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University of Zagreb
Sveučilište u Zagrebu
Arhitektonski fakultet u Zagrebu.jpg
Latin: Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis
Type Public
Established 23 September 1669; 355 years ago (23 September 1669)
Endowment 328.5 million HRK
Rector Damir Boras
Academic staff
 7,963 (2012)
Students 72,480 (2015)
Postgraduates 7243 (2007)
842 (2007)
Location
Zagreb
,
Croatia
Campus City wide, central
Colours     
Affiliations European University Association
Website unizg.hr

The University of Zagreb (Croatian: Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Zagrabiensis) is the biggest university in Croatia. It is also the oldest university that has been open non-stop in a large area of Central and Southeast Europe.

The university has 29 different schools (called faculties), 3 art academies, and 1 special university center. More than 70,000 students study there. In 2018, the University of Zagreb was ranked 463rd out of 1000 universities worldwide.

A Look at the University's History

The story of the University of Zagreb began a long time ago. On September 23, 1669, a powerful ruler named Leopold I (who was the Holy Roman Emperor) made a special rule. This rule allowed the creation of the Jesuit Academy of the Royal Free City of Zagreb.

From Academy to University

The Croatian Kingdom accepted this rule in 1671. The Academy was run by a religious group called the Jesuits for over 100 years. In 1773, the Jesuit order was ended by Pope Clement XIV.

Later, in 1776, Empress Maria Theresa created a new school. It was called the Royal Academy of Science. This new academy took the place of the old Jesuit Academy.

Becoming a Modern University

In 1861, a bishop named Josip Juraj Strossmayer suggested to the Croatian Parliament that a full university should be started. Emperor Franz Joseph agreed and signed a document in 1869 to create the University of Zagreb.

The Parliament officially passed the law to create the university in 1874. Emperor Franz Joseph approved it on January 5, 1874. Finally, on October 19, 1874, the Royal University of Franz Joseph I officially opened its doors.

What Can You Study?

The University of Zagreb offers many different subjects. It has schools (faculties) for science, engineering, medicine, and more.

Science and Engineering

  • Faculty of Science (for natural sciences)
  • Faculty of Architecture
  • Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Technology
  • Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
  • Faculty of Geodesy
  • Faculty of Geotechnics (in Varaždin)
  • Faculty of Graphic Arts
  • Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture
  • Faculty of Metallurgy (in Sisak)
  • Faculty of Mining, Geology and Petroleum Engineering
  • Faculty of Textile Technology
  • Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences

Health and Life Sciences

  • Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry
  • Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
  • School of Dental Medicine
  • School of Medicine
  • Faculty of Agriculture
  • Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology
  • Faculty of Forestry

Social Studies and Humanities

  • Faculty of Economics and Business
  • Faculty of Kinesiology (for sports and physical education)
  • Faculty of Law
  • Faculty of Organization and Informatics in Varaždin
  • Faculty of Political Science
  • Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation
  • Faculty of Teacher Education
  • Catholic Faculty of Theology
  • Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • University Centre for Croatian Studies

Arts and Performance

  • Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Academy of Fine Arts
  • Academy of Music

Rectors of the University

The rector is like the main leader or president of the university. Here is a list of the people who have been rectors of the University of Zagreb since it officially opened:

  • 1. Matija Mesić (1874–75)
  • 2. Stjepan Spevec (1875–76)
  • 3. Anton Kržan (1876–77)
  • 4. Konstantin Vojnović (1877–78)
  • 5. Franjo Maixner (1878–79)
  • 6. Franjo Iveković (1879–80)
  • 7. Aleksandar Bresztyenszky (1880–81)
  • 8. Franjo Marković (1881–82)
  • 9. Feliks Suk (1882–83)
  • 10. Blaž Lorković (1883–84)
  • 11. Đuro Pilar (1884–85)
  • 12. Gustav Baron (1885–86)
  • 13. Franjo Vrbanić (1886–87)
  • 14. Tadija Smičiklas (1887–88)
  • 15. Antun Franki (1888–89)
  • 16. Luka Marjanović (1889–90)
  • 17. Natko Nodilo (1890–91)
  • 18. Ivan Bujanović (1891–92)
  • 19. Josip Pliverić (1892–93)
  • 20. Vinko Dvořák (1893–94)
  • 21. Antun Maurović (1894–95)
  • 22. Franjo Spevec (1895–96)
  • 23. Armin Pavić (1896–97)
  • 24. Juraj Dočkal (1897–98)
  • 25. Josip Šilović (1898–99)
  • 26. Đuro Arnold (1899–1900)
  • 27. Rudolf Vimer (1900–01)
  • 28. Franjo Vrbanić (1901–02)
  • 29. Vjekoslav Klaić (1902–03)
  • 30. Ivan Bujanović (1903–04)
  • 31. Josip Pliverić (1904–05)
  • 32. Antun Heinz (1905–06)
  • 33. Antun Bauer (1906–07)
  • 34. Milivoj-Klement Maurović (1907–08)
  • 35. Gustav Janeček (1908–09)
  • 36. Josip Volović (1909–10)
  • 37. Julije Rorauer (1910–11)
  • 38. Julije Domac (1911–12)
  • 39. Josip Pazman (1912–13)
  • 40. Edo Lovrić (1913–14)
  • 41. Đuro Korbler (1914–15)
  • 42. Fran Barac (1915–16)
  • 43. Ernest Miler (1916–17)
  • 44. Julije Golik (1917–18)
  • 45. Ivan Angelo Ruspini (1918–19)
  • 46. Ladislav Polić (1919–20)
  • 47. Karlo Radoničić (1920–21)
  • 48. Vladimir Varićak (1921–22)
  • 49. Đuro Nenadić (1922–23)
  • 50. Stjepan Zimmerman (1923–24)
  • 51. Ladislav Polić (1924–25)
  • 52. Drago Perović (1925–26)
  • 53. Ernest Miler (1926–28)
  • 54. Josip Belobrk (1928–32)
  • 55. Albert Bazala (1932–33)
  • 56. Đuro Stipetić (1933–35)
  • 57. Stanko Hondl (1935–37)
  • 58. Edo Lovrić (1937–38)
  • 59. Andrija Živković (1938–40)
  • 60. Stjepan Ivšić (1940–43)
  • 61. Božidar Špišić (1943–44)
  • 62. Stjepan Horvat (1944–45)
  • 63. Andrija Štampar (1945–46)
  • 64. Grga Novak (1946–47)
  • 65. Andro Mohorovičić (1947–49)
  • 66. Marko Kostrenčić (1949–50)
  • 67. Antun Barac (1950–51)
  • 68. Fran Bošnjaković (1951–52)
  • 69. Teodor Varićak (1952–53)
  • 70. Željko Marković (1953–54)
  • 71. Hrvoje Iveković (1954–56)
  • 72. Zoran Bujas (1956–58)
  • 73. Marijan Horvat (1958–60)
  • 74. Vladimir Serdar (1960–63)
  • 75. Slavko Macarol (1963–66)
  • 76. Jakov Sirotković (1966–68)
  • 77. Ivan Supek (1968–72)
  • 78. Predrag Vranicki (1972–76)
  • 79. Drago Grdenić (1976–78)
  • 80. Ivan Jurković (1978–82)
  • 81. Zvonimir Krajina (1982–86)
  • 82. Vladimir Stipetić (1986–88)
  • 83. Zvonimir Šeparović (1988–90)
  • 84. Marijan Šunjić (1990–98)
  • 85. Branko Jeren (1998–2002)
  • 86. Tomislav Ivančić (2001)*
  • 87. Helena Jasna Mencer (2002–06)
  • 88. Aleksa Bjeliš (2006–14)
  • 89. Damir Boras (2014–)
  • Ivančić was chosen as rector in 2001, but he stepped down before his term began because of health reasons.

Source: List of rectors at the University of Zagreb website

Gallery of University Buildings

  • Arhitektonski fakultet u Zagrebu

    Faculty of Architecture

  • Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu

    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

  • Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje (Zagreb)

    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture

  • FER Zagreb

    Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing

  • Medicinski fakultet Zagreb - glavni

    School of Medicine

  • PMF Matematika Zagreb

    Faculty of Science

  • Tekstilno-tehnološki fakultet u Zagrebu

    Faculty of Textile Technology

  • Veterinarski fakultet u Zagrebu

    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

  • Fakultet politickih znanosti Zagreb

    Faculty of Political Science

  • Šumarski fakultet 0807

    Faculty of Forestry

  • Fakultet prometnih znanosti, Zagreb - sjever

    Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences

  • Edukacijsko-rehabilitacijski fakultet, Zagreb - ulaz

    Faculty of Special Education and Rehabilitation

  • Glazbena akademija, Zagreb - jug

    Academy of Music

  • Akademija dramskih umjetnosti

    Academy of Dramatic Arts

  • Katolički bogoslovni fakultet Zagreb

    Catholic Faculty of Theology

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Images for kids

  • Zillingtal - Pfarrkirche hl. Petrus und Paulus (04)

    Filip Kaušić (1618-1673) was the first rector of the Academy

  • Matija Mesić

    Matija Mesić, first rector of the University

  • Great Hall of the Rectorate of the University of Zagreb

    Great Hall of the University

  • University of Zagreb

    Palace of the University and the Faculty of Law, Republic of Croatia Square

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