OPEN UNIVERSITY ZAGREB

History

  • Established: 1907 by Albert Bazala under the slogan: “With an education to the freedom” – Community University

  • After 1945 – Central Community University

  • 1960 – Workers Community University “Moša Pijade” – by merging Workers University and Community University

  • 1990 – Open University Zagreb – public institution

 

 

Legal roots

  • Contract between Croatian Government and local authorities of City Zagreb, 1997

  • Major management: seven persons board

  • Executive management: Principal

 

 

Major activities

  • Education

  • Culture

  • Publishing

 

 

Publishing

  • School books for formal education

  • Books for in-house education

  • Computer training books

  • Books about national tradition

  • Lyrics

  • Spatial editions

  • Community newspaper (15 numbers per year)

 

 

Culture

  • University for seniors

  • Painting and drawing workshops

  • Core and music ansamble

  • Pop – Rock Academy

  • Exhibitions and events

  • Library with literature workshops

 

 

Education

  • Formal education (older then 15 years):

  • Elementary school for adults (1-8)

  • Secondary schools for adults (9-11/12)

  • Gymnasium

  • Related schools (Account, Administrative, …)

  • Vocation schools (Cooking, Serving, Driver, Security, …)

  • Non-formal education

  • Foreign language school

  • Computer school

  • Pre-qualification instructions for high schools

  • Informal education – approved by Ministry

  • Vocation training – about 60 programmes

  • Programmes for further education – after secondary school – about 20 programmes

  • Teachers training (e.g.. Basic ICT skills and knowledge for all teaching stuff in Croatia)

  • Spatial projects (e.g.. SPECTRA – reform of National army)

 

 

Organisation

  • Department for elementary and secondary school

  • Department for programmes out of Zagreb

  • Vocation trainings department

  • Further education department

  • Culture programmes department

  • Publishing department

  • Researching department

  • Accounting service

  • General services

 

 

Numbers

  • Employees: 78 (65% women)

  • Outsource teachers: about 500

  • Participants: about 20.000

  • Groups: about 1.200

  • Locations through Croatia: 26

  • Published titles (new and reprint): 39

 

 

Financing

  • Programme financing through some government project (e.g. teachers training)

  • Tenders

  • Social partnership between social institutions, international organisations (e.g. UNHCR, IRC)

  • Company's order

  • Self – financed students (80%)

 

 

Commercials

  • General flyer for each season

  • Yearly book of programmes

  • Programme’s flyers

  • Web: www.pou.hr

  • Newspaper

  • TV commercials

  • Free call: 0800 321 321

 

 

Invitation

At the middle of Adriatic coast near Šibenik (the end of highway) we have a former military camp for about 120 persons in houses and for about 60 persons in shelters.

We are prepare for join work and partnership in implementation of together programmes

Thank You!

 

 

 

For any further contact:

 

Igor Njegovan, Assistant Manager

igor.njegovan@inet.hr or pou@pou.hr