The Dean of Virovitica University of Applied Sciences and President of the Council of Universities of Applied Sciences of the Republic of Croatia, Assoc. Prof. Dejan Tubić, PhD, today attended a formal reception for Croatian student athletes, their coaches and representatives of the academic community, hosted by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Croatia, Andrej Plenković, at the National and University Library in Zagreb.
The formal event was also attended by Nikola Vincetić, President of the Croatian Academic Sports Federation (Hrvatski akademski sportski savez, HASS), with which the University recently signed a Cooperation Agreement.
The agreement lays the foundation for further development and promotion of academic sport, the implementation of joint international projects, and support for student athletes in successfully balancing their academic and sporting commitments.
The occasion for the formal reception was the exceptional results achieved by Croatian students at the European (EUSA) and World (FISU) University Championships in 2026, where they won as many as 42 medals – 18 gold, 12 silver and 12 bronze!
We congratulate all the student athletes and their coaches on their outstanding achievements and on representing Croatia so worthily on the international stage! We are delighted that our University is now also part of this most wonderful sporting story.
