Is there anyone who loves the sea without having read the famous ‘Besa’ by even more famous Jože Horvat, a writer, world traveler and sea enthusiast who from the comfort of the "continent" set out to world's oceans? That is why we will add to an already well-known saying: "Navigare necesse est, vivere non est necesse" (one must sail, one must not live) that of Jože Horvat: "Only people who live for something truly live", because to enroll, finish and live the profession acquired at the Faculty of Maritime Studies means living, not for something - but for the sea…

BRIEFLY ABOUT THE FACULTY OF MARITIME STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT

…prestigious, professional, contemporary, innovative

The Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, result of our region’s centuries-old maritime tradition, has been operating for more than 60 years during which reputation of the institution, employees and students was built with the aim of achieving professional, social and cultural status.

The Faculty’s mission is to create competent, responsible and expert personnel committed to norms and ethics in their fields of work, on board and on land. In the process of creating knowledge, logical reasoning, creative and critical thinking, in addition to modern technical and IT equipment, students have at their disposal professional staff, professors and services who continuously improve their skills to convey to students recent trends in modern maritime vocation.

Also, one of the Faculty’s important goals of is to encourage students' intellectual curiosity, creativity and passion for research, science, projects and the profession, with the aim of applying new ideas, procedures or processes in the field of traffic and transport technology.

STUDY PROGRAMS

The Faculty organizes and conducts university studies through two levels in accordance with the Bologna Process:

• undergraduate study

• graduate study

Undergraduate studies

The undergraduate study lasts three academic years (six semesters) and completing it students obtain 180 ECTS credits and the academic title university bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engineer of a given profession.

Undergraduate study programs:

Nautical studies

Acquired title: university bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) nautical engineering (univ. bacc. ing. naut.)

The undergraduate Nautical study is performed in the spirit of most modern requirements for educating management personnel on merchant navy ships. In addition to the study program being harmonized with the STCW Convention, the Faculty also has at its disposal modern equipment needed to acquire required knowledge and skills.

Marine engineering

Acquired title: bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) of marine engineering (univ. bacc. ing. nav. mech.)

Completing the study, the acquired knowledge provides-enables students’ employment in institutions whose activities are related to maritime affairs as well as in maritime, transport and economic companies responsible for managing and implementing maritime processes.

Main features of this study are: harmonization of study programs with international and national legal regulations and conventions, international equivalence of diplomas and titles, special features of educating naval officers across the world, reflected in how interconnected scientific and professional work are.

Marine electrical engineering and information technologies

Acquired title: bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) of electrical engineer and information technologies (univ. bacc. ing. el.)

The study is organized in such a way that students learn content in fields of electrical, computer, communication and navigation technologies applied on modern ships and on land, in ports, shipping companies and the maritime economy as a whole.

Maritime yacht and marina technologies

Acquired title: bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) of maritime yacht and marina technologies (univ. bacc. ing. nav. techn.)

The study aims to enable students to apply basic and specialist knowledge in managing, identifying, designing and solving practical problems, to apply other skills using modern engineering tools, to understand teamwork and effective communication, to understand ethics and ethical responsibility and understand the impact of engineering solutions to society and the environment.

Maritime management

Acquired title: bachelor (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) of marine management (univ. bacc. ing. admin. nav.)

Specialized undergraduate education enables students to: acquire theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in line with labor market requirements, acquire qualifications needed for rapid entry into the labor market, apply acquired knowledge and skills in the private sector, prepare for scientific research and for continuing education at the graduate level of Maritime Management study or related technical studies.

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Graduate studies

The graduate study lasts for two academic years (four semesters) and completing it, students acquire 120 ECTS credits and the academic title of master/engineer of the relevant profession.

Graduate study programs provide students with the opportunity to gain knowledge needed to continue education at postgraduate level (doctoral and specialist studies), or create personnel who will be engaged in scientific research in interdisciplinary maritime sciences.

Graduate study programs:

Nautical Engineering

Acquired title: Master of nautical engineering (mag. ing. naut.)

The competencies acquired completing this graduate study are: managing, operating and maintaining ship and navigation systems; scientific research work in maritime sciences; active participation in economy and management of companies and services in the field of economic and public activities, primarily maritime economy.

Naval Engineering

Acquired title: Master of naval engineering (mag. ing. nav. mech.)

The graduate study program enables students to enroll more courses directing them to certain areas of research. In Naval engineering, the following are of special interest: researching intelligent ship systems, controlling technical systems and simulating energy processes by a computer.

Marine electrical engineering technologies

Acquired title: Master of marine electrical engineering (mag. ing. el.)

The graduate level of Marine electrical engineering technologies is intended for students who want to be trained to work in developing, installing and maintaining complex electrical systems on ships (cruisers, hydrographic research ships, etc.), submarine research facilities and similar systems in maritime economy.

The study enables employment on ships across the world, in companies dealing with maritime transport technology, coast guards, ports, as well as companies (shipbuilding, shipping, marinas, etc.) engaged in developing, designing, installing and maintaining computer, electronic, communication and navigation systems as well as systems for automatic control of processes in maritime affairs.

Maritime management

Acquired title: Master of maritime management (mag. ing. admin. nav.)

Maritime Management study is an accredited university study, the only one under that name in Croatia.

Basic features of the study are: it belongs to technical sciences and has an interdisciplinary character, is harmonized with requirements of the modern labor market, is continuously improved, developed and harmonized with international trends, successfully cooperates with numerous experts and organizations from the private sector, Croatian and international maritime affairs, enters into partnerships at scientific and professional levels with leading organizations in maritime industry and in educating of maritime personnel, provides traineeships and practical training in maritime economy, nurtures and promotes maritime studies and Croatia’s maritime orientation.

Doctoral study

Postgraduate University Study of Maritime Technology

The university postgraduate study of Maritime Technology’s study program is in line with recommendations of the European Society for Engineering Education and its third degree, within the Bologna process, is the result of individual research work, part of flexible doctoral education accompanied by highest quality mentorship.

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SOME MORE ON WHY ENROLL THE FACULTY OF MARITIME STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT?

- The Faculty of Maritime Studies is part of the University of Split’s family, which according to Times Higher Education 2021, occupied a place between 801-1000. on the world’s universities’ ranking list and has been, for the first time, ranked in 10 of the 17 sustainable development goals, as the only Croatian university, which ranks it among the 4% best in the world.

- The Faculty’s study program: "Maritime technologies of yachts and marinas" is unique and enables the recognition of the Faculty of Maritime Studies in the national and international markets of higher education in the field of maritime affairs. It is fully harmonized with Croatia and European Union’s strategic documents that both, among other things, emphasize their maritime and tourism strategic orientations. Developing the program, special attention was paid to harmonizing curricula with national legislation and international recommendations by world's leading institutions relevant to maritime affairs, in particular: the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO). The curricula comply with STCW (International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers), IMO and ISO standards.

- Studying Marine engineering, students get the right to lifelong learning, according to principles of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers - STCW 1978/95 (mobility and global comparability of study programs, professors and students), and retraining programs according to EU project METNET.

- Completing their studies, students receive certificates by which the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure of the Republic of Croatia guarantees that they do not have to take courses in various training centers.

- With project activities, financed from European Union’s programs and funds, the Faculty of Maritime Studies continuously equips its premises with modern devices, so that students can spend practical and laboratory part of their training in a technologically advanced environment.

- A special step towards students’ needs is the Erasmus+ project MareMathics, which innovatively, applying digital technologies and modern media, makes it easier for students to master demanding math units and apply them in maritime affairs. The Faculty’s permanent involvement in international projects opens doors to many international institutions for realizing student exchange and mobility, not only through Erasmus+ in almost all EU countries, but also in partner institutions in the Philippines, Russia or South America.

- The educational process of the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split, includes students, alumni and involved parties (university-industry cooperations) who help the Faculty refresh its program according to new trends in maritime affairs. Classes involve work on modern equipment consisting of simulators, didactic equipment, a planetarium, well equipped library, computers for CBT and video material and e-learning. Classes take place on the Faculty’s school ships, sailboats, laboratories, workshops outside the Faculty, etc.

- Due to successful education of maritime personnel, the Faculty of Maritime Studies is recognized by the Japanese system of education and training in maritime affairs (Japan’s Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Transport and the Japanese Shipowners Association) - in other words, University of Split’s Faculty of Maritime studies’ graduates do not need to undergo additional training required by the Japanese education system.

- The Agency for Science and Higher Education’s (ASHE) international accreditation board  recognizes the Faculty’s educational process.

- The Faculty implemented ISO 9001 quality management system.

- The Faculty of Maritime Studies is a member of the International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) with which it harmonized all curricula.

- Due to the proven quality of maritime/navy personnel leaving the Faculty of Maritime Studies, Croatia’s Ministry of Defense tasked it with educating cadets for Croatian Army, Croatian Coast Guard, Ministry of the Interior and the Republic of Croatia’s NATO partners. Cadets are educated in integrated nautical and marine engineering studies.

- The Faculty’s scientific research work is presented in the International Maritime Science Conference (IMSC) and the international scientific journal ToMS (Transactions on Maritime Science).

- The Faculty is actively implementing several EU projects. Some of them are: CEKOM - Center of Competence for Advanced Mobility, WRECKS4ALL - Protection of underwater heritage through digitalization and valorization as a new form of tourism, BLUEWBC - Sustainable development of blue economies in higher education and innovation in Western Balkans, MareMathics - Innovative teaching math for maritime studies students.

- In order to encourage an innovative approach, the Faculty invests in educational and research workshops, enables students’ participation in scientific conferences and other popular events, but leaves them enough space and freedom to prepare and implement their own projects, activities and ideas.

High employability rate of Croatian maritime experts around the world is the best proof of the Faculty of Maritime Studies’ quality.

… and a lot more

Last but not least, Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split, as its name suggests, acts in the most vibrant city in Croatia and cannot be separated from it. In other words, studying maritime affairs in Split means breathing this passionate Mediterranean city in with full lungs, being a part of it, leaving your mark on it and taking a part of it with you… Believe me, that is saying something.

For more information, go to www.pfst.unist.hr or feel free to contact the Faculty of Maritime Studies in Split’s office by e-mail: info@pfst.hr.

See you at the Faculty of Maritime Studies, University of Split!

Photo: Zoran Alajbeg                   

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