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University essentials

University of Zagreb – Sveučilište u Zagrebu

Faculty of Economics and Business – Ekonomski fakultet

A lecture hall – dvorana (za predavanje)

The library – knjižnica

Student Administration Office – studentska referada

Students:

- freshmen (brucoši), sophomore, Junior, Senior

- Part – time student (izvanredan student)
- Full – time student (redovan student)

Courses:

- Business English (poslovni engleski)

- Elective courses (izborni predmeti)
- Compulsory courses (obavezni predmeti)

Organizations:

- Department of Business Foreign Languages (Katedra za poslovne strane jezike)

- Faculty of Economics and Business

Britain USA

 First – year student  Freshman

 Second – year student  Sophomore
 Third – year student  Junior
 Fourth – year student  Senior

Kinds of degree…

- 3 years = Bachelor’s degree

- 5 years = Master’s degree
- Not specified = Doctor’s degree

BA or BSc or Bachelor of Economics; MA or MSc; Master’s degree in Management or MBA; PhD

He has a BA in English literature. He has a PhD _from_ the University of Zagreb.

She has a master’s degree in Economics. Take a course _in__ Macroeconomics.
Enrol _on_ a course. Participate in classes.
Attend a course in Business English. Sign up _for_ an exam a week early.

predmet course (subject)

program predmeta course (subject) program

obavezni predmet compulsory (mandatory) course

predavač lecturer

katedra za računovodstvo Department of Accounting

nastavni program curriculum

seminarski rad paper

magisterij master’s degree

izborni predmet elective course

dekan Dean

predati rad submit / hand in a paper

nastavnici teachers / tutors

prijaviti se za ispit apply for an exam

EFZG Faculty of Economics and Business in Zagreb

doktorat doctor’s degree

pohađanje nastave class attendance

preddiplomski studij undergraduate study

pasti ispit to fail an exam

diplomski studij graduate study

završni ispit final exam

diplomirati na smjeru to graduate the course

upisati predmet to register for the course

referada Student Administration Office

pročelnik katedre Head of Department

osnove ekonomije principles of economics

nastavni plan syllabus

asistent assistant
 STUDENTS
full-time students
part-time students

first-year students
second-year students PAPERS AND EXAMINATION
exams
undergraduate students
written exam / oral exam
graduate students (*BE vs. AE* vs. Bologna)
final exam, comprehensive exam,
postgraduate students
mid-term exam, preliminary exam,
freshmen (AE) quiz
sophomore (AE) sign up for an exam
junior student apply for an exam
senior student take an exam
pass an exam
She is a major in Finance. She majored in Finance.
fail an exam
ORGANIZATION
The Faculty of Economics and Business
The University of Zagreb
Rector (Vice-Chancellor)
The School, The Faculty, The Department*
(Dean and Vice-Deans)
Department (e.g. Department of Accounting)
Head of Department papers
Student Administration Office write a paper on monetary policy.
submit a paper
FACULTY (TEACHING STAFF) hand in a paper
professors, lecturers, assistants correct a paper
grade a paper
COURSES
mark a paper
core course vs. non-core course
grades, marks
compulsory (mandatory) course vs. elective course,
optional course Examples:
curriculum (sg.), curricula (pl.)
syllabus (sg.), syllabi (pl.) She is a Bachelor of Economics. She has a master’s
take a course in...enrol on a course (enrolment) degree in economics. She is a Master of Business
attend a course in .... (attendance) Administration (MBA). He has a BA in Economics.
participate in classes (class participation) He has received his PhD degree from the University
He read history at Oxford. of Zagreb.

APPLY TO A COLLEGE prijaviti se na fakultet STUDENT LOAN studentski kredit

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

prosjek ocjena BACHELOR’S DEGREE prvostupnik
(GPA)

stopa (rang lista)

ACCEPTANCE RATE prihvaćanje MASTER’S DEGREE magisterij
(studenata)

UNIVERSITY sveučilište DOCTORATE doktorat

EXTRA – CURRICULAR dodatne izvannastavne MAJOR an academic major is

the academic discipline to
ACTIVITIES aktivnosti
which an undergraduate
 student formally commits.

glavni predmet

an academic minor is
a college or university student
's declared
secondary academic
CAMPUS kampus MINOR
discipline during
their undergraduate studies.

sporedni predmet

how many faculty members

STUDENT – FACULTY there are at a college in
PRIVATE SCHOOL privatna škola comparison to the number of
RATIO
students.

SENIOR STAFF V. JUNIOR više osoblje v. niže

PUBLIC SCHOOL javna (državna) škola
STAFF osoblje

TUITION FEE (STUDENTS školarina (studenti COURSES MARKED VIA predmeti ocijenjeni
PAY) plaćaju) EXAMS prema testovima

stipendija (zasnovana
SCHOLARSHIP (MERIT COURSES MARKED VIA predmeti ocijenjeni
na zaslugama ili atletski
BASED OR ATHLETIC) COURSE WORK prema radu
/ sportski)

referentno pismo/pismo
GOVERNMENT GRANTS državne stipendije LETTER OF REFERENCE
preporuke

srednjoškolska
FINANCIAL AID financijska pomoć HIGH-SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT transkripta / prijepis
ocijena

seminars = discussion groups

to the cost of teaching = tuition fees
living costs = maintenance
transcript = an official list of all the subject studied and
the grades received