PROJECTS

ID - INTERDISCIPLINARY DIALOGUE
(Erasmus+ KA2)

Partners: European Theatre and Film Institute – ETFI (Belgium), Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Hungary), Edith Cowan University – The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (Australia), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia)

Duration: February 1, 2022 – May 31, 2025

Description:

The goal of the Interdisciplinary Dialogue project is to train new professionals in the field of theater who are aware of the interaction of disciplines as the core of contemporary theater productions. The project offers participants a methodology to become more competent in their sector, focusing on skills developed through inter-university interdisciplinary collaboration. The aim is to leverage the multidisciplinarity of theater to develop a new methodological approach for both theater and higher education systems, emphasizing the importance of collaboration in continued education. Through research-based learning, participants benefit from a culturally and artistically diverse learning environment, enhancing their transversal, intercultural, reflective, and communication skills.

Faculty members: Asst. Prof. Art Goran Ferčec, Asst. Prof. Art Maja Marjančić, Asst. Prof. Art Ivan Zelić

GEM - GREEN EDUCATION IN MEDIA
(Erasmus+ KA2)

Partners: Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf (Germany), Tampere University (Finland), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece), University of Malta (Malta), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia), Jagiellonian University in Kraków (Poland), Lodz Film School (Poland), Institute for Art and Innovation (Germany)

Duration: September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2025

Description: The project aims to raise environmental awareness and combat climate change, support digital and green opportunities in the higher education sector, spread green skills among educators and students, create new, innovative, and sustainable joint curricula or programs, and develop digital content, technologies, and practices.

More information: https://gem-project.eu/wp/

Faculty members: Asst. Prof. Art Bojan Mrđenović, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goran Pavlić 

NEXTGEM - NEXT GENERATION MASTER
(Erasmus Mundus Design Measures)

Partners: Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (Norway), Luleå University of Technology (Sweden), Aalto University (Finland), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia)

Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024

Description: The NEXTGEM project aims to develop a new joint MA program to educate artists and scientists for work in virtual studios. The planned program combines innovation and sustainability to enhance employability and career opportunities in the AV industry. It is designed to bring together students from artistic and scientific fields to study, collaborate, and work in interdisciplinary teams. This approach allows students to co-create innovative products in novel ways while networking with peers and professionals in related STEAM fields.

Faculty members: Prof. Art. Mato Ilijić, Prof. Art. Davor Švaić

OIRFET - OPEN INNOVATIVE RESOURCES FOR FILMMAKING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
(Erasmus+ KA2)

Partners: FAMU - Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts (Czech Republic), Lodz Film School (Poland), VŠMU - The Academy of Performing Arts (Slovakia), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia)

Duration: December 21, 2018 – April 20, 2021

Description: This partnership was established to improve film editing curricula and create innovative, open, online film resources for students and teachers. The materials include dedicated film footage and curricula that are interdependent. Over three years of intensive collaboration, each partner recorded and prepared editing materials, making them available online to interested users, and conducted creative workshops for students.

More information: http://montage.edu.eu/ 

Faculty members: teachers from the Editing Department

CiC - CURATING IN CONTEXT
(Erasmus+ KA2)

Partners: Stockholm University of the Arts (Sweden), Lokomotiva – Centre for New initiatives in Arts and Culture (North Macedonia), Tanzfabrik Berlin (Germany), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia)

Duration: November 1, 2019 – October 31, 2021

Description: The goal of the Curating in Context project was to establish diverse forms of long-term collaboration among partners from the university context and the public sector. The project explored current interdisciplinary research trends in the field of curatorial practices in performing arts. Topics included cross-sectoral collaboration, platforms, interdisciplinarity, curating versus cultural management, co-production, and interculturalism.

More information: https://www.tanzfabrik-berlin.de/en/curating-in-context ; https://www.lokomotiva.org.mk/category/curating-in-context-summer-school-2024/ 

Faculty members: Prof. Dr. Goran Sergej Pristaš, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Goran Pavlić, Assoc. Prof. Jasna Žmak

VIPROS - VIRTUAL PRODUCTION STUDIES FOR THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
(Erasmus+ KA2)

Partners: NFS - The Norwegian Film School (Norway), CADA - Truemax Academy (Denmark), Abertay University - The School of Design & Informatics (Scotland), Akademija dramske umjetnosti (Croatia)

Duration: September 1, 2020 – August 31, 2023

Description: VIPROS aimed to fully integrate the three sides of the "knowledge triangle" (research, business innovation, and higher education) by designing an innovation-oriented platform to train, inspire, and stimulate change in educational and research institutions. Virtual film sets are no longer the future but the present, yet access remains limited due to the technology's cost and complexity. The project developed key digital skills for the creative industries (film, game development, design, architecture, IT), making technology, knowledge, and skills accessible to all. During its second year, trial recordings were conducted, creating a virtual film set and experimenting with film equipment and software.

More information: https://www.viprosproject.net/ 

Faculty members: Prof. Art. Mato Ilijić, Prof. Art. Davor Švaić

EDU4GAMES - DEVELOPMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS AND NEW STUDY PROGRAMS IN THE FIELD OF VIDEO GAME DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
(European Social Fund “ Implementation of the Croatian Qualifications Framework in Higher Education”)

Partners: Five Constituents of the University of Zagreb -> Academy of Dramatic Arts, Academy of Fine Arts, Design Studies at the Faculty of Architecture, Faculty of Organization and Informatics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

Duration: March 22, 2019 – March 22, 2022

Description: The project’s goals included developing a new study program, "Design and Development of Video Games," creating four new lifelong learning programs, strengthening the professional and pedagogical knowledge of teachers, acquiring equipment for teaching, and improving existing quality assurance systems.

More information: https://edu4games.adu.hr/

Faculty members: Dr. Ilija Barišić, Asst. Prof. Art Borna Buljević, Asst. Prof. Art Andrej Kovačević, Assoc. Prof. Art Tatjana Lacko, Prof. Art. Davor Švaić, Asst. Prof. Art Ivan Zelić, Assoc. Prof. Art Jasna Žmak