New program in Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rijeka

On behalf of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Rijeka, we would like to inform you and your students about a new Masters programme in Cognitive Sciences that is jointly run by the Departments of Philosophy and Psychology in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Croatia: MSc in Cognitive Sciences – Cognition and the Mind, https://cogsci.uniri.hr/.

At the core of this programme lies a unique integration of psychology and philosophy, complemented by other disciplines within cognitive sciences. Graduates will be ideally placed to continue their professional journey in academia or industry and adapt to the ever-changing problems and challenges of the modern world. You can find more about the programme structure at: https://cogsci.uniri.hr/programme-overview.

The teaching is provided by an interdisciplinary team of lecturers at the University of Rijeka and external collaborators: https://cogsci.uniri.hr/people.

The quality of the Masters programme is also guaranteed by an international Advisory Board whose members are at the forefront of their respective fields and changes in academic practice:
Prof. Kristin Andrews – Department of Philosophy, York University, Canada
Prof. José Luis Bermudez – Department of Philosophy, Texas A&M University, USA
Prof. Chris Chambers – School of Psychology Cardiff University, UK
Prof. Henriëtte Hendriks – Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, UK
Prof. Amanda Seed – School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St. Andrews, UK
Prof. Andreas Nieder – Department of Animal Physiology, University of Tübingen, Germany

The Application Deadline is 24 March 2023, and detailed information about the application process can be found here: https://cogsci.uniri.hr/admissions.

For further information, please contact: cogsci@uniri.hr or +385 (0)51 265 780.

Poziv na okrugli stol Književnost u obrazovanju / Literature in Education

Katedra za estetiku pri Odsjeku za filozofiju Filozofskog fakulteta u Rijeci i Hrvatsko društvo za analitičku filozofiju, u suradnji s Udrugom za razvoj kulture mladih “Kulturni front”, pozivaju vas na okrugli stol posvećen ulozi književnosti u obrazovanju, koji će se održati 5.12.2022. u Opatiji, u Dvorani Veranda u sklopu Hotela Gardenia, s početkom u 18,30 sati.
Sudjeluju: profesor James Harold (Mount Holyoke College), profesor Peter Lamarque
(Sveučilište York) i profesor Stein Haugom Olsen (Bilkent Sveučilište). Izlaganja će biti na engleskom.

Program se nalazi u privitku.

The Division of Aesthetics at the Department of Philosophy of the Faculty of Philosophy and the Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy, in cooperation with the Association for the Development of Youth Culture “Kulturni Front”, invite you to the round table dedicated to the role of literature in education, which will be held on December 5, 2022. in
Opatija, in the Veranda Hall within the Gardenia Hotel, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Participants: Professor James Harold (Mount Holyoke College), Professor Peter Lamarque
(University of York) and Professor Stein Haugom Olsen (Bilkent University).

The program is attached.