American higher education programs for successful careers High quality American Why students choose RIT Croatia? standards of education
ENGLISH RIT Croatia is a global campus of the prominent American university, PLEASE Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), from Rochester, New York. RIT is known for contemporary American programs and career-oriented education. We are proud of our student and alumni, their stories, ideas and success. Two degrees; an internationally accredited All classes are in English Studying in an international American degree from RIT, New York and environment a Croatian degree from RIT Croatia Our traditional and virtual classrooms prepare students for challenging global careers. RIT Croatia provides its students with a support system during their years of studying which includes academic advisors, faculty and peer mentors, career advisors, ombudsperson, study abroad and Erasmus specialists and Internatonal Student Office.
We promote diversity, curiosity, innovativeness, integrity. We are an excellent choice for all who wish to study in an international and dynamic environment. We offer the following programs at our campuses:
BS DEGREES AWARDED BY RIT AND RIT Croatia // HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT An opportunity to spend one or two 800 – 1,200 hours of cooperative High American educational (DUBROVNIK) semesters at RIT campuses in Rochester, education in companies in standards // INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS (ZAGREB), New York and in Dubai, UAE Croatia and abroad AACSB ACCREDITED // WEB AND MOBILE COMPUTING (DUBROVNIK AND ZAGREB)
MS DEGREES AWARDED BY RIT // SERVICE LEADERSHIP AND RIT INNOVATION (ZAGREB) // // INFORMATION SCIENCES One of the biggest private AND TECHNOLOGIES universities in the US (ZAGREB) // Founded in 1829 Program quality is recognized by Valuable scolarships Career opportunities in the EU // Nearly 19,000 students relevant international accreditations* and worldwide // 230+ academic programs * RIT is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, and its business programs are also accredited by AACSB International. RIT has been acknowledged as one of the world's top universities by many leading college guides, industry, and internationally respected publications. 2 RIT Croatia is a private higher education institution and its programs are delivered in accordance with the national accreditations. 3 At the end of sophomore year, students choose one of two concentrations: // ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY Hospitality // DESIGNING LUXURY EXPERIENCE During their studies, students can participate in various projects and work with industry partners. Puttin’ on the RITz was one such project. It was RIT’s gala dinner fully and Tourism prepared and organized by RIT students. Mentored by industry experts and our faculty, students of Dubrovnik and Rochester campuses organized this event Management in Dubrovnik in 2017. In 2018, Dubrovnik campus students organized the Dinburger ChaRITy Event, which was even more successful. Similar project - BreweRIT - is planned for this academic year. This enabled students to put all their knowledge to practice.
The four-year undergraduate Hospitality and COURSE EXAMPLES: HTM Fundamentals; Lodging Operations; Tourism Management (HTM) program is Meeting and Event Management multidisciplinary and prepares students CO-OP PARTNERS: for managerial positions in services, Cinestar, Direct Booker, Dorchester Collection, Falkensteiner Hotels and Resorts, Hilton Podgorica, Heritage Hotel San hospitality and tourism, one of Rocco, HTP Korčula, La Bagnaia Golf & Spa Resort Siena-Curio the biggest and fastest-growing Collection by Hilton, Maistra, Maslina Resort, Saint Ten Hotel, Valamar Riviera d.d. industries in the world. COMPANIES HIRING HTM GRADUATES: Adriatic Luxury Hotels, Adris Grupa, Arenaturist, Booking. A career in the hospitality industry has become highly com, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Croatian National Tourist Board, specialized in today’s business world and RIT Croatia Dorchester Collection, eBay, Falkensteiner Hotels and Residences, graduates are in demand. The Hospitality and Fortenova group, Hilton, Infobip, J.P.Morgan, Mazars, Le Tourism Management curriculum ensures that Meridien Lav, Medora Hotels, Park Hyatt, Radisson BLU, and the students possess the requisite knowledge Ritz Carlton of HTM operations. By taking courses ranging from finance, strategic POSITIONS HELD BY HTM ALUMNI: management and marketing to Our alumni have developed their careers as event managers, F&B Dubrovnik lodging operations and event Students can choose to consultants, F&B managers, restaurateurs, EU project managers. In management, students addition, they assume managerial and leadership positions acquire a comprehensive combine their course requirements to obtain such as department heads (Marketing, MICE, Finance, HR), directors campus understanding of the a minor in Antropology of strategic development, operations managers, general managers, industry as a whole. & Sociology chief executive officers (CEO’s), entrepreneurs / business owners, and positions in state administration (Mayor, Secretary of State).
4 5 In Business 1 course students learn how to plan, develop and launch a viable business idea. Throughout the whole semester students work on their ideas and business plans by putting theory into practice. The purpose is to have a better understanding of cultural and contextual diversity. The project culminates with a full presentation of the entire idea concept, and a International short, elevator pitch style presentation which is done in front of an expert jury Business comprising of entrepreneurs. COURSE EXAMPLES: Financial Management; Global Business Environment; Global Marketing The four-year undergraduate International Business (IB) program provides students CO-OP PARTNERS: 404 Agency, A1 Hrvatska, Addiko Bank, Apsolon, British with knowledge and understanding of American Tobacco, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Foreo Adria, FIVE- Pet minuta, Fortenova Grupa, Hrvatski Telekom, KPMG, business practices and international L’Oreal Adria, MPG, Nestle Adria, Poliklinika Bagatin, Spain strategic management with a focus Internship COMPANIES HIRING IB GRADUATES: on marketing and finance. Adriatic Luxury Hotels, Adris Grupa, Arenaturist, Booking. com, Bruketa&Žinić&Grey, Croatian National Tourist Through theory and more importantly – practice, students are Board, Dorchester Collection, eBay, Falkensteiner Hotels and being prepared for business in a dynamic global environment. Residences, Fortenova group, Hilton, Infobip, J.P.Morgan, They learn how to take local business global. Along with Mazars, Le Meridien Lav, Medora Hotels, Park Hyatt, the core business classes, students also take related Radisson BLU, and the Ritz Carlton. classes oriented toward the global environment, including Global Business Environment, Global POSITIONS HELD BY IB ALUMNI: Marketing, Global Entry and Competition Our alumni have developed their careers as specialists Strategies, and Finance in Global Environ- across different fields (Sales, Customer care, HR, Marketing, ment. Following their third year, stu- and Finance), brand managers, business analysts, auditors, dents can choose from the following accountants, social media managers and specialists, project minors: managers, and consultants. In addition they assume managerial Zagreb and leadership positions such as department heads // MARKETING Students (Marketing, Finance, HR), senior partners in consulting campus // FINANCE can choose to companies, senior recruiters, business development combine their course managers, directors of strategic development, // MANAGEMENT requirements to entrepreneurs / business owners, and chief obtain a minor in executive officers Psychology 6 7 Following their sophomore year, students will complete two concentrations:
// MOBILE APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT // WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT Web and Mobile Fourth-year students work on their Senior Project together with their colleagues from RIT campuses in the U.S. and Dubai. Students learn about the importance of teamwork, and experience how to work with someone overseas which is a common practice in Computing companies operating on a global market. Most importantly, students work on real business projects from local and international businesses and organizations.
COURSE EXAMPLES: Designing the User Experience; The four-year Web and Mobile Computing Software Design Principles & Patterns; / Information Technology (WMC / IT) Web & Mobile I, II undergraduate program prepares students CO-OP PARTNERS: for perspective and sought-after professions Async Labs, Bit4Bytes, Cinnamon Agency, Croz, Enum Software, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, HR Cloud, in the areas of programming and web Infoart, Laus CC, Megatrend, mStart, Perpetuum Mobile, PHOBS, Spark Mostar, t-matix, Verso and mobile application design. Altima Group, ZIRA
The program explores full stack application development COMPANIES HIRING WMC / IT while paying attention to the visual design and GRADUATES: understanding user expectations. The students learn AG04, Amazon, Bazzar, CloudSense, Cinnamon how to build and work with all the different layers Agency, Combis, Croz, Direct Booker, ecx.io, of application development which makes them Enum software, Ericsson Nikola Tesla, Hrvatski incredibly valuable to employers seeking Telekom, Huawei Technologies, Infobip, IN2, today’s application developers. They Microblink KING ICT, NSoft, Oradian, PHOBS, learn how to integrate the server SAP, Span, and Verso Altima group -side code with the client-side Dubrovnik Students UI to provide responsive can choose to combine POSITIONS HELD BY WMC / IT ALUMNI: applications, applications their course requirements Android Developer, Back-end Developer, Frontend & Zagreb optimized for mobile to obtain a minor in Developer, Full Stack Developer, Graphic & Web and desktop Anthropology & Sociology Designer, iOS Developer, IT Security Specialist, Java performance. (Dubrovnik campus) Developer, Program Engineer, QA Specialist, System campus or Psychology (Zagreb Administrator, and Web Content Manager campus)
8 9 Become a student of a reputable American university; earn an internationally recognized degree and achieve great employment opportunities in the European Union and worldwide! Earn a valuable APPLY BY DECEMBER 15TH AND FIND OUT HOW TO GET AN scholarship! ADDITIONAL TUITION DISCOUNT!
Apply at www.croatia.rit.edu/applicationform In order to support qualified students in financing their studies, we have secured over € 350,000 for scholarships and financial aid for enrollment Application process: easy and in the 2021/2022 academic year. customized to each candidate
Scholarships and financial aid are monetary funds applied towards the The admission system for undergraduate programs at RIT Croatia is open tuition cost of attending the college over the four years of study at all year round. Students can start their studies in September or January, RIT Croatia for undergraduate programs: (fall or spring term). Applying for early admission brings numerous benefits including possibility of obtaining a tuition discount. // HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT // INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS, AACSB ACCREDITED TO APPLY EARLY YOU SHOULD: // WEB AND MOBILE COMPUTING Complete a non-binding Submit your high school application form or university transcripts 70% of last year’s applicants who applied for (www.croatia.rit.edu/ (by e-mail, fax or mailed financial aid were awarded scholarships applicationform). to our address). and financial aid from RIT Croatia. Your 1. 2. chances of attaining a scholarship are high! Candidates who apply by February 15, 2021 will Write and submit a Participate in a motivational essay in motivational interview have priority consideration. English (min. 400 words) (on campus or via Take advantage of this and explain why you wish Skype). excellent opportunity! 3. to study at RIT Croatia. 4.
The application process is personalized and tailored to each candidate. All candidates are in contact with our Recruitment and 10 Enrollment specialists who lead them through the steps of the 11 application process. Experience an American education in Croatia!
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