Dean of the College of Applied Sciences “Lavoslav Ružička” in Vukovar, college professor Željko Sudarić, Ph.D, together with his associates vice-dean for professional and scientific research and international cooperation college professor Sanja Gongeta, Ph.D, and the head of the Administrative Department senior lecturer Ivan Belaj, mag. iur., on January 21, 2022, held a meeting with the Minister of Justice and Administration of the Republic of Croatia, Ivan Malenica, Ph.D. The topic of the meeting held at the Ministry of Justice and Administration was the twelfth international conference “Development of Public Administration”. The main topic, date and place of the conference were defined at the meeting, and as a confirmation and continuation of the successful long-term cooperation between the College and the Ministry, it was agreed that this year the Ministry will sponsor the international conference “Development of Public Administration”.