The University of Split was officially established on 15 June 1974 when the units have already had an effect on their professional, scientific and teaching areas entered its structure. As a predominant scientific and teaching institution in the region, the University of Split has expanded during the course of the past 30 years to include eleven Faculties, one Academy of Arts and four University Departments. There are about 20,000 students enrolled in the University’s undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate programmes. The focus of the research work carried out by the University is on scientific areas with reference to disciplines characterized by natural, cultural, historical, social, economic and other features of the region as a part of the Croatian Adriatic and the Mediterranean region as a whole. This involves the research and protection of art and construction heritage, philology, field crops, oceanography and fishing, Adriatic botany and zoology, island and coastal economy, Adriatic tourism, maritime law, nautical science, naval architecture and a range of other specific disciplines such as chemical engineering, civil engineering, architecture, electrical and mechanical engineering, social sciences, kinesiology, humanities, health sciences, forensics, all of which distinguish the University of Split, not only in Croatia but also beyond its borders.
The University Department for Marine Studies was founded in 1998. The Department buildings are located in the University Campus in the city of Split. The Department for Marine Studies cooperates closely with faculties and departments within Split University same as with Universities and Institutions in Croatia and abroad, by encouraging the exchange of academic staff and students, and by organizing joint meetings and research projects. The Department’s academic curriculum aims at training in the science field of Agronomy. Some of the education keystones and research activities of the Department are a) sustainability in practice, by using environment-friendly techniques, b) food safety and technology, during production and processing, and c) integrated approaches in the preservation of marine and agroecosystems. Thus, the Department’s academic profile covers a broad, unique and important area in biological sciences, relevant to agricultural engineering, agronomy, food safety and public health awareness and agricultural policy.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture was founded in 1960 and offers study programmes in electrical engineering and information technology, computer science, mechanical engineering, naval architecture and industrial engineering, all both at undergraduate and graduate level. The research capabilities of the Faculty have been confirmed through numerous successful competitive and other research and technological projects, number of scientific and professional papers published in peer-review journals, and through the continuous cooperation with internationally recognized research and academic institutions.
