Sub-department of mathematics

Name and surname

Ružica Kolar-Šuper, Ph.D.

Academic rank

Full professor

Head of the Sub-Department of mathematics

e-mail

rkolar@foozos.hr

Office

40

Research interests

Nonassociative algebraic structure, geometry

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 natural sciences field of specialisation.  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 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 Vice head of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of the International Colloquium Mathematics and Children 2015, 2017 and 2019. She is the editor of four monographs Mathematics Teaching for the Future (2013), Higher Goals in Mathematics Education (2015), Mathematics Education as a Science and a Profession (2017) and Towards New Perspectives on Mathematics Education (2019). In 2018, she received an award from the Faculty of Education in acknowledgement of her achievements in the academic year 2017-2018 for her exceptional contribution to the organization of international scientific conferences 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 the 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 has published 40 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at 20 international scientific conferences. She is teaching the following courses Elementary mathematics, Mathematics, Discrete mathematics, Introduction to linear algebra, Mathematical culture and communication.

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CROSBI Ružica Kolar-Šuper

Name and surname

Zdenka Kolar-Begović, Ph.D.

Academic rank

Full professor with tenure

Head of the Department of Natural Sciences

e-mail

zkolar@foozos.hr

Office

40

Research interests

Nonassociative algebraic structure, geometry

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. After graduation, Zdenka Kolar-Begović worked as an assistant at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education in Osijek. Since 1999  she  has been employed at the Department of Mathematics and the Faculty of Education in Osijek. She was Vice head of the Scientific and Organizing Committee of the International Colloquium Mathematics and Children 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013,  and Head of these committees 2015, 2017 and 2019. She is the editor of four monographs Mathematics Teaching for the Future (2013), Higher Goals in Mathematics Education (2015), Mathematics Education as a Science and a Profession (2017) i Towards New Perspectives on Mathematics Education (2019). She has been  Head of the Department of Natural Sciences at the Faculty of Education (2006-2014 and from 2018 till now). She was a Vice dean for business relationships and international cooperation at the Faculty of Education  (2014-2018). 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 and.  She is a reviewer for Mathematical Reviews. Dr Kolar-Begović has published 44 scientific papers in international peer-reviewed journals and presented papers at 25 international scientific conferences.

She is teaching the following courses Teaching mathematics I, Teaching mathematics II and Mathematics and gifted students.

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CROSBI Zdenka Kolar-Begović

Name andSurname

Ana Katalenić, Ph.D.

Title

Assistant Professor

e-mail

akatalenic@foozos.hr

Office

63

Research interests

Mathematics education, gifted pupils, teacher education

Ana Katalenić was born in 1986 in Stolac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She finished elementary and general secondary education in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. She graduated in May 2009 at the Department of Mathematics at Faculty of Science in Zagreb, and finished her doctoral studies at the same institution in March 2017. Since July 2009 she has been an employee at the Faculty of Teacher Education in Osijek, where she held courses in mathematics, informatics and mathematics education. She was an associate of an extracurricular activity for ten year old pupils with special interest in mathematics. She participated on various scientific and professional congresses and co-authored several scientific and professional papers. She lives in Đakovo, Croatia with her husband and three children.

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CROSBI Ana Katalenić

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.

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CROSBI Željko Gregorović

Name and surname

Diana Moslavac Bičvić

Title

Senior Lecturer

e-mail

dmoslavac@foozos.hr

Office Nr.

62

Research interests

mathematics methodology, mathematics education

She was born in Osijek in 1983. She graduated at the Department of Mathematics, University of Osijek, in 2007 with the topic of the graduate thesis "Bayesian Statistics" and earned her degree as a graduate professor of mathematics and computer science. After graduating, she was employed at August Šenoa Elementary School in Osijek as mathematics and computer science teacher. Since November 2008 she has been employed as an teaching assistant and since July 2017 as a lecturer at the Faculty of Education, University of Osijek. She has published several scientific and professional papers and has actively participated in several international and domestic conferences. She is a member of the Statistical seminar of the Department of Mathematics and Association of mathematicians Osijek. She is a member of the organizing committee of the Scientific Colloquium Mathematics and Children . She regularly participates in the organization of workshops within the Science Festival.

She is an associate in the scientific project No HRZZ-IP-2018-01-8363 „Stručno usavršavanje učitelja u funkciji unapređenja rezultata učenja učenika osnovne škole u prirodoslovnom i matematičkom području“  which is funded by the Croatian Science Foundation.
At the Faculty of Education, she teaches courses in Elementary Mathematics, Mathematics, Teaching Mathematics I, Teaching Mathematics II, Statistics and Mathematics and Gifted Pupils at the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher's Study and Informatics Literacy at the University Undergraduate Study of Early Childhood and Preschool Education.

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CROSBI Diana Moslavac Bičvić