The largest university in both academia and research and the leading university in the Republic of Croatia – 30 Faculties, 3 Art Academies and the University Centre for Croatian Studies. As such, it has a special role and responsibility in preserving and improving the national, intellectual, scientific and cultural heritage and in strengthening the international recognition and attractiveness of Croatian higher education and science. The constituents of the University of Zagreb offer a comprehensive higher education and the acquisition of academic degrees, from bachelor’s degrees, master’s degrees to doctor of science in the biomedical, biotechnical, social-humanistic, natural sciences, technical and artistic fields. At the University of Zagreb, studies are conducted in accordance with the Bologna Process as undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate studies. Some studies are performed as integrated undergraduate and graduate studies, and to a lesser extent the University also offers professional studies.
University study programmes (in the academic year 2017/2018):
– 114 undergraduate study programmes
– 33 integrated study programmes
– 168 graduate study programmes
– 64 postgraduate doctoral study programmes
– 191 specialist postgraduate study programmes
– 16 study programmes in English;
Every year the University of Zagreb announces a competition for the enrollment of students in undergraduate, integrated undergraduate and graduate, professional, graduate and postgraduate studies.
The Ministry of Science and Education supports the overall development of the Republic of Croatia by providing conditions for: education and the formation of competent, ambitious and responsible individuals with an affordable, inclusive, quality and accessible system of lifelong learning; for quality vocational education that meets the current and future needs of the labour market for the development of science based on excellence and international competitiveness.
The Directorate for Education performs administrative and professional tasks related to the implementation of acts and other regulations in the field of education and the preparation of expert bases for draft strategies, acts and proposals for other regulations within its competence. It monitors, proposes and implements measures to improve the conditions in the system of early, preschool, primary and secondary education and adult education. The Directorate performs tasks related to the planning and execution of the necessary funds from the state budget, participates in the development of strategic frameworks and programme documents related to the development of the system of education and adult education.
Croaticum – Centre for Croatian as a Second and Foreign Language is the oldest and largest institution engaged in teaching, research and description of Croatian as a second and foreign language. It is part of the Department of Croatian Language and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb.
The founder of the Agency is the Republic of Croatia, and the rights and duties of the founder are performed by the ministry responsible for education
The activity of the Agency is to perform professional and advisory work in education.
(2) The Agency participates in the monitoring, improvement and development of education, from pre-school to secondary school level, adult education, the education of Croatian citizens abroad and the education of foreign nationals in Croatia.
Also, the Agency has a procedure for the recognition of foreign educational qualifications on completed primary education for employment and on completed secondary education in general, gymnasium and art programs for employment or further education.
The Agency submits a report on its work to the Ministry of Science and Education.
The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance (HZZO) is a public institution and legal entity – its rights, obligations and responsibility are established under the Act on Mandatory Health Insurance and the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
The Ministry of Health monitors the legality of the Institute’s work
The Institute is managed by an Administrative Board, which is comprised of 9 members, appointed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia
The Administrative Board makes adopts decisions and general acts of the Institute
The director governs the work of the Institute
The Institute operates through 7 departments managed by assistant directors
The Institute’s structure consists of a Direction and 4 regional offices (Zagreb, Osijek, Split, Rijeka) that govern the work of 16 regional offices at 134 locations
The Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO) is a public institution established under the Pension Insurance Act. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2019_10_102_2048.html
The Croatian Pension Insurance Institute is a legal person with rights obligations and responsibilities established Law and by the Statute and it has public authority in resolving on the rights and obligations from pension insurance.
The HZMO operates independently and it is represented by its director.
The ministry in charge of the pension system performs administrative supervision of the HZMO and the ministry competent for family supervises and monitors the implementation of child benefit regulations.
There are three legal entities in HZMO’s ownership:
• Croatian Pension Insurance d.o.o. (HMO d.o.o.),
• Croatian Pension Investment Company d.o.o. (HMID d.o.o.).
• Croatian Pension Insurance Company (HR MOD d.d.).
HZMO’s head office is in Zagreb, A. Mihanovića 3
An institution with public authorities, the CZZS Zagreb provides its users with services and professional assistance in resolving specific individual needs, protects the rights and interests of socially sensitive groups and contributes to improving the quality of life in the local community. Provides help in ensuring and achieving funds and conditions to cover basic needs of those who are socially at risk, disabled and others who with the help of family members or on their own or in another way cannot meet their needs due to unfavourable personal, family, economic, social and other circumstances. In order to prevent, alleviate and eliminate the causes and conditions of social vulnerability, the families, particularly children and others who are unable to care for themselves, are provided with support. Active participation in the local community encourages all institutions and individuals to participate in exercising human rights and achieving social justice for all members of the community.
The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance (HZZO) is a public institution and legal entity – its rights, obligations and responsibility are established under the Act on Mandatory Health Insurance and the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
The Ministry of Health monitors the legality of the Institute’s work
The Institute is managed by an Administrative Board, which is comprised of 9 members, appointed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia
The Administrative Board makes adopts decisions and general acts of the Institute
The director governs the work of the Institute
The Institute operates through 7 departments managed by assistant directors
The Institute’s structure consists of a Direction and 4 regional offices (Zagreb, Osijek, Split, Rijeka) that govern the work of 16 regional offices at 134 locations.
The Croatian Institute for Health Insurance (HZZO) is a public institution and legal entity – its rights, obligations and responsibility are established under the Act on Mandatory Health Insurance and the Statute of the Croatian Institute for Health Insurance
The Ministry of Health monitors the legality of the Institute’s work
The Institute is managed by an Administrative Board, which is comprised of 9 members, appointed by the Government of the Republic of Croatia
The Administrative Board makes adopts decisions and general acts of the Institute
The director governs the work of the Institute
The Institute operates through 7 departments managed by assistant directors
The Institute’s structure consists of a Direction and 4 regional offices (Zagreb, Osijek, Split, Rijeka) that govern the work of 16 regional offices at 134 locations
The Croatian Pension Insurance Institute (HZMO) is a public institution established under the Pension Insurance Act. https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2019_10_102_2048.html
The Croatian Pension Insurance Institute is a legal person with rights obligations and responsibilities established Law and by the Statute and it has public authority in resolving on the rights and obligations from pension insurance.
The HZMO operates independently and it is represented by its director.
The ministry in charge of the pension system performs administrative supervision of the HZMO and the ministry competent for family supervises and monitors the implementation of child benefit regulations.
There are three legal entities in HZMO’s ownership:
• Croatian Pension Insurance d.o.o. (HMO d.o.o.),
• Croatian Pension Investment Company d.o.o. (HMID d.o.o.).
• Croatian Pension Insurance Company (HR MOD d.d.).
HZMO’s head office is in Zagreb, A. Mihanovića 3