AI Compile Researchers at the e-University 4.0 Conference: “New Ideas, New World”

Members of the AI Compile Research Group from the Faculty of Science, University of Split, actively participated in this year’s e-University 4.0 – New Ideas, New World conference, held in Rovinj from November 5 to 7, 2025, under the umbrella of THECUC.
The event brought together leading experts, IT professionals, and representatives of the academic community to exchange ideas, discuss the challenges of digital transformation, and showcase innovative technologies shaping the future of higher education.

The conference featured two sessions under the theme “AI Application and Development”, focusing on research and implementation of artificial intelligence in education.

The morning session, chaired by Prof. Saša Mladenović, Ph.D. (Program Committee member, Faculty of Science, University of Split), included the following presentations by AI Compile researchers:

  • ChatGPT Goes to College: Challenges of Integrating AI Tools in Higher EducationDino Nejašmić, lecturer & Prof. Andrina Granić, Ph.D.

  • Artificial Intelligence in the ClassroomAntonela Prnjak Gadža, teaching assistant & Asst. Prof. Monika Mladenović, Ph.D.

  • Explainable AI and New Assessment Practices in Higher EducationProf. Saša Mladenović, Ph.D.;Asst. Prof.  Divna Krpan, Ph.D.; Ivana Marin, Ph.D.
    The session also included Prof. Anita Gudelj (Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split) with the presentation “AI in Maritime Education: Personalized Learning and Automated Feedback from Simulator Data.”

The afternoon session, chaired by Marijana Pezelj (CARNET), continued the discussion on AI-driven transformation in education.
In this session, Boško Lišnić, M.Sc., member of the AI Compile Research Group, presented his paper “LLMs in Education: Developing AI Literacy for Future Teachers,” highlighting the importance of large language models in building AI literacy and critical thinking among pre-service teachers.

Through these presentations, AI Compile members showcased the results of recent research and outreach activities, emphasizing responsible, explainable, and human-centered AI as key principles shaping the future of higher education.

Assoc. Prof. Goran Zaharija at the First Science Film Festival on the Green Future in Istria and Rijeka (November 4–15, 2025)

The first Science Film Festival on the Green Future was officially opened on November 4, 2025, in Rovinj, organized by the Association for Technical Culture Galileo Galilei Rovinj and the Goethe-Institut Kroatien. The festival, held across seven Croatian cities – Rijeka, Rovinj, Buzet, Pazin, Poreč, Pula, and Umag – presents twenty-one international documentary films under the common theme “Ecology and Green Jobs of the Future.”

At the opening ceremony in the Gandusio Theatre in Rovinj, Assoc. Prof. Goran Zaharija, Ph.D., Head of the Department of Informatics at the Faculty of Science, University of Split, and member of the AI Compile Research Group, delivered an inspiring lecture titled “Smart Cities – Smart Planet.”
In his talk, he discussed the benefits and challenges of applying artificial intelligence in developing smart cities, emphasizing that “smart cities are not made by machines, but by smart people.”

His lecture attracted strong public interest and contributed to the festival’s central theme — exploring the role of science, technology, and artificial intelligence in shaping a sustainable and green future.