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The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb (VEFUNIZGHR) is the main and only research and educational institution in the field of veterinary medicine in Croatia, and at the same time the leading institution in the area of veterinary science in the Western Balkan region. VEFUNIZGHR organizes and conducts university studies, scientific and professional work in the scientific field of biomedicine and health, the field of veterinary medicine, as well as lifelong learning programs for doctors of veterinary medicine (DVM). It is one of the oldest faculties in the Republic of Croatia (founded in 1919), and with its long tradition and established criteria of excellence, is inseparable from the development of the veterinary profession in Croatia. The VEFUNIZGHR has a long history of promoting high quality education through research and exchange of information between international institutions. It employs more than 200 academic and research staff who work on the development and shape of the future careers of about 1000 students of veterinary medicine with programs both in Croatian and English.