University of Zagreb Faculty of Agricukture

The University of Zagreb (1669) (UNIZG) is the oldest and biggest university in South-Eastern Europe. It consists of 34 constituent units, faculties and academies. With its comprehensive programs and over 70,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students, the UNIZG is the strongest teaching institution in Croatia.  The proposed project will be implemented by the Faculty of Agriculture (FAZ). The main strategic goals of FAZ are to develop scientific excellence, innovation in research and collaboration with the business sector; to contribute to the sustainable development of the Croatian economy and society as a whole and to improve international cooperation in teaching and scientific research. For the academic year 2016/17, FAZ has signed over 40 bilateral agreements with partner institutions from the Erasmus+ Programme countries. FAZ has also long experience in TEMPUS, ERASMUS and in EU scientific projects (FP5, FP6, FP7 and Horizon 2020). There are offices for international relations (at FAZ and UNIZG) experienced to coordinate and administer the project activities.

FAZ performs undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate education in all fields of agronomy from plant to animal science, agricultural economics, agricultural engineering, organic agriculture, plant health, landscape architecture, environment and resource management). Study programs are based on scientific, basic, applied and development studies, aimed at creating new knowledge and ideas and at fostering critical thinking and creativity, and knowledge and innovation transfer towards the economy. Teachers and researchers are involved in the implementation of basic, development and applied research projects, and actively participating in professional collaboration. Departments (200-225 teaching staff) carry out research programs and educate PhD students in different disciplines related to agricultural sciences and food production.

FAZ is continuously trying to acquire, develop and transfer knowledge to educate our students, scientists and experts. This enables us to enhance the production of food, industry, management of natural resources, and the development of the rural and urban environment, as our contribution to the total quality of living in the national and global framework. Environmentally friendly plant protection against harmful organisms is one of the priority directions of the scientific activity of the Faculty of Agriculture (http://www.agr.unizg.hr/hr/category/projekti/46 ).