1. Flexible individuals for a global
knowledge society
NEXT GENERATION
Team name: Rikica
Team leader: Ivana Maletic
Team members: Ivana Maletic and Bojan Petrovic
Country: Croatia
Institution: University of Split Faculty of Economics
Mentor: Željko Mrnjavac, PhD

3. Attractive jobs

4. Working day
• Every working day is filled with
high levels of interactions with
people and companies
• Usage of 4D holographic video
conferencing, advanced forms of
tablets with virtual peripheries,
unlimited high-speed Internet,
free roaming and electric cars
• Connecting companies with
knowledgeable people, while
simultaneously confronting
cross-cultural issues
• We cooperate with all interested
governments, private
companies, NGOs and
individuals

6. • Bojan is often faced with cross-cultural issues
while combining knowledgeable people into
creative teams. That kind of problems connected
him with Ivana, who is specialized in solving such
issues.
• Successful multicultural business negotiation
would not be possible without hiring a cross-
cultural consultant, because modern business has
led to a greater exchange of employees around
the world, which creates this specific problem.

7. 7AM, 26th of September 2022
After a long night filled with Ivana, currently on a business
work, Bojan is preparing to seminar in Jakarta, is
have some sleep. While specialized for Islamic culture.
brushing his teeth, he receives
a call from Ivana. He answers
it on his bathrom mirror-
computer.
She is saying to Bojan that she
will organize a team building
sport event on which she will
She is calling to say she came educate the team on their
up with the possible solution cultural differences and how
for problems he has with the to deal with them.
project which gathers experts
from Oman, Qatar, USA and
France.

8. If you want a dream job, you will
need a dream education!
 Learning foreign languages (English is obligatory)
 Lectures in foreign languages
 IT literacy
 International student exchanges are crucial
 Internships
 International exchange of scholars
 Internship experiences and project-to-project work in top teams enables
learning by doing and creates a unique combination of tacit knowledge
that allows a competitive advantage in the specialization for a dream job

9.  The goal of the perfect education
is to narrow the gap between
education and the real needs of the
labour market
 Specialization at the Master level
 Education dynamism, interactive
teaching, small groups
 ‘’Speed refreshment’’ in
knowledge - constant personal
development and utilization of
practical examples that stimulate the
ability of identification cause-effect
connections - encouraging thinking
 High use of technology, e-learning

10. Our perfect day at Uni
• Constant team work
• Relaxed work atmosphere which encourages
students to liberate themselves from the fear
of public speaking and presenting their own
opinions in front of the crowd
• Lecturers direct their students to think of the
conclusions and solutions of problems by
themselves
• Debating and critical reviews of lecture topics