The University of Zadar (Croatian: Sveučilište u Zadru, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Iadertina) is a public university located in Zadar, Croatia. The university in its present form was founded in 2002, but can trace its lineage to 1396, thus making it the oldest higher education institution in Croatia, and one of the oldest in Europe.
The Church of St. Dominic - a place where original University of Zadar operated back in 1396.[2]
The university was originally founded by the Dominicans in 1396 as Universitas Iadertina, a theological seminary, Iadera being the Latin name for Zadar. It was a continuation of the University of Dyrrachium, in Durrës (Dyrrhachium), Venice, then Republic of Venice, which had been created around 1380, and then transferred to Zadar in 1396, amid the mounting Turkish threats in Southeastern Europe, thereby becoming the University of Zadar.[3]
Consequently, it became the first institute of higher learning in the country. In 1807, it ceased being an independent institution and its functions were taken over by other local universities. In 1956, the University of Zagreb reconstituted it as a satellite campus for the Faculty of Philosophy division. The faculty later became part of the University of Split. Finally, in 2002, more than six centuries after the university's initial founding, the Croatian Parliament passed an act to allow for its full-fledged refounding. Now independent, the renewed University of Zadar opened its doors to students in January 2003.[4]
Since its reestablishment, the university has continued to grow. It had implemented the Bologna Process for the academic year of 2005-2006 as part of nationwide reform. A follow-up study showed that the move was beneficial and had improved its profile internationally.[5] 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.
The first Croatian president, Franjo Tuđman, graduated from the University of Zadar in 1965, then part of the University of Zagreb.
FacultiesEdit
Today, the University of Zadar includes 27 university departments:
In order to organise and promote scientific research activities, the university has founded four research centres as its constituent units. These include the Centre for Adriatic Onomastic Research, the Stjepan Matičević Centre, the Centre for Karst and Coastal Research, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Marine and Maritime Research - CIMMAR.
In addition, there are two active centres for professional and teaching activities: the Centre for Gymnastics and Student Sport, and the Centre for Foreign Languages.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources University of Zadar news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The University of Zadar Croatian Sveuciliste u Zadru Latin Universitas Studiorum Iadertina is a public university located in Zadar Croatia The university in its present form was founded in 2002 but can trace its lineage to 1396 thus making it the oldest higher education institution in Croatia and one of the oldest in Europe University of ZadarSveuciliste u ZadruLatin Universitas Studiorum JadertinaTypePublicEstablished2002 21 years ago 2002 14 June 1396 as a theological seminary RectorDijana VicanAcademic staff440 2022 1 Administrative staff204 2022 1 Studentsc 6 000 2022 1 LocationZadar CroatiaAffiliationsEUA BUNWebsitewww unizd hr Contents 1 History 2 Faculties 3 Rankings 4 Acknowledgements 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit nbsp The Church of St Dominic a place where original University of Zadar operated back in 1396 2 The university was originally founded by the Dominicans in 1396 as Universitas Iadertina a theological seminary Iadera being the Latin name for Zadar It was a continuation of the University of Dyrrachium in Durres Dyrrhachium Venice then Republic of Venice which had been created around 1380 and then transferred to Zadar in 1396 amid the mounting Turkish threats in Southeastern Europe thereby becoming the University of Zadar 3 Consequently it became the first institute of higher learning in the country In 1807 it ceased being an independent institution and its functions were taken over by other local universities In 1956 the University of Zagreb reconstituted it as a satellite campus for the Faculty of Philosophy division The faculty later became part of the University of Split Finally in 2002 more than six centuries after the university s initial founding the Croatian Parliament passed an act to allow for its full fledged refounding Now independent the renewed University of Zadar opened its doors to students in January 2003 4 Since its reestablishment the university has continued to grow It had implemented the Bologna Process for the academic year of 2005 2006 as part of nationwide reform A follow up study showed that the move was beneficial and had improved its profile internationally 5 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 The first Croatian president Franjo Tuđman graduated from the University of Zadar in 1965 then part of the University of Zagreb Faculties EditToday the University of Zadar includes 27 university departments Department of Archaeology Department of Classical Philology Division of Greek Language and Literature Division of Latin Language and Literature Department of Croatian Studies Department of Ecology Agronomy and Aquaculture Department of Economics Department of English Studies Department of Ethnology and Anthropology Department of French and Francophone Studies Department of Geography Department of German Studies Department of Health Studies Department of Hispanic and Iberian Studies Department of History Department of History of Art Department of Information Sciences Department of Italian Studies Department of Linguistics Department of Pedagogy Department of Philosophy Department of Psychology Department of Religious Sciences Department of Russian Studies Department of Sociology Department of Teacher Education Studies in Gospic Department of Teachers and Preschool Teachers Education Division of Elementary School Teacher Education Division of Preschool Teacher Education Department of Tourism and Communication Studies Maritime department Division of Nautical Studies Division of Maritime EngineeringIn order to organise and promote scientific research activities the university has founded four research centres as its constituent units These include the Centre for Adriatic Onomastic Research the Stjepan Maticevic Centre the Centre for Karst and Coastal Research and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Marine and Maritime Research CIMMAR In addition there are two active centres for professional and teaching activities the Centre for Gymnastics and Student Sport and the Centre for Foreign Languages Rankings EditUniversity rankingsRegional OverallQS Emerging Europe and Central Asia 6 301 350 2022 Acknowledgements EditCity of Zadar Award 2012 7 See also EditList of universities in CroatiaReferences Edit a b c O nama 2012 06 14 Povijest Unizd hr Retrieved 2022 01 21 U Crkvi sv Dominika otvorena Drzavna smotra ucenika 057info 2017 04 28 Retrieved 2023 08 06 University of Zadar About us Unizd hr Retrieved 2016 03 08 University of Zadar PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 01 01 Retrieved 2012 11 27 Bologna Process at the University of Zadar A year later November 2006 QS World University Rankings Emerging Europe amp Central Asia Retrieved 15 January 2023 Dobitnici javnih priznanja Grada Zadra u 2012 godini grad zadar hr in Croatian City of Zadar 30 November 2012 Retrieved 29 June 2023 External links EditUniversity of Zadar Website in Croatian and English Info Zadar in Croatian 44 06 47 N 15 13 30 E 44 1131 N 15 2251 E 44 1131 15 2251 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title University of Zadar amp oldid 1178262047, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
