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ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 24 NOVEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 8.1.10.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

 

STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE
SPECIALIST STUDIES, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

In the 2008/2009 academic year, the total of 1 779 students were enrolled on postgraduate studies. There were 1 067 women enrolled (60.0% out of the total number of students enrolled). There were 96.4% of students who enrolled on the postgraduate specialist study and 3.6% on the postgraduate magisterial (academic) study. Out of the total number of postgraduate students, 77.3% of them enrolled on studies at the University of Zagreb, 14.4% at the University of Osijek, 4.6% at the University of Rijeka, 2.5% at the University of Split and 1.2% at the University of Pula.

 

According to 5-year age groups, the largest number of students was classified in the 25 – 29 age group (40.6%), while the smallest number of students was classified in the 55-and-over age group (0.3%). There were 13.7% of students in the under-24 age group, 23.1% in the 30 – 34 age group, 12.2% in the 35 – 39 age group, 5.3% in the 40 – 44 age group, 3.8% in the 45 – 49 age group and 1.0% in the 50 – 54 age group.

 

Regarding the scientific fields of studies,  the most often chosen was the field of Social sciences with 64.5%, followed by Biomedicine and health with 22.7%, Life sciences with 4.6%, Interdisciplinary field with 3.7%,  Biotechnical sciences with 2.4%, Engineering with 2.0%, and Humanities with 0.1%.

 

Out of the total number of students, 91.0% of them were employed and 9.0% unemployed. Out of the total number of employed students, the largest number of them were employed in Human health and social work activities (25.1%), in Financial and insurance activities (13.3%), in Public administration and defence; compulsory social security (11.7%), in Professional, scientific and technical activities (9.2%), in Education (8.4%), in Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (6.9%), and in other activities (25.4%).

 

By citizenship, out of the total number of students, 99.0% of them are citizens of the Republic of Croatia and 1.0% are foreign citizens. Out of the total number of citizens of the Republic of Croatia, 97.8% have graduated in the Republic of Croatia and 2.2% in other countries.

 

By country of usual residence, 97.9% of students are residents of the Republic of Croatia and 2.1% are residents of other countries.

 

Out of the total number of students, 53.2 % of them were paying for the study themselves; 41.5% were supported by the employer and 2.4% of them were supported by the Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, while 2.9% were classified in  the category Other.

 

 

1    STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY UNIVERSITIES, BY FIELD OF SCIENCE
       AND BY SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

Total

Scientific field of  study

Life sciences

Engineering

Biomedicine
 and health

Biotechnical sciences

Social sciences

Humanities

Interdisciplinary

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

1 067

81

58

36

3

404

261

42

23

1 148

674

2

2

66

46

Magisterial study

64

43

64

43

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Specialist study

1 715

1 024

17

15

36

3

404

261

42

23

1 148

674

2

2

66

46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Osijek

257

137

-

-

7

-

-

-

7

2

219

113

-

-

24

22

Specialist study

257

137

-

-

7

-

-

-

7

2

219

113

-

-

24

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
Slavonski Brod

7

-

-

-

7

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Agriculture, Osijek

7

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Osijek

189

97

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

189

97

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Osijek

30

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

16

-

-

-

-

University of Osijek

24

22

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

24

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Pula

21

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

17

-

-

-

-

Specialist study

21

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

17

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Economics and     Tourism, Pula

21

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

21

17

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Rijeka

81

47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

81

47

-

-

-

-

Specialist study

81

47

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

81

47

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Economics, Rijeka

68

42

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

68

42

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Law, Rijeka

13

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

13

5

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Split

45

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

21

-

-

-

-

Specialist study

45

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

21

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Economics, Split

45

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

45

21

-

-

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Zagreb 

1 375

845

81

58

29

3

404

261

35

21

782

476

2

2

42

24

Magisterial study

64

43

64

43

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Specialist study

1 311

802

17

15

29

3

404

261

35

21

782

476

2

2

42

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Science – Department of Mathematics, Zagreb

17

15

17

15

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Science, Zagreb

64

43

64

43

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb

9

1

-

-

9

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Zagreb

20

2

-

-

20

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

1.   STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY UNIVERSITIES, BY FIELD OF SCIENCE
       AND BY SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 (continued)

 

Total

Scientific  field of study

Life sciences

Engineering

Biomedicine
 and health

Biotechnical sciences

Social sciences

Humanities

Interdisciplinary

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Medicine, Zagreb

324

221

-

-

-

-

324

221

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Dental Medicine, Zagreb

20

17

-

-

-

-

20

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagreb

60

23

-

-

-

-

60

23

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Agronomy, Zagreb

7

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

7

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Forestry, Zagreb

9

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, Zagreb

19

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

16

-

-

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Economics, Zagreb

600

346

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

600

346

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Organisation and Informatics, Varaždin

33

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

33

6

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Law,  Zagreb

61

57

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

61

57

-

-

-

-

Faculty of Political Sciences, Zagreb

58

38

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

58

38

 

 

 

 

Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Zagreb

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

2

-

-

Faculty of Special Education and
Rehabilitation, Zagreb

30

29

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

29

-

-

-

-

Center for Postgraduate Studies of University of Zagreb

42

24

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

24

 

2.    STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY SCIENTIFIC FIELD of study, TYPE OF       STUDY AND BY SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

Total

Magisterial (academic) study

Specialist study

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

1 067

64

43

1 715

1 024

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIfe sciences

81

58

64

43

17

15

Mathematics

17

15

-

-

17

15

Physics

8

2

8

2

-

-

Geological science

6

4

6

4

-

-

Chemistry

2

2

2

2

-

-

Biology

48

35

48

35

-

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Engineering

36

3

-

-

36

3

Mechanical engineering

16

1

-

-

16

1

Technology of transport and traffic

20

2

-

-

20

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biomedicine and health

404

261

-

-

404

261

Clinical medicine

241

157

-

-

241

157

Public health and health care

83

64

-

-

83

64

Veterinary medicine

60

23

-

-

60

23

Dental medicine

20

17

-

-

20

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Biotechnical sciences

42

23

-

-

42

23

Agronomy

14

5

-

-

14

5

Forestry

8

2

-

-

8

2

Wood technology

1

-

-

-

1

-

Food technology

19

16

-

-

19

16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social sciences

1 148

674

-

-

1 148

674

Economics

923

523

-

-

923

523

Law

104

78

-

-

104

78

Political science

58

38

-

-

58

38

Information and communication sciences

33

6

-

-

33

6

Special education

30

29

-

-

30

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Humanities

2

2

-

-

2

2

Linguistics

2

2

-

-

2

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interdisciplinary

66

46

-

-

66

46

Environmental protection

9

9

-

-

9

9

Ecoengineering

34

18

-

-

34

18

European studies

15

13

-

-

15

13

Conference interpreting

8

6

-

-

8

6

 

 

3.   STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY AGE AND SEX,

      2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

Total

Age

Up to 24

25 – 29

30 – 34

35 – 39

40 – 44

45 – 49

50 – 54

55 – 59

60 – 64

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

244

722

410

217

95

67

18

5

1

Men

712

78

284

174

93

39

32

8

3

1

Women

1 067

166

438

236

124

56

35

10

2

-

 

4.    STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY UNIVERSITIES, BY COUNTRY OF
      USUAL RESIDENCE AND BY SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

University

Total

Country of usual residence

All

Women

Croatia

Other countries

Total

Bosnia
and
Herzegovina

South Africa

China

Kosovo

Macedonia

Slovenia

Serbia

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

1 067

1 742

37

28

1

1

1

3

2

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

University of Osijek

257

137

251

6

6

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Pula

21

17

21

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Rijeka

81

47

80

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

University of Split

45

21

44

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

University of Zagreb

1 375

845

1 346

29

21

1

1

1

3

1

1

 

 

5.    STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY COUNTRY OF GRADUATION, CITIZENSHIP AND SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

.

Total

Citizenship

Croatian

Foreign

All

Women

All

Women

All

Women

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

1 067

1 761

1 055

18

12

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Croatia

1 723

1 025

1 722

1 025

1

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other countries

56

42

39

30

17

12

Austria

2

2

2

2

-

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

31

22

21

15

10

7

France

1

1

1

1

-

-

Italy

4

3

4

3

-

-

South Africa

1

1

1

1

-

-

China

1

1

-

-

1

1

Kosovo

1

1

-

-

1

1

Macedonia

3

2

-

-

3

2

New Zealand

1

1

1

1

-

-

Germany

1

1

1

1

-

-

United States of America

4

2

4

2

-

-

Slovenia

3

3

3

3

-

-

Serbia

3

2

1

1

2

1

 

6.   STUDENTS ENROLLED ON MAGISTERIAL OR POSTGRADUATE SPECIALIST STUDIES, BY ACTIVITY, BY WAY OF PAYING FOR STUDY AND BY   SEX, 2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR

 

Total

Source of payment for study

 

All

Women

Employer

Ministry of
Science,
Education
 and Sports

Student

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

1 779

1 067

739

42

947

51

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Employees

1 618

968

739

40

801

38

Agriculture,forestry and fishing

36

13

16

-

18

2

Mining and quarriying

8

2

4

-

4

 

Manufacturing

90

44

37

-

50

3

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

20

7

11

-

9

-

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

14

6

5

-

7

2

Construction

42

21

19

-

23

-

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

112

69

41

-

69

2

Transportation and storage

24

7

8

-

15

1

Accommodation and food service activities

20

10

6

-

14

-

Information and communication

83

31

32

-

51

-

Financial and insurance activities

215

133

78

-

133

4

Real astate activities

5

2

2

-

3

-

Professional, scientific and technical activities

149

82

57

9

80

3

Administrative and support service activities

26

20

9

-

17

-

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

189

116

74

-

109

6

Education

136

90

33

15

78

10

Human health and social work activities

406

290

294

16

92

4

Arts, entertainment and recreation

20

12

5

-

15

-

Other service activities

20

11

6

-

13

1

Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

3

2

2

-

1

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unemployed

161

99

-

2

146

13

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

 

Data source

 

Data are the result of the annual data processing on students enrolled on postgraduate master’s (academic) study according to the previous programme, or on specialist study according to the Bologna process. Data are collected through the questionnaire titled the Registration Sheet for the Enrolment of Students on Master’s or Postgraduate Specialists Studies (ŠV-30 form), which is filled in by students enrolled on any year of postgraduate master’s or specialist studies.

 

Coverage

 

The statistical survey cover all students enrolled on postgraduate master’s or specialist studies at all institutions of higher education on the territory of the Republic of Croatia in the 2008/2009 academic year.

 

Definitions and explanations

 

Postgraduate students presented in this release have enrolled and have the right to finish their study according to the previous programme as well as those enrolled on the postgraduate specialist study according to the so-called Bologna process, which is in line with the Act on Scientific Activity and Higher Education (NN, No.123/03) and the Act on Amendments to the Act on Scientific Activity and Higher Education (NN, No. 105/04).

 

Students enrolled in postgraduate magisterial study before the establishment of undergraduate and postgraduate studies pursuant to provisions of this Act will have the right to complete the study according to the curriculum and conditions required at the enrolment in the first year of study and obtain the appropriate academic degree according to the regulations in force before entry into force of this Act.

 

Institution of higher education – any institution of higher education authorised to organise and implement courses of study, as well as scientific research, highly professional or artistic work. Institutions of higher education are university and adjoining faculties and art academies, polytechnic and school of higher educational institutions of higher education may be public and private.

 

University is an institution that establishes and conducts university and interdisciplinary studies in at least two areas of scientific or artistic activity in a number of fields, as an autonomous and integrated process, indirectly or through its faculties, art academies and departments.

 

Faculty is an institution of higher education, a component part of a  university, where university studies are organized and conducted, and where scientific and professional work in one or more scientific or professional areas are developed. Professional studies can also be conducted there.

 

Art academy is an institution of higher education, a component part of a university, where artistic study is organised and conducted, and where top artistic endeavours and scientific activity in the field of art are nourished.  Professional studies can also be conducted there.

 

University department is a component part of a university where university courses are taught, and scientific, artistic or professional work in a particular filed of science or an interdisciplinary area are developed

 

Academic year starts on 1 October of the current year and ends on September 30 of the following calendar year.

 

Postgraduate magisterial (academic) study can be enrolled by any person that completed a corresponding university study. It is normally established as a study aiming at winning a master’s degree in science and offering obligatory and facultative courses. An institution of higher education that organise a postgraduate academic study defines, within enrolment conditions, which undergraduate university study is considered correspondent for the enrolment.

 

The university may organise postgraduate specialist study which shall last from one to two years and by which a university specialist title for a particular area (Spec.) shall be awarded.

 

The postgraduate study may also be conducted in co-operation with scientific institutes (interdisciplinary study).

 

Abbreviations

 

NN    Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

 

Symbols

 

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