University of Zadar
Sveučilište u Zadru
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Latin: Universitas Studiorum Jadertina | |
Type | Public |
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Established | 1396 |
Rector | Ante Uglešić |
Students | 6,000 |
Location | , |
Affiliations | European University Association Balkan Universities Network |
Website | www.unizd.hr/ |
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The University of Zadar (Croatian: Sveučilište u Zadru, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Iadertina) is a university located in Zadar, Croatia. The university in its current modern form was founded in 2002 but can trace its lineage to 1396, thus making it the oldest tertiary institution in the Former Yugoslavia and one of the oldest in Europe.
History
The original University of Zadar was originally founded by the Dominicans in 1396 as Universitas Iadertina, a theological seminary, Iadertina being the Latin version of Zadar. It was the first institute of higher learning in the country. In 1807 it ceased to become an independent institution and its functions were taken over by other local universities. In 1956 the University of Zagreb, the country's second oldest university, re-established it as its satellite Faculty of Arts campus. The Faculty later became a part of the University of Split. More than six centuries after the original university's founding, in 2002, the Croatian Parliament passed an act to allow for its re-founding as a full-fledged independent university. The new University of Zadar opened its doors to students in January 2003.[1]
Since its reestablishment, the University has continued to grow from strength to strength. The Bologna process was implemented for the 2005-06 academic year as with all Croatian universities. A follow-up study a year later showed that the move greatly benefited University and has increased its profile internationally.[2] This allowed it to engage in collaborative research agreements and student exchange programmes with other reputable universities around the continent. It also has agreements with universities in South America and the United States.
University Departments
The University of Zadar is entirely integrated university, consisting at present of over 20 departments:
- Department of Agriculture and Aquaculture of the Mediterranean
- Department of Archaeology
- Department of Classical Philology
- Department of Croatian and Slavic Studies
- Department of Economics
- Department of English
- Department of Ethnology and Socio-cultural anthropology
- Department of French Language and Literature
- Department of Geography
- Department of German Studies
- Department of History
- Department of History of Art
- Department of Information and Communication Sciences
- Department of Italian Language and Literature
- Department of Librarianship
- Department of Linguistics
- Department of Marine Biology
- Department of Pedagogy
- Department of Philosophy
- Department of Psychology
- Department of Sociology
- Department of Transport and Maritime Studies
- Vocational Department of Teachers and Preschool Educators
See also
References
External links
- University of Zadar Website (Croatian) (English)
- Department of Linguistics at the University of Zadar Website (Polish) (German) (Croatian) (English)
- Info Zadar (Croatian)
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