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Call for applications for the graduate/masters program

“BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR THE LIFE SCIENCES”

for academic year 2021/2022

Study program

“Biotechnology for the Life Sciences” is a graduate/masters research program, being run by the University of Rijeka, Department of Biotechnology. The program runs for two years (four semesters) and begins at the start of October each year.

The requirements for the course are completion* of an appropriate undergraduate degree course

(minimum three years full time or equivalent), in which 60% of the content is in biology, chemistry

and/or relevant subdisciplines (including, but not limited to, molecular biology, biochemistry, cell

biology, microbiology or pharmacology). Students must have a strong command of the English

language, which will be assessed at the interview.

Tuition fees for the course are 8,500 EUR per year**.

Applications
 

Students interested should complete the “Application form for Biotechnology for the Life Sciences”

and sent it to life.sci@biotech.uniri.hr, along with copies of all the documents requested by this form.
Deadline for the first call for applications must be submitted before midnight on 31st March 2021.

Deadline for the second call for applications is 20th June 2021.

Applicants from any country and of any citizenship may apply.

Applications will initially be assessed based on the applicant’s previous degree and grades, personal letter of motivation and letters of recommendation (see application form for details). The 20 students whose applications are rated most highly will then be invited to interview (to be conducted by video conferencing software) which will focus on student motivation and English language skills. All applicants will be informed of the results of their applications, at the latest by 31st June 2021. Results will also be published on the webpages of Biotechnology for the Life Sciences (biotech4lifesci.uniri.hr, in English) and the Department of Biotechnology (www.biotech.uniri.hr, in Croatian)
 

In total 10 students will be enrolled in the academic year 2021/2022.

Enrolment
 

Enrolment for successful applicants is on 30th September 2021, from 10:00 to 14:00, at the University of Rijeka, Department of Biotechnology, Radmile Matejčić 2, 51000 Rijeka, Croatia. Please note that there is a standard enrolment fee, normally of approximately 40-50 EUR. Once this has been set by the University for academic year 2021/2022, applicants will be informed.
 

Further information can be found at biotech4lifesci.uniri.hr, or by contacting life.sci@biotech.uniri.hr

APPLICATION FORM
 

Students from countries outside of the European Union should contact their local Croatian

Embassy as soon as possible, to confirm whether or not they will need a visa to travel to and study in the Republic of Croatia.

While every effort will be made for the course to begin in person on October 2021, this may be affected by national and international restrictions caused by the current COVID-19 outbreak.
 

* Students who expect to graduate by 30th June 2021 may still apply. For students studying at institutions within the

Republic of Croatia, this date is extended to 15th September 2021. In these cicumstances, enrolment to the program will

only be possible if they subsequently send a copy of their degree certificate.

** To be paid before 1st October each year. Payment of the first year’s fees will be required in order to enrol.