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Algebra Grows into the First Private Technical University in Croatia

Mislav Balković dekan algebra
Mislav Balković dekan algebra / Image by: foto

Algebra University, the first private technical university in Croatia, under the mentorship of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER) of the University of Zagreb, will begin its Computer Science program in English this autumn. It will be jointly conducted by teachers from Zagreb’s FER and Algebra College.

Solution for Establishment

Preparations for the establishment of Algebra University began three years ago. During this time, elections for additional lecturers and professors were held, contracts were signed with additional experts, a report for the establishment of the institution and three undergraduate university studies were prepared, an agreement was established on the legally required mentoring implementation of the studies during the transitional period, and successful supervision was completed by foreign experts appointed by the Agency for Science and Higher Education.

After three years, a positive accreditation recommendation was issued last week and sent to the Ministry of Science and Education, which issued a decision on the establishment of the legal entity Algebra University, thus creating the foundation for the commencement of operations and enrollment of the first generation of students at the first private university in the field of technical sciences in Croatia.

– The share of graduated ICT professionals in Croatia is one of the fastest-growing trends in Europe. We are currently in sixth place in terms of the share of such graduates, which is quite above the European average. Along with other Croatian higher education institutions in the digital field, Algebra has been working on this mission for twenty years, but with the establishment of Algebra University, we will further increase that number in the next ten years, by attracting foreign students and opening additional capacities for domestic ones – said Mislav Balković, Dean of Algebra College.

Three-Year Study

The new study program Computer Science will be conducted by professors and assistants from FER and Algebra. Thirty places were opened in the first enrollment round. The collaboration between FER and Algebra has lasted for ten years during which they have participated together in various European projects.

In the coming years, FER’s university study of computer science will be conducted at Algebra, but in English, with the participation of teachers from both institutions. The program lasts three years and brings 180 ECTS credits and the academic title of Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science. 

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