Social Sciences

Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Znanstveno-učilišni kampus Borongaj, Borongajska 83 f
HR-10000, Zagreb
Phone: + 385 1 24 57 000
Fax: + 385 1 24 57 559
E-mail: dekan@remove-this.erf.hr
Webiste: https://www.erf.unizg.hr/hr/

 

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 7
TEACHING STAFF: 74
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 38
STUDENTS: 990

 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

Please see here.

 

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences is the only higher education institution of its kind in Croatia and is a comparatively older institution than the related institutions in the neighbouring countries (established in 1962.). The core activities of the Faculty are scientific and educational, including scientific-research and professional training, defined in line with the obligation of organizing and implementing the university studies - undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate; organization and implementation of the life long learning programme; organization and management of scientific and professional conferences and symposiums, professional counselling and other types of events; publishing activities; development of expert studies, expert opinions, professional programmes, to provide research and development services in the institutions and commercial businesses; implementation of the programme of prevention, diagnosis and rehabilitation or treatment of the persons experiencing social integration difficulties and language-speech communication difficulties.

 

PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

The Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences has 3 study programmes: Rehabilitation, Social Pedagogy and Speech-Language Pathology. Rehabilitation Study is based on contemporary insights in the field of social sciences, humanities, biomedical sciences and various arts. Within this study programme, students acquire competencies in differential diagnostics, special education and rehabilitation, treatment, and scientific research related work in various problem areas like the following: intellectual disability, autism, visual impairment, motor disorders, chronic diseases, etc. Social Pedagogy Study trains professionals for scientific research and professional work with individuals, groups and communities at risk of developing or with existing problematic behaviour. Professional activities cover the area of prevention, detection, diagnostics, treatment- and post-treatment intervention of behavioural disorders and crime in children, youth, and adults. Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) Study trains professionals for work on prevention, detection, diagnostics, and rehabilitation of various voice, speech and language disorders, hearing impairment and rehabilitation of dysphagia, dyslexia, dysgraphia, as well as augmentative and alternative communication.

 

CAREER PROSPECTS

Rehabilitation Study educates professionals for work at specialised centres and departments for rehabilitation, paediatric clinics, preschools and kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, social welfare centres, specialised clinics, civil society organisations, research centres, and private practices. Social Pedagogy Study educates professionals for work at counselling facilities, preschools and kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, social welfare centres, centres for children and youth education, mental health centres and clinics, correctional facilities, public prosecutor's offices, courts, penal institutions, county prisons, police stations, psychiatric clinics and research centres. Social pedagogues have rising presence in institutions out of the realm of schools and family, in local communities and civil society organisations.

SLP Study educates professionals for work at speech and hearing rehabilitation centres, medical rehabilitation centres, special institutions for education and rehabilitation, ear, nose & throat hospitals (ENT), neurology, psychiatric, audiologic, phoniatric and children's clinics, mental health institutions and counselling facilities, elderly persons homes and institutions, preschools and kindergartens, primary schools, day clinics for school-aged children, private practices, research centres etc.

 

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

The main areas of research include prevention of disorders, (re)habilitation and social integration of children and adults with special needs.

 

STUDY PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES 

BACHELOR’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Rehabilitation

6

180

Croatian

Social Pedagogy

6

180

Croatian

Speech-Language Pathology

6

180

Croatian

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Educational Rehabilitation

4

120

Croatian

Social Pedagogy

4

120

Croatian

Speech-Language Pathology

4

120

Croatian

POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

SPECIALIST STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Early Intervention in Educational Rehabilitation

3

90

Croatian

 

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Prevention Science and Disability Studies

6

180

Croatian

Speech, language and hearing disorders

6

180

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH
The Faculty offers a number of courses in English for exchange students. For a detailed overview please visit the Faculty website.

Faculty of Kinesiology

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Kinesiology
Horvaćanski zavoj 15
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: + 385 1 36 58 666
Fax: + 385 1 36 34 146
E-mail: iro@remove-this.kif.unizg.hr
Website: http://www.kif.unizg.hr/

 

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 3
CHAIRS: 11
TEACHING STAFF: 80
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 44
STUDENTS: 1267

 

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

Please see here.

 

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Kinesiology is an academic, educational, and research institution of higher education in the Republic of Croatia and one of the younger faculties of the University of Zagreb. The subject-matter core content of the integrated (undergraduate and graduate) university Master's and the postgraduate Doctoral studies is kinesiology. From the very beginning the mission of the Faculty has been the symbiosis of educational (professional training) and elite research work.

 

PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

The integrated undergraduate and graduate university study of kinesiology is a study which lasts five years (ten semesters), during which, in the first six semesters, all students attend classes of the same study programme which consists of courses in basic kinesiological disciplines and its interdisciplinary fields. Upon enrolling in the fourth year of their study (VII. semester) each student must select one obligatory module in education, in addition to which they must also choose one module in the field of applied kinesiology, which provides them with an additional qualification after completing their study and enables them to work in the field of a selected sport, physical recreation, kinesitherapy or sports management. After completing the university study of kinesiology all students acquire the academic title Master of Kinesiology and a qualification for working in educational institutions at all levels of the educational system.

Pursuant to their selected module in one of the fields of applied kinesiology, students who graduate from the university study of kinesiology also acquire an additional qualification of the same degree which is added to the basic academic title. This provides each graduate at the university study of kinesiology to acquire a double academic title and two professional qualifications of the same level – Master of Kinesiology in:

a) education and
b) a selected sport or
    kinesiological recreation or
    kinesi theraphy or
    sports management.

 

CAREER PROSPECTS

Masters of kinesiology actualize their knowledge and skills by performing all forms of teaching physical education classes in the educational system of the Republic of Croatia, from the preschool level to the postsecondary education level. They are also qualified to organize and conduct all forms of extracurricular intramural activities, as well as for a variety sporting and sports recreational programmes for their pupils and students in educational institutions, in their city, municipality, county, and at the state level. Within the area of competitive sports they manage sports activities for selected groups of children, teenagers and adult athletes focused on sports achievements and high performance. They also organize physical recreation for youngsters and adults and implement kinesitherapeutic procedures as well as sports programmes for the persons with disabilities. They are qualified to establish scientifically the process of exercising and to assess the expected kinesiological effects produced in physical education teaching, as well as the training effects reflected in improvements of sport performance and achievements. They are also qualified to discuss the health-related issues with regard to the underpinning well-being benefits in the participants of kinesiological (sporting) activities.

 

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

The Faculty is an important scientific research centre in the Republic of Croatia where fundamental and applied research is carried out in the fields of general and applied kinesiology and in the cognate or adjacent, mainly anthropological, scientific disciplines. Nowadays, the body of Croatian kinesiological knowledge is based upon a respectable number of more than 5000 reference items, comprising scientific and professional journal papers, conference contributions, books and parts in books, research project reports, master and doctoral theses. These scientific products are the results of the experimentally oriented investigations accomplished within the regular research activities of the Faculty, scientific projects, or expertise studies.

 

STUDY PROGRAMME

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

INTEGRATED BA&MA STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Kinesiology

10

300

Croatian

 

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Kinesiology

6

180

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH

A detailed information on the courses in English can be found at the Faculty's website.

Faculty of Law

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Law
Trg Republike Hrvatske 14
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 1 45 64 309
Fax: +385 1 45 64 030
E-mail: dekanat@remove-this.pravo.hr
Website: http://www.pravo.hr/ 

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 8
CHAIRS: 29
TEACHING STAFF: 169
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 77
STUDENTS: 6500

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

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INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, was established in 1776 and while it remains proud of its fine tradition, it seeks to be a modern institution engaged in cutting-edge research and education. It is equipped with a modern library, which offers not only over 600,000 volumes, but also access to numerous international databases, and houses a European Documentation Centre. The Faculty of Law has strong international relations and, through more than 160 agreements, it cooperates with many institutions and individuals worldwide, especially those in the EU and the region. It offers a welcoming environment for international students.

PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

The Faculty of Law offers three different types of study programme: an integrated BA-MA general law programme (308 ECTS), advanced master’s programmes (120 ECTS), and a doctoral programme (180 ECTS). Each of the levels provides opportunities for specialisation in a particular legal field such as constitutional and administrative law, civil law, criminal law, commercial law, labour law and social security law, tax law, international law and European law. The programmes offer numerous courses in English, intensive seminars in Dubrovnik and Zadar, participation in international moot court competitions, and legal clinics The Faculty of Law Study Department for Social Work also offers three different types of study programme: a bachelor programme in social work (240 ECTS), two master programmes - in social work and in social policy (60 ECTS) and a doctoral programme in social work and social policy (180 ECTS).

CAREER PROSPECTS

A Master degree in Law qualifies students to perform the legal profession in the judiciary, public attorney’s office, public notary, the law practice.  A degree also enables graduates to hold leading and responsible positions in the state administration, local self-government, companies, research institutions, political parties, associations, diplomatic and consular services, etc. Undergraduate and graduate social workers have many opportunities to work with children and youth, families, elderly people, people with disabilities as well as with different groups of people with menthal health disease. Alternatively there are increasingly diverse opportunities in the voluntary sector, for example working with organisations for service users with substance or alcohol misuse problems, or people who are homeless or marginalised in other ways.

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

The main research areas are constitutional and administrative law, civil law, commercial law, labour law and social security law, tax law, criminal law, international law, international criminal law and European law, social work and social policy.

STUDY PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Social Work Study

8

240

Croatian

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Social Work Study

2

60

Croatian

Social Policy Study

2

60

Croatian

Legal Study

10

300

Croatian

 

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Legal Science

6

180

Croatian

Social Work and Social Policy

6

180

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH
The Faculty offers a number of courses in English. More detailed information about courses can be found at the Faculty's website for the Law Program, Social Work Program and Public Administration Program.

Faculty of Organization and Informatics (Varaždin)

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Organization and Informatics
Pavlinska 2
HR-42000 Varaždin, Croatia
Phone: + 385 42 39 08 14
Fax: + 385 42 21 34 13
E-mail: ured-dekana@remove-this.foi.unizg.hr
Website: http://www.foi.hr/

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 7
TEACHING STAFF: 97
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 51
STUDENTS: 2800

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

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INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is a medium-sized faculty situated in Varaždin, a beautiful town in the Northwest Croatia, known for its preserved cultural and natural heritage. FOI is an internationally recognized higher education institution in the interdisciplinary field of informatics, organization and business. As a higher-education institution, FOI has a strong focus on the integration of practical skills and knowledge demands of today’s labor market. The Faculty is also a co-owner of Varaždin Technology Park – a business incubation centre for innovative start-up companies. Also, for over 20 years FOI has been actively engaged in applying for national and international (mostly EU funded) projects either as a project coordinator or a partner. Further on, FOI has a growing community of international students and it is dedicated to fostering internationalization processes and is open to academic partnerships with higher education institutions across the world. It is important to say that Varaždin has one of the best student infrastructure in Croatia. Modern Student residence was built in 2017 and it is located only 10 minutes from the main FOI building.

STUDY PROGRAMMES

The main aim of the Faculty is to provide the students with first-class education in the field of information sciences and technologies, organization and economics. The study structure has been devised as a three-level model (3 + 2 + 3), comprising of: a 3-year undergraduate study, a 2-year graduate study and a 3-year doctoral study. The Faculty offers two study programmes at the undergraduate level and one undergraduate vocational study programme. In the field of Informatics, there are available four study programme orientations at the graduate level and one study programme performed within the field of social sciences and area of Economics. After finishing graduate study programme, students can enroll in a postgraduate study programmes. Students are offered up-to-date study programmes that can be matched to the most recent programmes carried out in Western Europe and America. The programmes are supported by innovative learning methods and state-of-the-art computer laboratories, and our students are involved in challenging projects. At this moment, FOI offers 40 courses in English on the undergraduate and graduate level and 7 short intensive programmes (workshops).

CAREER PROSPECTS

The Faculty of Organization and Informatics is closely connected with the business sector. With over 500 cooperation agreements with companies in Croatia and abroad, FOI students often start their career while they are still studying at FOI. In view of the Faculty’s long tradition of effectively bringing together information and business systems, and in comparison with SFIA (Skills Framework for Information Age) model, which enables the assessment of the needs for informatics professionals, it is assumed that graduates leaving FOI should be able to successfully pursue careers pertaining to the following occupation groups: Organization and Operations Management; IS Strategy, Planning and Management; IS Development and Implementation; IS Services, Consulting and Implementation; Providing Education on using IT. Study programme Economics of Entrepreneurship qualify its students to work in small, medium and big enterprises and teaches them how to start their own family business.

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

Research activities are one of the FOI’s core activities. The mission of the Faculty includes the conduction of the scientific research within the field of Information and Communication sciences as well in other fields that are in interest of our researchers and that are being conducted within international and national research and development projects resulting with the application in teaching activities and with the transfer of knowledge to practical work. The Faculty aims to develop its scientific and research activities and achieve excellence in the following project and research fields and topics: application of information communication sciences, management of information systems, re-engineering of business processes, e-government, decision-making support systems, e-learning, e-schools, strategic planning, standardization, methodology and repositories, electronic and mobile business, XML frameworks of interoperability, program engineering, methodology of the development of information systems, quantitate methods of decision-making, risk analysis and project management, strategic planning of information systems, fostering of activities among underrepresented groups in ICT, Internet of Things, E-portfolios, Entrepreneurship and crafts.

STUDY PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Information and Business Systems

Modules:
-Software System Development
-Artificial Intelligence in Business
-Networked Systems and Computer Games
-Analysis and Design of Business Systems

 

 

6

 

 

180

 

 

Croatian

Economics of Entrepreneurship

6

180

Croatian

 

UNDERGRADUATE VOCATIONAL STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Information Technology in Business Application

6

180

Croatian

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

 DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Information and Software Engineering

4

120

Croatian

Business Systems Organizations

4

120

Croatian

Databases and Knowledge Bases

4

120

Croatian

Teacher of Informatics

4

120

Croatian

Economics of Entrepreneurship

4

120

Croatian

 

POSTGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

 DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Doctoral study programme Information Sciences

6

180

Croatian

Specialist Study Programmes

  1. Information Age Organizations Engineering and Re-Engineering
  2. Information Systems Security Management and Auditing
  3. Business Systems Management
  4. E-Learning in Education and Business

 

3

 

90

 

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH

The Faculty offers around 40 courses in English for exchange students and 7 intensive workshops. For a detailed information please visit course catalogue which is available on the Faculty website. Exchange students who can provide proof of sufficient knowledge of the Croatian language can be allowed to take courses that are taught and examined in Croatian.

Faculty of Political Science

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

Faculty of Political Science University of Zagreb
Lepušićeva 6
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 1 46 42 000
Fax: +385 1 46 55 316
E-mail: dekanat@remove-this.fpzg.hr
Website: https://www.fpzg.unizg.hr/

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 9
TEACHING STAFF: 81
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 27
STUDENTS: 1297

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

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INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Political Science was founded in 1962 and is the oldest political science educational and research institution in this part of Europe and offers the only study of political science in Croatia. It offers two undergraduate programmes – political science and journalism – and the same programmes are available at the graduate level. Worth mentioning is also the graduate program of Master of European Studies held entirely in English language, allocated with 60 ECTS credits.  The Faculty also has a number of postgraduate specialist MA programs with 60 ECTS credits: Public Relations, Security Policy of the Republic of Croatia, Foreign Policy and Diplomacy, Adapting to the European Union: The Project Management and the Use of EU Funds and Programs The Faculty also conducts doctoral programmes in political science and international relations. The Faculty regularly organizes specialized seminars, conferences and public forums in journalism, local administration, elections, and political parties. International cooperation is highly developed at all levels: through personal contacts and cooperation (within the International Political Science Association, the Croatian Political Science Association and within the regional cooperation of Central European political science associations) as well as at the institutional level within CEEPUS, Fulbright, Irex, Humboldt and others. The Faculty of Political Science is a member of the European Consortium for Political Research.

PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

The political science department offers a very broad programme, which includes basic courses in political theory and history, political sociology, psychology, philosophy, economy, etc. At the graduate level, students choose to specialize in one of six broad areas: international relations, the Croatian political system, comparative politics, European studies (Croatia and Europe), political theory and analysis, and public policy, public management, and development. The journalism department offers a comprehensive study programme consisting of journalism history, theory and practice, which is very strongly supported by the Faculty. In 1996 the Faculty founded its own radio station, Radio Student. In 2012 it was joined by Student Television, and both media are autonomously run by students, under the guidance of faculty members and associated experts. The television studio is one of the best equipped TV teaching studios in Europe existing since May 2002. In 2014 the Faculty launched student newspapers Global. At the graduate level, students choose to specialize in one of three broad areas: media and journalism, public relations, and political communication.

CAREER PROSPECTS

The range of employment available for political scientists and journalists is vast, even though they are generally employed in public administration (state, regional and local levels, public companies, etc.), political institutions and political parties, the media, public relations offices in the public and private sector, non-governmental organizations, social research and analytical institutions, etc.

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

Research programmes conducted at the Faculty vary from Croatian politics in a comparative perspective, over a multidisciplinary approach to European studies and Croatian political development, to the issues of media and their construction of social reality regarding identities and integrations. Numerous national and international science projects within these broad programmes are currently being carried out at the Faculty.

International science projects are:

  • bEUcitizen – all rights reserved? Barriers towards European citizenship
  • SPECTRESS – Social Practice Cultural Trauma and Reestablishing Solid Sovereignties
  • Jean Monnet Chair in EU political studies: Networks of European Integration
  • Jean Monnet project – EUEDUCA: educator workshop for secondary school teachers on the EU
  • Jean Monnet Modules: Europeanization of the Western Balkans
  • GIA - Women in the labour market - GENDER IMPACT ASSESSMENT
  • POLIPTIH(r) – political priorities in Croatia
  • Political in a time of current crisis: the legacy of Modern and contemporary challenges of the European unity project
  • CROQF - Modernising High Education Quality through Implementation of the Croatian Qualifications Framework
  • Actor analysis in health policy formulation in Croatia (Health policy)
  • Lost in transition: (mis)use of transitional justice mechanisms in post-conflict countries (TransJusMem)
  • STAR VOICE: Karlovac public & civil partnership for citizens participation and increased transparency for the revitalisation of the old town centre Zvijezda
  • Racism and Xenophobia: For Refugee and Ethnic Equality (RAX FREE)
  • European Youth News Exchange (Y-NEX)
  • Balkan bridges: Bringing together journalism students to enhance mutual understanding and promote tolerance & diversity
  • Disobedient democracy: a comparative analysis of contentious politics in European semi-periphery
  • European cosmopolitanism and sites of memory through generations
  • Ip_2019_jourlab: Investigative journalism laboratory: Media credibility through a culture of experimentation and innovation in newsrooms
  • Active students - useful citizens - a just society: partnership in the development of socially useful learning programmes for the development of student competencies and student contribution to the community

 
Faculty also has five research centres mostly focused on specific research projects or research fields.

Research centres at the Faculty are:

  • CEPIS –Centre for empirical political research
  • CES – Centre for European studies
  • CEDIM – Centre for the Study of Ethnicity, Citizenship and Migration
  • CIM – Centre for media and communication research
  • CeMSS – Centre for international and security studies

 

PUBLISHING

Publishing activity at the Faculty includes book series Politička misao [Political Thought] with over four decades long tradition with close to 70 titles published by Croatian and foreign authors in political science and other social science disciplines, and also Političke Analize [Political Analysis] founded a few years ago. The Faculty publishes five journals:

Journal Politička misao [Croatian Political Science Review], was launched in 1964 and is the oldest political science journal in Eastern Europe, as well as the only specialized political science journal in Croatia.

In 2010 the Faculty and Croatian Communication Society jointly launched Medijske studije [Media Studies] journal, publishing academic and professional papers in the field of media, communication, journalism and public relations studies.

Since 2004 the Faculty supports the publishing of Annals of Croatian Political Science Association, which publishes papers presented at the events of Croatian Political Science Association as well as other research papers, reviews and information about developments within the discipline and the profession.

In cooperation with the Belgrade Faculty of Political Science and Serbian Association of Political Science, in 2011 the Faculty established a regional journal called Političke perspektive [Political Perspectives]publishing papers from political science and similar disciplines.

Faculty of Political Science also regularly publishes student newspapers Global.

 

ERASMUS GUIDE

Erasmus guide is a student television project created by the Erasmus students for the Erasmus students. The project was realized as part of the Television News in the Multimedia Environment course. Guide offers videos and blogs aimed to help future students at the beginning of their adventure in Zagreb. It allows them to share their experiences with new students and offers helpful tips about accommodation, language, food, nightlife and many other topics Erasmus guide can be found on TV student web page.

STUDY PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Political Science

8

240

Croatian

Journalism

6

180

Croatian

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Political Science

2

60

Croatian

Journalism 

4

120

Croatian

Master of European Studies

2

60

English

 

SPECIALIST STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Public relations

2

60

Croatian

Security policy of the Republic of Croatia

2

60

Croatian

Foreign policy and diplomacy

2

60

Croatian

Adapting to the European Union: project management and use of European Union funds and programmes

2

60

Croatian

 

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Political Science

6

180

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH

The Faculty offers a number of courses in English for exchange students. For a detailed information please visit the incoming students page and the list of courses in English.

Faculty of Economics and Business

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb
Trg J. F. Kennedyja 6
Phone: +385 1 23 83 232
Fax: +385 1 23 35 633
Website: https://www.efzg.unizg.hr/en

FACTS & FIGURES

FEB Zagreb brochures and publications

DEPARTMENTS: 17
TEACHING STAFF:  260
NON-TEACHING STAFF:  115
STUDENTS: 8500

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

Please see here.

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Economics and Business - Zagreb (FEB) was founded in 1920 which places it among the oldest institutions for higher education in economics and business in this part of Europe. Based on the results of its economic, social and political activities, the number of current students and members of its Alumni society, the number and the competencies of its professors, associates and accompanying staff, awarded international accreditations, and many top economists, managers, entrepreneurs and politicians, the Faculty of Economics and Business Zagreb is recognized as leading and largest institution of economic and business education in the Republic of Croatia, and the wider region. FEB Zagreb is an active member in international associations, such as EFMD, AACSB, EDAMBA, CEEMAN, etc., which guarantees an orientation towards internationalisation and development of quality higher education activities. It currently holds two international accreditations: AACSB Business accreditation at the institution level, and the EPAS accreditation for the English-taught Bachelor degree in Business programme. Internationalisation has great prominence in FEB's strategic development plan. Positive students’ international learning experience is boosted by the increasing number of outgoing and incoming exchange students. Today, the Faculty has over 130 Erasmus+ and more than 25 bilateral agreements for student exchange.


PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

FEB Zagreb offers over 30 Croatian-taught undergraduate, graduate, integrated undergraduate and graduate, and postgraduate degree programs in the fields of economics and business. The Faculty also runs seven programmes entirely taught in English, on both bachelor and master level, with more than 130 courses offered to students.

CAREER PROSPECTS

Business administration and economics majors have diverse and stimulating career prospects, both in the private and public sector, as well as entrepreneurs. FEB Alumni is respectable, with executive management and other important positions in almost all large and important companies or institution covered by FEB ex-students.

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

FEB Zagreb holds a leading scientific role in social sciences in Croatia with a strong research culture among its employees. FEB's teaching staff have strong research backgrounds; they are active in presenting scientific papers at international conferences, publishing in prestigious scientific journals with high impact factor and are reviewers and/or editors in reputable scientific international journals. FEB Zagreb organizes the international programme of special education for students of tourism (ITHAS – International Tourism & Hospitality Academy at Sea), the biannual international scientific conference Enterprise Odyssey as well as the Trade Perspectives conference. It takes part in many international research projects, such SENIOR 2030, FOReSIGHT, SUSTA, TERRAGOV, Strength2Food, etc. The Faculty also publishes several internationally acclaimed scientific journals: Acta Turistica, Tržište/Market, Zagreb International Review of Economics and Business (ZIREB), Poslovna izvrsnost (Business Excellence), InterEULawEast and Proceedings of FEB Zagreb, most of which are indexed in leading internationally relevant citation databases (eg. WoS and Scopus).

STUDY PROGRAMMES

STUDY PROGRAMMES IN ENGLISH

STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS          

Bachelor Degree in Business 

8

240

Bachelor Degree in Economics

8

240

Master Degree in Business - Managerial Informatics

2

60

Master Degree in Business - Management

2

60

Master Degree in Business - Trade and International Business

2

60

Master Degree in Business - Marketing

2

60

Master Degree in Economics                                                                   

2

60

LIST OF COURSES OFFERED TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS


STUDY PROGRAMMES IN CROATIAN

INTEGRATED UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMMES

STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

Business Economics

10

300

Economics

10

300

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION
(semesters)

ECTS

Professional Undergraduate Study Programme - Business Economics

6

180

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION
(semesters)

ECTS        

Professional Specialist Graduate Study Programmes:

4

120

SPECIALIST POSTRGRADUATE PROGRAMMES: more than 30 programmes in all areas of business administration and economics (e.g., MBA, Accounting and Auditing, Finance, Marketing, ICT Management, Organization and Management, etc.)

DOCTORAL STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

Economics and Business Economics

6

180

Economics and Global Security

6

180

Business Economics in the Digital Environment

6

180

Faculty of Teacher Education

CONTACT AND ADDRESS

University of Zagreb Faculty of Teacher Education
Savska cesta 77
HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Phone: +385 1 63 27 301
Fax: +385 1 63 27 399
E-mail: dekanat@remove-this.ufzg.hr
Website: http://www.ufzg.unizg.hr/

 

FACTS & FIGURES

DEPARTMENTS: 3
CHAIRS: 12
TEACHING STAFF: 140
NON-TEACHING STAFF: 63
STUDENTS: 2933

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS contacts

Please see here.

INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE

The Faculty of Teacher Education is the leading institution for educating primary school and preschool teachers in the Republic of Croatia. The Faculty operates at three locations, with the central building in Zagreb, and local branches situated in the towns of Petrinja and Čakovec. A total of approximately 3,000 students are enrolled in the various study programmes. The Faculty is comprised of three departments: Teacher Education Studies, Preschool Education Studies and Educational Studies. The Faculty of Teacher Education offers programmes of postgraduate specialization and doctoral programmes in the area of Educational Sciences. In addition to that, the Faculty carries out programmes for continuing professional development for primary school and preschool teachers, within the Centre for Lifelong Learning.

 

PROGRAMME EMPHASIS

At the Department of Teacher Education Studies, students enroll in the study programme designed for educating primary school teachers. Students can enroll in the study programme to obtain the title of Master of Primary Education (with English or German Language specialization), or the study programme with modules (the Arts module, Croatian Language, Information Technology and Educational Sciences. The study programme for primary school teachers lasts five years in total, 10 semesters (and is worth 300 ECTS/credits). Graduated students obtain the title of Master of Primary Education. The study for preschool teachers offered within the Preschool Education Studies Department lasts three years, six semesters, (and is worth a total of 180 ECTS), after which students obtain the title of “Baccalaurea” or “Baccalaureus”. After this study programme, students can enroll into a two-year graduate programme (120 ECTS), after which they obtain the title of Master of Early Childhood and Preschool Education. The Department of Educational Sciences carries out a study programme in the area of Educational Sciences at other teaching faculties of the University of Zagreb. This Department also carries out programmes for teacher competences for graduated specialists from non-teaching faculties (60 ECTS) who find employment in primary or secondary schools (high schools), as well as vocational experts to be employed as teaching staff in vocational schools.

 

CAREER PROSPECTS

After obtaining the title of Master of Primary Education, graduated students are qualified to teach all subjects in primary school, as well as English or German as a foreign language if they opted for the language course of study at the time of enrollment. Students graduating from the Preschool Education Studies Department are qualified to work as preschool teachers in public and private preschool institutions.

 

RESEARCH ORIENTATION

Due to the diverse background of Faculty academic staff, research activities of the Faculty of Teacher Educations are very broad, covering: Social Sciences, the Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Interdisciplinary fields. In carrying out research activities an emphasis is placed on the application of scientific results in preschool and primary education policies and teaching practices. Topics of research include children and pupils in the education system; education policy; preschool and primary teacher education; children and childhood; learning; language, literature and culture; media, media literacy and media culture.

 

STUDY PROGRAMMES

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMME

BACHELOR STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Early Childhood and Preschool Education

6

180

Croatian

GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

MASTER STUDY PROGRAMMES

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Early Childhood and Preschool Education

4

120

Croatian

Primary Education

10

300

Croatian

Primary Education with English/German Language

10

300

Croatian/English/German

POST-GRADUATE STUDY PROGRAMMES

POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGUE OF INSTRUCTION

Educational Approach to Croatian as a Foreign Language in Early Childhood Education and Compulsory Education

 

4

 

120

Croatian

Lifelong Learning

4

120

Croatian

Drama Pedagogy

2

60

Croatian

 

POSTGRADUATE (DOCTORAL) UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMME

DURATION (semesters)

ECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Language, Literary and Cultural Context of Early, Preschool and Primary Education

6

180

Croatian

Life Long Learning and Educational Sciences

6

180

Croatian

STUDY COURSES DELIVERED IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN

The Faculty offers a number of courses in English for exchange students. For a detailed overview please visit the Faculty website.



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