Croatia, like its immediate neighbors, has stood
at the crossroads of Europe, the Near East and
Asia for millennia. It has been a part of a number
of empires and has itself been the site of important
cities and centers of learning and the arts. While
not as heavily damaged as some of its former co-republics
in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Croatia
was greatly impacted by the Balkan wars of the
early and mid-1990s. As Croatia continues to reform
its communist-era institutions as well as build
on its numerous successes in political and economic
development, it is rapidly becoming a key tourist,
economic and business area in Central and Eastern
Europe.
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Aerial photo of Dubrovnik.
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The Fulbright Program has been active in Croatia
since the early 1990s, a continuation of the long-running
Fulbright Program in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
Fulbright grantees in the country have been active
at all of the universities in a variety of fields
in the social sciences, humanities, law, business
and the natural sciences. They have taught courses
to undergraduate and graduate students, worked on
curriculum development, collaborated with Croatian
colleagues on research in the laboratory and in
the field, done consulting work for the Croatian
government, and published numerous articles and
stories stemming from their Fulbright grants in
the country as well as other activities.
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Amphitheater, Pula.
Photo courtesy of www.croatia.hr |
Croatia continues to be interested in attracting
scholars and professionals who relish challenge
and want to immerse themselves in a new culture
while working with students and faculty on issues
in their specialty as well as larger issues of
higher education reform. This Web page is designed
to help Americans learn more about the country
and what it has to offer you as a Fulbright participant.
All of the sections contain direct links to additional
information. You will find general information
about many aspects of Croatian life and culture,
as well as specialized materials on politics,
economics, the media and law.
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National Theater of Croatia.
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The education section provides an overview of
the educational system in Croatia and direct links
to potential host institutions for U.S. scholars.
CIES encourages interested applicants to make
use of the following links to complement their
research into potential opportunities available
in Croatia.
The Croatian Home Page
http://www.hr/english
The Balkans Institute at Columbia University
www.columbia.edu/cu/sipa/REGIONAL/HI/balk.html
Arts & Literature
www.settlement.org/cp/english/croatia/arts.html
U.S. Dept. of State Country Page for Croatia
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3166.htm
Literature of the Southern Slavs
http://www.bartleby.com/65/yu/Yugolit.html
Overview of Croatian History, Culture and Science
http://mirror.veus.hr/darko/etf/etfss.html
The Croatian Language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatian_language
"Twenty-Five Lectures on Modern Balkan History
-- The Balkans in the Age of Nationalism"
by Steven W. Sowards, Mississippi State University
www.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/
Ministry of Economy, Croatia
www.managenergy.net/actors/A2281.htm
American Chamber of Commerce in Croatia
www.amcham.hr/
Croatian News Agency
http://www.hina.hr/
The Southeast European Times
www.balkantimes.com/
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty - a U.S. daily
news service on Central and Eastern Europe
www.rferl.org/
Transitions Online
www.tol.cz/
In Your Pocket Guide to Croatia
http://www.inyourpocket.com/croatia/en/
Museums of Croatia
http://www.mdc.hr/croatia/
Ministry of the Sea, Tourism, Transport and Development
http://www.mmtpr.hr/default.asp?id=777
Croatian National Tourist Board
www.croatia.hr/
J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek
www.unios.hr/
University of Dubrovnik
http://www.unidu.hr/
University of Rijeka
http://www.uniri.hr/
University of Split
www.unist.hr/
University of Zadar
http://www.unizd.hr/
University of Zagreb
www.unizg.hr/
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Art
www.hazu.hr/ENG/indexENG.html
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U.S. Embassy in Zagreb
www.usembassy.hr/
Embassy of Croatia in the United States
www.croatiaemb.org/
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (in English)
www.mvp.hr/
Ministry of Science, Education & Sports
http://www.mzos.hr
International Crisis Group
www.crisisweb.org/home/index.cfm?id=2370&l=1
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