Dear colleagues,

I would like to invite you to our first HUPE Zagorje Branch meeting in the school year 2024-2025, which will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 4 pm via Zoom.

Agenda:

1. 32nd HUPE Conference report
2. Mirta Kos Kolobarić: Stories going digital
3. Zvonka Ivković & Denis Plavetić: Oldies but Goldies

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, December 12, 2024.

Kind regards,

Petra Gorički
HUPE Zagorje Branch President

Dear colleagues, 

I would like to invite you to our first HUPE Dubrovnik Branch meeting in the school year 2024/2025, which will take place on Friday, December 13, 2024 at 15:30 at Osnovna škola Blato in Blato.

AGENDA

1. Marjorie Rosenberg:Working with texts
2. Helena Gustović Ljubić: Warmers, fillers and coolers
3. Ana Kodrić Ivelić: Gradually teaching Presentation Skills from first till eight grade
4. Marija Lipanović and Marina Mandić: ChatGPT And Basic AI Tools
5. HUPE news

Each participant will receive a nice conference goody bag, with numerous useful teaching materials. 

Please confirm your arrival on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by December 10, 2024.

I am looking forward to seeing you.

Jelica Šeparović
HUPE Dubrovnik Branch President

Dear colleagues,

You are kindly invited to attend our first HUPE Split Branch meeting in 2024-2025, which will take place at OŠ Bijaći, Vodovodna 2, 21216 Kaštel Novi, on Friday, 13th December 2024 at 17:00.

Agenda:   

1. HUPE news: 32^ndConference report – Anita Lasić
2. Antonia Drlje Petrić and Ivana Bokavšek: We All Learn in a Yellow Submarine: Lessons from Liverpool!
   This presentation highlights the teacher training in Liverpool, focusing on cultural and professional experiences that provided valuable insights. The talk will explore job-shadowing activities at a local school, showcasing innovative teaching methods, classroom management strategies, and student engagement techniques. The session will conclude with practical examples of teaching activities inspired by Beatles music.

3. Danijela Reić-Šućur: Practical Tips for EFL Teachers of Young Learners
   Practical Tips for EFL Teachers of Young Learners" is a guide to creating an engaging and effective learning environment for young English learners. It will highlight key strategies, provide practical tips, emphasize the importance of assessment, and explore techniques for managing classes with ease. The talk equips teachers with tools to inspire confidence and joy in young language learners.

4. Nikolina Romac: Teaching ESP in Maritime Vocational Schools
   The presentation will focus on the importance of teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), with a particular focus on maritime education. It will examine the crucial role of specialized vocabulary in preparing students for professional communication in their field, emphasizing how ESP differs from general English teaching and why it deserves proper attention in vocational schools. In addition, it will deal with the strategies for enriching and teaching specialized vocabulary, together with practical techniques and different classroom activities that support the acquisition of maritime-specific English vocabulary and help in developing language skills. 

5. Raffle and prizes by publishers
   If you plan to attend the meeting, you are kindly requested to register sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  by Thursday, 12 December 2024.

I’m looking forward to meeting you!

Kind regards,
Anita Lasić, prof.

HUPE Split Branch President

Dear colleagues,

I would like to invite you to our first HUPE Osijek Branch meeting in the school year 2024-2025, which will take place on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 9 am at the Faculty of Education in Osijek (Fakultet za odgojne i obrazovne znanosti, Ulica cara Hadrijana 10, Osijek) in Room 21.  

Agenda:

1. 32nd HUPE Conference report
2. Ksenija Rumora: Effective Communication in EFL Classroom
3. Alenka Taslak & Ivana Hrastović Mandarić: Streamline, Engage & Inspire with AI in Teaching
4. HUPE news 

For those of you who won't be able to join us at the 32nd HUPE Conference in Poreč and those who won't have time to attend all the desired workshops at the conference, we have prepared a mini conference rerun with interesting and practical workshops (summaries available below) prepared by our branch members. .

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, December 5, 2024 at 8 pm the latest, so it's easier for me to prepare everything on time. Thank you.

I’m looking forward to seeing you.

Kind regards,

Adrijana Roždijevac
HUPE Osijek Branch President