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• Croatian Science Foundation
• Period: 15 January 2024. - 14 January 2028
• Head of the project: Ana Sović Kržić (FER)
• Members: Ivana Storjak (FER), Ljiljana Puškar (FER), Tomislav Jagušt (FER), Renata Geld (FF), Katarina Faraguna (FF)
• About the project:
  The aim of the DESCARTES project is to find an answer to the question of whether educational robots can help determine students' cognitive abilities (e.g., attention, perception, memory, spatial orientation, etc.).
  Educational robots are suited for students considering their form and functionality - they provide a familiar environment as the logical successors of toys, cohere the abstract with the physical, encourage creativity and enable the simultaneous work of all students in the class, and are therefore an ideal tool for predicting measurable cognitive characteristics of students.
  Within the project, workshops will be designed using educational robotic technologies, which will aid in stimulating students' cognitive functions of research interest (e.g., maintaining and directing attention, visual-motor skills, spatial orientation, etc.). Data from the robot and students’ physiological signals collected during the workshop will be analyzed using machine learning methods and validated using the standardized tests of students' cognitive abilities.
  The results of the project will benefit educational interventions and teachers by advancing the understanding of their students and providing an opportunity that each individual child receives appropriate support depending on personal potentials or difficulties.

• YEAR: 2024/25
• YEAR: 2023/24

On Monday, January 20, 2025, the final lecture of the Introduction to Anthropology course took place, and the Conference Hall of the FF Library was packed!

We were thrilled to present the EPlaG - Educational Platform for Genetics project, developed in collaboration with Genom d.o.o. and Genkonekt.

✨ Highlights of the Event:

• Students shared the results of qualitative, quantitative, and market research.
• We all participated live in an online quiz about our knowledge on genetics and biotechnology. Needless to say, a geneticist won.
• We showcased a podcast and video materials recorded in front of FF and FER.
• Our talented student project managers delivered outstanding presentations.
• Dr. Maja Barbalić, director of Genom and head of Genkonekt, was delighted with the work and offered insightful concluding remarks and flattering project evaluations.
• Even better, as Dr. Barbalić highlighted the potential for joint work, some exciting connections were already established, paving the way for future projects and partnerships!

The event underscored the importance of raising general awareness about biotechnology in our everyday lives, and we hope it will inspire meaningful discussions on the interplay between individuals, society, and genetics.

• Attending Workshops on Media Knowledge Management

• Learning about business activities

• Getting informed

• Pitching ideas