PAR University College (PAR) is the only private college in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County of Croatia accredited by the Ministry of Science and Education. PAR offers bachelor and master degrees in business management with close entrepreneurial sector collaboration and with about 220 present and more than 150 alumni students. PAR teaching staff comprise of 25 professors, all experienced professionals from academic and real sector. Its aim is to provide students with the opportunity to gain internationally recognized degree and expert-tailored program of business management and entrepreneurship. 

 

As a higher education institution with a dynamic Centre for Lifelong Learning at its heart, PAR develops its educational programs having in mind the growing need for an interdisciplinary and all-encompassing approach to education. The Centre for Lifelong Learning is tightly integrated into the University College’s structure, providing formal and non-formal education programs, which are developed and planned in advance. Based on previously collected statistics information, analyses, labour market needs and inputs by private and public sector stakeholders, the Centre develops new and innovates standard curricula by following current trends and incorporating modern processes and teaching methods. Sharing this knowledge will be the most important input of this organization.

 

Through its educational programs, PAR encourages the integration of human capital, employability and competitiveness, which is highlighted in the European Commission's New Agenda for Skills. As an educational pioneer in Croatia, it encourages the acquisition of a wide range of capacities for personal achievement and development, social inclusion, active citizenship and employment. These skills represent crucial transferable skills for future jobs and need to be developed from pre-school and early school age.

 

PAR has been actively promoting the development of international programmes and cooperation as one of the institution’s main strategic goals. Since being awarded the Erasmus+ Charter for Higher Education (ECHE) in 2015, PAR UC has been actively participating in the following Erasmus+ activities: KA 1, KA 2 and Sport. PAR is also a member of the "Croatian Universities for EU Projects" consortium, accredited by Informo association in 2017, which further facilitates and encourages the mobility of students within the Erasmus+ programme. Additionally, from 2018 BS PAR is the coordinator of the second accredited national consortium in higher education in Croatia titled "Knowledge Triangle", comprising of four other Croatian university colleges, which fosters teaching and administrative staff training mobility. So far, PAR University College has been actively participating in more then 25 Erasmus+ projects.