In the academic year 2019/2020, the University of Zagreb celebrated 350 years since its founding in 1669. It is the oldest
continuously operating university in Croatia, and one of Europe's
oldest universities.
Its history began on 23 September 1669, when the
Holy Roman Emperor and King of Hungary and Croatia, Leopold I Habsburg,
issued a decree granting the Jesuit Academy in the Free Royal City of
Zagreb the status and privileges of a university institution. The
recognition was adopted by the Parliament of the Kingdom of Croatia on 3
November 1671. Therefore, the University considers 1669 as the year of
its founding and 3 November is celebrated as University Day.
Having started with three faculties and 200 enrolled
students, the university has, in the more than three centuries of its
existence, grown to today's 34 constituent units and more than 70,000
students.
Stamps:
350 Years of the University of Zagreb - Issued: 30-10-2019
Croatian Ethnographic Heritage (from a set of 4) - Issued: 16-03-2017