This Law regulates the fundamental principles of performing higher education, scientific and artistic activities, the establishment and operation of institutions in the system of higher education, scientific and artistic activities, the procedure for hiring and promoting teachers, scientists and associates and their rights and obligations, basic issues of conducting studies, the rights and obligations of students, the performance of scientific, artistic and professional activities, support and financing of these activities, and supervision and misdemeanor sanctions. This text is divided into ten main thematic Parts (each with its related Chapters) and a total of 122 articles. Titles of these Parts are as follows: One-Basic provisions; Two-Institutions in the higher education system, scientific and artistic activities; Three-Jobs for teachers, scientists and associates; Four-Higher education; Five-Scientific and artistic fields; Six-Support for higher education, scientific and artistic activities; Seven-Financing of higher education and scientific activities; Eight-Supervision; Nine-Penalty provisions; and Ten-Transitional and final provisions. Higher education, scientific and artistic activities are of interest to the Republic of Croatia and are part of the international, especially European, educational, scientific and artistic space. Higher education is based on: 1. the European humanistic and democratic tradition and the European system of higher education; 2. openness of higher education institutions towards the public, citizens and the local community; 3. mutuality and partnership among members of the academic community; 4. the indivisibility and high quality of teaching and scientific research, i.e. artistic creation at universities; 5. unity of professional and educational work for the purpose of training in specific professional knowledge and skills; 6. the concept of lifelong learning; 7. obligations to develop social responsibility of students and other members of the academic community; 8. interaction with the social community. Higher education activities are carried out as a public service. Scientific and artistic activity is based on: 1. freedom and autonomy of scientific and artistic creativity; 2. open science; 3. ethics of the scientist, artist and teacher; 4. public availability of the results of scientific research and artistic creation; 5. research for the purpose of innovation and technological development in the European Research Area; 6. connections with the education system; 7. international quality standards; 8. encouraging and accepting the specificities of national content; 9. intellectual property protection; 10. social responsibility of scientists, artists and teachers. Freedom of scientific and artistic creativity is also guaranteed by this Law.
克罗地亚 · 2022-10-07