Faculty of Organization and Informatics

What Faculty of Organization and Informatics does

The business model is a hybrid of public funding, tuition, research grants, and commercial education services. Three international accreditations (EFMD, ASIIN, EQANIE) plus the national AZVO accreditation position FOI among the top 1% of business schools globally per EFMD. Revenue diversification is achieved through four distinct streams: tuition (subscription, tiered by program and student status), research project funding (managed services via national and EU grants), continuing education and lifelong learning programs (PPDMO pedagogical training at 1,000 EUR, public procurement certification, micro-qualifications), and the CECIIS conference (registration tiers from 150 to 490 EUR; sponsorship packages from below 1,000 to above 2,700 EUR). Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer via the official website (foi.unizg.hr), social media channels, university fairs, and a dedicated FOI Chatbot on the upisi.foi.hr enrollment portal, with industry partnerships and the AI & Gaming European Digital Innovation Hub extending the commercial surface into SME digital transformation services.

Name

Faculty of Organization and Informatics

Legal name

Sveučilište u Zagrebu Fakultet organizacije i informatike

Website

https://foi.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Organization and Informatics is a public, accredited faculty of the University of Zagreb in Varaždin, Croatia, delivering undergraduate to doctoral programs in information systems, business informatics, and organizational sciences, supported by 17+ specialized research laboratories and 45 active research projects.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Varazdin

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: The faculty charges tuition fees based on student status (regular vs. part-time), nationality (domestic vs. foreign), and academic performance. Fees range from free for first-year students meeting performance criteria to 1,116 EUR per year for most regular students, with foreign students paying 1,600 EUR. Part-time students at the Varaždin center pay 1,200 EUR annually, while those in Zagreb/Sisak centers pay 1,400 EUR. Doctoral programs cost 12,000 EUR for the full program.
2. Research Project Funding: FOI receives funding through national and international research projects including Horizon Europe, Croatian Science Foundation, European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund, and Digital Europe Programme. The faculty manages 45 active projects with various funding sources.
3. Continuing Education Programs: The faculty offers lifelong learning programs including pedagogical-psychological-didactic-methodical education (PPDMO) at 1,000 EUR tuition, public procurement training, and various micro-qualifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

FOI delivers accredited undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate specialist, and doctoral university study programs in information systems, business organization, applied informatics, and entrepreneurship, alongside lifelong learning programs for working professionals. The faculty also produces academic publishing output via the Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences (JIOS) and hosts the annual Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS), supported by specialized research laboratories in Artificial Intelligence, Learning Analytics, ERP Systems, and IoT.

Product overview

The Faculty of Organization and Informatics (FOI) is a higher education institution of the University of Zagreb, not a conventional product company. Its core offering is a portfolio of accredited academic study programs at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels in information systems, informatics, and business economics. This educational portfolio is supported by and interconnected with several institutional products and platforms: FOI Pay handles tuition payment; the FOI Chatbot supports enrollment; and the FOI Projects Database provides visibility into research activities. FOI also publishes the Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences (JIOS) and organizes the CECIIS international conference, both of which serve as publication and dissemination platforms tied to the institution's research output. A network of specialized research laboratories and centers underpins FOI's applied research in AI, software engineering, digital transformation, and related domains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Undergraduate Study Programs
• University Graduate Study Programs
• Postgraduate Specialist Study Programs
• University Doctoral Study Programs
• Lifelong Learning Programs
• Journal of Information and Organizational Sciences (JIOS)
• Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS)

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AI & Gaming EDIHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2022European Digital Innovation Hub for digital transformation of central Croatia and northern Adriatic region, co-founded by FOI. Supported by Digital Europe Programme and Ministry of Economy.
• UNIC - European University of Post-Industrial CitiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2021Horizon 2020 funded university alliance focused on boosting mobility and inclusion for societal impact, with FOI as a member institution working on engaged research approaches.
• EFMDcoreOthersEuropean Foundation for Management Development provides international accreditation for FOI's business and management education programs, positioning the faculty among the top 1% of institutions globally.
• ASIINcoreOthersAccreditation agency for study programs in engineering, computer science, and natural sciences that has accredited FOI's Information Systems and Business program.
• EQANIEcoreOthersEuropean Quality Assurance Agency for Informatics and ICT that granted quality label to FOI's BSc program in Information Systems and Business.
• AZVOcoreOthersCroatian Agency for Science and Higher Education provides national institutional accreditation confirming FOI's excellence.
• Partner UniversitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFOI maintains partnerships with universities worldwide through Erasmus+ and bilateral agreements. Partner composition includes 41% higher education institutions, 11% schools, 23% industry, and 18% other organizations across research projects.
• Erasmus+ Mobility PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerExtensive network of international partner universities for student and staff mobility through Erasmus+ program, enabling academic exchange and collaboration.
• Conference SponsorsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCompanies and organizations sponsoring the annual CECIIS conference at various levels (Diamond, Gold, Silver, Bronze, Dedicated, Supporter) for brand visibility and networking opportunities with researchers and students.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME): Hungary's flagship technical university combining strong informatics, business informatics, and engineering faculties under one accredited institution; directly comparable in scale, accreditation profile, and Central European standing to FOI.
• Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT): Czech Republic's leading technical university with comparable computing, AI, and business informatics degree programs; shares the European accreditation ecosystem (ASIIN/EQANIE-style labels) and competes for Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe funding.
• University of Zagreb, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing (FER): Sister faculty within the same University of Zagreb offering competing computing, AI, and software engineering programs at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels; competes head-to-head for the same pool of Croatian informatics students, EU research funding, and industry partnerships.
• Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska): Poland's primary technical university with parallel faculties in computing, AI, and business information systems; comparable in research portfolio size, EU funding access, and Central European HE positioning.
• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science (UL FRI): Slovenia's premier CS/informatics faculty with parallel undergraduate, master, and doctoral programs in information systems, AI, and software engineering; near-peer for student recruitment and Central European research positioning.

Regional players

• Riga Technical University (RTU): Latvia's leading technical university with parallel informatics, AI, and business IT faculties at undergraduate, master, and doctoral levels; comparable in Central/Eastern European footprint and EU funding access.
• Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech): Estonia's flagship technical university with comparable applied-research orientation and IT/business informatics degree programs; similar scale and EU funding depth across Horizon Europe projects.
• University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (FERI): Slovenia's second-largest technical faculty covering informatics, AI, and enterprise systems; directly comparable program mix in a neighbouring market, sharing European accreditation and joint research activity via Erasmus+ partnerships.

Emerging players

• Algebra University: Croatian private higher-education institution with strong focus on digital, computer science, and business digitalization programs; an emerging private-sector competitor in the same Croatian student market from which FOI draws most of its tuition revenue.
• Jönköping University (JU): Swedish university with internationally recognised programs in informatics, business informatics, and engineering education; shares the EFMD-style business accreditation positioning and applied-research orientation that defines FOI's competitive profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foivz
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/foicroatia
• Facebookfacebook.com/foivz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculty-of-organization-and-informatics
• Instagraminstagram.com/foivz
• TikToktiktok.com/@foi_vz

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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