26th international symposium
QUALITY - YESTERDAY, TODAY, TOMORROW
Šibenik, Croatia, 2.-4. April 2024.
Thematic areas:
- Papers should refer to the following thematic areas:
- Quality – historical and theoretical assumptions
- Quality as a scientific discipline
- Control, assurance and management of the quality of products (services), business processes and the process structure of organizations
- Quality and quality management in different sectors and business areas
- Business quality management and business excellence in the real and public sector
- Sustainability, energy efficiency, sustainable management systems and socially responsible business
- Industry 4.0 and 5.0, Quality 4.0 and 5.0 and SMART models and solutions
- Resilience, risk management and business continuity management
- Quality infrastructure – metrology, standardization, accreditation, tests, inspections, and consumer protection
- Audit, certification and quality marks
- Controlling and financial aspects of quality and competitiveness with the aim of continuous business success
- Good business practices (GMP, GDP…)
- Standardization of management systems and integrated management systems
- Quality of life, anti-corruption systems, and sustainable and smart cities
- Education and training, consulting, and ensuring the competence of people and organizations for management systems
- Quality and art
Deadlines:
- Abstracts submission: 1st of March 2025
- Paper submission: 20th of May 2025
- 1st call for 26th International Symposium on Quality 2025
- Program (.pdf)
- Press release (.pdf)
- Hotel booking link
- Instruction for authors (.pdf)
- Sponsorship
Registration:
Organizing committee:
- Full Professor Krešimir Buntak, PhD, UNIN – PresidentLjubica Kolbas, HDMK – Secretary
- Gabrijela Abramović, Zagreb Franjo Tuđman Airport, Velika Gorica
- Anita Bešker, Oskar, Zagreb
- Nikola Biškup, UNIN, Koprivnica/Varaždin
- Vesna Dodiković Jurković, PhD, AZVO, Croatia
- Nives Domjan Kačarević, UNIN, Koprivnica/Varaždin
- Aleksandra Kljajić, FINA, Zagreb
- Associate Professor Miroslav Drljača, PhD, HDMK, Zagreb
- Dijana Katica, MSc, Selo Members’ Club, Zagreb
- Matija Kovačić, PhD, HDMK, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Ivana Martinčević, PhD, UNIN, Koprivnica/Varaždin
- Assistant Professor Diana Plantić-Tadić, PhD, VERN, Zagreb
- Zvonimir Polanec, Oskar Edukos, Zagreb
- Đuro Tunjić, PhD, TUV Nord, Hrvatska
- Branimir Buntak, MBA, CARNET, Zagreb
- Dubravka Belé, HDMK, Zagreb
Program committee:
- Associate Professor Miroslav Drljača, PhD – President
- Assistant Professor Igor Štimac – Vice President
- Juhani Anttila, MSc, IAQ, Finska
- Professor Anita Bešker, OSKAR d.d., Zagreb, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Predrag Brlek, PhD, UNIN, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Renata Stasiak-Betlejewska, PhD, Częstochowa, Poland
- Marko Bešker, PhD, OSKAR, Zagreb, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Verica Budimir, Faculty of Tourism and Rural Development, Požega, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia
- Vesna Dodiković-Jurković, PhD, AZVO, Croatia
- Associate Professor Ana Globočnik-Žunac, PhD, UNIN, Croatia
- Divna Goleš, mag. oec., Polytechnic of Šibenik, Croatia
- Associate Professor Danijela Horvatek Tomić, PhD, AZVO, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Igor Klopotan, PhD, MEV Čakovec, Croatia
- Matija Kovačić, PhD, HDMK, Croatia
- Fitim Kurti, PhD, UNIN, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Robert Maršanić, PhD, UNIN, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Ivana Martinčević, UNIN, Croatia
- Full Professor Jasna Mesarić, PhD, MS Libertas, Croatia
- Associate Professor Tomislav Mihetec, PhD, FPZ, Croatia
- Full Professor Marin Milković, PhD, UNIN, Croatia
- Associate Professor Petar Mišević, PhD, HGK, Zagreb
- Maja Mutavdžija, PhD, Vindija, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Eva Nedeliaková, PhD, University of Žilina, Slovakia
- Associate Professor Marijana Neuberg, PhD, UNIN, KC, Croatia
- Full Professor Luminita Parv, University of Brașov, Romania
- Assistant Professor Saša Petar, UNIN, KC, Croatia
- Sanja Rojčević, dipl. krim., HAA, Zagreb, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Vesna Sesar, UNIN, KC, Croatia
- Doris Sošić, Institute for Business Excellence, Entrepreneurs and Sustainable Systems – IBEESS, Zagreb
- Blaženka Vlahović, univ.spec.oec. Gradska plinara Zagreb d.o.o., Croatia
- Associate Professor Ana Marija Vrtodušić Hrgović, PhD, Opatija, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Sanja Zambelli, PhD, University of Applied Sciences of Rijeka, Croatia
- Mirela Zečević, Croatian Accreditation Agency, Zagreb
- Branimir Buntak, MBA, CARNET, Zagreb
Scientific editorial board:
- Matija Kovačić, PhD – President
- Full Professor Ivanka AVELINI HOLJEVAC, PhD, Croatia
- Full Professor Tomislav BAKOVIĆ, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Full Professor Stipe BELAK, PhD, Zadar, Croatia
- Associate Professor Marko BEŠKER, Zagreb, Croatia
- Atul BHASKARRAO BORADE, PhD, Yavatmal, India
- Matija BRAČIĆ, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Associate Professor Predrag BRLEK, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Full Professor Krešimir BUNTAK, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Catherine Y. P. CHAN, PhD, Hong Kong, China
- Full Professor Suleyman DEGIRMEN, PhD, Mersin, Turkey
- Full Professor Zlata DOLAČEK-ALDUK, PhD, Osijek, Croatia
- Associate Professor Miroslav DRLJAČA, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia
- Katarina DURKOVA, PhD, Trnava, Slovakia
- Associate Professor Ines DUŽEVIĆ, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Marilyn DYASON, PhD, Bedford, Great Britain
- Associate Professor Ana GLOBOČNIK ŽUNAC, PhD, KC/VŽ, Croatia
- Full Professor Dragana GRUBIŠOĆ, PhD, Split, Croatia
- Vladimir IHNAT, PhD, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Miloš JELIĆ, PhD, Belgrade, Serbia
- Associate Professor Sanja KALAMBURA, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia
- Professor Emeritus Michael KAYE, PhD, Great Britain
- Assistant Professor Igor KLOPOTAN, PhD, Čakovec, Croatia
- Full Professor Živko KONDIĆ, PhD, Varaždin, Croatia
- Matija KOVAČIĆ, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Fitim KURTI, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Full Professor Tonći LAZIBAT, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Renata STASIAK BETLEJEWSKA, PhD, Poland
- Assistant Professor Igor ŠTIMAC, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Associate Professor Violeta ŠUGAR, PhD, Pula, Croatia
- Full Professor Azis ŠUNJE, PhD, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Full Professor Hu-Chen LIU, Shanghai, China
- Assistant Professor Robert MARŠANIĆ, PhD, Croatia
- Full Professor Ivan MENCER, PhD, Rijeka, Croatia
- Full Professor Sulejman META, PhD, Tetovo, North Macedonia
- Full Professor Jasna MESARIĆ, PhD, MS Libertas, Zagreb, Croatia
- Full Professor Pál MOLNAR, HNC for EOQ, PhD, Budapest, Hungary
- Maja MUTAVDŽIJA, PhD, Koprivnica, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Ivan NAĐ, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia
- Full Professor Natasa NAPRSTKOVA, PhD, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
- Assistant Professor Eva NEDELIAKOVÁ, PhD, Žilina, Slovakia
- Associate Professor Marijana NEUBERG, PhD, SS, KC, Croatia
- Full Professor Luminita PARV, PhD, Brașov, Romania
- Full Professor Jasmina PAŠAGIĆ-ŠKRINJAR, PhD, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Diana PLANTIĆ-TADIĆ, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Full Professor Marek POTKANY, PhD, Zvolen, Slovakia
- Full Professor Zoran PUNOŠEVAC, PhD, Kruševac, Serbia
- Associate Professor Jasminka SAMARDŽIJA, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Full Professor Paulo A. da C. A. SAMPAIO, PhD, Portugal
- Full Professor Kanchana SETHANAN, PhD, Khon Kaen, Thailand
- Full Professor Mohammed SHAFIUDDIN, PhD, Sultanate of Oman
- Assistant Professor Katarina STACHOVA, PhD, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Assistant Professor Daniela TESAROVA, PhD, Brno, Czech Republic
- Ivan TOTH, PhD, Velika Gorica, Croatia
- Full Professor Robert ULEWICZ, PhD, Poland
- Full Professor Andrija VIDOVIĆ, PhD, Zagreb, Croatia
- Assistant Professor Sanja ZAMBELLI, PhD, Rijeka, Croatia