EU PROJECTS College

The first Croatian college for education on EU funds, public procurement and project management

EU PROJECTS College

11700+

Participants

500+

Completed Projects

6+

Billion Euro Project Portfolio

21+

Years of Experience
Our program offer

Current programs

Manager of EU Project Preparation and Implementation

With this knowledge, you can secure millions of euros in non-repayable funds from EU grants for your organization.
  • 166 school hours

  • 1500,00 €

  • September 8, 2025 at 17:00 pm

    September 15, 2025 at 9:00 am

Feasibility Study and Cost-benefit Analysis (CBA)

Practical Training on Feasibility Studies and Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
  • 16 school hours

  • 750,00€

  • October 13, 2025 at 9 am

UEP Project Academy

  • 50 school hours

  • 600,00 €

  • September 23, 2025

  • Ariana Vela MBA / IPMA

Specialist Training Program in the Field of Public Procurement

Training in public procurement conducted by the EU PROJECTS Institute through its Specialist Training Program in the field of public procurement.
  • 50 school hours

  • 500,00 €

  • September 29, 2025 at 8:30 am

Project Management

The educational program Project Management includes fundamental knowledge in the field of project management. The program consists of 30 school hours of instruction.
  • 30 school hours

  • 1000,00 €

  • May 5, 2025 at 5 p.m.

Others about us

Words of our students

Successful attendance of the EU Project Preparation and Implementation Manager program brings valuable knowledge and skills needed to master the complex process of applying and implementing EU projects. The lecturers were great, full of good advice and examples from their own practice. Recommended to anyone who wants to improve in this area.

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Team Members

Our experts

Ariana Vela, MBA, IPMA/A

Director of UEP and Mentor in Educational Programs
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU funds, strategic planning, project preparation and implementation
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20+
  • PROJECT VALUE: 6+ billion euros
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 500+
500 + Projects

Hrvoje Karažija, dipl.iur

Expert in Project Preparation and Implementation with Years of Experience
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU funds, public procurement, project preparation and implementation
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10+
  • PROJECT VALUE: 50+ million euros
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 300+
300 + Projects

Anđelko Rukelj, dipl.iur.

Procurement Expert with Hundreds of Completed Public Procurement Procedures
  • SPECIALIZATION: Public procurement
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20+
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 100+
100 + Projects

Irena Slunjski, mag.act.soc

Expert in Project Preparation and Implementation with Years of Experience in International Organizations
  • SPECIALIZATION: Soft measures, evaluation, education
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20+
  • PROJECT VALUE: 50+ million euros
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 300+
300 + Projects

Mladen Vukomanović, PhD

Expert in Project Preparation and Implementation with Years of Professional Experience
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU funds, project preparation and implementation, project management
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+
300 + Projects

Tereza Begović Gudelj, mag.pol.

Expert in the Preparation and Implementation of EU Projects
  • SPECIALIZATION: Project preparation and implementation with a focus on the public sector
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15+
  • PROJECT VALUE: 55+ million euros
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 40+
20 + Projects

Marijan Gajšak, mag.ing.agr.

DNSH Principle Expert with many Years of Work Experience
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU funds, project evaluation, technical-economic analysis, and project development
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU funds, project evaluation, technical-economic analysis, and project development
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12+
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 50+
50 + Projects

Rebeka Raff, mag.ing.el., mag.oec.

Expert in the Preparation and Implementation of EU Projects with many Years of Work Experience
  • SPECIALIZATION: EU Funds, Project preparation and implementation, strategy development, public procurement
  • YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10+
  • PROJECT VALUE: 70+ million euros
  • NUMBER OF PROJECTS: 100+
100 + Projects

About the principal

Ms. Ariana Vela is one of the most recognized experts on EU funds in Croatia and the region. Her 21 years of experience, excellent knowledge of the legal, institutional, and financial framework in which projects are developed, are invaluable assets that ensure UEP operates according to the highest professional standards.

She advised and led EU funding for the largest project in Croatia (Road Connectivity with Southern Dalmatia). She designed the first Croatian portal on EU funds (eu-projekti.info), has prepared more than 500 projects in her career, written over a thousand columns and advisory articles for the media, and authored the first book on the preparation and implementation of projects in the 2014-2020 financial period (Management of ESI Funds, published by Školska knjiga). She specializes in solving complex problems in the implementation of infrastructure projects, irregularities in public procurement, and strategic planning, but approaches client consulting in projects from other sectors with the same passion. She is one of the few consultants who prepares and implements projects in all operational programs and European Union programs.

Principal of UEP and Mentor in Education Programs

Ariana Vela

MBA, IPMA/A
Ariana Vela

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