Pučko otvoreno učilište Zagreb

Public Open University Zagreb

Mr.Tihomir Žiljak
Ulica grada Vukovara 68
Zagreb 10000
Croatia, Republic of
Tel: +385 1 6003 032
Fax: + 385 1 6003 080
e-mail: kultura@pou.hr ; tihomir.ziljak@zg.t-com.hr
www: www.pou.hr

History

The founders of POUZ are the City of Zagreb, i.e. municipal authorities,
and two ministries of the Republic of Croatia - Ministry of Science,
Education and Sport and Ministry of Culture. The Institution has been
established since 1907, with the name Pučko sveučilište (Continuing
Education University), in fact as the university extension, and POUZ
even today pro-motes a part of its original programme tradition and the name.

Main act

POUZ is, according to the programme concept and models of open universities located throughout the Europe, open for public and community interests, while as an educational institution it is open also for all participants, from school and third age students, for participants that have only started with their vocational training, as well as for those who wish to attend skill improvement and specialized training courses.
Activities:
o Elementary and secondary school (for adults)
o Programs out of Zagreb
o Vocation trainings
o Non-formal education (art, music, hobby programs, HRE, EDC education)
o Culture programs
o Publishing
o Researching in adult education
o Business Administration College (new from 2006)

Cp projects

Igor Njegovan
Tihomir Žiljak

Intenational projects

Strategic Planning and Cultural Development of the City of Zagreb
City of Zagreb, Croatia, 2004 - 2006

Training Courses and Improvement Programs for participants of Public Works of the City of Zagreb
City of Zagreb, Croatia, 2005

In-service teacher training for application of ICT in Croatian Schools
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, Croatia, 2002-2004

Third Age University

International Educational Centre - Luša/Šibenik (from 2005.)

Publications

Every year POUZ publish 20 books (textbooks, teacher´s book, handbooks)

Mission statement

Lifelong learning promotion
Adult education improvement
Development of new opportunities for adult education in EQF
Educational Policy initiatives
Sharing experience and best practice
Organizational development
Teaching strategies improvement