University of Dubrovnik

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Located in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the University of Dubrovnik is a modern public institution renowned for its strong academic focus on maritime studies, aquaculture, and tourism management. Its strongest faculties and departments specialize in coastal management, electrical engineering, and media, leveraging the city's unique coastal location and rich maritime heritage. For international students, the university offers an increasingly welcoming environment supported by the Erasmus+ office, which facilitates European exchanges and helps incoming students navigate coursework. While many undergraduate degrees are taught in Croatian, the institution provides a growing selection of courses and materials in English, alongside Croatian language preparatory courses to assist with integration. A distinctive characteristic that sets the university apart is its setting within a world-renowned historic coastal city, allowing students to study marine biology and tourism right on the shores of the Adriatic Sea.

Background

The University of Dubrovnik (Croatian: Sveučilište u Dubrovniku, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Ragusina) is a public university located in Dubrovnik, Croatia. It has its roots in various successive institutions dedicated to the teaching of maritime engineering and naval architecture. In 1996, in recognition of the city's maritime traditions, the Polytechnic was established and was later given full university status in 2003. The university has since diversified its courses but the maritime sciences remains its traditional strength.

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