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HEP seeks future employees: As many as 202 scholarships for high school students and university students

Hrvatska elektroprivreda has announced a competition for the award of scholarships to regular high school students and competition for the award of scholarships to regular university students, under which it will offer a total of 202 scholarships for the school and academic year 2024/2025 – 63 for university students and 139 for high school students.

Students of master’s programs and third-year undergraduate students in technical sciences (fields of electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, computer science, geodesy), as well as students in pre-final and final years of technical high schools, can apply for the competitions open until November 9, 2024. Detailed information about the competitions and the application process is available on the website of Hrvatska elektroprivreda.

The scholarship for the first and second year of master’s studies amounts to 330 euros per month, while it is 270 euros for third-year undergraduate students. For regular students in pre-final years of high school, the monthly net scholarship amount is 150 euros, and 200 euros for final-year students.

In addition to financial support during studies, the contract provides scholarship holders with employment in the HEP group as interns on indefinite contracts after obtaining their diploma or completing their high school education, with the obligation to remain employed in the company that sponsored them – HEP Distribution System Operator, HEP Production, HEP District Heating, HEP Trade, HEP Electricity, or HEP d.d. The payment of the scholarship begins after signing the scholarship agreement and lasts until the completion of high school education or studies.

Collaboration with educational institutions

HEP Group is one of the largest business systems and employers in Croatia. In addition to providing scholarships to students, HEP promotes cooperation between the economy and education through donation programs and projects in partnership with educational institutions.

This year, under the name I Have a Wire!, for the 30th time, it will award cash prizes to elementary and high school students for their achievements in national competitions in mathematics and physics, as well as in the fields of electrical engineering and computer science.

This year also marks the jubilee of the action For Our Little Geniuses, which is being conducted for the tenth time. In an effort to ensure better conditions for IT education in elementary schools, HEP has so far donated 650 new computers for students in 198 elementary schools across Croatia.

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