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Faculties at the University of Split

The University of Split is composed of 11 faculties, an academy and a number of other institutions.

Željko Heimer, 28 August 2014


Faculty of Economics

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Flag and emblem of the Faculty of Economics - Images by Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016

The Faculty of Economy Sciences (Fakultet ekonomskih nauka) in Zagreb established a Department in Split in 1971, and in 1973 it was merged with a similar Department in Dubrovnik into the Maritime, Tourist and Coastal Economy Institute (Institut za pomorsku, turističku i obalnu privredu).
The Faculty of Economy Sciences had since then four components:
- the Faculty of Economy in Zagreb (Ekonomski fakultet u Zagrebu);
- the Faculty of Organization and Financial Sciences in Split (Fakultet organizacijskih i financijskih nauka u Splitu);
- the Faculty for Tourism and Foreign Trade in Dubrovnik (Fakultet za turizam i vanjsku trgovinu u Dubrovniku); - he Maritime, Tourist and Coastal Economy Institute.
The Faculty and the Institute in Split joined in 1974 into the Faculty of Economics Split (Ekonomski fakultet Split), becoming part of the University established that year. In 1978 the Faculty was joined by the School of Economy (Viša ekonomska škola u Splitu) and the Faculty for Tourism and Foreign Trade in Dubrovnik. Since 2005 it bears the current name.

The symbols of the Faculty are prescribed in Article 12 of its Statutes Statut Ekonomskog fakulteta u Splitu (text), adopted on 27 June 2012.
The flag of the Faculty is white with the University emblem in the top right and the Faculty emblem in the bottom left, with the Faculty short name above the latter.
The emblem of the Faculty is composed of the stylized blue letters "EF", whose central horizontal strikes are shaped like three waves, light red, white and light blue one, and the town's name in the bottom right.

Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016


Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture

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Unofficial flag and emblem of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture - Images by Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Split (Elektrotehnički fakultetu u Splitu) was established in 1960, and at the same time also the Centre for Extraordinary Mechanical Engineering Studies (Centar za izvanredni studij strojarstva). These were united in 1971 into the Faculty under the current name, which became a component of the University of Split in 1974.

The Faculty Statutes Statut Fakulteta elektrotehnike, strojarstva i brodogradnje u Splitu, adopted on 3 December 2014 (text) do not prescribe any symbol.
The flag in use (photos) is a white vertical flag with the gray University emblem in the centre and the blue Faculty logo and name above and below.
The logo, used in various colour schemes, is made of the stylized Faculty initials composed of triple lines.

Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016


Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Flag and emblem of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016

The School of Pedagogy in Split (Viša pedagoška škola u Splitu) was established in 1945, afterwards as the Pedagogy Academy (Pedagoška akademija), which, together with a few other institutions of higher education established the University of Split in 1974.
From 1978 to 1990 humanities and social studies were taught at the Faculty of Philosophy in Zadar of the University of Split, and since 1990, at the Faculty of Natural and Mathematic Sciences and Educational Areas of the University of Split. The studies were moved to the Teacher School of the University of Split in 1998, and in 2001 the Department of Humanities was established. The School and a Department were joined in 2005 into the present day Faculty.

The symbols of the Fculty are prescribed in Article 1.7. of the Faculty Statutes Statut Sveučilište u Splitu Filozofski fakultet (potpuni tekst) (text), adopted on 18 March 2014.
The flag is white with the seal in the centre.
The seal depicts a stylized ship with a chequered, cruciform shape encircled with a circular inscription of the University and Faculty name.

Željko Heimer, 17 January 2016


Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy

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Emblem of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 January 2016

The Department in Split of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of Zagreb (Odjel Građevinskog fakulteta Zagreb u Splitu) was established in 1971, and with the integration of the Department and a division of the IGH Civil Engineering Institute of Croatia the Faculty of Civil Engineering Sciences (Fakultet građevinskih znanosti) was established in 1977. Since 1991 the Faculty of Civil Engineering (Građevinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Splitu), since 2003 Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture (Građevinsko-arhitektonski fakultet u Splitu) and finally since 2011 under the present name.

The Faculty emblem, which is not described in the Statutes Statut Fakulteta građevinarstva, arhitekture i geodezije (potpuni tekst) (text), adopted on 29 October 2014, is composed of the highly stylized initials "FGAG".

Željko Heimer, 19 January 2016


Faculty of Catholic Theology

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Emblem of the Faculty of Catholic Theology - Image by Željko Heimer, 19 January 2016

The Split Cathedral School started in early Middle Ages, certainly prior to the 12th century, and it was well documented since the end of the 16th century. Since the early 18th century until 1821 it acted as the Study of Philosophy and Theology at the Archdiocesan Seminary. The Theology School was opened in Zadar in 1826, subsequently moved to Split and worked until 1922. Since 1972 named Theology in Split, it was affiliated to the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb. Since 1970, within it was established the Institute for Theological Culture of Laity, since 1991. the Theological-Catechetic Institute.
The Franciscan Theology in Makarska follows the tradition of the Franciscan monasteries schools since 13th century. The philosophy school in Šibenik was established at least in 1699, and in Makarska in 1708. These were united in 1828. Since 1926 it is called the Franciscan Theology School in Makarska, that was granted a Faculty status in 1940. Since 1995 the Theology of Split and the Franciscan Theology in Makarska are subsidiaries of the Faculty of Catholic Theology in Zagreb, and they were united in 1997 in the current Faculty, which is part of the University of Split since 1999.

The seal of the Faculty is prescribed in Article 2 of the Faculty Statutes Statut Katoličkog bogoslovnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Splitu (text), adopted on 9 July 1999.
The emblem is in circular seal shape, with the University name above and the Faculty name below, between two concentric circles and in the centre stylized part of the chequy field (two red squares issuant from the base) from the one raising the stylization of the belfry of the Cathedral of St. Dominus (Sv. Dujam) and an opened book inscribed with Glagolitic letters Azu (Ⰰ) and Otu (Ⱉ), as equivalents to the first and last letters of the Greek alphabet Α and Ω.

Željko Heimer, 19 January 2016


Faculty of Chemistry and Technology

The Faculty of Chemistry and Technology in Split was established in 1960.
The emblem of the Faculty is prescribed to be equivalent to the University emblem in Article 13 of the Faculty Statutes Statut Kemijsko-tehnološkog fakulteta u Splitu (potpuni tekst) (text), adopted on 6 March 2015.

Željko Heimer, 19 January 2016


Faculty of Kinesiology

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Flag and emblem of the Faculty of Kinesiology - Images by Željko Heimer, 24 October 2016

The flag of the Faculty is vertical, white with the blue emblem of the Faculty in the center.
The emblem of the Faculty is prescribed in Article 13 of the Faculty Statutes Statut Kineziološkog fakulteta u Splitu (Pročišćeni tekst) (text), adopted on 12 February 2015. It consists of the stylized initials "KF", "K" being mirrored around the vertical axis and without its vertical bar, surrounded with the Faculty name.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 24 October 2016


School of Medicine

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Flag of the School of Medicine - Images by Željko Heimer, 21 January 2016

The first school of medicine was established during the French rule in Trogir in 1806 as the St. Lasarus School, that soon was merged into the University of Zadar, but it was closed in 1811, and was succeeded only with a Midwives School in Zadar, opened in 1820.
The School of Medicine was established by a Decree in 1944, but due to the war, it never begun teaching. In 1963 a postgraduate course was established and eventually in 1974 the School of Medicine of the University of Zagreb established its courses in Split, in the full range in 1979.
The independent School of Medicine within the University of Split was eventually established in 1997.

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Seal (Croatian and Latin versions) and emblem of the School of Medicine - Images by Željko Heimer, 21 January 2016

The symbols (seal, emblem, coat of arms, logo, and flag) of the Faculty are prescribed in Articles 8 and 9 of its Statutes Statut Medicinskog fakulteta u Splitu (potpuni tekst) (text), adopted on 20 April 2011.

The flag is prescribed to be blue ("of the same shade as blue in the national flag") with the coat of arms in the centre, made of the emblem, a stylized multicoloured letter "M" with a human silhouette in it, in the centre of a square shaped triple wattle ornament. The flags in use, however, actually depict the seal, which, around the coat of arms, includes the names of the University and the Faculty inscribed within a circle. Although the seal may also be used in Latin, the flags recorded in use so far are only vertical flags with the seal inscribed in Croatian.

Željko Heimer, 21 January 2016


Faculty of Maritime Studies

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Flag and emblem of the Faculty of Maritime Studies - Images by Željko Heimer, 24 October 2016

The Maritime School (Viša pomorska škola) was established in Split in 1959.

The Faculty symbols are prescribed in the Amendments to the Faculty Statutes Odluka o izmjenama idopunama Statuta Pomorskog fakulteta u Splitu (text, adopted on 27 May 2014.
The flag (photo, photo) is indigo blue with the emblem in the centre.
The emblem is in a circular seal shape with the University and the Faculty names inscribed between two concentric circles, and a stylized sailing ship in the centre.

Željko Heimer & Marko Vitez, 24 October 2016


Faculty of Law

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Emblem of the Faculty of Law - Image by Željko Heimer, 21 January 2016

The Studies of Law started in Split in 1960 as a detached branch of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb, and the Faculty in Split was established already in 1961.

The Faculty Statutes Statut Pravnog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Splitu (text), adopted on 28 Feburary 2005, do not prescribe any symbol.
The emblem used by the Faculty is in shape of a circular seal with inscription between the concentric double circles of the Faculty name in Latin above and in Croatian below, between the years 1960 and 2001 and two immortelle flowers, and in the centre a shield shape.
The shield is divided per fess the chief per pale, the first coat of arms of Split (rectangular within a countercompony border a palace with belfry between inesutscheon of Croatia [chequy gules and argent] and of the patron Saint Dominus [gules a bishop statant dexter raised in blessing and in sinister holding a crozier]), the second emblem of the University, the figure of the History of Croats above the year 1960 encircled with the Latin inscription of the University and Faculty names, and the third blue with the white initials "PFS", the shield topped with the inscription of the University name in Croatian.
The seal is in use in several minor variants, differing in colouring of the Split arms, sculpture details, omission of the years etc.

Željko Heimer, 21 January 2016