We are proud to share that our HUPE colleague, Gordana Bujanić Tretinjak, represented us at the 38th APPI Annual Conference "ELT in a Multimodal World" held in Lisbon, Portugal.

Gordana presented her session, "Gender Equality – Are We There Yet? – a School Project," highlighting how a school-based initiative can foster greater awareness, creativity, and multimodal engagement among students around the vital topic of gender equality.

The conference featured outstanding plenary sessions by Nik Peachey, Rose Aylett, George Kokolas, Sandie Mourão, Gabriel Díaz Maggioli, and Nayr Ibrahim, alongside a vibrant programme of over 95 excellent speakers who shared their expertise, passion, and innovative ideas about multimodality and ELT practices.

Beyond the academic enrichment, this event was a unique opportunity to strengthen professional bonds, meet incredible educators from across the continent, and rekindle friendships with inspiring people I am proud to call my friends. Events like these remind us that passionate teachers recognise the spark in one another — and that our professional journeys are made all the richer by the connections we build.

We sincerely thank APPI Portugal for the opportunity to participate and for organising such a beautifully crafted event that truly embodied the spirit of inspiration, learning, and human connection.

We are pleased to announce that the certificates for both the winners and all participants of the Short Story Writing Competition HUPE in Storyland are published.

We thank everyone for their creativity, hard work, and enthusiasm.
Congratulations once again to all winners and participants!

You may collect your certificates below ↓

 

Dear members,

I am pleased to invite you to our third and final HUPE Osijek branch meeting in this school year, which will take place on Saturday, May 24, 2025, at 9.00 am at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Ulica cara Hadrijana 10, Osijek) in Room 21.  

Agenda:

1) Sanja Rašković: Stories, a powerful teaching tool
2) HUPE Osijek branch president elections
3) Dajana Vukadin: Let’s Play with Words: Grammar and Vocab Unplugged!
4) Ivana Burić Kurtović & Eva Bogdanović: Colourful gardens: on creativity and global biodiversity in language education
5) HUPE news

As you can see, we have invited our colleagues from Zagreb, well-known for their creativity and practical approach to teaching. They will deliver their successful workshops, filled with hands-on activities and ideas, previously presented at international conferences. The workshop summaries can be found below.

The call for volunteers for the position of HUPE Osijek branch president is still open, so if you are interested in taking on this role, please apply by May 15, 2025 the latest, by sending your name and surname, school, phone number, short biography, motivational paragraph, and a photo.

I strongly encourage you all to attend the upcoming meeting, not just because of the interesting and practical workshops, but also to meet all the candidates and take part in the branch president elections, as they are important for the future of our steadily growing branch.

If you would like to attend the meeting, please, register by sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Thursday, May 22, 2025 at 8.00 pm the latest so there is enough time for me to make all the preparations for the meeting based on the number of attendees. Thank you.

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Kind regards,

Adrijana Roždijevac

HUPE Osijek Branch President