University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

What University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering does

The University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering (Građevinski fakultet u Rijeci, GRADRI) is a public higher education institution founded in 1969 and located in Rijeka, Croatia. It operates as a constituent faculty of the University of Rijeka (Sveučilište u Rijeci) and is the sole accredited civil engineering faculty serving the Primorsko-goranska and Istarska counties. The Faculty delivers undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral programs across civil engineering disciplines including structural engineering, geotechnics, hydraulics, transportation, and construction management. It maintains research laboratories, an institutional digital repository (GradRi Repozitorij), library services integrated with the Primo VE catalog, and a Davis Vantage Pro2 wireless weather station installed in 2015 that continuously measures meteorological variables every 5 minutes.

The Faculty's research portfolio centers on natural hazard assessment, climate change adaptation, and digital construction. Its flagship project is PRIMIS (Primijenjena metodologija integrirane procjene višestrukih opasnosti za prilagodbu klimatskim promjenama), launched in April 2026 with a EUR 588,207.17 budget running through April 2029 under the EU Operational Program Competitiveness and Cohesion, which will produce over 40 hazard maps and expert tools covering geological hazards, floods, and coastal flooding for two Croatian counties. Additional capabilities include the XRGreen Extended Reality platform for sustainable construction education and participation in the Horizon 2020 MSCA ITN THREAD consortium on flexible slender structures. The Faculty co-developed HGK-published guidelines for digitization of construction site processes with the Center for Digital Construction Croatia.

Revenue derives from two primary streams: public higher education funding via government allocations from the University of Rijeka and Croatian national budget, and contract research and consulting services delivered to regional government bodies and industry partners. The Faculty is government-owned with no private equity or subsidiary entities, and does not publicly disclose financial results. Its customer base is bifurcated between enrolled students (primary educational segment) and regional public administration bodies, including Primorsko-goranska and Istarska county authorities, seeking scientific support for land use planning and climate adaptation. Total headcount is 44, including 29 active union members.

Name

University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering

Legal name

Građevinski fakultet u Rijeci

Website

https://gradri.uniri.hr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The University of Rijeka Faculty of Civil Engineering is a public Croatian university founded in 1969, delivering accredited civil engineering education and applied research in natural hazards, climate adaptation, and digital construction to students and regional government.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education (Civil Engineering)

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Engineering Services (541330), Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services (5413), Engineering Services (54133), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering & Technology Institutes (Comprehensive) (EDAHAEAA), Technical Universities with Specialized Engineering Domains (EDAHAEAI), Engineering & Technical Professions (PE, Engineering CPD) (EDAAALAF), Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep (EDAAANAL), Civil & Structural Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAA)

Keywords

• Civil engineering education
• Structural engineering research
• Natural hazard assessment
• Geotechnical engineering studies
• Digital construction training

Headquarters

HQ city

Rijeka

HQ country

Croatia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public higher education funding: The Faculty operates as a public university institution funded primarily through government allocations from the University of Rijeka and national budget. Revenue derives from state-funded student positions and institutional research grants.
2. Contract research and consulting services: The Faculty generates revenue through commissioned research projects, expert services, and knowledge transfer agreements with public administration, industry partners, and regional government bodies. Projects include scientific research funded by Croatian Science Foundation (HRZZ) and European structural funds.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Faculty delivers accredited civil engineering education at the undergraduate, graduate, professional, and doctoral levels, covering structural engineering, geotechnics, hydraulics, transportation, and construction management. It conducts applied research in natural hazard assessment, BIM and XR-based digital construction, and provides contract research, expert opinions, and authorized engineer certification services to regional government and industry partners.

Product overview

The Faculty of Civil Engineering at the University of Rijeka operates primarily as an educational institution offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in civil engineering. Its technology portfolio consists of institutional information systems supporting core academic functions: ISVURI for student enrollment and records management, a digital repository (GradRi Repozitorij) for scholarly publications, library services integrated with the university catalog (Primo VE), weather monitoring infrastructure (Davis Vantage Pro2), and research laboratories. The faculty does not operate a commercial software product but provides educational services and research facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• University Undergraduate Civil Engineering Program (Sveučilišni prijediplomski studij)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 hazard maps and expert tools to be produced by 2029 under the PRIMIS project covering Primorsko-goranska and Istarska counties.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Primorsko-goranska županijacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partner in the PRIMIS project (Applied methodology for integrated multi-hazard assessment for climate change adaptation). The county is the primary beneficiary and end-user of the hazard mapping outputs, with the Faculty serving as the lead institution.
• Istarska županijacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partner in the PRIMIS project alongside Primorsko-goranska županija, receiving hazard mapping and risk assessment outputs for its territory.
• Rudarsko-geološko-naftni fakultet ZagrebminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Academic partner in the PRIMIS project contributing geological expertise to the multi-hazard assessment methodology.
• Sveučilište AlgebraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 January 2026Host of the strategic meeting of the Center for Digital Construction Croatia (Centar za digitalnu izgradnju Hrvatska) held on January 30, 2026.
• THREAD Consortium (Horizon 2020 MSCA ITN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023Faculty participation in the Horizon 2020 MSCA Innovative Training Networks project THREAD on highly flexible slender structures, involving 10 universities, one research institute, and one SME from 8 countries. The Faculty organized the closing conference HFSS 2023.
• Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and ArchitectureminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Co-organizer of the International Scientific and Technical Conference 'Modern Structures of Metal and Wood' held in Odessa in June 2022.
• Hrvatska gospodarska komora (HGK)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Faculty contributed to developing 'Smjernice za digitalizaciju i modernizaciju gradilišnih procesa' (Guidelines for digitization and modernization of construction site processes) published by HGK, in cooperation with the Center for Digital Construction Croatia.
• Centar za digitalnu izgradnju Hrvatska (CDIH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Faculty has a signed cooperation agreement with CDIH and has worked intensively over three years on improving digital transformation in civil engineering. The Center plans continued activities including workshops and lectures through 2026.
• Erasmus+ Partner UniversitiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorThe Faculty participates in Erasmus+ mobility programs enabling student and staff exchanges with partner universities across Europe, along with CEEPUS and YUFE networks.
• Sveučilište u Rijeci (University of Rijeka)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Faculty is an integral part of the University of Rijeka, sharing institutional infrastructure, administrative systems (ISVU, Merlin, SharePoint, Office 365), and participating in university-wide initiatives such as UNIRI Career Days, WIPO Summer School, and the Alumni UNIRI network.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering: One of the oldest technical universities in Central Europe with comprehensive civil engineering education and research, comparable in structure, public funding model, and European research network participation.
• University of Zagreb, Faculty of Civil Engineering: The largest and oldest civil engineering faculty in Croatia, offering the same undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in civil engineering disciplines. GRADRI operates within the same national regulatory framework for engineering licensing and competes for the same pool of Croatian students and research grants.
• University of Belgrade, Faculty of Civil Engineering: Regional peer with long-standing civil engineering programs and applied research capacity. Comparable headcount profile and public-institution funding model, and a natural partner/competitor for CEEPUS and other regional academic networks.
• Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Faculty of Civil Engineering: Regional CEE peer offering comparable civil engineering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs with applied research in structural and geotechnical engineering. Active in Erasmus+ mobility networks alongside GRADRI and competes for similar EU structural funds.
• Tongji University, College of Civil Engineering: Listed as an international collaborator of GRADRI, Tongji's College of Civil Engineering is among Asia's leading civil engineering faculties. Comparable in scope of structural, geotechnical, and infrastructure research and serves as a benchmark for international research partnerships.
• J.J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture: Croatian public faculty delivering civil engineering degree programs and research, with similar small-scale headcount and public funding model. Direct competitor in the national student market and Croatian Science Foundation grant pool.
• Odessa State Academy of Civil Engineering and Architecture: Listed as a co-organizer of the 2022 'Modern Structures of Metal and Wood' conference with GRADRI. Comparable smaller-scale public civil engineering institution with similar structural and materials research focus.
• University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy: Another Croatian public faculty delivering civil engineering education and applied research, with overlapping regional service territory along the Adriatic coast. Comparable in mission, structure, and competition for Erasmus+ mobility and EU research funding.

Broad incumbents

• TU Wien, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering: Larger, more internationally ranked Austrian technical university with overlapping civil engineering programs and research in natural hazards and digital construction. Serves as a broader incumbent for talent competition and EU research consortium leadership.

Regional players

• Tallinn University of Technology, School of Engineering: Northern European technical university with comparable civil engineering and built environment programs, primarily serving a different geography. Relevant peer for benchmarking digital construction curricula and EU-funded research collaboration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/gradri.uniri
• Instagraminstagram.com/gradri_civil_engineering
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faculty-of-civil-engineering-rijeka

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