Key indicators

VERN' – key indicators

Short history

• 1990 foundation of VERN' d.o.o., founder of today's VERN' University
• 1994 beginning of educational activity – one-year program
• 2000 foundation of the VERN' University of Applied Sciences – accreditation of the former Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of Croatia
• 2007 VERN' becomes the first Croatian business university of applied sciences
• 2009 merger of the Zagreb School of Management with the VERN' Group
• 2011 merger of the School of Journalism with the VERN' Group
• 2012 opening of the International University Center VERN’-Vis

Today

• 2.000 active students
• more than 3.000 alumni (former students)
• 200 lecturers
• 90 permanently employed persons, 40 of which are teachers
• 9 study programs
  
  • 4 undergraduate
    • Entrepreneurial Economics (3 years, 6 semesters, 180 ECTS)
    • Tourism and Hotel Management (3,5 years, 7 semesters, 210 ECTS)
    • IT in Business (3 years, 6 semesters, 180 ECTS)
    • Journalism (3 years, 6 semesters, 180 ECTS)
  • 5 specialized graduate
    • Accounting and Finance (2 years, 4 semesters, 120 additional ECTS)
    • Entrepreneurial Management (2 years, 4 semesters, 120 additional ECTS)
    • Managing Business Communications – PR (2 years, 4 semesters, 120 additional ECTS)
    • Managing Sustainable Tourism Development (2 years, 4 semesters, 120 additional ECTS)
    • IT Management (2 years, 4 semesters, 120 additional ECTS)
  • VERN'/UBI international MBA studies in cooperation with international partners

• 6.000 square meters of space capacity in the centre of Zagreb

Key People

• Branko Štefanović, president of the Board of Governors (01.4825.911, vuv@vern.hr)
• Dražen Kalogjera, PhD., vice president of the Board of Governors (01.4825.927, vuv@vern.hr)
• Ozren Jureković, acting Dean (01.4825.927, vuv@vern.hr)
• Ivo Ivančić, acting CEO (01.4825.918, ivo.ivancic@vern.hr)
• Višnja Grozdanić, M.A., Vice-Dean for studies (01.4875.905, visnja.grozdanic@vern.hr)
• Mira Lenardić, Phd., Vice-Dean for research and development (01.4825.913, mira.lenardic@vern.hr)
• Aida Liha, M.A., Vice-Dean for international cooperation and lifelong learning (01.4825.924, aida.liha@vern.hr)
• Krešimir Ban, executive director of the Logistics Department (01.4825.916, kreso@vern.hr)
• Kristijan Pakšec, executive director of the Communication Department (01.4825.920, kristijan.paksec@vern.hr)