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unaprijeđeni, a pravila studiranja ujednačena. Na Sveučilištu su pokrenuti programi cjeloživotnog obrazovanja i fleksibilni načini učenja. Više od polovice nastavnika održava e-kolegije. Započinje se sa stvaranjem međunarodnih programa, a u posljednjih deset godina istraživačke aktivnosti su utrostručene“, kazao je Lučin. Mnogi se pitaju kako bi trebala izgledati tranformacija grada u kojem je Sveučilište nositelj procesa transformacije, na što rektor odgovara da je i Rijeka, poput mnogih drugih europskih gradova suočena s činjenicom da industrijska era nestaje, praćena odumiranjem velikog broja poduzeća koja su svoje poslovanje temeljila na industriji sredine 20. st. i premještanjem u dijelove svijeta gdje je radna snaga jeftinija. Stoga se cijela Europa nastoji prilagoditi i preurediti svoje industrijske politike prema zahtjevima globalizacijske ere, a to znači, naglašava Lučin, veliko ulaganje u istraživanja, inovacije i obrazovanje građana kako bi se stvorilo dovoljno ljudi i znanja koji mogu pokretati poslove s visokom dodanom vrijednošću.
Nove snage u dolasku Rektor očekuje osnivanje sve većeg broja poduzeća koja će studenti pokrenuti i prije dovršetka studija, kao i sve veći broj netradicionalnih studenata; građana koji već sada u velikom broju dolaze na Sveučilište i upisuju programe cjeloživotnog obrazovanja s ciljem lakše prilagodbe tržištu rada. No, sveučilište ne doprinosi gradu samo stvaranjem temelja za privređivanje, već je i važan intelektualni i kulturni
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student accommodation as well as the University Library. The University head, Lučin, aware of the challenges of the new era, is determined with his intention to transform the University and create a flexible and dynamic organisation. “We are still the only Croatian University with an overall development strategy. We have formed a system to ensure quality; we have founded four university departments and several university centres. A Centre for EU projects is being set up for its emergence in the EU, the student assembly has changed into an integrative factor of the University itself and the University Sport Association brings together over 2,000 students within its sport activities. A Scientific and technological park has also been formed as well as an Office for technology transfer, the University Foundation and Treasury has been founded to award scholarships and to grant credit to students. Studying standards have been significantly developed and studying regulations have been standardized. Numerous programs for whole-life education and flexible ways of studying at the University have been initiated. Over half of the professors hold e-courses. International programmes have been created, and over the last ten years, research activities have been tripled", said Lučin. Many people ask themselves how the transformation of a town should look in which the University is the bearer of the transformation process, and the University replies that Rijeka, like many other European cities, is faced with the fact that the industrial era is disappearing and that is being followed by the closure of numerous industry-based companies in the middle of 20th century and on their moving to other parts of the world where the work force is cheaper. That is why Europe as a whole is trying to adapt and change its industrial politics according to the requests posed by the globalisation era which means, Lučin points out, that there will be greater investments in research, innovation and the education of citizens so as to create enough people and knowledge to initiate businesses with a high added value.
Arrival of new forces The university head expects an increase in the number of companies initiated by students even before finishing their studies, as well as an increasing number of non-traditional students; citizens who have already come in large number to the University and enrolled themselves in whole-life education programmes in order to adapt more easily to the labour market. However, the university does not only contribute to the city by creating a base for earning, but is also an important intellectual and cultural influence of professors and students as well as a dynamic backdrop where numerous new initiatives can be found. Besides others, University head Lučin thinks about the fact that today 2/3 of high school pupils continue their post-secondary education, to which they will also have to adapt as we are talking about new generations who have grown up with technology, media and intense communication. “They have developed a series of skills that have changed the process of teaching. They are aware that information cannot be the main purpose of studying at university as all information is within their reach. They know that the world is a dynamic place, and that it changes quickly and they try to adapt to that fact. It seems they are developing a different system of values as well. All of that represents a greater challenge for professors where a traditional programme of education is noticeable, with regard to the content or the means of implementation,
utjecaj nastavnika i studenata, kao i dinamično okruženje u kojem se rađa pregršt novih inicijativa. Između ostalog, rektor Lučin uvelike promišlja i o činjenici da danas visokoškolsko obrazovanje nastavlja 2/3 srednjoškolaca čemu se također potrebno prilagoditi, jer je riječ o novim generacijama koje su odrasle uz tehnologiju, medije i intenzivno komuniciranje. „Oni su razvili niz vještina koje mijenjaju proces učenja. Svjesni su da informacija ne može biti glavni cilj učenja na sveučilištu jer su im sve informacije nadohvat ruke. Znaju da je svijet vrlo dinamičan, da se brzo mijenja i nastoje se tome prilagoditi. Čini mi se da razvijaju i drukčiji sustav vrijednosti. Sve to predstavlja veliki izazov profesorima, pri čemu se uočava da tradicionalni programi obrazovanja niti svojim sadržajem ni načinom provedbe više ne odgovaraju potrebama tih ljudi“, dodaje rektor Lučin. Na upit koji su najveći aduti grada izuzetno poželjnog za studentski život, rektor navodi da je Rijeka grad u kojem se u mnogim aspektima miješaju Mediteran i srednja Europa, uključujući i kulturu odnosno ponašanje ljudi. Na riječkom Sveučilištu se već sada drukčije studira; programi se neprestano moderniziraju, a očekuje se još veći broj međunarodnih studenata i uspješnih istraživača zbog kojih ljudi dolaze u grad na Rječini. Riječani često znaju reći da „onaj tko se napije riječke vode, teško odlazi iz ovoga grada“, a da je tomu uistinu tako svjedoče i mnogi od 8000 studenata koji nakon završenog fakulteta odluče ostati živjeti u Rijeci. Puno je čari kojima ovaj grad zavodi, a na tebi je, dragi čitatelju, da ih sam otkriješ. Mi smo Ti tek odškrinuli vrata...
that do not match the needs of these people”, University head, Lučin adds. When we asked him which were the city’s strongest advantages in being desirable for student life, he answered that Rijeka is a city where the Mediterranean and central Europe mix in many aspects, including culture, that is, people’s behaviour. At the University of Rijeka studying is already a different process; programmes are constantly modernized and an increasing number of international students and successful researchers are expected and that this is the reason why people choose to come to the city on the Rječina River. Rijeka citizens often used to say that “he who drinks Rijeka’s water, will hardly ever leave the city”, and this is true as proved by many of the 8,000 students who after finishing their studies decide to stay and live in Rijeka. There are a number of miracles by which this city seduces, and it is up to you, dear reader, to discover them on your own. We have only opened the door slightly for you...