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1.4.ABOUTUNIVERSITY OFZAGREB ANDFEB ZAGREBThe University of Zagreb (1669) is theoldest and biggest university in South-Eastern Europe. Ever since its foundation,the University has been continually growingand developing and now consist of29 faculties, three art academies and theCentre for Croatian Studies. With its comprehensiveprograms and over 50,000full-time undergraduate and postgraduatestudents the University is the strongestteaching institution in Croatia. It offers awide range of academic degree coursesleading to Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoraldegrees in the following fields: Arts,Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Engineering,Humanities, Natural and Social Sciences. Itis also a strongly research-oriented institution,contributing with over 50 percent tothe total research output of the country.Faculty of Economics and Business is a partof the University of Zagreb. The Facultystarted out as the School of Commerceand Transport in 1920, whose purpose wasto provide theoretical education in fieldsof banking, domestic and internationaltrade, transport and insurance. Since thenit has often changed its name but never itsmission - to emphasize the importance ofeconomics and business for the well-beingof the country and its citizens, as well as toeducate experts in these fields, especiallyin the current environment of internationalizationand globalization.School of Commerce and Transport becamethe Economic-commercial Schoolwith the legal status of the University’sfaculty in the 1925, and has also performedthe procedure for acquiringthe doctorate in economic-commercialscience. Economic-commercial School becamethe Faculty of Economics in 1947. In1956 the School of Business was founded,with the two-year study program andcurriculum that was adjusted for adultstudents who already had experience inbusiness. In 1968 the two schools weremerged together and the Faculty of EconomicScience was founded. In 1982 theFaculty of Economic Science and the Facultyfor International Trade merged intothe Faculty of Economics and Business.Vision of The Faculty of Economics andBusiness is to develop as a unique and internationallyrecognized institution withinthe University of Zagreb, the leader inthe region, boasting the highest scientificresearch and teaching standards as wellas first class study programs harmonizedwith the world and European standards,and Croatia’s specific features, a gratifiedteaching staff compensated for their endeavors,and the students who will be thepride of the Faculty, University and Croatia.The Faculty of Economics and Business ofthe University of Zagreb was rewarded theprestigious EPAS accreditation for the EBIP/BDIB programme by the European Foundationfor Management Development (EFMD)SOUTHMAIN ENTRANCE − WESTat the meeting of its Accreditation Boardon 9 February 2011. You can find moreinformation about the accreditation atfollowing link: EFMDAfter we gained additional space in 1987,The Faculty of Economics and Business inZagreb became one of the most modernand largest buildings for higher educationin this part of Europe. Polyvalence of usagewith a variety of content makes it possiblefor this Faculty to hold a quality program,host national and international congresses,physical education of students, sportcompetitions, secure adequate nutritionfor students and employees of the Faculty,provide the opportunity to purchase dailynecessities, books, etc.All halls are fully equipped with IT equipment,students have two teleconferencehalls at their disposal, a large number ofair-conditioned lecture halls, a few PC labsand modern lecture hall 3 redecoratedespecially for lectures in larger groups.EAST HALLS WEST HALLS NORTH HALLS SOUTH HALLS15 (ground floor −congress hall)16, 17, 18, 19, 20(2. floor)21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26(3. floor)29 (library)EAST1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6(ground floor)7, 8 (1. floor)9 (2. floor)10 (3. floor)11, 12, 13 (2. floor)14 (1. floor - new hall)34 (1. floor)35 (2. floor)36 (3. floor)37 (4. floor)38 (5. floor)NORTH30, 31 (3. floor)32, 33 (4. floor)BEFORE YOU ARRIVE 14