{"id":34819,"date":"2026-04-24T11:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T09:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/?p=34819"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:27:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T11:27:00","slug":"fostering-innovative-careers-insights-from-the-unica-science-business-event-in-zagreb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/en\/2026\/04\/24\/fostering-innovative-careers-insights-from-the-unica-science-business-event-in-zagreb\/","title":{"rendered":"Fostering Innovative Careers: Insights from the UNICA\u2013Science Business Event in Zagreb"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colleagues Karola R\u00e9ka Halmay<\/span><\/span> from the Mobility Office of Semmelweis University<\/span><\/span> and M\u00e1ria Nagy<\/span><\/span>, representing the Bilateral and German Priority Relations Department, participated in a joint UNICA<\/span><\/span> and Science Business<\/span><\/span> event titled Fostering Innovative Careers<\/em>, held in Zagreb<\/span><\/span> between 26\u201327 March 2026. The event placed a strong emphasis on networking and partnership-building, particularly with institutions in the Balkan region, where several potential collaborations were explored and initiated.<\/p>\n

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Credits: Raffaele Guerini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The programme addressed not only academic perspectives but also interdisciplinary opportunities, the conscious development of future generations, and the expansion of openness and cooperation within Europe.<\/p>\n

The event opened with welcome speeches delivered by Jurica Pavi\u010di\u0107<\/span><\/span>, Edit Herczog<\/span><\/span>, and Luciano Saso<\/span><\/span>, followed by an online keynote presentation by Manuel Heitor<\/span><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The first roundtable discussion, Research Careers in Academia<\/em>, was moderated by Luciano Saso and featured speakers Simon Marti<\/span><\/span>, Mostafa Moonir Shawrav<\/span><\/span>, Archie Clements<\/span><\/span>, Marcela Linkov\u00e1<\/span><\/span>, Vladislav Slavov<\/span><\/span>, and Miroslav Rajter<\/span><\/span>. Discussions focused on gender inequalities in academia, the challenges faced by early-career researchers, and the balance between mobility and stability in academic career development.<\/p>\n

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Credits: Raffaele Guerini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The programme continued in the afternoon with the second session, Careers in the Public Sector from Local to European<\/em>, moderated by Edit Herczog, featuring contributions from Olga Borissova<\/span><\/span>, Goranka Lali\u0107 Novak<\/span><\/span>, and Gabrijela Radi\u0107<\/span><\/span>. The day concluded with a networking dinner, providing further opportunities for professional exchange.<\/p>\n

The second day began with the third roundtable discussion, Job Creation<\/em>, moderated by Denitsa Nikolova<\/span><\/span>, with participation from Nina Begi\u010devi\u0107 Re\u0111ep<\/span><\/span>, Miro Hegedi\u0107<\/span><\/span>, and Gabriela Kostovska Bogoeska<\/span><\/span>. This session addressed the standardisation and funding of research across Europe.<\/p>\n

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The fourth session, How to Win the Future?<\/em>, featured contributions from Eszter Salamon<\/span><\/span>, Gojko Be\u017eovan<\/span><\/span>, and Dipti Pandya<\/span><\/span>, highlighting the importance of early educational development and the need to prepare young people for higher education and future careers. The discussion also addressed ongoing challenges related to student housing and living conditions.<\/p>\n

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Credits: Raffaele Guerini<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Based on the discussions and networking opportunities, it became evident that participants within Eastern and Balkan regions\u2014such as Zagreb, Split, Bucharest, North Macedonia, and the Czech Republic\u2014are increasingly open to strengthening intra-European cooperation. At the same time, institutions in Western and Northern Europe, including countries such as Norway and Belgium, are also showing growing interest in expanding partnerships and student recruitment efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colleagues Karola R\u00e9ka Halmay from the Mobility Office of Semmelweis University and M\u00e1ria Nagy, representing the Bilateral and German Priority Relations Department, participated in a joint UNICA and Science Business event titled Fostering Innovative Careers, held in Zagreb between 26\u201327 March 2026. The event placed a strong emphasis on networking and partnership-building, particularly with institutions …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102625,"featured_media":34822,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[302],"tags":[218],"class_list":["post-34819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ir-news-en","tag-international-relations"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102625"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34819"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34830,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34819\/revisions\/34830"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34822"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/semmelweis.hu\/nki\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}