of visual arts. In 2008 the proceedings of the 2007 conference were published, and both conference and the journal continue to be organized annually. In 2011 CIS organized Art History Day in Rijeka, which has become an annual event for the region, especially oriented towards students and younger people. PURITEKA, an e-journal for students' articles has also been published. Since 2010, CIS has been a partner to a European project in culture: "Francia media – Cradles of European Culture". The Center for Advanced Studies of Southeastern Europe (CAS – SEE) "is an organizational unit of the University of Rijeka specialized in the social sciences and humanities. Designed as a regional hub for high-level academic research, the Center aims to stimulate public discourses on topics with high societal relevance for the region and Europe. The vision of the Center is to promote freedom of research and to ensure the necessary prerequisites for innovative, intellectual and scientific development. The Center strives to strengthen the transnational and regional scientific cooperation on a range of socially pressing issues with relevance for the Humanistic and Social Sciences." Rectors Heads of the university hold the title of Rector (Rektor) and are elected to four-year terms. There have been 13 rectors since the university's establishment in 1973. Source: List of rectors at the University of Rijeka website. Student projects Students at University of Rijeka work on various fields, and majority of projects are founded by Student council of Uniri. Biggest examples are Onetius, Student Day Festival, Riteh Racing Team, NeuRi and Debate League of Rijeka. International rankings The university not ranked by QS, ranking 1066 by USN, and 1329 by CWUR. It is not listed for THE. See also List of institutions of higher education in Croatia References External links University of Rijeka Website Facultet za matematiku Sveučilišta u Rijeci Fakultet Informatike i Digitalnih Tehnologija Sveučilišta u Rijeci OpenClass homepage at HULK-Ri Odjel za Biotehnologiju Sveučilišta u Rijeci Department of Biotechnology, University of Rijeka Educational institutions established in 1973 1973 establishments in Croatia Rijeka Organizations based in Rijeka