University of Rijeka
| University of Rijeka | |
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| Sveučilište u Rijeci | |
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| Latin: Universitas studiorum Fluminensis | |
| Established | 17 May 1973 |
| Type | Public |
| Rector | Pero Lučin |
| Location | Rijeka, Croatia |
| Website | uniri.hr |
The University of Rijeka (Croatian: Sveučilište u Rijeci) is situated in the city of Rijeka with faculties also located in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika.
While the modern university was founded on May 17, 1973, the first school of higher education was established in 1627 by the Jesuits and enjoyed equal status with the academies in the largest cities of the Austrian Empire. The Faculty of Philosophy, established in 1726, operated for two years. The Theological Faculty was founded in 1728. From 1773 to 1780, Rijeka was the seat of the Royal Academy[dubious ]. Departments of biotechnology, informatics, mathematics and physics were founded in 2008. Last three were part of Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 1986.
The University of Rijeka is presently composed of nine faculties, one art academy, four departments, University Libraries and the Students Centre.
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[edit] Members
These are the 9 faculties, 1 academy and 4 departments into which the University is divided:
- Faculties and academies
- Academy of Applied Arts
- Faculty of Civil Engineering
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Maritime Studies
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Teacher Education
- Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management (based in Opatija)
- Departments
- Department of Biotechnology
- Department of Informatics
- Department of Mathematics
- Department of Physics
[edit] Rectors
Heads of the University hold the title of Rector (Rektor) and are elected to four-year terms. There have been 13 rectors to date since the university's establishment in 1973.
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Source: List of rectors at the University of Rijeka website.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- University of Rijeka Website (Croatian) (English)
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Coordinates: 45°19′40″N 14°26′27″E / 45.32778°N 14.44083°E
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