Former RIT Croatia President Receives Recognition for Contributions to Higher Education

Former president and dean Don Hudspeth has been honored with the Povelja Zbora Veleučilišta award by the Croatian Conference of Universities of Applied Sciences (Zbor Veleučilišta). The formal ceremony took place on July 11, 2024, in Vukovar.

The Povelja Zbora Veleučilišta award is granted to outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the development of professional studies and programs in polytechnics.

“I am most grateful for this recognition from the Croatian Zbor Veleučilišta, and I really appreciate them officially acknowledging the contributions that RIT Croatia made to professional higher education in Croatia. We were the first private higher education institution in Croatia, delivering professional studies, and not only did we demonstrate that there was the demand for private higher education, we also showed that professional applied studies, the kind which RIT delivers, were needed and wanted by Croatian industry. Other Croatian higher education institutions, both public and private, have built upon our success and have shown the strategic importance of professional studies to Croatia. All of us at RIT Croatia, and at RIT, can feel very proud of our important contributions to Croatia, as well as to the other countries in the region. Again, it is a great honour for me to receive this recognition,” said Don Hudspeth.

RIT Croatia's president and dean Dr. Irena Guszak and the Director of Recruitment & Enrollment Ivana Silić were also present at the formal ceremony.