9th October 2017 − Considering investments in knowledge and innovation to be very important, OIKON financially supported the PROMikro initiative which has the aim of introducing digital literacy into Croatian school curriculum. The PROMikro project is worth HRK 4.5 million and was initiated by the Croatian Academic and Research Network – CARNet in cooperation with the … Continued
3rd October 2017 – today the LADIGIS – Remote Sensing and GIS Laboratory has started working at Oikon. Through its work, the Laboratory will provide a better horizontal link between Oikon’s departments, more successful transfer and application of knowledge, as well as enhanced research and development work related to the use of remote sensing methods on the … Continued
27th September 2017 − Our employees Dunja Delić and Boris Božić are just now in Georgia attending the Batumi Raptor Count. Every autumn birds of prey migrate through the Batumi Bottleneck at the Black Sea and the counted numbers are astonishing! This camp will help our colleagues in their professional progress regarding raptor identification, which … Continued
26th September 2017 − Oikon has officially become the holder of a registered trademark and thus has the right to use the symbol ®. The word mark “OIKON” is registered by the State Intellectual Property Office under the number Z20120507. Trademark is a sign (name, loto etc.) used in trade to distinguish between products … Continued
23-24 September 2017 – our employees improved their knowledge by attending two important hydrogeology workshops in Dubrovnik this weekend. Davor Korman and Igor Tošić participated in the workshop “Groundwater Remediation: From Hydrogeological Site Concepts to Applied Numeric Models” conducted by renowned Neven Kresic, PhD from AMEC Foster Wheeler, where practical knowledge of MODFLOW was used to … Continued
18th September 2017 – The book “Soil – the formation, features, management” by Professor Nikola Pernar has just been published. It is a university textbook published by the Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb, intended primarily for forestry students, but it could be used in teaching of land related subjects by other faculties and polytechnics in … Continued
14th September 2017, Vodice – the 3rd Regional Conference on Environmental Impact Assessment was officially opened today by the Minister of Environmental Protection and Energy, Tomislav Ćorić, PhD. The Conference is organized by the Croatian Association of Nature and Environment Professionals (HUSZPO) and OIKON is one of the main sponsors. The aim of the conference … Continued
11th September 2017 – Oikon has another doctor in the team. Alen Berta, Head of Department of Natural Resources Management, today at noon defended his doctoral thesis at Faculty of Forestry, University of Zagreb. Alen’s PhD thesis was entitled: Evaluation of forest biomass using LIDAR technology in degraded forest stands of hilly and lowland vegetation belt of … Continued
11th September 2017 – Oikon Ltd. has become an official partner of FAO’s Global Soil Partnership whose one of the key objectives is to improve the governance and promote sustainable management of soils. Approximately 33% of our global soils are degraded and policy makers around the world are exploring opportunities to embrace sustainable development via … Continued