The University of Rijeka () is in the city of Rijeka, Croatia, with faculties in cities throughout the regions of Primorje, Istria and Lika. The University of Rijeka is composed of eleven faculties, one art academy, two departments, university libraries and the Student Centre Rijeka (SCRI). History While the modern university was founded on May 17, 1973, the first school of higher education was established in 1627 by the Jesuits and enjoyed equal status with the academies in the largest cities of the Austrian Empire. The Faculty of Philosophy, established in 1726, operated for two years. The Theological Faculty was founded in 1728. From 1773 to 1780, Rijeka was the seat of the Royal Academy. The modern day university was established during 1970's, a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Rijeka universities in Osijek, Kragujevac, Split, Mostar, Podgorica, Bitola, Maribor, Banja Luka and Tuzla all opened their doors. The departments of biotechnology, informatics, mathematics and physics were founded in 2008. In 2022 the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Informatics became faculties. Administration These are the eleven faculties, one academy and two departments into which the university is divided: Faculties and academies Academy of Applied Arts Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Economics Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Faculty of Philosophy) Department of Philosophy Faculty of Law Faculty of Maritime Studies Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Teacher Education Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Management (based in Opatija) Faculty of Informatics Since the implementation of the Bologna process in the academic year 2005/06, the Faculty of Informatics offers two undergraduate programmes (three years): Informatics Informatics in combination with another subject offered at Faculty of Arts and Sciences Students finish with the title Bachelor of Science in Informatics. Both programmes introduce the foundations of programming, algorithms, data structures, digital electronics, computer architecture, computer networks, operating systems, databases, information systems, formal languages and automata theory, software engineering, logic programming, web engineering, multimedia and information theory. After receiving the B.Sc. degree, the student can apply for the Master's degree in four programmes (two years): Information and communication systems, Business informatics, Informatics education, Informatics education in combination with another subject education offered at Faculty of Arts and Sciences which ends with the title Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Informatics or Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Informatics. In 2012, University of