Sub-Department of Mathematics

First and last name

Ružica Kolar-Šuper, Ph.D.

Profession

Full Professor

Email

rkolar@foozos.hr

Office number

40

Research interests

Nonassociative algebraic structure, geometry

Curriculum vitae (up to 300 words)

Ružica Kolar-Šuper obtained her BSc degree in mathematics and physics from the Faculty of Education in Osijek in 1996. In the third year of study, she was granted the Dean's Award as the best student in the field of natural sciences. She received her MSc degree in the field of mathematics from the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, in 2003. In 2006, she obtained her PhD degree in the field of mathematics from the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb. From 1996 to 1998, she worked as a professor of mathematics and physics at the Technical School in Vinkovci. Since 1998, she has been employed as an Assistant at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education in Osijek. She was head of the Scientific and vice head of the Organizing Committee of the International Colloquium Mathematics and Children in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. She is the editor of six monographs: Mathematics Teaching for the Future (2013), Higher Goals in Mathematics Education (2015), Mathematics Education as a Science and a Profession (2017), Towards New Perspectives on Mathematics Education (2019), Advances in Research on Teaching Mathematics (2022) and Effective Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Through Bridging Theory and Practice (2024). In 2018, she received an award from the Faculty of Education in acknowledgment of her achievements in the academic year 2017-2018 for her exceptional contribution to the organization of international scientific conferences regarding mathematics and children. She was head of the Department of Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Education (2014-2018). She is currently head of the Sub-Department of Mathematics. She is a member of the editorial board of Osijek Mathematical Gazette. She is a member of the Geometry Seminar at the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, the Croatian Society for Geometry and Graphics, the Croatian Mathematical Society, and the Osijek Mathematical Society. She is a reviewer for Mathematical Reviews. She has published 50 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at 25 international scientific conferences. She currently teaches the following courses: Elementary mathematics, Mathematics, Discrete mathematics, Introduction to linear algebra, Mathematical culture and communication.

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Ružica Kolar-Šuper

First and last name

Zdenka Kolar-Begović, Ph.D.

Profession

Full professor with tenure

Email

zkolar@foozos.hr

Office number

40

Research interests

Nonassociative algebraic structure, geometry

Curriculum vitae (up to 300 words)

Zdenka Kolar-Begović obtained her BSc degree in mathematics and physics from the Faculty of Education in Osijek in 1993. She received her MSc degree in the field of mathematics from the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, in 1999. In 2003, she obtained her PhD degree in the field of mathematics from the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb. Since 1999, she has been employed at the Department of Mathematics, now the School of Applied Mathematics and Informatics, and the Faculty of Education in Osijek. She was vice head of the Scientific Committee of the International Colloquium Mathematics and Children 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, and head of these committees in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023. She is the editor of six monographs: Mathematics Teaching for the Future (2013), Higher Goals in Mathematics Education (2015), Mathematics Education as a Science and a Profession (2017), Towards New Perspectives on Mathematics Education (2019), Advances in Research on Teaching Mathematics (2022) and Effective Teaching and Learning of Mathematics Through Bridging Theory and Practice (2024). She has been Head of the Department of Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Education from 2006-2014 and from 2018 until today. She was a vice dean for business relationships and international cooperation at the Faculty of Education from 2014 to 2018. She has been Editor in Chief of Osijek Mathematical Gazette since 2012.

She is a member of the Geometry Seminar at the Department of Mathematics, University of Zagreb, the Croatian Society for Geometry and Graphics, the Croatian Mathematical Society, and the Osijek Mathematical Society. She is a reviewer for Mathematical Reviews. Dr. Kolar-Begović has published 60 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at 30 international scientific conferences. She is teaching the following courses Teaching mathematics II and Mathematics and gifted students at the Faculty of Education, as well as Elementary Geometry and Constructive and Analytical Geometry at the School of Applied Mathematics and Informatics.

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Zdenka Kolar-Begović

First and last name

Ana Katalenić, Ph.D.

Profession

Assistant Professor

Email

akatalenic@foozos.hr

Office number

63

Research interests

Mathematics education, teacher competencies

Curriculum vitae (up to 300 words)

Ana Katalenić graduated as a mathematics and computer science teacher in 2009 from the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. She obtained her PhD in 2017 at the same institution with a dissertation entitled Asymptote and asymptotic behavior – didactic transposition in general secondary education in Croatia under the supervision of Dr. Sc. Aleksandra Čižmešija and Dr. Sc. Željka Milin Šipuš. Since July 2009, she has been an employee at the Faculty of Education, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, where she teaches courses in computer science, mathematics, and mathematics education. She was elected an assistant professor in 2022. She worked as a co-leader of extracurricular activities for fourth-grade elementary school students with a special interest in mathematics and an associate on the scientific project Education of Students with a Special Interest in Mathematics (2008-2013) under the leadership of Dr. Sc. Margita Pavleković. She is a member of the Croatian Mathematical Society, Osijek Mathematical Society, and the Seminar for Mathematics Education, as well as the editorial board of the professional journal Mathematics and Schools and the organizational and scientific committee of the International Scientific Colloquium Mathematics and Children. As a co-author with teacher training students, she participated in the Congress of Mathematics Teachers and in activities of science popularisation. She has presented independently and as a co-author at several professional and scientific conferences. She is the co-author of several scientific and professional papers in mathematics education and one of the editors of the scientific monographs Effective teaching and learning of mathematics through bridging theory and practice (2024) and Advances in research on teaching mathematics (2022). She lives in Đakovo with her husband and three children.

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Name and surname

Željko Gregorović

Academic rank

Senior Lecturer

e-mail

zgregorovic@foozos.hr

Office

63

Research interests

Applied mathematics

Željko Gregorović graduated at the Department of Mathematics, University of Osijek, in 2006. with the topic of the graduate thesis 0–1 mathematical programming and applications and earned his degree as a graduate professor of mathematics and computer science. He was granted the Rector's award. Since 2007.  he  has been employed at the Faculty of Education in Osijek. He participated on various scientific and professional congresses and co-authored several professional papers.

He holds lectures from Teaching mathematics II,  Mathematics in play and leisure, Word processing and Computer Tools for Teaching at the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teaching Study in Osijek. He also holds lectures from Mathematical culture and communication and Mathematics in play and leisure at the Univesity Undergraduate Study of Early and Preschool Education.

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First and last name

Diana Moslavac Bičvić

Profession

Senior Lecturer

Email

dmoslavac@foozos.hr

Office number

62

Research interests

mathematics methodology, gifted students, class teacher education

Curriculum vitae (up to 300 words)

Diana Moslavac Bičvić was born in 1983 in Osijek. She graduated in 2007 from the Department of Mathematics at Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek with a thesis titled Bayesian Statistics, earning the degree of Graduate Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. After graduating, she worked as a mathematics and computer science teacher at August Šenoa Elementary School in Osijek.

Since November 2008, she has been employed at the Faculty of Education (formerly the Faculty of Teacher Education ), initially as a teaching assistant, later as a lecturer, and since 2022 as a senior lecturer. She regularly presents at international scientific conferences, publishes research and professional papers, and participates in the organizational and program committees of international scientific conferences. In order to popularize mathematics, she regularly organizes workshops as part of the Science Festival and Evening of Mathematics.

She has been an associate on two scientific projects funded by the Croatian Science Foundation and participates in the implementation of institutional projects.

At the Faculty of Education, she teaches courses in Elementary Mathematics, Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics I, Teaching Mathematics II, Statistics, and Mathematics for Gifted Students within the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Class Teacher Study Program. She also teaches Introduction to Statistics and Functional Mathematics in the University Undergraduate Study Program of Educational Rehabilitation, Introduction to Statistics in the University Undergraduate Study Program of Educational Rehabilitation (for part-time students), and Functional Mathematical Abilities and Skills in the University Undergraduate Study Program of Language and Speech Pathology.

For many years, she has worked as a co-leader of the Little School of Mathematics, an extracurricular activity for fourth-grade elementary school students with a special interest in mathematics, which is held at the Faculty of Education.

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