Professional  graduate study program - Management in agriculture

The objective of the study program is to enable the student to acquire entrepreneurial and managerial knowledge and skills for the agricultural sector, such as knowledge and skills in the field of market knowledge, accounting and finance in agriculture, marketing and management, agrarian policy of Croatia and the EU, IT knowledge, as well as education in the field of all economic and business competencies in agriculture. During their studies, students will particularly develop analytical skills, critical thinking, entrepreneurship as a willingness to take action, tolerance of an acceptable level of risk, communication skills as the ability to establish business relationships with partners and clients, and strive to develop energy, enthusiasm, optimism, reliability, sincerity, diligence and readiness for learning and the process of lifelong education.

General competences

• Information management skills (ability to collect and analyze information from various sources)

• Ability to apply knowledge in practical situations

• Ability to communicate with experts and non-experts

• Business communication skills

• Ability to adapt to new situations

• Ability to act in accordance with ethical settings

• Ability to work in a team

• Ability to criticize and self-criticize

• Corporate social responsibility

• Negotiation skills

• Innovativeness

• Presentation skills

 

Specific competences

• Management of companies in the agricultural and food sector

• Market research and development of marketing strategies in the agri-food sector

• Business analysis of agricultural and food enterprises

• Management of assets of the agricultural holding (enterprise?)

• Creation of business and development strategies and development projects for various entrepreneurial ventures

• Use of CAP measures

• Organization, implementation and supervision of business functions and processes (procurement, sales, storage, logistics and distribution)

• Quality management in the operations of agricultural holdings (enterprises)

• Establishing and managing communications with business partners

• Consulting and proposing measures to improve the sustainability and economy of agricultural production on the farm