UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION

Vlasta Vizek VidovićVlasta Vizek Vidović

TEMPUS SCM 3LUC , Zagreb, November,2006

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB LOCATIONS

ZAGREBZAGREB

UUNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB NIVERSITY OF ZAGREB PORTRAIT PORTRAIT

FFounded in 1669 ounded in 1669 as Catholic schoolas Catholic schoolState university of 1874State university of 1874Orientation: Orientation: researchresearch & teaching & teaching

CConstituents:onstituents:29 schools29 schools3 3 art art academiesacademies3 3 uuniversity centresniversity centres SRCE- IT centreSRCE- IT centreUniversity & national libraryUniversity & national libraryStudent centreStudent centre

UZ MANAGEMENT STRUCTUREUZ MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

66

15% students15% students

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB MISSIONMISSION

– education of experts whose work and social activities will education of experts whose work and social activities will improve the general quality of life of all citizens;improve the general quality of life of all citizens;

– training of future training of future scholarsscholars who will contribute to the who will contribute to the development of higher education and science;development of higher education and science;

– connecting people, knowledge and information within the connecting people, knowledge and information within the academic community as well as with the other social academic community as well as with the other social subsystems in order to create a society of knowledge, subsystems in order to create a society of knowledge, learning and tolerance.learning and tolerance.

BREAKTHROUGH 2001BREAKTHROUGH 2001

BASIC FACTS AND FIGURES academic year 2004/05

Study programmes:Study programmes:

BA level 180 ECTSBA level 180 ECTS MA level 120 ECTSMA level 120 ECTS MA Specialist 60 -120 ECTSMA Specialist 60 -120 ECTS PhD level 180 – 240 ECTSPhD level 180 – 240 ECTS

Staff (full time):Staff (full time): research /teaching academicsresearch /teaching academics research& teaching assistentsresearch& teaching assistents support staffsupport staff

ResearchResearch projectsprojects (N) (N)::

Bilateral university agreements:Bilateral university agreements:

Budget (total): % state funded Budget (total): % state funded

External evaluations:

NN 151 + 6 151 + 6 (BA+MA) 187 187 103 103 67 67

6 973 6 973 49% 16% 35% 849 849 (47% of MZOS)(47% of MZOS)

7777 (78% with Europe) 270 mil Euro (270 mil Euro (68.9%)

3 EU 3 EU instit.instit. evaluationsevaluations 3 EU program evaluations3 EU program evaluations

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMSINTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

MA Medicine – 6 ys (ENG) MA Medicine – 6 ys (ENG)

MA European studies (French)MA European studies (French)

MBA in Construction (ENG)MBA in Construction (ENG)

MA Sustainable Energy Engineering (ENG)MA Sustainable Energy Engineering (ENG)

PhD/MA Environmental Management ( ENG)PhD/MA Environmental Management ( ENG)

PhD/MA Language and Cognitive Neuroscience (ENG)PhD/MA Language and Cognitive Neuroscience (ENG)

Percent of students in fields of study

1%

11%6%

3% 7%6%

40%

26%

ARTS

BIOMEDICINE

BIOTECHNOLOGY

ENGENEERING

HUMANITIES

NATURALSCIENCESSOCIAL SCIENCES

INTERUNIVERSITY /INTERFACULTYPROGRAMMES

Number of studentsNumber of students

Undergraduate: 56,500 Undergraduate: 56,500 (F=54%)(F=54%)

Postgraduate: 6,650Postgraduate: 6,650

STUDENT FACTS AND FIGURESSTUDENT FACTS AND FIGURES

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB in Bologna process 2001- 2010

Collegium modelFragmented decisions State dependenceAssumed qualityAcademic freedom

Corporation modelInstitutional autonomySocial accountabilityQuality assurance systemPublic service & outreach

FROM TOWARD

Bologna trends Bologna trends 22

Budget fundingBudget funding

Disciplinary isolationDisciplinary isolation

Honorary managementHonorary management

National boundariesNational boundaries

Initial higher educationInitial higher education

EnterpreneurshipEnterpreneurship

Functional integration Functional integration

Professional management Professional management

International networking International networking

Continuous educationContinuous education

FROM TOWARD

Legal basis:

University strategy - Breakthrough 2001 Law on scientific activity and higher education (art. 76 i 84. , 2003/04) Croatian strategy for adult continuous education 2005. (p.29) University of Zagreb Statute (art.62, 2005)

Types of LLL at University of Zagreb:

Formalised at faculty level: medicine, civil engineering

Informal – individual engagement by the government bodies, local communities, NGO-s, international institutions, business,

CONTINUOUS EDUCATION AT CONTINUOUS EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREBUNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB

TEMPUS SCM (2006/07): Life long learning in university context

Project objectives:

- to strengthen the capacities of the university managers and academic staff for the strategic planning and implementation of the LLL activities

- to assess the scope of the LLL activities already in place (survey)

- to develop top level infrastructure for the support of LLL activities across university

- to disseminate the information about the approaches to the management and provision of the LLL activities in Croatian HED

- to establish long-lasting network between project partners

LLL as a part of university integrated activities

development of infrastructure and LLL curricula

adopting teaching methodology for mature learners

achieving complementarity of LLL and 3+2+3 structure

possibility of accumulation and transfer of ECTS credits

use of e-learning methodology and ICT

appplying quality assurance mechanisms for LLL

co-operation with external stakeholders

university staff development as a component of LLL

development of research in LLL area

LLL ISSUES AND CHALLENGESLLL ISSUES AND CHALLENGES

FOR THE FUTURE FOR THE FUTURE

WELCOME TO

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB!