where the population of younger age (15-19 years old) and Region Slavonia as statistical significant difference in all the four waves of measurements in all examined variables. A healthy environment is a fundamental prerequisite for the preservation of human health and quality of life. Europe 2020 is a new strategy of the European Union, which succeeds the Lisbon Strategy, indicates the need for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth, and leads to high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion.

Keywords: environmental protection, sustainable development, measurement, economic framework, sustainable regional development

Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, econ... more Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, economic growth and global competitiveness. Broader access to higher education by linking with the economy is an opportunity for higher education institutions to make use of a new richness of diverse individual experiences for empowering the development of the local community. Main objective of the paper is by evaluating necessary skills for current and future needs of the economy to find out whether the Croatian education system is able to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to the current needs of the economy. Research has been conducted among graduated (alumni) students at the University of Osijek who by using knowledge and skills acquired in the study successfully perform work in the profession. This target group of respondents is particularly interesting because the five year lag of working in the profession, can give a clear picture of the quality of educational programs which are important for development of the individual, on one hand, and for development of the local community, on the other hand. Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results, among graduated (alumni) students, in two waves of measuring: 2009 year and 2014 year. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University. The significance of this research is also in the connectivity needs of the labor market with the implementation of educational programs and linking the evaluation of learning outcomes that create a baseline in the alignment of the Croatian Qualifications Framework (CQF) with the European Qualifications Framework (EQF).

Key words: quality, research, higher education, KVALIMETAR measuring instrument

Economic crisis starts with collapse of Lehman Borthers and its effects spread for all over the w... more Economic crisis starts with collapse of Lehman Borthers and its effects spread for all over the world. Then, it begins a complex changes on the economy and, at this time, the economic crisis causes strong reductions of the State Budget for Education and then Higher Education Institutions (HEI) must redefine its role and adapt their curricula to be able to compete on an equal footing in the international market. For all these reasons, the satisfaction among student population differs in perceptions of quality of their HEI. In this line, the objective of the research is to conduct a comparative analysis of the student perceptions of the Croatian and Portuguese HEI and assessment their perceptions about the quality of their HEI.

The methodology of the research will be based on the theoretical analysis which collects and review accessible information about higher education degree study programmes in Croatia and Portugal. Furthermore, the empirical analysis of the research, it will be validated with the reliable KVALIMETAR measuring survey instrument used among Croatian students (january-march 2014; n=732) and Portuguese students (september-october 2014; n=366).

The results show that Croatian and Portuguese HEI have to accept several challenges made by students to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process. Also, several remarks appear from both surveys with views and thoughts made by the students in order understand their motivation. Indeed, the profile of the new curricula will get more knowledge and competences to face the exposition of students to economic crisis. The aforementioned facts should be taken into account in the process of planning the future educational programs in order to improve the quality of education in Croatia and in Portugal to meet the new demands of the modern business environment.

Keywords: Economic Crisis, Challenges, Students, Portugal, Croatia.

Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, econ... more Higher education, research and innovation play a crucial role in supporting social cohesion, economic growth and global competitiveness. Broader access to higher education by linking with the economy is an opportunity for higher education institutions to make use of a new richness of diverse individual experiences for empowering the development of the local community. Institutions in the higher education try to provide best quality services because they need to compete for their students. Measuring quality of their services is therefore an important task of those institutions that give feedback on the dimensions of quality that need to be taken care of and offers institutions the possibility to gain significant compatitive advantage in knowledge market. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate has the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, students, changed in two waves of measuring their satisfaction (years: 2009 and 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results, among students. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University in the regional economy.
Keywords: regional economy, economic growth, knowledge based economy, satisfaction, quality

Higher education is an extremely fast growing service industry and it is exposed to the globaliza... more Higher education is an extremely fast growing service industry and it is exposed to the globalization processes every day more and more. Highly educated population have been thought as a key comparative advantage of the region in receiving long-term economic benefits through the knowledge effect, refferring to the knowledge production and technology transfer function of universities. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate has the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, academic (teaching) staff, changed in two waves of measuring their satisfaction (years: 2009 and 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results. By comparing the results of the research it will be detected critical points in the quality management system as well as to ensure quality guidelines for increasing the level of satisfaction of all stakeholders as well as the overall quality level of the University in the regional economy. The task of universities is to permanently cultivate the character of a public institution and demonstrate to itself and the region the value it possesses for its regional economy and the society as a whole, where by communication they provide a public space for discussing the current economic and social issues. The significance of this research lies in a mutual causal relationship between the high education and the economic development, which means that more developed high education systems will enable and prompt a stronger economic development while, at the same time, economic development requires, and by that also stimulates, a higher level of education.

Nowadays, while considering the educational issues and the discussions and debates concerning the... more Nowadays, while considering the educational issues and the discussions and debates concerning the education, "knowledge society" has become the inevitable phrase. The knowledge and the knowledge society is a topic discussed nowadays more than ever, but it unfortunately does not mean that the knowledge gained value in society. On the question of whether knowledge is of economic value, i.e. does the society recognize it as a value, there is no definite answer. Creating a high level of human capital leads to an accelerated increase in educated population and the growth potential of a specific population. Universities on a global marketplace have potentially a pivotal role to play in the social and economic development of their regions. Main purpose of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of the main stakeholders of educational process, i.e. if students (n (Croatia)=134; n (Portugal)=366) differ among each other and measuring their satisfaction in two European countries: Croatia (January-March 2014) and Portugal (September-October 2014). Reliable and validated KVALIMETAR measuring instrument has been used to compare perception results among University stakeholders. The results show that Croatian and Portuguese higher education institutions have to accept several challenges made by students to improve the quality of the teaching and learning process. The aforementioned facts should be taken into account in the process of planning the future educational programs in order to improve the quality of education in Croatia and in Portugal in order to be competitive in a global educational marketplace and to meet the new demands of the modern business environment.
Keywords: Students, Higher education, Educational performance, Croatia, Portugal.