Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

What Juraj Dobrila University of Pula does

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula (Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli) is a public, state-funded research university located at Zagrebačka 30 in Pula, Croatia, operating under the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education. The institution delivers higher education across nine faculties — Economics and Tourism "Dr. Mijo Mirković", Informatics, Natural Sciences, Educational Sciences, Philosophy, Medicine, the Music Academy, the Technical Faculty, and Design and Audiovisual Communications — together with one university department, covering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, continuing education, and summer-school programs. The university serves a domestic student base primarily drawn through Croatia's nationalized admissions process and an international cohort via Erasmus+, CEEPUS, COST, and Horizon Europe, and is currently accepting applications for the 2025/2026 and 2026/2027 academic years.

The university's technology stack is conventional rather than proprietary: Moodle (learning management system), Studomat (student information system), Dabar (institutional repository), and a Student Intranet support teaching, records, and research dissemination. Research and innovation capacity is structured through an Office for Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship, fourteen institutional units, and a commercial spin-off, Evolve Uni Tech d.o.o. Quality assurance is anchored by the European Commission's HRS4R "HR Excellence in Research" recognition, and the institution participates in cross-border networks including EURESTOP and partners with PMI Croatia. Physical capacity is being expanded via an active campus construction project and student housing extension.

The business model is principally state-funded: core operating revenue derives from the Croatian Ministry of Science and Education budget allocation, supplemented by tuition (notably for non-EU and continuing-education cohorts), competitive research grants under EU programs (Erasmus+, CEEPUS, COST, Horizon Europe), and commercial revenue from the Evolve Uni Tech spin-off and named industry partnerships. The institution is therefore not commercially self-sustaining in the conventional sense; rather, it functions as a state-mandated higher-education provider with a developing commercial arm, where any "investment" framing applies to capacity expansion, EU grant capture, and technology-transfer revenue rather than equity-funded growth.

Name

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula

Legal name

Sveučilište Jurja Dobrile u Puli

Website

https://unipu.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is a public, state-funded Croatian research university serving undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students across nine faculties spanning economics, informatics, medicine, humanities, and technical disciplines, with an AI/Digitalization office and a commercial spin-off, Evolve Uni Tech.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Academic programs
• University faculties
• Doctoral studies
• Professional development

Headquarters

HQ city

Pula

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is a public university providing higher education services across nine faculties and one university department. Its core offerings consist of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and lifelong learning academic programs in disciplines including economics and tourism, informatics, natural sciences, educational sciences, philosophy, medicine, music, and engineering, supported by digital learning platforms and student services.

Product overview

Juraj Dobrila University of Pula is a public university offering a comprehensive portfolio of educational services through 9 faculties and 1 university-level study program. The core offering consists of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral study programs across disciplines including economics, informatics, natural sciences, education, philosophy, medicine, music, and engineering. The university provides technology-enhanced learning through an E-learning platform (Moodle), Student Intranet, and Student Information System (Studomat). Supporting services include the University Library, Career Development Center, and Student Housing. The university maintains an Office for Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, Technology Transfer and Entrepreneurship to coordinate digital transformation and research initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Faculty of Economics and Tourism Dr. Mijo Mirković Faculty offering programs in economics and tourism studies for prospective undergraduate and graduate students in Croatia.
• Faculty of Informatics in Pula Faculty offering undergraduate and graduate programs in computer science and informatics for students seeking technology-focused degrees.
• Faculty of Natural Sciences in Pula Faculty offering programs in natural sciences for prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Faculty of Educational Sciences in Pula Faculty offering programs in education and pedagogical sciences for prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Faculty of Philosophy in Pula Faculty offering philosophy and humanities programs for prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Faculty of Medicine in Pula Faculty offering medical and healthcare programs including nursing studies for prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Music Academy in Pula Music academy offering programs in music pedagogy, classical accordion, solo singing, and piano for prospective students.
• Technical Faculty in Pula Technical faculty offering engineering and technical programs for prospective undergraduate and graduate students.
• Undergraduate Study Programs Professional and university undergraduate study programs leading to bachelor's degrees across multiple faculties.
• Graduate Study Programs University graduate study programs leading to master's degrees across various disciplines.
• Doctoral Study Programs Research-oriented doctoral study programs at the university for advanced researchers and academics.
• Continuing Education Programs Lifelong learning and professional development programs for adult learners and working professionals.
• Summer Schools Intensive short-term educational programs offered during summer months for students and professionals.
• University Library in Pula Library services providing academic resources and research support to enrolled students and faculty.
• Student Housing (Studentski centar Pula) Student accommodation services and facilities managed by the Studentski centar Pula.
• Design and Audiovisual Communications Study Program An interdisciplinary study program combining design and audiovisual communication studies at undergraduate and graduate levels for students.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• EURESTOPminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe university hosted the EURESTOP final conference, indicating collaborative partnership in European educational tourism or similar thematic networks.
• PMI Croatia (Project Management Institute)minorOthersPartnership indicated through logo presence on the university website, suggesting collaboration in project management education or professional development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• University of Zagreb: Croatia's largest and flagship public research university, offering a comparable multi-faculty portfolio across humanities, sciences, engineering, medicine, and economics. It is the most direct comparator for Croatian students evaluating UNIPU against the national benchmark.
• Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek: Croatian public university serving a regional catchment area, with faculties across economics, law, engineering, education, and humanities. Closely comparable to UNIPU in scale and regional positioning.
• University of Dubrovnik: Small Croatian public university with faculties in economics, engineering, nautical studies, and humanities. Comparable in scale and regional Croatian positioning to UNIPU.
• University of Split: Croatian public university with multiple faculties spanning economics, engineering, science, humanities, medicine, and arts. Comparable in scope, scale, and Croatian higher-education positioning to UNIPU.
• University of Rijeka: Public Croatian university with broad multi-faculty coverage including humanities, social sciences, medicine, engineering, and informatics. Closely comparable as a mid-sized Croatian comprehensive university competing for similar students.
• University of Zadar: Smaller Croatian public university with strong programs in humanities, social sciences, education, and maritime studies. Comparable as a regional Croatian university competing in a similar student-recruitment market.
• University North (Sveučilište Sjever): Croatian public university with a multi-faculty structure emphasizing applied and professional programs. Comparable as a smaller comprehensive Croatian higher-education institution.

Broad incumbents

• University of Ljubljana: Slovenia's flagship public university offering a comprehensive portfolio across most academic disciplines. Comparable as a regional Central European public university in the same EU academic and labor market.

Regional players

• University of Udine: Italian public university in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region adjacent to Istria. Comparable as a regional European public university with a multi-faculty portfolio and similar Mediterranean-Central European positioning.
• University of Trieste: Italian public university in the Adriatic region close to Pula, with strong programs in sciences, engineering, medicine, and humanities. Comparable as a regional Adriatic peer competing for cross-border students and EU research funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UChMuIcRS-T9rLnhwzNflLww/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/unipu.hr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/juraj-dobrila-university-in-pula
• Instagraminstagram.com/unipu.hr/?hl=hr

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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