University of Rijeka

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Today the University of Rijeka integrates its constituents' functions and ensures their unified and harmonized activities. Its mission is dedicated to making strategic and development-oriented decisions on numerous issues regarding the functioning of the academic community and continued facilitation of international competitiveness in all areas of scientific, artistic, and professional activities, through active collaboration with the economic and business sector along with partnerships for community development the University endeavors to contribute toward the socio-cultural transition into a knowledge-based society. The University of Rijeka, from its beginnings until today, truly believes that establishing "a knowledge-based" society is the only way towards long-term successful development of society as a whole.

Striving towards that aim, the University attempts to realize its mission as successfully as possible, especially its three fundamental tasks: the educational task, the scientific and research one rounded up by the mundane task.

They are fully aware that the realization of these tasks is no mean feat and requires long-term perseverance and work from all teachers, staff, associates, and, above all, the students and their families.

Also, it is highly aware that success in all three fields requires entwinement of all segments of society: the business sector, the local government and self-government, other educational, scientific and research institutions, and particularly with all citizens who are willing to help out in any way, shape or form in the development of a "knowledge-based society."

The aim of all study programs at the University of Rijeka is to provide students with sufficient theoretical and practical knowledge so they can successfully proceed to become a part of either the corporate or academic world upon completing any given study program.

One becomes a student at the University of Rijeka by enrolling in any given Faculty or University Department. A student can enroll either as a full-time or part-time student.

Full-time students study according to a program based on a full-time schedule, and class attendance is mandatory, as are all class activities. The state budget partly or completely subsidizes the tuition for a full-time study program. It depends on the student's entry exam score and their subsequent grades and achievements throughout the semesters of the study program.

Part-time students are those attending the academic program part-time (holding down either a job or other activity that demands a specific program). Part-time students can be freed from certain class obligations, according to the study program. The tuition for the part-time study program is met entirely by the students themselves. The University of Rijeka Senate regulates the conditions of payment.

A vital role of the higher education system and the research & innovation in the development of the economy become more recognizable. Due to that, long-term higher education policy should reach two goals:

1. Strengthen the system of higher education and research, its efficiency, and the correlation of the teaching and research components.
2. Strengthen the correlation between the system and the community, especially in those segments which form a knowledge-based society.

Its vision targets the inclusion of the University of Rijeka within the top 500 European Universities. Thus it has committed itself to dynamic development, which systematically facilitates mobility and the development of research careers while providing each individual with an opportunity to express their talents and entrepreneurial energy.

The University of Rijeka's collaborations with foreign universities, scientific institutions, international agencies, and associations for aiding research development are essential for realizing the University's fundamental development goals.

The University's openness towards society and the world is a prerequisite of its development. Openness and exchange of teachers, scientists, and students of the University of Rijeka with foreign institutions grant access to comparability along with a critical evaluation of one's own goals and realizations, taking into consideration global principles of evaluating research and university-level teaching.

This paves the way for successful participation in bilateral and multilateral research programs, exchange programs of teachers, students, and young researchers while at the same time ensuring specialization and training grants and scholarships. Moreover, last but not least, the University's fundamental objectives are being met through these activities.

Thus the University encourages international collaborations in all ways, shapes, and forms. It especially strives to create conditions for the advancement of international collaboration, particularly in those areas where international relations were non-existent. The University of Rijeka will organize Lifelong Learning Programmes and establish an institutional structure for its implementation.

Lifelong Learning Programmes will be open to persons of all ages, particularly third age people ("University of the Third Age"), to enable continuous education and personal development.

Lifelong Learning Programmes will undergo accreditation procedures and be subjected to the same quality standards as University study programs. This will enable the accumulation of credits through Lifelong Learning Programmes and their use for build-up and development of an academic and qualifications profile.

The University of Rijeka will establish an institutional structure for accreditation of previous non-formal and informal learning. Lifelong Learning Programmes will be an integral part of the regular activities of University employees.

Activities of the Lifelong Learning Office:

• Administrating the University Lifelong Learning Programme evaluation system.
• Developing an accreditation system for previous learning.
• Establishing and developing collaboration with public and private partners.
• Facilitating and promoting lifelong learning at the University.

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