The University of Rijeka was founded in
1973 through the assembling of several faculties which had up to
that point operated within the scope of the University of Zagreb.
From its foundation, the University has undergone a series of
transformations which were, for the most part, subsequent to the
national higher education policy changes.
Nine faculties, an Academy of Applied
Arts, four University Departments, the University Library, the
Student Centre, the Foundation of the University of Rijeka and the
Science and Technology Park are currently operating in the scope of
the University..
The University currently numbers nearly
19.000 students.
The University constituents were founded
at available city locations and are situated at some twenty
locations in Rijeka. Due to that the University operates as an
assembly of institutions, university policies are fragmentized and
creating an institutional identity has been a source of difficulty
for decades. That subsequently led to the realization of the
project "Rijeka University Campus", for which the 1st faze of
construction is complete and in which classes have began this
winter of 2010.
The University strives to enrich and
empower its neighbouring surroundings with new knowledge through
participation in projects of regional development. The University
in Rijeka currently actively participates in projects on topic of
translational medicine, virtualized engineering, technology
transfer, ecology, energy eficiency and cleaner production, to name
only some, all of which through competitive european
grants.