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Institut poduzetničkog obrazovanja i inovacija

Zagreb, Croatia

EducationEnvironment & ClimateScience & Research
NGOFounded 2019National reach
Profile last updated: October 3, 2026

About

Founded in 2019, Institut poduzetničkog obrazovanja i inovacija is a non-governmental organisation based in Zagreb, Croatia working on education, environment & climate, science & research.

Institut poduzetničkog obrazovanja i inovacija (Institut POI, Institute of Entrepreneurial Education and Innovation) is a non-governmental organisation founded in May 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia. It works where education, technology and sustainability meet, running STEM, circular economy and entrepreneurial education projects for children, young people and students across Croatia. Its main projects include BIOPLAnet, which promotes STEM and recycling, and MyMachine Hrvatska, which connects primary school pupils, vocational secondary students and university design students in building prototype machines. The Institute also organises workshops, school events, science festivals and study visits, and takes part in Maker Faire events in Europe. It works with partner associations such as FabLab and the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Zagreb.

Location

Zagreb, Croatia

Founded

2019

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

STEMcircular economyentrepreneurial educationsustainabilitymaker educationrecyclingyouth

Languages

HREN

Causes & programmes

Causes

EducationEnvironment & ClimateScience & Research

Works for

ChildrenYouthStudentsCommunities

How they work

Awareness & educationCommunity programmes

Programmes

BIOPLAnet

Science & Research · Croatia

STEM popularisation project that raises awareness of circular economy and plastic recycling through workshops, mobile centre activities and study visits, co-funded by the European Social Fund.

MyMachine Hrvatska

Education · Croatia

Croatian branch of the global MyMachine network, in which children design machines, university design students create models and vocational secondary students build prototypes.

TETHYS4ADRION

Environment & Climate · Croatia

Pilot environmental measures on the Neretva river carried out under contract with the City of Metković.

Countries of operation

Croatia

Funding & support

Funded by

EU fundingGrants

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Udruga FabLab, Udruga za kreativni socijalni rad, Carpe Diem, Udruga Otok, Arhitektonski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Tehnički muzej Nikola Tesla, MyMachine Global Foundation, Grad Metković

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