International Projects

HORIZON 2020 EU4HEALTH PROGRAMME 2021-2027

“TRANSiTION” project 101101261 (H2020) 
Project summary: Digital health presents great potential across the whole spectrum of the cancer patient trajectory. However, there are many challenges to its full deployment. A crucial challenge is to provide continuous professional development and training for the cancer healthcare workforce and the non-clinical professionals, which poses an essential barrier to the uptake, safe, and effective use of digital health solutions across the cancer continuum. 
The TRANSiTION proposal contributes to creating a new state-of-the-art education and  training programme for healthcare professionals and nonclinical professionals that will enable the acquisition of digital skills and competencies for current and future needs that the integration of digital solutions generates. This will be achieved through a rigorous mapping of the current status of digital skills training and education across Europe and complemented by eliciting healthcare professionals, nonclinical professionals, patients, and carers’ needs analysis and transforming those into meaningful user requirements. 

The TRANSiTION proposal introduces a co-creation approach bringing together professional associations, universities, educational centers, hospitals, and clinical centers. TRANSiTION introduces an innovative approach to practicing digital skills through the learning  activities (Solving problems, working in teams, communicating, etc.) using ICT as an enhancer. TRANSiTION is expected to foster up-skilling and re-skilling in the context of digital health solutions for the health workforce and non-clinical professionals’ workforce. It will also support a swift transition to more effective and patient-centered health models. TRANSiTION brings together an interdisciplinary consortium of 27 partners from 15-member states with extensive expertise in the development, assessment, and successful implementation of continuous professional development and training programmes in health.
Project holder: Technologiko Panepistimio Kyprou (Cyprus University of Technology Cut)
Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek
Project leader: Prof. Ljiljana Majnarić Trtica, MD, PhD
Duration of the project:  01.01.2023. – 01.01.2025.

INTERREG V-A Hungary-Croatia Co-operation Program 2014-2020 "ImproveMEd" – Improved Medical Education in Basic Sciences for Better Medical Practicing
Specific goal of the project: The goal of the project is to develop online interactive courses for the future joint postgraduate specialist program in fundamentals medical sciences and provide practical skills training in a pilot course at both partner institutions. 

Key activities: formation of joint scientific teams, procurement of equipment and training in a laboratory environment, preparation of materials for courses 

Project holder: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek (in-house contract), 
Project leader: Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD
Partner: University of Pecs, Department of Immunology and Biotechnology 
Duration of the project: 12.6.2017 - 11.10.2018.

PROJECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BIOPHYSICS AND RADIOLOGY 
http://katedre.mefos.hr/bmsmi/ 
Completed projects: IAEA CRO 6010, Biotechedu, IAEA RER 9093, IAEA CRO 6008, IAEA CRO 6012 
Ongoing: ESF Neutron Dose Equivalent Modeling and Measurement, IAEA RER 6028, IAEA CRA, IAEA CRO 6015

BIMDANUBE: Network of excellence on biomedical information management in the Danube Region 
Project holder: University of Hamburg, Department of Computational Science, Linguistics Group 
Partners: Medical University of Graz, Austria, Institute for Information and Communication of Technology, Sofia (Bulgaria), Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek      
Project leader: Prof. Ljiljana Trtica Majnarić, MD, PhD 
Project start: 2017.

RECOOP-HST Association "Bohdan Malaniak CSMC - RECOOP Young Scientists Research Grants 2016": 

1.    "The role of oxidative stress in development of impaired vascular response in obese pre-diabetic elderly rats of both sexes treated with metformin or liraglutide" - the project leader is Anita Ćosić, Ph.D.  (senior researcher is Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD), and the partner is a group of researchers from the University of Szeged; 
2.    "The role of insulin resistance and altered structure of lipid rafts in neurodegenerative disorders" - the partner in the project is Vedrana Ivić (senior researcher is Prof. Marija Heffer, MD, PhD.), and the project leader is the Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine in Budapest; 
3.    "Correlation between placental vascularization indices and sFlt-1/PlGF ratio in preeclampsia screening" – the partner in the project is Martina Vulin (senior researcher is Andrijana Muller, MD, PhD) and the project is carried out by a group from the University of Szeged.

BILATERAL COOPERATION 

Bilateral cooperation with Hungary: project leader Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  (partner Prof. Akos Koller, University of Pécs) 2009-2013 "Common pathways of microcirculation dysfunction in diabetes and hypertension"; 

Bilateral cooperation with Slovenia: project leader Prof. Marina Dabić, Ph.D.   (collaborator on the project of Ines Drenjančević, Ph.D.) 2009-2011 "Managerial tools in Croatia and the EU"; 

Bilateral cooperation with Germany: leader Assist.prof. Mirela Baus Lončar, Ph.D.  "The role of TTF protein in the immune response" 2009-2013 

EU project (EFRR) OrtoFLEX – Croatian concept of a flexible system for the manufacture of individual spinal orthoses - "Flexible manufacturing of customized spinal orthoses" - project partner, 2013-2015,  http://ortoflex.sfsb.hr/

Cross-border cooperation program Hungary - Croatia 2007 - 2013:

CABCOS - Crossborder Applied Biotech Cooperation for sustainable Regional Health Industry - Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, Specific goal of the project: Cross-border cooperation in applied biotechnology Key activities: formation of joint scientific teams, procurement of equipment and services 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary,  Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek , Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  http://cabcos.aok.pte.hu/en 
Duration of the project: 01.04.2010. – 31.05.2012. 

WHP - Work and Health - Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, 
Specific goal of the project: joint development of methodology for occupational medicine and ergonomics, as well as possibilities for workforce retraining Key activities: survey of employers and employees, analysis of obtained data, creation of joint programs for experts in occupational medicine and ergonomics 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary, Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  
Duration of the project: 01.05.2010. – 31.07.2011. 

RINGBOOKS - Bilingual dissemination of Research and Healthcare –Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, 
Specific goal of the project: Bilingual exchange of research results with a special emphasis on innovations in healthcare Key activities: data collection, design and production of multilingual promo materials, translation 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary, Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek , Sandra Bilonić
Duration of the project: 01.05.2010. – 01.05.2011. 

BIOTECHEDU - Harmonization of Biotechnology BSc out-put with the Medical Biotechnology MSc in-put requirements at Osijek and Pecs Universities - Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, 
Specific goal of the project: harmonization of the undergraduate study of biotechnology with the graduate study of medicine at the universities of Pech and Osijek 
Key activities: analysis of educational modules with the aim of compatibility for both universities; cooperation and exchange of experience and practice with universities in other countries (Turku, Finland; Krakow, Poland); creation of educational modules and materials; development of the curriculum; 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary,  Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek  , Prof. Ljubica Glavaš Obrovac, Ph.D.
Duration of the project: 01.09.2011 - 31.08.2012. 

HEALTH MANAGEMENT - Design-Accreditation-Delivery of Joint Training and Development Courses assisting Sustainable Management of Regional Healthcare Services " (including joint training and exchange of experts) - Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, 
Specific goal of the project: definition and application of regular and distance learning modules for undergraduate and postgraduate students; 
joint program accreditation; promotion of results at the regional level 
Key activities: definition of educational modules; preparation of the infrastructure for the implementation of the distance learning methodology; establishment of a joint inter-university body for accreditation and monitoring; preparation of materials 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary,  Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Prof. Aleksandar Včev, MD, PhD  .
Duration of the project: 01.09.2011. – 31.12.2012. 

HEALTH IMPULSE - Health IMproving poPULation initiative reSEarch - Improving the health of the border population: a joint initiative in immunological research - Hungary-Croatia IPA Cross-border Cooperation Programme, 
Specific goal of the project: improving the health status of the population in the cross-border area; launching a joint initiative in immunological research; establishing a regional research center; collection and processing of data on autoimmune diseases in the cross-border area Key activities: establishment of research teams in partner organizations; knowledge transfer in the field of immunodiagnostics; new research in the field of autoimmune diseases; Purchase of equipment; defining standard protocols and procedures in AID immunodiagnosis; establishment of research centers in partner institutions; making a study of the state of the population related to AID 
Project holder: University of Pecs, Hungary, Partner: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine Osijek, Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  http://healthimpulse.mefos.hr/ 
Duration of the project: 01.09.2011. – 31.08.2012.

TEMPUS (Trans-European Mobility Programme for University Studies):

1.    TEMPUS STEAMED - Standardization in Teaching of Medicine (CA003A06-2006) grant coordinator – Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  
              partner institutions: University of Pécs (Hungary), J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia), Austrian Society for Didactics and Higher Education 
in Vienna (Austria), Medical University of Vienna (Austria), University of Mostar (Slovenia), University of Split (Croatia), University of Zagreb (Croatia) 

2.    TEMPUS FoSentHE - Fostering Entrepreneurship in Higher Education – (partner institution – Prof. Ines Drenjančević, MD, PhD  - expert)