The University of Rijeka (Croatian: Sveučilište u Rijeci) is situated in the city of Rijeka with faculties also located in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika.
While the modern university was founded on May 17, 1973, the first school of higher education was established in 1627 by the Jesuits and enjoyed equal status with the academies in the largest cities of the Austrian Empire. The Faculty of Philosophy, established in 1726, operated for two years. The Theological Faculty was founded in 1728. From 1773 to 1780, Rijeka was the seat of the Royal Academy. Departments of biotechnology, informatics, mathematics and physics were founded in 2008. Last three were part of Faculty of Arts and Sciences since 1986.
The University of Rijeka is presently composed of nine faculties, one art academy, four departments, University Libraries and the Students Centre.
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