Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu

What Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu does

Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu (TVZ), also operating as Zagreb University of Applied Sciences, is a public Croatian higher education institution (polytechnic/veleučilište) founded in 1998 and headquartered at the Borongaj campus in Zagreb. The institution delivers professional engineering and applied-sciences education across four departments — Electrotechnical, Civil Engineering, Computer Science (Informatičko-računarski), and Mechanical Engineering — through three-year undergraduate professional studies (six disciplines including Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Informatics, Mechatronics, Computing, and Mechanical Engineering) and two-year graduate professional studies with specializations such as Digital Economy and Information Security and Digital Forensics.

The core technology is the educational program portfolio itself, supported by an in-house e-learning management system (Sustav za e-učenje / LMS), the NetAkademija lifelong-learning platform offering Cisco networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CyberOps Associate, Network Security) and Pearson VUE testing, the TVZ MC2 maker-space initiative, the STEM Games competition, and the Politehnika i dizajn scientific journal. Erasmus+ mobility partnerships extend the platform into a European student-and-staff exchange network.

TVZ generates revenue primarily through state-regulated tuition and fees (annual billing cadence) under a subscription-recurring model, supplemented by EU and national project grants now coordinated through a dedicated Projects Office (established June 2023), self-funded lifelong-learning programs via the Office for Lifelong Learning, and ancillary services. The customer base is structurally long-tail: approximately 4,300 students across four departments, plus continuing-education learners, organized into horizontal segments (prospective undergraduates, graduate students, lifelong-learning learners) rather than enterprise accounts.

Name

Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu

Website

https://tvz.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu (Zagreb University of Applied Sciences) is a Croatian public polytechnic founded in 1998 that delivers professional engineering and applied-sciences education across four departments to approximately 4,300 students, supplemented by a Cisco-certified lifelong-learning platform and Erasmus+ international mobility programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Technical / Applied Sciences)

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Junior Colleges (61121)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical & Vocational Education & Training (TVET) (BPADAKAD)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Engineering education
• Professional study programs
• Applied sciences training
• Lifelong learning

Headquarters

HQ city

Zagreb

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue from student tuition fees for undergraduate and graduate professional study programs

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

TVZ is a public polytechnic/college that delivers professional higher education in engineering and applied sciences through three-year undergraduate and two-year graduate study programs across four departments (Electrotechnical, Civil Engineering, Computer Science/Informatičko-računarski, and Mechanical Engineering). It supplements these core academic programs with lifelong learning and professional certification offerings (notably Cisco networking academies via NetAkademija), an e-learning platform for blended learning, Erasmus+ student mobility, career and student support services, and a scientific-professional journal (Politehnika i dizajn).

Product overview

Tehničko Veleučilište u Zagrebu (TVZ) is a higher education institution offering a unified portfolio of professional study programs. The core offerings consist of three-year undergraduate professional studies across six technical disciplines (Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Informatics, Mechatronics, Computing, Mechanical Engineering) and two-year graduate professional studies with specializations (including Digital Economy and Information Security). The institution supplements its academic programs with NetAkademija for lifelong learning and professional certifications (including Cisco networking certifications), an e-learning system for blended learning, Erasmus+ mobility programs, student support services (career counseling, consulting office, alumni network), and student initiatives (TVZ MC2 maker space, STEM Games competition, StudentCuts awards, and the Politehnika i dizajn journal). The offering functions as an integrated educational ecosystem rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Professional Studies (Stručni prijediplomski studiji) Three-year undergraduate professional study programs across six engineering disciplines (Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Informatics, Mechatronics, Computing, and Mechanical Engineering), designed with practical laboratory work and exercises to prepare students for the engineering labor market.
• Graduate Professional Studies (Stručni diplomski studiji) Two-year graduate professional study programs offering specializations in Digital Economy, Information Security and Digital Forensics, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Informatics, and Mechanical Engineering for students continuing education after the undergraduate level.
• NetAkademija Lifelong Learning Programs Standalone lifelong learning platform delivering professional education and certifications, including Cisco networking certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CyberOps Associate, Network Security), computer networks, cybersecurity, data center management, Python/Linux/container development, and MATLAB modeling and simulation, available to working professionals and adult learners often via national voucher funding.
• E-Learning System (Sustav za e-učenje) Online learning management system supporting distance education and blended learning for enrolled students, hosted at lms-2020.tvz.hr.

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates highly demanded in labor market

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus+ partner institutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTVZ maintains extensive Erasmus+ mobility partnerships with European higher education institutions for student and staff exchanges, enabling international academic collaboration and professional development.
• Cisco (via NetAkademija)coreTechnology or IntegrationTVZ operates Cisco networking academy through its NetAkademija, offering Cisco certifications (CCNA, CCNP, CyberOps, Network Security) as part of lifelong learning programs.
• IES José Planes (Spain)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerErasmus+ KA2 collaboration partner from Murcia, Spain, with joint activities on research presentations and project cooperation.
• Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnjeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on project activities and potential joint project proposals, particularly in the engineering and manufacturing domain.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME): Leading Central European technical university in Hungary offering engineering and IT programs across undergraduate and graduate levels; comparable in mission and program structure to TVZ as a CEE technical higher-ed peer.
• University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering: Slovenia's principal electrical engineering faculty; provides a directly comparable Western Balkan academic counterpart, including Erasmus+ mobility flows intersecting with TVZ.
• Kaunas University of Technology (KTU): Lithuanian technical university known for engineering and applied sciences programs; a comparable applied-sciences institution in a post-socialist EU member state, with similar Bologna-aligned degree structures.
• Czech Technical University in Prague (ČVUT): Major Czech technical university with multiple engineering faculties; a regional peer for benchmarking on engineering program design, applied research, and Erasmus+ student mobility across CEE.

Broad incumbents

• Sveučilište u Zagrebu (University of Zagreb): Croatia's largest public university and umbrella institution for FER, FSB, and other engineering faculties; sets the academic standard TVZ differentiates against and anchors the country's higher-ed reputation.

Direct peers

• Veleučilište VERN u Zagrebu: Zagreb-based private polytechnic (veleučilište) offering professional undergraduate and graduate study programs with a similar applied/business orientation to TVZ, competing for the same domestic student pool.
• Fakultet elektrotehnike i računarstva (FER), Sveučilište u Zagrebu: Croatia's flagship electrical engineering and computing faculty; directly competes with TVZ's Electrotechnical and Computer Science departments for students and faculty in the Zagreb market.
• Fakultet strojarstva i brodogradnje (FSB), Sveučilište u Zagrebu: University of Zagreb's mechanical engineering and naval architecture faculty; competes head-to-head with TVZ's Mechanical Engineering department for prospective students in Zagreb and Croatia.
• Tehničko veleučilište u Rijeci (Polytechnic of Rijeka): Croatian public polytechnic providing professional study programs across engineering and applied sciences; the closest structural peer to TVZ in terms of mission, program mix, and public funding model.

Emerging players

• Algebra University (Hrvatska): Zagreb-based private higher-education institution focused on digital and IT education; an emerging competitor in computing and digital-economy programs where TVZ also competes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TVZ.Zagreb
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://www.tvz.hr
• Xx.com/tvz_zagreb

Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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