On 2 and 3 June the third Islands of Memory conference was held in Stari Grad, focusing on tourism. Ten researchers from Austria, Croatia, Germany, and Montenegro presented their work on the intertwining of tourism and memory, ranging from dark tourism to silences in tourism narratives, as well as from a transnational perspective. In addition […]
On Saturday, May 24, 2025, 23 firefighters from the Stari Grad Fire Department and 8 police officers from the Hvar Police Station completed the Basic Training program in the Čitovnica area in Stari Grad. Two dentists who practice in Stari Grad and Jelsa, Dr. Marija Matijašević and Dr. Zvonimir Jukić, joined this training. The training
Pharos Institute is proud of our students and the cooperation with Boz Institute and Hvar High School for the SETAC Conference in Vienna May 12-15 2025. Students presented a portion of their 2024 sea ecology research as entitled. ” Ecological Risk Assessment Post Tourist Season at the Croatian UNESCO Heritage Island of Hvar: Student STEM Research
One Croatian island is a phenomenon that stands out all over the world The famous and beautiful Croatian island has in recent years become a tourist-party place that often forgets and neglects its extremely valuable cultural and historical heritage. Written by Hina, January 4, 2025 @ 08:55 Hvar Photo: Getty Images The island of Hvar
Pharos Institute and Boz Institute completed the field research of the pilot program. During September, seven high school juniors and a science teacher from Hvar, and four scientists from Boz Institute (Figure 1) deployed 16 environmental sensors in the sea in and around Stari Grad, Hvar, and several other locations on the island in late
Pharos Institute and Boz Life Science Research and Teaching Institute (www.bozinstitute.org), San Diego, California are excited to present their pilot summer 2024 marine ecology and human health risk assessment research project: The pilot research project is part of the Boz Institute “Environmental Impact on Species Diversity: Collaborative International Research, STEM Education, and Global Policy Program.”
