ABOUT CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING (CIRCO)

Obrisani Korisnik — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:53:28 GMT

In modern social and economic circumstances, lifelong learning has become an integral part of education systems. It is intended for personal and professional development and increases competitiveness and employability in the labor market through verified programs.

The Center for Research and Development of Lifelong Learning at Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Split – CIRCO was founded in 2011. Since then, it has been successfully operating to promote lifelong learning, emphasizing the acquisition of teacher competencies.

Senate of the University of Split, i. e, the Ministry of Science and Education, has verified the existing programs of the CIRCO center and, according to the Law on Education in Primary and Secondary School, the competence required for teaching and pedagogical work in school is mandatory.

Numerous experts with many years of experience in the field of pedagogy, andragogy, psychology and other fields, as well as numerous teachers and associates from practice, participate in the Center’s programs, which significantly contributes to the quality of our programs attended by more and more students every year.

Verified programs of the Center for Research and Development of Lifelong Learning

The program of pedagogical – psychological – didactic – methodological education is intended for students who have acquired a minimum of 180 ECTS credits during their previous schooling and who want to be teachers. The program lasts two semesters and participants acquire 60 ECTS upon completion.
The program for acquiring pedagogical competencies for vocational teachers, teaching assistants and mentors is intended for participants who have not completed higher education and want to be vocational teachers and teaching assistants. It is intended for those participants who want to be mentors to students in the implementation of practical classes and exercises at employers. The program is coordinated with the Law on Education in Primary and Secondary School, it is formalized by the Ministry of Science and Education, so the participants obtain 60 ECTS at the end of the program.

Programs intended for the acquisition and improvement of teacher competencies in higher education and the development of higher education curricula

The Center offers modern, attractive and interesting educations and workshops intended for the acquisition and improvement of competencies of higher education teachers and the development of higher education curricula. Workshops and educations are implemented by higher education teachers with many years of experience and are prepared depending on the specific needs of other faculties and higher education teachers. Some of the topics covered so far are:

Members of the Council of the Centre for Research and Development of Lifelong Learning (CIRCO)

Obrisani Korisnik — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:44:55 GMT

Assoc. Prof. Tonća Jukić, PhD – Department of Pedagogy, Deputy Head of the Centre
Asst. Prof. Nikola Sunara, PhD – Vice-Dean for Study Programmes and Quality Assurance
Asst. Prof. Ivana Jadrić, PhD – Vice-Dean for Finance and Business Operations
Prof. Marijana Tomelić Ćurlin, PhD – Department of Croatian Language and Literature
Prof. Nikica Mihaljević, PhD – Department of Italian Language and Literature
Asst. Prof. Mirjana Semren, PhD – Department of English Language and Literature
Asst. Prof. Sandra Lukšić, PhD – Department of German Language and Literature
Prof. Marita Brčić Kuljiš, PhD – Department of Philosophy
Prof. Mladenko Domazet, PhD – Department of History
Assoc. Prof. Dalibor Prančević, PhD – Department of Art History
Asst. Prof. Toni Maglica, PhD – Department of Early Childhood and Preschool Education
Asst. Prof. Toni Popović, PhD – Department of Sociology
Assoc. Prof. Lada Maleš, PhD – Department of Teacher Education
Prof. Darko Hren, PhD – Department of Psychology

CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING (CIRCO)

Obrisani Korisnik — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:47:52 GMT

Address: Poljička cesta 35, 21000 Split, Croatia

Head of the Centre: Assoc. Prof. Suzana Tomaš, PhD Email: suzana@ffst.hr

Student Administration Office: Maja Tudor, BSc in Economics Email: mtudor@ffst.hr Tel.: +385 21 545 551

Secretary: Marin Sarić, MA in Journalism and Public Relations Email: msaric@ffst.hr Tel.: +385 21 545 546

FFST - Center for Research and Development of Lifelong Learning (CIRCO)

ABOUT CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING (CIRCO)

Members of the Council of the Centre for Research and Development of Lifelong Learning (CIRCO)

CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF LIFELONG LEARNING (CIRCO)