Sanja Musić Milanović and Agata Kornhauser-Duda, Spouses of Croatian and Polish Presidents, Visit Academy of Music and ‘Sveti Duh’ Clinical Hospital
Today, Prof. Dr. Sanja Musić Milanović, the spouse of the President of the Republic of Croatia, and Agata Kornhauser-Duda, the spouse of the President of the Republic of Poland, visited the Academy of Music and the ‘Sveti Duh’ Clinical Hospital in Zagreb. Agata Kornhauser-Duda is in Croatia as part of the official visit of the President of the Republic Poland, Andrzej Duda, to the Republic of Croatia.
The visit to the Academy of Music in Zagreb was organized to mark World Art Day, which is being celebrated today. During their visit to the oldest and largest higher education institution for music in Croatia, the spouses of the Presidents of Croatia and Poland toured the halls and classrooms of the Academy, accompanied by their hosts – the Dean of the Academy of Music, Prof. Igor Lešnik, and the Vice Dean for Student Affairs, Prof. Srđan Čaldarević. In one of the Academy’s concert halls, they attended a special performance featuring works by both Croatian and Polish composers: Frédéric Chopin, Josip Hatze, and Ivo Josipović. The Academy of Music is an integral part of the University of Zagreb and has been attended by many renowned artists and educators who, through their work in Croatia and abroad, have helped solidify the Academy’s reputation and its high standard of excellence in music education.
Following their visit to the Academy of Music, the spouse of the Croatian President, Prof. Dr. Sanja Musić Milanović, and the spouse of the Polish President, Agata Kornhauser-Duda, visited the ‘Sveti Duh’ Clinical Hospital, where they met and spoke with hospital representatives. The discussion focused on the work of the Department of Neonatology within the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics, as well as its collaboration with the Parents of Premature Babies Club “Palčići.” The meeting was attended by Assoc. Prof. Prim. Dr. Edvard Galić, Director of the Hospital; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Igor Alfirević, Deputy Hospital Director; Prof. Dr. Ratko Matijević, Head of the Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics; Rebeka Ribičić, Acting Head of the Department of Neonatology; Željka Vučko, President of the “Palčići” Parents’ Club; and Snježana Foschio-Bartol, Head of the Hospital Director’s Office. After the meeting, the presidential spouses, accompanied by their hosts, toured the Clinic for Gynaecology and Obstetrics.
PHOTO: Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia / Filip Glas