The Faculty of

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at the

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( Croatian: ''Geodetski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu'') is the only

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providing high education in

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and the largest faculty in this domain in

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Education

Since the implementation of the Bologna process in the academic year 2005/06, Faculty of Geodesy offers one undergraduate programme (three years): * Geodesy and Geoinformatics which finishes with the title

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in Geodesy and Geoinformatics. After receiving the

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degree, the student can apply for the

Master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in two programmes (two years): * Geodesy * Geoinformatics which ends with the title

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in Geodesy or Master of Science in Geoinformatics. The Faculty offers also two postgraduate programmes: *

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(three years) * spec. (one year)

Organisation

The Faculty comprises 16

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s: * Chair of State survey * Chair of Geoinformation Science * Chair of Hydrography * Chair of Mathematics and Physics * Chair of Analysis and processing of geodetic measurements * Chair of Satellite geodesy * Chair of Photogrammetry and Remote sensing * Chair for Geoinformation * Chair of Cartography * Chair of Instrumental technology * Chair of Engineering Geodesy * Chair for Theory of Organisation and Management * Chair of Spatial Information Management * Chair of Land Surveying * Laboratory of Measuring and Measuring technology * Hvar Observatory

Students

Students are organised in their student association (''Croatian: Studentski zbor'') and are participating in few sport activities. Also, they issue the professional magazin
Ekscentar

Noted alumni

Stjepan Horvat Stjepan Horvat (November 29, 1895 – March 12, 1985) was a Croatian geodesist and professor, dean of the Technical Faculty in Zagreb, head of the University of Zagreb, editor of the journals ''Geodetski list'' and ''Hrvatska državna izmjera' ...

, Rector of University of Zagreb (1944–1945) * Slavko Macarol, Rector of University of Zagreb (1963–1966)

External links

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Faculty of Geodesy, University of Zagreb
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Donji grad, Zagreb 1962 establishments in Croatia Educational institutions established in 1962