University of Žirina

Žirina University (officially: Univerza v Žirini) is a university located in Zagoria's capital Žirina. It is well-known for its quality and for the Academy of Arts and Music,one of the best in the world. Currently there are more than 30,000 students and more than 2,000 teachers,plus 1,607 volounteers. The Žirina University is one of the most important institutions of Zagoria and of the ex-Yugoslav area.

History
Žirina University (Univerza v Žirini) is the second oldest University in the Balkan area after Zagreb's University,being founded in 1702. The Žirina University was born as a small Academy for richmen. Later,an Arts and Music academy was established,giving notoriety to the school. From all over Europe,but specially from Austria,people came to Žirina to study Music and Arts,being inspired by the calm and fabulous landscape of this small corner of the World. After the WW1,the University was opened also to the non-artistocrats,but the entry fees were very high,and the University registered a decrease of enrollments. During the WW2 some faculties have been damaged or destroyed. After the war,with Tito's Yugoslavia,the University was renewed,the fees were abolished and everyone was finally able to enroll. In 1970's Žirina was ranked as the best Yugoslav university,and one of the best universities in Europe. Today,it is still an important institution all over the former Yugoslavia,many students from all the former republics come here to study,giving Žirina a multi-cultural face. In the last years,students from foreign nations can enroll without paying and now the University,as well as the whole education in Zagoria,is free and opened to everyone.

Enrolment
Students must send an application letter(or email) to the school at the end of January. After the end of High School,students who have been accepted (though is very rare not to be accepted) must send a copy of the Matura certificate or,if coming from other countries,a valid certificate that attests that the students has completed the high school. Faculties like Medicine,the National School of Mathematics and Science,the Academies of arts etc. ,the National People's School of Police and National Security Agency require an entry test. The National People's School of Police and National Security Agency accepts only Zagorian citizens. There are no tuition fees.

Faculties and Academies
The single departments are not included


 * Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences
 * Academy of Arts and Music
 * Faculty of Architecture and Engineering
 * School of Radio,Television and Journalism
 * Faculty of Theology
 * National School of Medicine and Surgery
 * Faculty of Literature and Linguistics
 * Faculty of International relationships and languages
 * National School of Mathematics and Science
 * Faculty of Physics
 * Faculty of Chemistry
 * School of Dramatic arts
 * Faculty of Electrotechnics and Informatics
 * Faculty of Economy
 * Faculty of Veterinary medicine
 * Faculty of Technologic studies
 * Faculty of Political Sciences
 * School of Biotechnology and Farmaceutics
 * Faculty of Law
 * Faculty of Forestry
 * National People's School of Police and National Security Agency