Cooperative Education

A cooperative education program combines classroom learning with hands-on experience gained in industry. At RIT Croatia, co-op is built into all undergraduate programs. You’ll alternate blocks of co-op with semesters of on-campus study. On co-op, you’ll work in industry learning the ins and outs of professional life in your degree field. RIT’ Croatia’s co-op program is designed for you to gain real career experience by completing meaningful projects and assignments for your co-op employer, work that contributes to a company’s objectives and goals. Your co-op is also supervised, which provides mentoring opportunities and one-on-one collaboration with professionals in the field.

At RIT Croatia, students are responsible for identifying and applying to co-op positions. However, RIT Croatia has built partnerships with numerous hiring organizations and we assist in connecting you to numerous employers who are looking to hire students for co-op. Our annual Career Education Day, organized on both campuses in the spring semester, welcomes hundreds of employers. At this event, employers meet directly with students and conduct hundreds of interviews. Also, many guest lectures and info sessions on relevant industry topics are organized throughout the academic year, and many co-op opportunities are announced to our students on a regular basis.

In addition, many employers seek out our students specifically for co-ops, knowing that they will be hiring a prepared, well-rounded student who can make meaningful contributions to their organizations.

RIT Croatia's Career Services office cooperates with companies on a regional and international level. Career Services guides students through their career development by assisting them in finding co-op placements, connecting them with the business community and helping them make informed career choices.

They work individually with potential employers in order to help them identify students to fill co-op placements, internships or permanent positions.

Once a year, RIT Croatia’s Career Services office organizes the Career Education Day, a professional event where representatives of some of the most renowned companies from Croatia and the region gather to meet our students. The event helps students network with potential employers and to learn about different companies and their offerings. The event is an excellent opportunity to meet company representatives, do an interview for a co-op, seasonal or permanent job, or build your business contacts.

Career Education Day is a one-day event with a series of company presentations, panels and networking activities, and numerous interviews with potential co-op candidates. RIT Croatia students actively participate in the event and are well prepared for it, as prior to Career Education Day various seminars and workshops are held by prominent Croatian experts and distinguished professors.