On behalf of our friends and colleagues at Aromas Itinerarium Salutis: The European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens, we are pleased to invite you to join the upcoming online seminar scheduled for 27 November 2024 from 13:00 to 14:00 (CET), dedicated to the Call for Membership 2024-2025. This is a pivotal opportunity to engage with potential entities and institutions interested in joining the European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens.

Rijeka has joined the European Route of Historic Pharmacies and Medicinal Gardens, a unique project that connects important places such as monastery pharmacies, ancient hospitals, secular pharmacies, historical libraries, and botanical and medicinal gardens. The route represents a living natural and cultural heritage that celebrates common European roots and promotes intercultural dialogue, cultural identity, social cohesion, and sustainable human development. The project welcomed several new partner...

More than 800 researchers from all parts of the world gathered in Rijeka for one of the largest international conferences in this region, the CEEISA-ISA Joint International Conference 2024. With the main topic of 'Knowing the Global-local: Imagining Pasts, Debating Futures', the conference gathers participants from as many as 65 countries – experts in the field of political science and international relations – to discuss topics of mutual interest, collaborate and participate in numerous sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and ...

The second European Forum organized by the Lürssen Design Center Kvarner/Maritime Center of Excellence and the University of Rijeka, this year with the main theme of "Resilient future for maritime innovation ecosystems", was held on Monday, June 17, 2024, at the Faculty of Civil Engineering in Rijeka. After last year’s EU Forum, dedicated to the future of universities, this year, the participants discussed cooperation on the development of innovations in the context of socially responsible activities of universities and the business...

17/ 6 / 2024FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGUNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA University of Rijeka and Lürssen Design Centre Kvarner / Maritime Centre of Excellence are proud to announce the second European Forum, dedicated to the sustainable innovation ecosystem. After last year’s Forum which was dedicated to the future of universities, this year’s Forum is aimed at discussing cooperation on the development of innovations in the context of socially responsible activities of universities and the business...

The University of Rijeka invites all interested students, employees, and citizens to apply for the new semester of the Korean language courses. This spring semester, the King Sejong Institute Rijeka offers new Korean language and culture classes: Korean Language Courses courses: Sejong Korean 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B dur...

A workshop on the social status of athletes in Olympic sports was held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, at the headquarters of the Croatian Volleyball Federation in Zagreb. The workshop was organised by the Faculty of Law of the University of Rijeka, and its Centre for Sports Law, Sports Policies, and Sports Diplomacy, i.e. the head of the Centre and regional coordinator of the project, Assoc. Prof. Vanja Smokvina, Ph.D.  This is one of the project activities of the Erasmus+ Sport project "

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea to Croatia has the honour to announce this year's Korean Film Week, taking place from 13 to 17 November at Art-kino in Rijeka and from 27 November to 1 December at Kino Kinoteka in Zagreb. The Korean Film Week in Rijeka officially starts on Monday, November 13 at 19.00 (7.00 PM) with a screening of the Esc...

A scientific and professional conference on the historical, legal, and diplomatic aspects of football was held at the University of Rijeka, Faculty of Law, on Friday, September 8, 2023, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the first football match on the territory of the Republic of Croatia (1873 in Rijeka), 110 years since the first match on Kantrida Stadium between Viktoria and Građanski (1913), 100 years since the first match on Krimeja Stadium between Orient and HAŠK (1923), and 25 years since the historic bronze medal of the men's football team at the FIF...

Registrations for the new semester at King Sejong Institute Rijeka are officially open! KSI Rijeka offers Korean language classes and a Korean culture class to all interested students. If you want to get systematic Korean language learning, you can take the regular course. This semester, two levels of Korean language classes will be available. Level A1 is for very beginners who never learned the Korean language before, and level B1 is for students who have completed level A1.

The Center for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe of the University of Rijeka invites you to the launch of the book Governments’ Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe: Navigating the Perfect Storm, with a focus on South-Eastern Europe. The event is scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2023, at 12 PM (CET) via Zoom. ABOUT THE BOOK: The Covid-19 pandemic erupting in 2020 represented the perfect storm for national political systems...

The Centre for Advanced Studies of Southeast Europe (CAS-SEE) of the University of Rijeka is proud to host Marjan Hočevar from the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Center for Spatial Sociology (FDV – CPS), who will hold a seminar on April 14, 2022, on the topic ''How an architect reflects society''. ''The title of this presentation suggests a confrontation and critique of architectural practice. But that's not the point. Architects are often r...

The ''Cultures of Rejection'' project investigates the conditions of the rise of extreme right and right-wing populism across Europe. In five different countries, co-constituted by the migration route of 2015, researchers form Serbia, Croatia, Austria, Sweden and Germany have investigated how the rejection of migrants, institutions and liberal democracy have become acceptable. In collaboration with filmmakers and designers, the research team has developed a film which guides viewers through the questions their resear...

With its Strategy for the period 2021-2025, the University of Rijeka commits to the promotion of open education and profiles itself as an open and modern university that is constantly evolving through innovation and internationalization. As one of the leading Higher Education institutions in Croatia, the University of Rijeka is on a mission to expand its education offering by signing a strategic partnership with Coursera on 16 December 2021. This collaboration aims...

A former industrial complex, known among the locals as Benčić, is slowly becoming Rijeka’s own “art district”. Going back to the eighteenth century, the complex was the site of a sugar refinery, repurposed first into a tobacco processing plant, and then again into an engine factory, Rikard Benčić, finally closing its doors only in 1995. What was known as H-Building from the tobacco-producing days is now home to the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art; the administrative spaces of the erstwhile sugar refinery hav...

On the occasion of the beginning of the new academic year and the first day of classes, the Mayor of Rijeka, Mr. Marko Filipović, addressed old and new students of the University of Rijeka. His message can be found below. Dear students, The beginning of a new academic year for some of you means the continuation of higher education, while for freshmen, this is the beginning of a ne...

The University of Rijeka is organizing a scientific conference to foster an interdisciplinary dialogue about different aspects of decision-making processes. Decision-making is simultaneously an individual, collective, and institutional procedure, which is why this issue allows for interpretations from psychology, cognitive science, political philosophy, philosophy of science, epistemology, and philosophy of psychiatry. At the conference, we will question the quality of the decisions arising from the wisdom of crowds in democratic systems and the wisdom of the decisions...

In accordance with the current epidemiological measures, the second session of the Inter-religious Dialogue and Diplomacy Committee of the University of Rijeka was held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021, via the Zoom platform. Members of the Council, representatives of the University, religious communities and representatives from the ranks of diplomacy, through their work and activities seek to encourage interreligious dialogue, social engagement and social sensitivity. The session was a...

AUF Central and Eastern Europe and AUF Partnerships Department are launching a call for projects, available to all member universities in Central and Eastern Europe, to provide them with the knowledge and support in creating sustainable projects. The call aims to identify and accompany universities willing to engage in reaching sustainable development and social entrepreneurship objectives. The 2020 call for projects is titled "Dispositif de soutien au développement de l’entrepreneuriat social à l’université" ...

Since 2016, the Ministry of Ayush, Government of India celebrates Ayurveda Day on the occasion of celebrating Dhanwantari Jayanti and undertakes various activities globally on Ayurveda4Health. This year's Ayurveda Day will be celebrated on November 13, 2020. The Indian Government cooperates with local organizations/institutes, and embassies of India throughout the world, and actively promotes Indian culture, tradition, and customs. This year, to mark the occasion,...

Dear students and colleagues, Following the rapid spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout Europe and the world, we are confronted with a new situation that has changed our habits. In the current situation, the most important measure is to protect yourself and others, to be in solidarity and to do the best you can in the current circumstances. It is extremely important that those belonging to at-risk groups – persons over sixty years of ag...

Due to the epidemiological situation in Croatia and Europe and precautionary measures we are all required to take, we have decided to postpone the 18th Science Festival until October. The new date of the Festival will be 12-17 October 2020. The scientific community is the only one who can predict and offer relevant results and solutions to the problem in situations like this, which is exactly what the public is expecting from it. W...

A monograph entitled ''40 Years with Signature'' was presented at the Aula Magna hall on Wednesday, March 4th, 2020 at the University of Rijeka Rectorate, marking 40 years of existence of Gorski Kotar Sculpture Workshop. The monograph was presented by:- Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D., University of Rijeka Rector- Mr. Milutin Burić, editor- Ms. Branka Arh, author- Mr. Berislav Valušek, author.

Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, in collaboration with the Primorje-Gorski kotar County and the Regional Development Agency of the Primorje-Gorski kotar County, organized a full-day visit of representatives of diplomatic missions and trade offices in the Republic of Croatia on Friday, February 14, 2020. After visiting the City of Rijeka and the Port of Rijeka, the delegation visited the University of Rijeka Campus, where they were welcomed by Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D., UNIRI Rector.

In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared February 11th the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. The goals of this day's celebration are: to promote equal participation of girls and women in education, training, work, and decision-making in science, the elimination of all discrimination against women, including in the fields of education and employment, and overcoming legal, economic, social and cultural barriers by fostering the development of educational policies and programs, including school curricula, with ...

The first, founding session of the University of Rijeka Interreligious Dialogue and Diplomacy Committee was held on Wednesday, February 5th, 2020 at the University of Rijeka Rectorate. The Committee is a collegiate body of the Rector, and its aim is to contribute to the strengthening of interreligious cooperation emphasizing the development of international cooperation, social engagement and social sensitivity. The members of the Committee are representatives of the University of Rijeka, representati...

On a ceremony held on Thursday, December 12th, 2019 at the Croatian National Theater in Osijek, Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija, Ph.D., University of Rijeka Rector, received the "Krunoslav Sukić" Award, for her valuable contribution to recognizing the need for and opening up the space and atmosphere of the academic community's cooperation with society in the processes of creating, preserving and promoting peace. With this Award, we hereby thank and support you, as well as th...

A panel discussion entitled "Why do we need public relations?" was held on Friday, November 15, 2019, at the Student Center's Café "Akvarij" at the UNIRI Campus. The discussion was organized by the Croatian Public Relations Association, Primorsko-istarska branch, in collaboration with the Primorje-gorski kotar County and the University of Rijeka. The participants of the discussion were: Prof. Snježana Prijić-Samaržija

On its 83rd Session, the Board of Directors of UNIRI Foundation made a Decision on the University of Rijeka Foundation Awards for the year 2018, following the proposal of the Expert Committee. The Foundation awards are awarded every year to the most deserving young, as well as experienced scientists and artists who contributed to the scientific research and artistic work, i.e. those who made a contribution to the development of science and art at UNIRI and wider academic community with their public and overall work.

The 13th Expert Convention DaNTe (Day of New Technologies) was held on Thursday, November 7, 2019, at the Student Center’s Café "Akvarij" at the UNIRI Campus. The convention was organized by MIPRO, Croatian Society for Information, Communication and Electronic Technology, and the University of Rijeka. It was opened by Prof. Senka Maćešić, Ph.D., UNIRI Vice-Rector for Informatization and Organization, while the introduction speeches were held by Prof. Karolj Skala