The University of Zagreb is the oldest Croatian university and also the oldest university in South East Europe. The university was officially founded 23 September 1669 by Emperor and King Leopold I Habsburg who issued a decree granting the status and privileges of a university to the Jesuit Academy of the Royal Free City of Zagreb. 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.

The Academy was run by the Jesuits for more than a century when the Jesuit order was dissolved by Pope Clement XIV 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 (Regia Scientiarum Academia) consisting of three studies or faculties - Philosophy, Theology and Law. The former political-cameral 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.

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.

Bishop Josip Juraj Strossmayer in 1861 proposed to the Croatian Parliament that a legal basis be established for the founding of the University of Zagreb. During his visit to Zagreb in 1869 the Emperor Franz Joseph 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 modern University of Zagreb.

Today the Univesity of Zagreb has 31 faculties of which 28 are in Zagreb (some of them on multiple locations), 2 in Varaždin and 1 in Sisak, and 3 academies. 

We are not a campus-like university and consequently, the faculties and academies are scatters all around Zagreb, which makes it a true student city.

OIB number is a number assigned by the Tax Administration of the Croatian Ministry of Finance and it is a prerequisite for student enrolment at FEB.

We, the International Office, will request it on behalf of exchange students. The email with instructions and required documents will be sent to the student after they have beed nominated by their home university.

The academic year and the winter semester lectures for bachelor students always starts around October 1st. Lectures for master level courses start at the beginning of November.

The summer semester lectures both for bachelor and master students starts in the last week of February.

Bachelor level courses are held throughout 15 weeks, and the exam period is held for 4 weeks.

Master level courses are held throughout 10 weeks, and the exam period is held for 4 weeks.

A more detailed calendar can be found here: FACTSHEET & ACADEMIC CALENDAR .

List of courses offered to exchange students for the next academic year is updated each year in late May/early June.

Course schedules are published approximately one week before the start of the semester, but usually they aren't too different to the ones already published.

Exam schedules are published approximately three weeks before the exam period which are held throughout February (winter semester) and June (summer semester).

Courses have one of the two descriptors: mandatory and elective. Mandatory does not mean that exchange students have to select it in their Learning Agreement, it means that the course is mandatory for full-time students and as such it will be held regardless of the number of students enrolled in it. 

On the other hand, elective means that the course depends on the number of student enrolled in it. If there are less than 7 students enrolled in the courses, then it will not be held.

Furthermore, bachelor students can select and combine courses from different study years of the bachelor programme.

Master students can select both bachelor and master courses.

The central International Relations Office at the University of Zagreb organises a Welcome Week for all student coming for exchange to the University of Zagreb.

It is usually held one week prior to the start of the semester, starting from Monday and ending on Friday. The participation is not mandatory, but it is advised to do so as you will get an opportunity to learn a lot about Zagreb and you'll get to meet a lot of your peers.

Additionally, the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) also organises a Welcome Day during which we have a meeting where you can find out all about tips and tricks on how to study at FEB.

All Erasmus+ and university bilateral students have to fill in an application form which is sent to them from the central International Relations Office (incoming@unizg.hr).

One of the mandatory documents is the Learning Agreement (LA). The LA has to be filled in and signed by the student and their home university. After obtaining those two signatures, students have to upload their LA in the application form.

The validation process of application starts after the deadline for submitting (May 15th) and if everything is okay, we (FEB) sign the LA. By receiving our signature, the student will know that we have accepted them and that they will soon receive an acceptance email from the central International Relations Office.

Faculty bilateral students get their instructions on how to apply directly from us (incoming-mobility@net.efzg.hr).

The details can be found here: FEB Bilateral exchange .

All students have an opportunity to pass their courses via continuous assessment, which can be in a form of short tests during the semester, presentations, seminars, group projects etc.

If a student passes all those continuous assessments, and is satisfied with the grade they received through them, they can tell the professor that they accept it as their final grade. In order for the professor to officially record this grade, the student will have to schedule the exam date in Studomat (platform for students), even though they are not actually taking the exam.

In case a student fails one of the continuous assessments, they automatically have to take the final exam during the exam period.

The dates of the continuous assessments are given to student by professors.

More detail about continuous assessments and Studomat will be presented to the students during a meeting on Welcome Day (last Friday before the start of the semester).