On December 2, 2021, in the Great Hall of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management, the first four contracts were signed for funding scientific research projects of the Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management under the ZIP FMTU project line.

In addition to the existing sources of funding for scientific research projects, FTHM has launched this new project line this academic year, which the Faculty finances with its own resources in order to strengthen the scientific research project activities and achieve the strategic goals of the Faculty and University.

Researchers can submit proposals for their research projects in any odd month of the year within a fast and flexible funding system.

The contracts for funding the first ZIP FMTU projects for this period were signed by the following project leaders:

• Tanja Fatur Šikić, Ph.D. - Utjecaj porezne politike okoliša na održivi razvoj i zeleni rast (The Impact of Environmental Tax Policy on Sustainable Development and Green Growth)
• Nadia Pavia, Ph.D., Full Prof. - Budući trendovi organizacije turističkog smještaja (Future Trends in the Organization of Tourist Accommodation)
• Mislav Šimunić, Ph.D., Full Prof. - Odnos kvalitete najvažnijih SEO faktora za rangiranje i pozicije Web site-a hotela u sklopu SERP-a (Relationship Between the Quality of the Main SEO Factors for Ranking and the Position of the Hotel Website within SERP)

Jelena Đurkin, Ph.D., Assistant Prof., Razvoj autohtone gastronomske ponude u ruralnim područjima: značaj organizacijskog povezivanja ključnih dionika (Development of Autochthonous Gastronomic Offer in Rural Areas: The Importance of Organizational Connection of Key Stakeholders)