Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek

What Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek does

The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek (Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek, trading as GRAFOS) is a Croatian public higher education institution and constituent faculty of Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku (University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek). Founded in 1975 as the standalone Građevinski fakultet Osijek and renamed in 2026 following integration of architecture and urbanism studies, the institution is headquartered at Vladimira Preloga 3, Osijek. It serves students in eastern Croatia and the broader region, delivering undergraduate university programs in Civil Engineering and Architecture and Urbanism, a professional undergraduate program in Civil Engineering, graduate university programs across four modules (Structural Engineering, Construction Organization and Management, Transportation, and Hydraulics), a professional graduate program in Construction Management, Supervision and Maintenance, and a doctoral program in Civil Engineering. Disclosed enrollment quotas are 110 seats (graduate university) and 40 seats (professional graduate). Supporting infrastructure includes digital platforms (e-Upisi enrollment, Digitalni raspored scheduling, Studomat student information system), multiple engineering laboratories, a Raspberry Shake seismograph station (R8280), and the peer-reviewed ACAE journal.

The institution's product portfolio also includes professional training for energy certification of buildings (MODUL 1) and an active research output organized through a faculty-wide projects structure, including festival-of-science and "Zajednički temelji" outreach programs. Sub-brands include the ACAE journal, the ALUMNI GRAFOS alumni association, the SGFOS student association, and Sportski klub GRAFOS. Technology stack is conventional academic: web-based administrative systems (Studomat for grades/enrollment, e-Upisi for admissions, Digitalni raspored for scheduling), departmental laboratories for materials, structural, and geotechnical analysis, and the seismograph station as a research instrument. No proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML capabilities are evidenced.

Revenue is generated through two primary streams: state budget allocations from the parent university for core teaching operations (the dominant stream) and tuition fees from graduate programs (EUR 1,120/year for university graduate, EUR 1,700/year for professional graduate, EUR 1,600 for the difference-year preparatory program), plus modest administrative fees (EUR 40 enrollment, EUR 7 student union, EUR 11.70 student ID). The faculty does not publicly disclose total revenue or operating budget. Go-to-market is via the centralized Croatian higher-education admission systems (NISpVU for undergraduate, NISpDS for graduate), annual university recruitment fairs, and international visibility through Erasmus+ and CEEPUS networks. Customers are students and the public-finance system; the institution does not sell commercial products or services.

Name

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek

Legal name

Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek

Website

https://gfos.hr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture Osijek (GRAFOS) is a Croatian public higher education institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in civil engineering and architecture. It serves students in eastern Croatia under the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer.

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Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Technical Universities with Architecture, Built Environment & Design Engineering (EDAHAEAJ), Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering education
• Architecture programs
• Graduate engineering studies
• Construction management training
• Structural engineering degree

Headquarters

HQ city

Osijek

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition fees from graduate programs: The faculty generates revenue primarily through tuition fees charged to students. Graduate university programs charge 1,120.00 EUR for students who repeat the first year or have completed another degree. Professional graduate programs charge 1,700.00 EUR per year.
2. State budget funding: As a public university faculty, the institution receives government funding through the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek for core operations and education delivery.

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Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek (Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek / GRAFOS) is a public higher-education institution delivering university and professional study programs in civil engineering and architecture/urbanism at undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels. In addition to degree programs, it offers professional training (e.g., energy certification of buildings), conducts scientific research through dedicated laboratories, and operates a seismograph station as part of its research infrastructure. The faculty functions within the state-funded Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek.

Product overview

The Faculty of Civil Engineering, Osijek (Građevinski i arhitektonski fakultet Osijek) is a higher education institution offering a comprehensive suite of educational programs and professional services in civil engineering and architecture. The portfolio consists of undergraduate university programs (sveučilišni prijediplomski studij) in Civil Engineering and Architecture and Urbanism, professional undergraduate programs (stručni prijediplomski studij), graduate programs with specializations (Nosive konstrukcije, Organizacija i menadžment građenja, Prometnice, Hidrotehnika), and a doctoral program in Civil Engineering. Supporting infrastructure includes digital platforms (e-Upisi enrollment system, Digitalni raspored scheduling, Studomat), research laboratories, and professional training programs for energy certification. The faculty operates the Seizmograf seismograph station as part of its research infrastructure. The institution operates under the University of Josip Juraj Strossmayer in Osijek.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACAE: Journal/publication related to architecture and civil engineering
• ALUMNI GRAFOS
• SGFOS
• Sportski klub GRAFOS

Products and services

• University Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering (Sveučilišni prijediplomski studij Građevinarstvo) University undergraduate degree program in civil engineering offered by GRAFOS to prospective and enrolled students.
• University Undergraduate Program in Architecture and Urbanism (Sveučilišni prijediplomski studij Arhitektura i urbanizam) University undergraduate degree program in architecture and urbanism offered by GRAFOS.
• Professional Undergraduate Program in Civil Engineering (Stručni prijediplomski studij Građevinarstvo) Professional undergraduate program in civil engineering delivered in regular and part-time modes.
• University Graduate Program in Civil Engineering (Sveučilišni diplomski studij Građevinarstvo) — modules: Structural Engineering, Construction Organization and Management, Transportation, Hydraulics University graduate degree program in civil engineering with four specialization modules: Nosive konstrukcije (Structural Engineering), Organizacija, tehnologija i menadžment građenja (Construction Organization and Management), Prometnice (Transportation), and Hidrotehnika (Hydraulics). Total enrollment quota of 110 students across modules.
• Professional Graduate Program in Civil Engineering (Stručni diplomski studij Građevinarstvo) — module: Construction Management, Supervision and Maintenance of Buildings Professional graduate program in civil engineering focused on Vođenje građenja, nadzor i održavanje građevina (Construction Management, Supervision and Maintenance of Buildings). Annual enrollment quota of 40 students; tuition of EUR 1,700 per year.
• Doctoral Program in Civil Engineering (Doktorski studij Građevinarstvo) Doctoral degree program in civil engineering, offered by GRAFOS as the sole provider within the Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek.
• Professional Training Program — Energy Certification of Buildings (Module 1) Professional training program for energy certification of buildings with simple technical systems, comprising 36 hours of instruction plus 4 hours for examination. Targeted at engineering professionals seeking continuing professional development.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CEEPUS Network HR-1302-08-2526 (Research and Education of Environmental Risks)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 October 2025The faculty serves as main coordinator for the CEEPUS network bringing together 24 institutions from 12 countries for student and staff mobility in research and education of environmental risks. This enables semester exchanges, short-term research mobility, and teaching collaborations.
• Danube Ruralscapes ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 May 2025The faculty participates in the Danube Ruralscapes project (2025-2027), an Interreg Danube Region Programme initiative led by Budapest University of Technology and Economics. The project focuses on sustainable heritage-based rural development across Danube region countries, with the faculty contributing expertise in architectural identity and rural landscape management across 7 pilot regions in 6 countries.
• Eyes Hearts Hands – Urbana Revolucija (EHHUR) ConsortiumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with City of Osijek and Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (Zagreb) on urban reconstruction projects for four locations in Osijek, focused on understanding citizen needs and priorities for public space improvements.
• ESN Osijek (Erasmus Student Network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation with Erasmus Student Network Osijek for integration of incoming Erasmus+ exchange students and involvement of local students in community activities.
• Eurostudent ConsortiumminorOthersParticipation in the EUROSTUDENT 9 survey research initiative commissioned by the Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Youth, coordinated by the Institute for Social Research in Zagreb, to study living and studying conditions in Croatia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Zagreb: The largest civil engineering faculty in Croatia, part of the University of Zagreb. Directly comparable as the leading competitor for domestic students, government funding, and EU research grants in the same field.
• Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Rijeka: Croatian civil engineering faculty in Rijeka offering comparable undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. Direct peer competing for the same domestic student pool and Croatian state funding.
• Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, University of Split: Croatian civil engineering and architecture faculty in Split. Direct peer offering similar programs in civil engineering and architecture, competing for the same domestic student and faculty pool.

Regional players

• University of Novi Sad - Faculty of Technical Sciences: Serbian counterpart offering civil engineering and architecture programs. Comparable as a regional peer in the Western Balkans with similar institution size and program structure.
• Graz University of Technology - Faculty of Civil Engineering: Austrian counterpart offering civil engineering and architecture with applied research focus. Comparable as a Central European technical university with CEE regional research collaboration.
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Lead partner on the Danube Ruralscapes Interreg project. Regional peer and the largest technical university in Hungary, comparable as a Central European engineering faculty with strong construction and architecture programs.
• Brno University of Technology - Faculty of Civil Engineering: Czech technical university faculty offering civil engineering and architecture programs. Comparable as a CEE regional peer with similar program portfolio and EU research grant participation.
• Czech Technical University in Prague - Faculty of Civil Engineering: Largest Czech civil engineering faculty. Comparable as a Central European technical university competing for EU research funding and similar graduate student profiles.
• Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava - Faculty of Civil Engineering: Slovak counterpart offering civil engineering programs including structural and transportation engineering. Comparable as a CEE regional peer with similar scale and program structure.

Broad incumbents

• Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek: The parent university housing the faculty. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing administrative infrastructure, shared services, and cross-faculty academic programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gfos.unios.hr
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculty-of-civil-engineering-osijek

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Profiles3 records

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