H.E. Mr. Ilan Mor, Ambassador of the State of Israel to the Republic of Croatia, visited the UNIRI Rectorate on Monday, July 27, 2020. The esteemed guest was welcomed by the UNIRI Rector Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D. Madam Rector Prijić-Samaržija briefly presented the University of Rijeka, emphasizing the University's projects, as well as the recent inclusion in the YUFE network (European University Network Project). Ambassador Mor thanked Madam Rector for receiving him...

After being included in the QS World University Ranking for the first time at the beginning of the year and becoming a full YUFE member, the University of Rijeka is proud to announce yet another significant achievement. At the end of May, UNIRI was accepted to the international organization Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF), a global network of French-speaking universities and research institutions. Following the AUF Board of Directors’ meeting, UNIRI was granted an observer member status (m...

H.E. Dr. Csaba Demcsák, Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Croatia, visited the University of Rijeka Rectorate on Thursday, July 16, 2020, accompanied by Mr. János Dezső, Counselor and Director of the Hungarian Institute in Zagreb, Cultural Department of the Embassy of Hungary. Distinguished guests were welcomed by Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D., Madam Rector, and Prof. Alen Ružić, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Clinical Hospital ...

The University of Rijeka is organizing an online summer school and workshop Supramolecular and Colloid Chemistry and Physics for the Life Sciences (SCCPLS 2020). The summer school will be held from 27 to 29 July 2020. Students of graduate and postgraduate study programs in chemistry, chemical engineering, medical chemistry, physics, biophysics, biology, biotechnology, pharmacy, environmental science, etc. can apply. You can find out more a...

After joining the YUFE initiative in December 2018 and contributing to the YUFE project as an associate partner since June 2019, the University of Rijeka is proud to announce that its ongoing efforts and active engagement have resulted in a change of status to a full member of the YUFE consortium. The full membership status was awarded by the European Commission upon formal request submitted by the YUFE alliance. The University of Rijeka is thus equated with other member universities from Belgium, Cyprus, England, Fin...

For the first time ever, the University of Rijeka has been included in one of the most recognized rankings of world universities – QS World University Rankings, thus entering among 4.5 - 5.5 percent of the best universities in the world. QS World University Rankings is an annual publication in which universities are ranked by quality. The scale contains 1000 best universities from all over the world, and of all Croatian universities ...

H.E. Dr. Csaba Demcsák, the newly appointed Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Croatia, visited the University of Rijeka Rectorate on Thursday, June 4th, 2020, where he was welcomed by Prof. Alen Ružić, M.D., Ph.D., Vice-Rector for Science and Arts, Prof. Ines Srdoč-Konestra, Ph.D., Dean of the UNIRI Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Ms. Nina Kolaković, Rector’s Office/IRO. Ambassador was accompanied by Mr. János D...

niversity of Rijeka, in collaboration with the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education and within the Croatian presidency over the Council of the European Union, is organizing HERItage video conference that will be held from June 15 to June 18 2020. on the Zoom platform.

Special tenders have been issued under the Horizon 2020 project, in the amount of 122 million euros, and are intended for research related to COVID-19. These tenders complement activities from previously published calls, and projects funded under new tenders should enable the rapid production of vital medical supplies and equipment needed for Coronavirus testing, treatment, and prevention, as well as develop medical technologies and digital tools to improve detection, surveillance and patien...

Every Thursday at 10 AM, the UNIRI Center for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe organizes a webinar entitled Seminars with Guests, held via Zoom platform. The webinar gathers interesting and well-known speakers from the field of humanities, and the topics cover some of the key concepts that build us collectively and individually, especially in the context of contemporary (post) pandemic circumstances. The moderators are CAS SEE fellows, given that the project was created as a result of the isolation, i.e. digital transformation of activities within the fell...

Due to the current epidemiological situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures prescribed by the competent institutions, the Student Day Festival will be held in October. Despite the changed date, the recipe for fun remains the same - a fun week full of educational workshops, sports activities and good music, and many surprises for all our visitors. We have no doubt that the 11th Student Day Festival will be equally successful and full of life! Until then, stay responsible, stay home and take care of yourself and your lo...

Professors from the Faculty of Law at the University of Rijeka have been elected to leading positions in the Croatian Center of the European Law Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to the study of European law, which is one of the leaders in the study of this legal discipline. The organization operates through its centers (so-called hubs), one of which is Croatian. Assoc. Prof. Emilia Mišćenić, Ph.D., was elected as the co-head of the Croatian hub, along with three other members of that body. ...

Esteemed colleagues, dear students, May is the month when we traditionally celebrate the Day of our University – Dies Academicus. Because stopping the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is currently our highest priority, our activities are, hence, tailored to epidemiological measures and guidelines. The ceremony, along with other special events, will not be held in mid-May, but when the conditions are right. We are convinced that, as during all previous ye...

Professor Felix M. Wensveen is the recipient of the prestigious award awarded by the Croatian Academy of Science and Arts (HAZU) for the highest scientific and artistic achievements in the Republic of Croatia for the year 2019. Prof. Wensveen received the award for the discovery of key immune-endocrine interactions and for the establishment of a research line in Rijeka which is currently world-leading in this field. Dr. Felix M. Wensveen (1982, Woerden, The Netherlands) is an Associate Professor at ...

On Monday, May 4th, 2020, the University of Rijeka organized an online conference of the International Scientific Council (ISC) of the University of Rijeka. The conference started at 5 PM, and during a two-hour discussion, the members of the ISC discussed 'Higher Education and Science in the Age of 'New Normality''. The moderator was Madam Rector Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D., with the assistance of Prof. Sa...

Students Magdalena Kratofil, Natalia Debeljak, and Ivona Vidović from the UNIRI Department of Biotechnology wrote a seminar paper entitled "How to enhance the resilience of human society based on experience with COVID-19". The seminar paper was created as part of their obligations within the elective course "Sustainable Development". This paper is one of many high-quality student papers that address current sustainability topics. The summary of the paper also contai...

Since April 29, 2020, the University of Rijeka has been included in the Round University Ranking (RUR) by Clarivate Analytics, with 829 out of the total number of universities in the world. The Round University Ranking (RUR) is a world university ranking, which measures performance of 1100 leading world universities by 20 indicators across 4 key missions: teaching, research, international diversity and financial sustainability. The University of Rijeka has thus become the second largest Croatian uni...

We take this opportunity to congratulate our distinguished professors Igor Jurak, from the Department of Biotechnology, Tomislav Rukavina, from the Faculty of Medicine, as well as Neven Sučić from the Teaching Institute of Public Health. An interdisciplinary team of Croatian scientists has been able to determine the genome sequence of the COVID-19 virus and position Croatia alongside scientific forces such as the USA, Japan, and Italy. The first detailed genome analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 ...

A webinar "Pedagogical Support for Teachers and Trainers" will be held on April 29, organized by the European Alliance for Apprenticeships (EAfA). Teacher and trainers quality is the most important factor in the success of educational systems, and especially in this age of uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus, it is important to understand how to prepare teachers and trainers for the future. During the webinar, participants will discuss investing in the further pr...

The Erasmus Student Network (ESN) has conducted the largest research on the impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on student exchanges in Europe. By now, it is clear that the COVID-19 virus has had such an effect that it disrupts many aspects of our societies in Europe, and even worldwide. One group facing big problems is international students whose studies have in many cases been canceled, interrupted, or delayed, which was discussed during a webinar with the European Commission on March 20, 2020.