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The Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry is the only faculty in Croatia dedicated entirely to teaching and research in pharmacy and medical biochemistry. Pharmacy studies were started at the University of Zagreb in 1882. The name Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry was adopted in 1963, and since 1986 the Faculty has organised two study programmes, one in Pharmacy and the other in Medical Biochemistry. Today, the Faculty offers graduate programmes in Pharmacy and in Medical Biochemistry, a postgraduate (PhD) programme in Pharmaceutical-Biochemical Sciences and postgraduate specialist programmes. In addition, the Faculty offers continuing education for Masters of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry.

The five-year master programmes of Pharmacy and Medical Biochemistry (10 semesters, 300 ECTS points) are divided in three areas of academic focus: basic, biomedical and pharmaceutical sciences and basic, biomedical and medical biochemistry sciences, respectively. The goals and objectives of Master of Pharmacy programme are to educate students for competent participation in the design, development and delivery of medications for safe and efficient therapy. The programme emphasizes problem solving, critical thinking, and latest scientific findings related to medicines and modern medical treatments. Students learn to practice as patient-oriented healthcare professionals who will work as team with other health care providers. The goals and objectives of Master of Medical Biochemistry programme are to train students to examine human life in health and disease from the chemical, biochemical and molecular-biological aspects. The programme emphasizes problem solving, critical thinking, and latest scientific findings related to the molecular mechanisms underlying a multitude of diseases as well as novel diagnostic methods. The aim of this programme is to educate professionals who will be able to help physicians to diagnose the disease and follow up the therapy by choosing appropriate procedures and interpreting the obtained results.

Graduate programmes constitute the basis for postgraduate extension of knowledge and acquisition of special skills and competences. Postgraduate specialist studies at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, are a form of continuing education, or life-long learning, for pharmacists, medical biochemists and related professionals seeking to perfect their knowledge in one area of their specialty. The goal of PhD programme in Pharmaceutical-Biochemical Sciences is to prepare independent, creative scientists to excel in academia, the pharmaceutical industry and other research institutions.

In our modern educational, research, and practice settings, student are prepared to excel in a variety of pharmaceutical careers such as working in community and hospital pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry (research, development, production, control and marketing of drugs), Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices, research and educational institutions, and drug distribution enterprises. Masters of Medical Biochemistry get mainly employed in the health care system (medical-biochemistry laboratories in primary health care, polyclinics, hospitals and clinical hospital centres), research and academic institutions, and bio-research and diagnostic products distribution enterprises.

The research carried is of a high international standard and is world-leading in several areas, such as basic, biomedical, pharmaceutical and medical biochemistry sciences (drug development, drug delivery, nanotechnology, pharmacogenomics, chronic diseases, glycobiology, pharmacobotanics, drug resistance, food and diet therapy, biomedical potential of natural resources, pharmaceutical analysis).

University of Zagreb Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Vjekoslava Heinzela 55
10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 1 23 90 100
Fax: +385 1 24 41 390
E-mail: info@remove-this.vef.hr
Website: www.vef.unizg.hr/en

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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was founded in 1919. The mission of the Faculty is to provide high standard veterinary education and to achieve excellence in clinical and research domains. Those tasks are carried mostly through projects and funds which support the Faculty's scientific and teaching strategy. The Faculty has also developed international activities through active participation in exchange programmes, such as ERASMUS+ and others. Striving to achieve international, high teaching standards, the Faculty has been successfully evaluated and approved by EAEVE (The European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education) since 2003. Besides EAEVE, the Faculty is regularly evaluated by the National Agency for Higher Education. The Faculty actively participates in the national, European and American centres of excellence. In this context, the Faculty has established several resident programs within the European College. Since 2016 the Faculty has been offering integrated course in veterinary medicine in English.

The Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Study of Veterinary Medicine lasts for 6 years (12 semesters) and comprises 360 ECTS. It offers a comprehensive study programme which is aligned with the Bologna structure and EU Directive 2005/36/EC. The teaching methods are aligned with the requirements of the EHEA. During the first 3 years students gain knowledge of basic and preclinical courses. The last three years are dedicated to clinical and public health courses. Depending on the track chosen in the 10^th semester (Companion Animals, Farm Animals and Horses, or Food Hygiene, Technology and Veterinary Public Health) through specific elective courses students gain additional skills and knowledge.

Our core purpose is to train Doctors of Veterinary Medicine, able to perform within different fields of work such as the food industry and production, public health, farm management, veterinary practice and much more. A Diploma from the VEF UNIZG is recognized throughout the EU, and our graduates work in many countries in the EU and further afield.  

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Research is an important part of the Veterinary Faculty’s activities. Most research funding is provided through national and international projects, and some through cooperation with the business sector. Apart from basic scientific projects, applicative projects are created to resolve the challenges and support the needs of the national economy, local administrative units, or farmers. In the forthcoming period the Faculty aims to direct its research activities towards Horizon 2020 funding (H2020).

University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Šalata 3
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone:  + 385 1 45 66 777
Fax: + 385 1 45 66 701
E-mail: mef@remove-this.mef.hr
Website: www.mef.unizg.hr

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The University of Zagreb School of Medicine is the central institution devoted to medical education, research and professional development in the field of biomedicine and health in Croatia. Founded in 1917, the Zagreb School of Medicine is the alma mater of numerous generations of physicians and researchers from Croatia and all over the world. Based on its long-standing history of educating physicians from abroad, the Zagreb School of Medicine established its own programme of studies taught in the English language in 2003. Today, the Zagreb School of Medicine offers two integrated undergraduate and  graduate programmes of medical studies (in Croatian and English) conferring a degree of Doctor of Medicine, a graduate programme of nursing studies, a variety of postgraduate programmes - ranging from the postgraduate specialist studies to the PhD programmes, and a wide range of continuous medical education programmes. Ever since its outset, and particularly during the implementation of the Bologna process, the School has attempted to harmonize its curricula with recent advances in medical education and research. The present six-year curriculum stimulates student mobility within related institutions of the University of Zagreb, as well as within other Croatian (Rijeka, Split and Osijek) and international partner schools.

The course of medical studies lasts six years, thus uniting the undergraduate and the graduate level into one single whole (0+6), which has already been accepted by the majority of European universities. The curriculum leading to the Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine comprises mandatory general premedical courses, as well as four major groups of professional courses: basic medical sciences, pre-clinical medicine, clinical medicine and public health. When compared to other medical schools in neighbouring countries, our advantage is an early integration of public health and health management courses in the undergraduate studies’ curriculum. Along with regular academic courses, electives are carried out solely by studying significant problems in medical practice. As far as the teaching is concerned, the focus is shifted from lectures to other, more practical forms of teaching, such as seminars, demonstrations, consultations and clinical audits, where students gain experience in clinical settings, as well as at the facilities of local health centres. Centred on tutorials, integrated case-based modules have also been included into the curriculum. The study of pre-medical disciplines comprises an introduction to the physical, chemical and biological basis of life, whereas, in basic medical courses, students acquire knowledge and understanding of the structure and function of the human body. The programme of pre-clinical courses comprises the understanding of disease mechanisms, studying their effects and causes on cadavers, drug action and the approach to and examination of patients.

The clinical courses are focused on various diseases, methods of their detection (diagnosing), prevention and therapy. Relevant to public health courses are the matters concerning environmental and social health factors together with the physician’s role in the prevention and treatment of diseases. Students also gain insight into elementary research methods, statistics and medical informatics. Professional ethics is given special coverage throughout the whole course of study with a separate course offered in the third year. In the final diploma exam taken at the end of the study, prospective physicians are expected to have gained knowledge and understanding of the most common diseases, their treatment and the patients’ rehabilitation.

The fact that physicians will be in greater demand in the future presents an additional challenge to the educational system. Due to the recent generation replacement process, there is a growing demand for educated/certified physicians in all fields of medical practice, as well is in the basic sciences. The physicians who have graduated from the University of Zagreb School of Medicine are educated primarily for the general practice profile. However, the majority apply for residency positions in numerous specialty fields of medicine and work towards specializing for a particular professional profile. A certain number of graduates stay in research and fill the vacancies as research assistants who enrol the doctoral programme of studies in biomedicine and health and neuroscience. As young faculty they are closely related to the Zagreb School of Medicine and they work towards becoming a professional, both in research and in teaching. Finally, a considerable number of graduates are attracted to the positions offered by the pharmaceutical companies, where they work as pharmaceutical representatives and consultants, while those interested in social aspects of medicine fill vacancies in the sector of public health and health management. Our graduate nursing studies focuses on enhancing research, managerial, training and professional skills, knowledge and abilities of qualified nurses with undergraduate degrees.

The number of scientific papers published in widely visible international journals is one of the best indicators of the scientific output of any academic or scientific institution. In this respect, the University of Zagreb School of Medicine best serves national interests in the field of medicine. Our School frequently authors around 20% of all Croatian research publications, and more than 40% of all Croatian medical research publication according to the SCOPUS database. According to the Web of Sciences, in the period from 2015-2019, the authors affiliated with the School published 24,477 papers in journals, which were cited 23,860 times.

Moreover, the Zagreb School of Medicine, together with Rijeka and Split Schools of Medicine, owns an international peer-reviewed journal – Croatian Medical Journal with the impact factor of 1.247.

Our most prominent research highlights are reproductive medicine, regenerative medicine, bone morphogenetic proteins, neuroscience, neuroanatomy, haematological malignancies, congenital metabolic diseases, clinical endocrinology and diabetes, and gynaecological ultrasound. Among numerous national and international research projects, it is important to highlight that the Zagreb School of Medicine is the only institution in Croatia with two scientific centres of excellence. Those are the Scientific Centre of Excellence for Reproductive and Regenerative Medicine and the Scientific Centre of Excellence for Basic, Clinical and Translational Neuroscience. More information about our research initiatives and projects is available at the following link.

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