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Prof.dr.sc. Blaženka Divjak
Univesity of Zagreb
Faculty of organization and informatics
Varaždin 42000, Pavlinska 2, CROATIA
Tel:+385 42 213 777 int 142
Fax:+385 42 213 413
E-mail:blazenka.divjak@foi.hr

Personal data:
First name: Blaženka
Last name: Divjak
Maiden name: Ribić
Year of birth: 1967
Place of birth: Varaždin, Croatia
Sex:Female
Merital status: Married

Education:
  • Dr. sc. 1998. University of Zagreb, Department of Mathematics PhD Thesis Geometrija psudogalilejevih prostora
  • Mr. sc. 1993. University of Zagreb, Department of Mathematics
  • BSc. with diploma thesis 1989. University of Zagreb, Department of Mathematics

Employment:
2002-Associated professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics
1999 - 2003 and 2007 - Vice-dean for science and research on Faculty of Organization and Informatics
1998 - 2002Assistant professor, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics
1994 -1998Teaching assistant, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics
1990 -1994High school teacher, Gimnazija Varaždin

Current projects (coordination and research):
  1. Research project financed by Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports - Differential geometry of Spaces with degenerated Metrics - Diferencijalna geometrija prostora s degeneriranom metrikom (link hr)
  2. Educational project financed by National Foundation for Science, Higher education and Technological Development of Republic of Croatia - Learning outcomes in Interdisciplinary Field of Informatics - Ishodi učenja u interdisciplinarnom području INTER-OUTCOMES (link hr)
  3. European Science Foundation project -Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences (link hr, link en) (2008-2011)
  4. Tempus JEP: Enhancing Absorption Capacity for EU Programmes in Croatia (2007-2009) (link en/hr)
  5. Eureka project: E-learning umbrella EconTec (link en)

Past projects:
  • Geometries and Algebraic-Geometrical Structures
  • Curves and Surfaces in Pseudo-Galilean Space
  • Tempus project: Aspects of Information and Organization sciences: curriculum development
  • Eurolearn network Eureka umbrella
  • Referral Canter for E-projects
  • Tempus project:Teaching and Language Skills: Training project
  • FP6 iCamp

Special Interests :
  • Non-Euclidean geometry
  • Geometry and differential geometry
  • Mathematical education and quality assurance in higher education
  • Decision analysis
  • E-learning methodology and strategic planning of e-learning
  • Science and society, popularization of science

Books:


University textbooks:

  1. Divjak B., Hunjak T.; Matematika za informatičare, TIVA-FOI, Varaždin, 2004 (sveučilišni udžbenik Sveučilišta u Zagrebu)
  2. Divjak B., Lovrenčić A.; Diskretna matematika s teorijom grafova, TIVA-FOI, Varaždin, 2005 (sveučilišni udžbenik Sveučilišta u Zagrebu)

Faculty textbooks:

  1. Divjak B., Hunjak T.; Zbirka zadataka iz matematike, 3. dopunjeno izdanje TIVA - FOI, Varaždin, 2002.
  2. Divjak B., Hunjak T, Ostroški M. Zbirka zadataka iz matematike, 4. dopunjeno izdanje TIVA - FOI, Varaždin, 2007.
  3. Divjak B., Erjavec Z.; Finacijska matematika, TIVA - FOI, Varaždin, 2007.

High school textbooks:

  1. Divjak B., Matematika1: udžbenik sa zbirkom zadataka za 1. razred srednje ekonomske škole, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2003. + 2004.
  2. Divjak B., Priručnik za nastavnike za 1. razred srednje ekonomske škole, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 2003

Editor's books:

  1. Ishodi učenja u visokom školstvu, ur. Divjak B., (2009.), TIVA-FOI, Varaždin, izdano uz potporu NZZ-a (160 stranica) 
  2. Projekti u znanosti i razvoju: Europski programi, ur. Divjak B., (2009.), TIVA-FOI, Varaždin, izdano uz potporu Europske komisije preko projekta Tempus IB_JEP-41063-2006 (300 stranica) 

Selected scientific papers :


Mathematics: Differential geometry, Non-Euclidean Geometry

  1. Divjak B., Erjavec Z., Szabolcs B., Szilagyi B. Geodesic and Geodesic Spheres in SL(2,R) Geometry. Mathematical Communications (2009)
  2. Divjak, B. Milin Šipuš, Ž. Some special surfaces in the Pseudo-Galilean space, Acta Matematica Hungarica 118 (3) 2008. 209-226.
  3. Erjavec Z., Divjak B., The equiform differential geometry of curves in the pseudo-Galilean space. Mathematical Communications 13(2008), 321-332.
  4. Milin-Šipuš Ž.; Divjak B., Transverzal Surfaces of Ruled Surfaces in the Pseudo-Galilean Space. Sitzungsberichte Abt. II (2004) 213:23-32.
  5. Divjak B., Milin-Šipuš Ž.; Special curves on ruled surfaces in Galilean and pseudo-Galilean space, Acta Matematica Hungarica, January 2003 Volume 98 (3) (2003), pp. 203-215.
  6. Divjak B., Milin-Šipuš Ž.; Mappings of Ruled Surfaces in Simply Isotropic Space that Preserve the Rulings, Monatshefte für Mathematik 000, 1-11 (2002) Volume 139, Number 3, (2003), pp. 235-245.
  7. Divjak B., Milin-Šipuš Ž.; Minding's isometries of ruled surfaces in Galilean and pseudo-Galilean space, Journal of Geometry 77 (2003) 35-47.
  8. Divjak B, Milin-Šipuš Ž.; Involutes and evolutes in n-dimensional simply isotrpic space Journal of information and organizational sciences, Vol. 23, No. 1, (1999), 71-79.
  9. Divjak B.; Curves in pseudo-Galilean geometry, Annales Univ. Sci. Budapest 41(1998), 119-130.
  10. Divjak B., Milin Šipuš Ž.; Curves in n-dimensional k-isotropic Space, Glasnik matematički Vol. 33 (53) (1998), 267-286.
  11. Divjak B. The general solution of the Frenet system of differential equations for curves in the psudo-Galilean space, Mathematical communications 2(1997), 143-147.
  12. Divjak B.; The n-dimensional Simply Isotropic Space, Zbornik radova - Journal of information and organizational sciences Vol 21 (1996), 33-40.

Mathematical education

  1. Divjak B., Erjavec Z., Enhancing Mathematics for Informatics and its correlation with student pass rates, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol. 39, No. 1, 15 Jan 2008, 23-33. DOI: 10.1080/00207390601002732
  2. Divjak B.; Notes on Taxicab Geometry, KoG, (2002), Vol.5. No.5. pp.5-9.
  3. Divjak B., Hunjak T.; Matematičko obrazovanje informatičara, Zbornik radova međunarodnog simpozija Information Systems Varaždin 1995
  4. Divjak B.; Pogled na Taxicab geometriju, Modeliranje u znanosti tehnici i društvu Vol. 4, Kreativno rješavanje zadataka, Zagreb (2000) pp. 119-125.

Decision analysis, strategic planning and e-learning

  1. Begičević N., Divjak B., Hunjak T. Desicion making on project selection in high education sector using the Analytic Hierarchy Process, Proceedings of the ITI 2009 31st International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces pp. 547-552
  2. Begičević N., Divjak B., Hunjak T. Decision-making on priortization of projects in higher education institution using the analytic network process approach, Central European Journal of Operations Research CEJOR 2009
  3. Begičević N., Divjak B., Hunjak T., Prioritization of e-learning form: a multticriteria methodology, Central European Journal of Operation Research, Vol 15 (4) (2007). 405-419. pn-line DOI: 10.1007/s10100-007-0039-6
  4. Divjak B., Begičević, N.: Imaginative Acquisition of Knowledge - Strategic Planning of E-Learning, ITI 2006 Proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Information Technology Interfaces, University Computing Centre SRCE, University of Zagreb, Dubrovnik, Croatia, 2006.
  5. Begičević N., Divjak B., Hunjak T.: Development of AHP based model for decision making on e-learning implementaton, Journal of Infromation and Organization Sciences JIOS, Vol. 31. No.1. (2007) pp 13-24.,
  6. Begičević, N, Divjak, B, Hunjak, T. Validation of theoretical model for decision making about e-learning implementation, Journal of information and organizational science JIOS, (2006), Vol.30, No.2
  7. Divjak B., Prišćan S., Hoić-Božoć N., Hudec G., Kukolja Teradi S., Pervan P., Špiranec S., Taradi M., Standardization and valorisation of digital educational materials, 16th IIS International Conference Proceedings, Varaždin, 2005

Project management

  1. Divjak B., Kukec S., Teaching methods for international R&D project management, International Journal of Project Management, Vol 26 (Issue 3) (2008) pp. 258-267 doi:10.1016/j.ijproman.2008.01.003

More than 40 professional papers and conference contributions

Awards:
  • Nagrada FOI-a povodom 40-te godišnjice Fakulteta za međunarodne projekte (dodijeljene su ukupno 2 nagrade za petogodišnje razdoblje)
  • Posebno priznanje rektorice za razvoj kvalitete na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu, 3.11.2005.
  • Medalja grada Varaždina za promociju sveučilišne djelatnosti u zemlji i inozemstvu 6.12.2005.
  • Prva nagrada za najbolji e-kolegij na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu za akademsku godinu 2008/2009
  • Nagrada Odbora za međunarodnu suradnju Sveučilišta u Zagrebu za unapređenje međunarodne suradnje u ak. god. 2008/2009.