University of Zagreb, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
About the Faculty• more than 100 study programmes
• from 2005/2006 = new programmes in accordance with the Bologna process (42 BA and 33 MA programmes)
• two models of study programmes: ▫single major (BA = 180 ECTS, MA = 120 ECTS)
▫double majors student studies in two equally important programmes for equal degrees in both of them (BA = 90 + 90 ECTS, MA = 60 + 60 ECTS)
• detailed programmes at: http://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/international/about-fhss/programs/ba-and-ma/
Facts & Figures
• Departments: 23
• Chairs: 125
• Teaching staff: 800 (full time) + 778 (part time)
• Non-teaching staff: 143
• Students: 6502
Departments & Chairs
Faculty academic calendar (2014/2015)
Winter semester:• Teaching period:
▫ 1.10.2014. - 31.1.2015. (University Christmas holidays: 25.12.-6.1.)
• Winter examination period: ▫ 2. 2.- 28. 2. 2015.
Summer semester:• Teaching period:
▫ 2. 3. - 13. 6. 2015. • Summer examination period:
▫ 15. 6.- 11. 7. 2015. • Fall examination period:
▫ 24. 8. - 19. 9. 2015.
National Holidays
January 1 - New Year’s DayJanuary 6 – Epiphany
Easter and Easter Monday May 1 - Labour Day
60 days after Easter - Corpus Christi June 22 - Anti-Fascist Struggle Day June 25 - Day of Croatia Statehood
August 5 - Victory and Homeland Thanksgiving Day
August 15 - Assumption of Mary October 8 - Independence Day
November 1 - All Saints’ Day December 25 & 26 - Christmas
Student progress assesmentECTS - European Credit
Transfer System
• 1 ECTS = approx. 30 working hours
• Credits are awarded only when the course has been completed and all required examinations have been successfully taken
• 60 ECTS credits = workload of a year study (30 ECTS credits a semester)
Grading System
5 = excellent - izvrstan (highest grade)
4 = very good - vrlo dobar3 = good – dobar2 = sufficient - dovoljan
(minimun pass grade)1 = fail – nedovoljan
Faculty Library
Working hours:
• Monday-Friday: 8-20• Saturdays: 9-14
• Free Internet access with a valid electronic ID (provided at enrollment)
•More info at: http://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/international/
at the University of Zagreb
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French studies
Department of Romance Languages and Literature - http://www.ffzg.hr/roman/
•French Language and Literature ▫BA double major▫MA double major in:
Linguistics Literature Translation Teaching French as a Foreign Language
Italian studies
Department of Italian Language and Literature - http://www.ffzg.hr/talijan/
• Italian Language and Literature
▫Single or Double BA Major▫Single or Double MA Major in:
Linguistics Literature Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language
Spanish studies
•Department of Romance Languages and Literature - http://www.ffzg.hr/roman/
•Spanish Language and Literature▫BA double major▫MA double major in:
Linguistics Literature Teaching Spanish as a Foreign Language
Related postgraduate programmes
Posgraduate (doctoral) programmes:• Glotodidactics• Linguistics • Literature, Performing art, Film and Culture
All postgraduate programmes are in Croatian language, with a possibility to arrange courses or consultations in a foreign language.
Professional postgraduate programmes:• Conference Interpreting • Interpreting
Professional postgraduate programmes Conference Interpreting and Interpreting are in a related foreign language (English, German) in a
combination with Croatian.
Scholarship rates & expensess
(Approx. exchange rate, 1 € = 7,6 kn)(Feb. 2015)
Scholarship rates - students (Feb 2015)
• Undergraduates & Graduates:▫ 1.300 kn per month▫ free accommodation▫ student card for subsidized meals
• PhD Students:▫ 1.500 kn per month▫ free accommodation▫ student card for subsidized meals
• Short term excursion:▫ PhD Students : 170 HRK / day + free accommodation▫ Students 150 HRK / day + free accommodation
(Check the latest information at: https://www.ceepus.info/public/nco/ncoinformation_main.aspx?Country=HR)
Scholarship rates – teachers (Feb 2015)
•Teachers▫ 2400 HRK (5-14 days + 6 teaching hours) ▫ 3600 HRK (15 or more days+ 6 teaching hours per week) ▫ Free accommodation
where there is no adequate accommodation available = allowance for accommodation 1400 HRK (5-14 days + 6 teaching hours per week) 2100 HRK (15 or more days + 6 teaching hours per week)
•Short term excursion:▫ Teacher: 200 HRK / day + free accommodation
(Check the latest information at: https://www.ceepus.info/public/nco/ncoinformation_main.aspx?Country=HR)
Useful information for exchange students
(More detailed info at: http://www.unizg.hr/homepage/international-exchange/exchange-students/ )
Student residences
•double bed rooms•shared bathroom (2 rooms = 1 bathroom) •free Internet
•More info at: http://international.unizg.hr/international_students/exchange_students/student_services/housing/cvjetno_naselje
Subsidized meals•Over 20 restaurants at various locations in the
city, usually within Faculties of the University.
•Subsidized price of the daily menu = < 1€ (6.50HRK)
•Student card "xica“ = subsidized meals + other discounts (travelling, cinema, theatre, etc.)
Public transportation• Trams, buses and city railway
• Tram & buses are operated by ZET (Zagreb Electric Tram) ▫ 1 ticket for all the lines
• Single ticket = 10 HRK (approx. 1,5 €) – can be purchused aboard or at newsstands
• Daily ticket = 30 HRK (approx. 4 €)
• Students monthly ticket = 120 HRK (approx. 16 €)• Pass purchase (only first time) = 30 HRK (4 €)
Health inssurance
•Make sure to have a valid health insurance during your study period in Zagreb!
• If you have a EU citizenship, you should have a European Health Insurance Card.
• More detailed information: Croatian Health Insurance Fund - http://www.hzzo.hr/en
Students with Disabilities
Office for Students with Disabilities
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Filozofski fakultet u Zagrebu
Ivana Lučića 310000 Zagreb
Coordinator: Prof. dr. sc. Nataša Jokić-Begić
Office: C-318 (Department of Psychology)Tel: +385 (1) 6120-089e-mail: [email protected]
http://www.ffzg.unizg.hr/ssi/
University of ZagrebMirjana Zubak, MsTrg marsala Tita 14HR-10000 Zagreb
E-mail: [email protected]: +385 1 459 35 78
Fax: +3851 459 35 78http://www.unizg.hr/uredssi/
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Other useful information
•Zagreb Tourist Bord: http://www.zagreb-touristinfo.hr/?l=e
•Learning croatian: http://croaticum.ffzg.unizg.hr/
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