Heppenheim, Germany, 22 – 28 April 2012

Msc Miomir StojnovićKriževci College of Agriculture

Croatia

Heppenheim, Germany, 22 – 28 April 2012

Križevci College of Agriculture

• The oldest educational Institution for agriculture in south-east Europe• Founded in 1860 as the Royal Agriculture and Forestry College by the decree of Austrian emperor Franz Joseph I.

Croatia is bound by Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro to the southeast and the Adriatic Sea to the west and southwest.

Population (2003 est.) 4,422.248Area: 56,538 sq.kmLand Use; forested 37%pastures 19% agricultural-cultivated 23%other 21%

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

Education

• Primary  -  8 years 

•  Secondary - 3 or 4 years 

•  Higher  - 3 + 2 years • Primary school is compulsory for all children and lasts eight years.

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

• Secondary education lasts 3-4 years.

• Many vocational  schools provide agricultural education and training.

• There are independent specialist agricultural schools.

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

Higher Education  • University Courses• Vocational or Professional Courses (non-university)• University courses are carried out by  6 universities (University of Zagreb, Rijeka, Split, Osijek, Zadar and Dubrovnik).

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTUREPROFESSIONAL STUDY COURSES IN AGRICULTURE

3 + 2 CYCLE (Bologna declaration) BACHELOR COURSES SPECIALIST (MASTER) COURSES SPECIALIST SEMINARS (SHORT COURSES)

Biotechnical sciences

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE IN KRIŽEVCI

The courses last 6 semsters

COURSE FOUNDATIONS

Semester 1 and 2

PLANT PRODUCTIO

N

Sem. 3,4 and 5

ZOOTECHNIQUE

Sem. 3,4 and 5

FARM MANAGEME

NT

Sem. 3,4 and 5

DURING SEMESTER 1,2,3,4 AND 5 PRACTICAL TRAINING ON THE COLLEGE FARM

SEMESTER 6 – WORK PLACEMENT ON DIFFERENT FARMS IN CROATIA AND ABROAD FINAL

EXAMINATION AND ESSAY

Bachelor Course Structure

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

On completion of the Bachelor courses students are awarded the title of Professional Bachelor (Agr. Eng.) in Plant Production Zootechnique Farm Management

• The professional (vocational) courses at the College are organised as full-time, part-time, short course programmes and different specialist tailor-made courses.

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.

Length of courses: 3 years  (6 semesters)

Semester 1 and 2 - basic (general) agricultural modules

Semester 3, 4 and 5 - specialist professional modules

Semester 6 - practical training of 420 hours on different farms and industries in Croatia and abroad, final examination and Associate Degree essay/report

College of Agriculture in Križevci - an independent school of higher profesional agricultural education.