The University of Zagreb ( hr, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, ; la, Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the largest
Croatia
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and the oldest continuously operating university in the area covering Central Europe south of
Vienna
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and all of
Southeastern Europe
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. The University of Zagreb and the
University North are the only public universities operating in
Northern and Central Croatia.
The history of the University began on September 23, 1669, when the Holy Roman Emperor
Leopold I issued a decree granting the establishment of the ''Jesuit Academy of the Royal Free City of Zagreb''. The decree was accepted at the Council of the Croatian Kingdom on November 3, 1671. The Academy was run by the
Jesuits
The Society of Jesus ( la, Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuits (; la, Iesuitæ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...
for more than a century until the order was dissolved by
Pope Clement XIV
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in 1773. In 1776, Empress
Maria Theresa issued a decree founding the ''Royal Academy of Science'' which succeeded the previous Jesuit Academy. Bishop
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (; german: Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian politician, Roman Catholic Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop, and benefactor (law), benefactor.
Early life an ...
proposed the founding of a University to the
Croatian Parliament
The Croatian Parliament ( hr, Hrvatski sabor) or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legislative power. The Sab ...
in 1861. Emperor
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...
signed the decree on the establishment of the University of Zagreb in 1869. The Act of Founding was passed by the Parliament in 1874, and was ratified by the Emperor on January 5, 1874. On October 19, 1874, the ''Royal University of Franz Joseph I'' was officially opened.
The University is composed of 29 faculties, 3 art academies and 1 university center with more than 70,000 students.
History
Academy
The beginnings of the later university date back to 23 September 1669 when Emperor and King
Leopold I Habsburg issued a decree granting the establishment of the
Jesuit
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Academy of the Royal Free City of
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital (political), capital and List of cities and towns in Croatia#List of cities and towns, largest city of Croatia. It is in the Northern Croatia, northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slop ...
.
[Rüegg, Walter: "European Universities and Similar Institutions in Existence between 1812 and the End of 1944: A Chronological List", in: Rüegg, Walter (ed.): '' A History of the University in Europe. Vol. 3: Universities in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries (1800–1945)'', Cambridge University Press, 2004, , p. 685] According to that document the study of philosophy in Zagreb acquired a formal and legal status as ''Neoacademia Zagrabiensis'' and officially became a public institution of higher education.
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The academy was run by the Jesuits for more than a century until the order was dissolved by Pope
Clement XIV
Pope Clement XIV ( la, Clemens XIV; it, Clemente XIV; 31 October 1705 – 22 September 1774), born Giovanni Vincenzo Antonio Ganganelli, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 May 1769 to his death in Sep ...
in 1773. Under a new leadership in 1772 the academy enrolled a total of 200 students.
In 1776 Empress and Queen
Maria Theresa issued a decree founding the Royal Academy of Science ( la, Regia Scientiarum Academia).
It consisted of three studies or
faculties of philosophy, theology, and law. The former political-
cameral
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studies became part of the newly established faculty of law, and thus were integrated into the academy. Each of the faculties of the Royal Academy of Sciences had several chairs teaching one or several courses. During the
Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791 and following the Austrian occupation of
Belgrade
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on 8 October 1789 the Royal Academy requested to be granted the university status with the following argumentation:
The academy in Zagreb remained until 1874, despite numerous organizational changes, the focal institution of higher education in Croatia, educating most of the members of the Croatian intelligentsia.
University
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Bishop
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (; german: Joseph Georg Strossmayer; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian politician, Roman Catholic Bishops in the Catholic Church, bishop, and benefactor (law), benefactor.
Early life an ...
in 1861 proposed to the
Croatian Parliament
The Croatian Parliament ( hr, Hrvatski sabor) or the Sabor is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of Croatia. Under the terms of the Croatian Constitution, the Sabor represents the people and is vested with legislative power. The Sab ...
the founding of a university at Zagreb. During his visit in 1869, the Emperor
Franz Joseph
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...
signed the decree on the establishment of the University of Zagreb. Five years later, the Parliament passed the Act of Founding, which was ratified by the Emperor on 5 January 1874. On 19 October 1874, a ceremony was held in the name of the founding of the ''Royal University of Franz Joseph I in Zagreb'', making it the third university in the
Hungarian realm of the
Austro-Hungarian Empire
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.
In 1874 the University had four faculties:
* Law (''Pravno-državoslovni fakultet'')
* Theology (''Bogoslovni fakultet'')
* Philosophy (''Mudroslovni fakultet'')
* Medicine (''Liječnički fakultet'')
The Faculty of Medicine was not put into function in 1874; it had to wait until 1917. The Faculty of Philosophy served as the general scientific faculty. Since 1876 it had geology, botany, physics, mathematics, and chemistry; since 1877 zoology; since 1882 pharmacy; since 1883 geography.
In 1860, the
Royal Agriculture and Forestry College
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* A member of a royal family
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was founded in
Križevci
Križevci (; la, Crisium; hu, Kőrös ; german: Kreutz ) is a city in central Croatia with a total population of 21,122 and with 11,231 in the city itself (2011), the oldest city in its county, the Koprivnica-Križevci County.
History
The f ...
. In 1898, the Academy of Forestry (''Šumarska akademija'') was founded as part of the Faculty of Philosophy, which encompassed all technical studies. In 1919, this school became the Faculty of Husbandry and Forestry.
In 1919, the School of Technology (''Tehnička visoka škola'') was founded, which was transformed into a university faculty in 1926. Also in 1919 the School of Veterinary Medicine (''Veterinarska visoka škola'') was founded; it transformed into a university faculty in 1925.
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In the Faculty of Philosophy, major reorganization ensued in the 1920s, as mathematics, pharmacy and other sciences started to split off, first with the creation of separate mathematics and pharmaceutical departments in 1928, when the faculty was renamed into its current name ''Filozofski fakultet''.
In 1926, the university was composed of seven faculties:
* Theology (''Bogoslovni fakultet'')
* Law (''Pravnički fakultet'')
* Medicine (''Liječnički fakultet'')
* Philosophy (''Mudroslovni fakultet'')
** Philosophy dept. (''Filozofski odjel'')
** Pharmacy dept. (''Farmaceutski odjel'')
* Husbandry and Forestry (''Gospodarsko-šumarski fakultet'')
* Veterinary Medicine (''Veterinarski fakultet'')
* Technology (''Tehnički fakultet'')
** Construction dept. (''Građevni odsjek'')
** Engineering dept. (''Strojarski odsjek'')
** Chemical engineering dept. (''Kemijsko-inženjerski odsjek'')
On 26 August 1936 a group of Macedonian students belonging to the
MANAPO The Macedonian National Movement (abbreviated MANAPO) ( mk, Македонски Национален Покрет, transliterated: ''Makedonski Nacionalen Pokret'') was a leftist movement started in 1936 among the progressive Macedonian students in ...
signed the ''Political Declaration'', an illegal document requesting political and social emancipation of
Macedonians in the
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
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.
During the
Independent State of Croatia
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(1941–1945), the university was known as the ''Croatian University'' (Hrvatsko sveučilište).
The individual departments of the Faculty of Philosophy became separate faculties in 1942, 1946 when the Faculty of Sciences was formed, and finally in 1963.
In 1956, the Faculty of Technology was divided into four faculties:
* Architecture-Construction-Geodesy (''Arhitektonsko-građevinsko-geodetski fakultet'')
* Electrical engineering (''Elektrotehnički fakultet'')
* Mechanical engineering-Shipbuilding (''Strojarsko-brodograđevni fakultet'')
* Chemistry-Food technology-Mining (''Tehnološki fakultet'')
These eventually split up into the current layout.
In 1999., the University decided to implement European Credit Transfer System - ECTS. When Croatia signed to be a part of The Bologna declaration, all of the universities in Croatia adopted this system of easily readable and comparable degrees.
University offers 160 undergraduate programmes (ba/bsc), 22 integrated undergraduate-graduate programmes, 9 vocational undergraduate programmes, 174 graduate programmes (ma/msc), 1 vocational graduate programme, 72 doctoral programmes (PhD) and 165 specialist postgraduate programmes.
Faculties
Natural science
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Faculty of Science
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Engineering
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Faculty of Architecture
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Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
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Faculty of Civil Engineering
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Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
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Faculty of Geodesy
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Faculty of Geotechnics (in
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Faculty of Graphic Arts
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Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
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Faculty of Metallurgy (in
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Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
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Faculty of Textile Technology
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Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Biomedical sciences
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Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
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Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
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School of Dental Medicine
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School of Medicine
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Biotechnology
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Faculty of Agriculture
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Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
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Faculty of Forestry
Social science
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Faculty of Economics and Business
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Faculty of Kinesiology
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Faculty of Law
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Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin
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Faculty of Political Science
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Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
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Faculty of Teacher Education
Humanities
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Catholic Faculty of Theology
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Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Faculty of Croatian Studies
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Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences
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The arts
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Academy of Dramatic Art
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Academy of Fine Arts
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Academy of Music
Philosophy and Religious Sciences
Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences (FFRZ) is a part of the University of Zagreb,
Croatia
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It remains a work of the
Society of Jesus
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and traces its origins to 1662.
FFRZ in Zagreb began as a Jesuit school of philosophy on 6 November 1662 with the establishment of the Philosophy Department at Zagreb College, which would become the University of Zagreb.
The Faculty of Philosophy of the Society of Jesus (FFDI) closed in 1773 due to the suppression of the
Society of Jesus
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, and the Jesuit philosophy school in Zagreb did not reopen until 1937, when it offered a three-year course leading to the licentiate in philosophy, as it does today.
On 31 July 1989 the Congregation for Catholic Education of the
Holy See
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decreed that the Faculty of Philosophy could confer the
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licentiate, and doctorate in philosophy.
With a decision of 7 October 1992, the Ministry of Science and Technology entered FFDI into the register as a Scientific Research Organization in philosophy and it became a part of the
Croatian Studies Department of the University of Zagreb.
On 8 December 2016, the Senate of the University of Zagreb determined that FFDI would become a faculty and equal component of the University under the title Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences (FFRZ).
Undergraduates may major in Philosophy and Religious Sciences, Philosophy, or Philosophy and Latin Language. Graduate students may major in Philosophy or Religious Science. FFRZ also offers post-graduate studies.
FFRZ has a formal relationship with Laudato TV to "work together to promote and implement educational, cultural and scientific activities in the Christian and humanistic atmosphere".
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In 2017 there were two current research studies at the Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Sciences:
* Practical ethics and commitment to the common good in times of crisis. Is there a place for virtue in Croatian society?
* Christian philosophy within the Croatian philosophy of the 20th century.
On 5 May 2017 a symposium was held on "Religions and Migration: Displaced Persons and Refugees".
The faculty is led by a chancellor and his deputy along with a dean and vice-dean. The chancellor is
Arturo Sosa
Arturo Marcelino Sosa Abascal (born 12 November 1948) is a Venezuelan Catholic priest who serves as the 31st and present superior general of the Society of Jesus. He was elected Superior General by the Society's 36th General Congregation on ...
, General Superior of the Society of Jesus based in Rome. His deputy is Dalibor Renić, Provincial Superior of the Croatian Province of the Society of Jesus based in Zagreb. The dean is Prof. Ivan Koprek, The Faculty Council is composed of all regular and extraordinary professors and the Faculty Conference includes all current lecturers, student representatives, and faculty officials.
Rectors
:
* Ivančić was elected rector in 2001, but resigned due to health reasons before his term started.
:
Source
List of rectors
at the University of Zagreb website
Rankings
As of 2020, the university ranked 801-1000 by
QS, ranking 575 by
USN
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, ranking 512 by
CWUR
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, ranked 401-500 by
ARWU, and 1001+ by
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Legacy
Since 1874, more than 200,000 students have received a bachelor's degree, more than 18,000 a master's, and more than 8,000 a doctorate from the University of Zagreb.
Gallery
Arhitektonski fakultet u Zagrebu.jpg, Faculty of Architecture
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FER Zagreb.jpg, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Medicinski fakultet Zagreb - glavni.jpg, School of Medicine
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PMF Matematika Zagreb.jpg, Faculty of Science
Faculty may refer to:
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* Faculty (division), a division within a university (usage outside of the United States)
* Faculty (instrument), an instrument or warra ...
Tekstilno-tehnološki fakultet u Zagrebu.jpg, Faculty of Textile Technology
Veterinarski fakultet u Zagrebu.jpg, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Fakultet politickih znanosti Zagreb.JPG, Faculty of Political Science
Šumarski fakultet 0807.jpg, Faculty of Forestry
Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb - sjever.jpg, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Zagreb - ulaz.jpg, Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
Glazbena akademija, Zagreb - jug.jpg, Academy of Music
Akademija dramskih umjetnosti.jpg, Academy of Dramatic Arts
Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Zagreb.jpg, Catholic Faculty of Theology
See also
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Balkan Universities Network
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List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
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List of universities in Croatia
This is a list of universities and colleges in Croatia.
Public universities
* Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
*Juraj Dobrila University of Pula
* University of Dubrovnik
* University North
*University of Rijeka
* University of Slavons ...
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National and University Library Zagreb
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The Library was established in 1607. Its primary mission is the development and preservat ...
References
Further reading
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External links
Official website
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17th-century establishments in Croatia
1669 establishments in the Habsburg Monarchy
Zagreb, University of
Forestry in Croatia