The Auspices of the President of the Republic of Croatia, the University of Zagreb and a Number of Ministries

High level and the professional importance of the Conference get each year confirmation through the presence of relevant institutions and this year’s auspices comes from the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia, the Croatian Parliament, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Regional Development and EU Funds, and the Ministry of Economy, Entrepreneurship and Crafts and from the Office of...

Relevant Co-organizers Enrich the Program. The Faculty Launched a Project on Professional Terminology

Traditionally, WT Conference serves to intensify cross-sectoral cooperation through the launch of new themes and development challenges. This year, the Faculty of Forestry of the University of Zagreb, which is also a co-organizer, in cooperation with the Institute for Croatian Language and Linguistics, represents a new project that will revive the professional vocabulary of the 21st century. One of the co-organizers...

Interesting Sector for the World Bank and HBOR

The partnership between the Croatian Wood Cluster and the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR) over the past years has led to a greater use of financial resources from the HBOR portfolio, and the wood processing industry is also the traditional user of many export tools of national development bank. On the other hand, international financial institutions, such as the World Bank, recognize the...

The Institute of Economics Conducts Research on Clusters! A Number of R & D Projects will be Presented

Since there are more operational clusters in the woodworking sector as well as successful cluster of competitiveness, the Zagreb Institute of Economics is preparing a presentation of the results of its research in which are analyzed the effects of clustering in the wood processing industry. The sector’s competitiveness issues are very current at EU level, particularly in the context of the 4th industrial...

Wood Construction will be Presented by the Austrian Holzcluster. Numerous Foreign Participants will be Present

This year there is a great interest of participants from abroad. Along with the traditional participation of EU countries (Italy, Germany, Austria, etc.), a great deal of interest has been recorded from Hungary. At EU level, wood construction is one of the top issues, with the best results achieved in Austria. Therefore, the Holzcluster with headquarters in Graz will present the best practices. Also at the...

Many Technology and Equipment Suppliers are Coming from Ligna to Opatija!

The thematic fields at the conference always include the presentation of the latest technological trends that were presented last week at the world’s largest fair of technology LIGNA in Hannover. The main sponsors of the conference are exhibiting at Ligna, so some of them will also present their yearly innovations and innovative solutions in Opatija. Suppliers of technology come from the field of woodworking,...

14th Wood-Technology Conference to be held in Opatija (Croatia)! Bioeconomy and Forest-based Industries in the Focus of the Programme

Wood-Technology Conference is the central annual gathering of forest-based industries in Croatia and South-East European region. The Conference will take place on the 5th and 6th of June and for over 14 years it has been held in the Kvarner resort City of Opatija (Croatia) in Grand Hotel 4 opatijska cvijeta. Traditionally, more than 250 representatives of the forestry, wood-processing industry, energy sector, NGOs,...

13th Wood-Technology Conference in Opatija Has Finished – the Best and the Most Substantial Edition!

The main conclusions of the central event of the Croatian wood processing industry, which is traditionally held in late May in Opatija, refer to the need for more engaged institutional activities, primarily on the creation of a legal framework and strategic basis for the further development of this sector. Numerous round tables, panel discussions, conversations on topic and presentations of distinguished experts...

The Great Success of the Conference: More Than 300 Participants and 70 Speakers From 14 Countries

Summary of the Opatija conference is more than satisfactory, was emphasized on Tuesday, May 31st while adopting the conclusions of the meeting. Most of the present praised the quality and content of the meeting. A strong international character has enabled numerous inter-sectoral contacts and project initiatives. Participants confirmed that over 78 percent of them have already participated in the WTC and, compared...

Working Part of the Conference Completed With the Post-Conference Activities. Companies Can Do R&D Funding From the EU

Official program of the conference was successfully completed with the round table on the EU programmes and financing: Horizon 2020 for the Field of Energy Efficiency, Biotechnology, Bioeconomy and Forestry, where relevant experts and representatives of the competent institutions were talking about possibilities of increasing the use of funds from existing programs and exchanged project ideas by networking. Marina...