About the studio
Study information
The labor market, in a time of dynamic economic and social changes, shows an increasing need for educated entrepreneurs and entrepreneurially oriented managers!
Degree
Professional graduate study
Početak nastave
Ožujak 2026.
Listopad 2026.
ECTS credits
120 points
Duration
4 semesters (2 years)
Performance:
Full-time or part-time (study while working)
Classes take place over 15 weeks per semester, starting at 5pm (on average 12 school hours per week, or 3 days per week).
Professional title:
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
About the studio
VERN's Entrepreneurial Management study program is designed to "produce" a modern, multidisciplinary educated and entrepreneurially oriented manager, who is communicatively and commercially qualified to manage business processes in a transitional environment full of business opportunities, but at the same time burdened with significant business risks.
This specialist professional study program enables the educational formation of managers capable of making quick, efficient and profit-oriented decisions and socially responsible and sustainable entrepreneurship, who will successfully manage:
- growth and professionalization of small and medium-sized enterprises,
- profit centers of large companies,
- restructuring smaller, separate sectors of privatized state-owned enterprises,
- subsidiaries and profit centers of multinational companies,
- internationalization of domestic companies and their entry into foreign markets,
- public institutions and non-profit organizations.
Some of the jobs we prepare you for
- professional management of small and medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurial management of innovative growing divisions of large companies
- effective introduction of new technologies and products
- introduction of information systems and controlling tools
- starting new businesses and managing changes
- Successful identification and exploitation of business opportunities on the domestic and international market
- modern and competitive business knowledge such as design thinking, digital marketing, multicultural business communication, economics of European integration, EU funds and crisis management.
Head of study
Dr. Marijan Milinović, prof. prof. stud.
marijan.milinovic@vern.hr
Head's Office: 091/4825-849
Teaching
1st year
1 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Business law and intellectual property law | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Digital transformation and new forms of organization | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Elective course | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Entrepreneurship | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Managerial accounting | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| Marketing management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Elective courses | |||
| Design thinking | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| EU funding policies and EU terminology | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Risk management - project risk management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
2 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Elective course | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Financial management | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| Human resources management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Management of innovation and technological change | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Operations management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Project management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Elective courses | |||
| Digital marketing | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| EU project cycle | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Geopolitical and geoeconomic trends in the world | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Start-up management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Stress management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
2nd year
3 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Business ethics | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Business growth management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Elective course | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| International management | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Methodology of research and professional work | 15 | 25 | 5 |
| Strategic management | 15 | 15 | 6 |
| Elective courses | |||
| Creative tools in management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| EU funds and programs | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Teamwork | 15 | 15 | 4 |
4 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Business analysis and controlling | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Elective course | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Master's thesis | 15 | ||
| Professional practice | 6 | ||
| Elective courses | |||
| Business consulting / consulting skills | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Organizational change management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
| Start-up management | 15 | 15 | 4 |
Academic calendar
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Academic calendar 2025/2026. PDF
Dates for the defense of graduate theses in the academic year 2025/26 PDF
EXAM DEADLINES
Zimski ispitni rok 2026. – veljača PDF
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DEFENSE OF GRADUATE THESES
| CANDIDATE | TOPIC | COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN / COMMITTEE MEMBERS | TIME | CLASSROOM |
| MATILDA POVODNIK | Značaj primjene odabrane metode za upravljanje kvalitetom u laboratorijima prema normi HRN EN ISO/IEC 17025 | mr. sc. Gordana Ćorić, viši pred., predsjednik povjerenstva izv. prof. dr. sc. Diana Plantić Tadić., mentorica i članica Hrvoje Ratkić, mag. oec., pred., član | 18. 03. 2026., srijeda, 13.00 – 14.00 | 23 |
| CANDIDATE | TOPIC | COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN / COMMITTEE MEMBERS | TIME | CLASSROOM |
| DOMINIK MATEŠA | Analiza učinkovitosti poduzetničkih potpora za mlade u Hrvatskoj i prijedlozi za njihovo unapređenje | doc. dr. sc. Iva Senegović, predsjednica povjerenstva mr. sc. Gordana Ćorić, viši pred., mentorica i članica mr. sc. Zrinka Gregov, viši pred., članica | 19. 03. 2026., četvrtak, 15.15 – 16.15 | 15 |
Careers
Enrollments
U tijeku su upisi za početak nastave u ožujku i listopadu 2026.
Admission procedure based on undergraduate grades
Start of registration:
Za početak upisa potrebno je popuniti neobvezujuću elektronsku prijavu za studij(e) te odabrati željeni početak nastave (ožujak ili listopad).
Requirements for enrollment in studies:
- completed undergraduate studies of a minimum duration of 3 years or acquired 180 ECTS credits with a minimum grade point average of 3.0
- Candidates with a grade point average of less than 3.0 must submit two recommendations from their professors or employers upon admission.
Register your interest
In order to collect all necessary information for the enrollment process and further correspondence, interested candidates are required to register their interest via the VERN'a IT system.
Candidates will receive a username and password to access their EduNeta student portal during the non-binding application.
Registration method
1. Enrollment method (based on undergraduate grades)
For candidates of graduate studies: IT Management, Sustainable Tourism Development Management, Entrepreneurial Management, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources Management and Business Communications Management:
- Candidates who have completed their undergraduate studies at VERN' will be informed of the tuition fees for the graduate study based on the evaluation of their undergraduate grades.
- Candidates who have completed undergraduate studies at other higher education institutions must send a transcript of grades (original or certified copy) or a supplementary study document (diploma supplement) indicating the 1st, 2nd and 3rd year of study to the email address upisi@vern.hr for the calculation of the proposed tuition fee.
2. Evaluation of undergraduate grades
For graduate studies in IT Management, Sustainable Tourism Development Management, Entrepreneurship Management, Accounting and Finance, Human Resources Management and Business Communications Management, only the average grade from the undergraduate level of studies is evaluated according to the following model:
Results
Based on the success achieved in the evaluation of grades, the candidate will be determined the amount of tuition fees for the graduate study for the academic year 2024/2025. You can find more detailed information about tuition fee models and grades at the following link
Completion of the enrollment process
The completion of the enrollment process takes place in the following steps:
- Payment of enrollment installment in the amount of EUR 350.00 - non-refundable installment, part of the tuition fee. The payment slip form is visible on the candidate's student portal under "Forms - Example of a completed payment slip".
- Submission of enrollment documents to the Student Office:
- Study contract printed from your student portal Studomatic .
- diploma or graduation certificate
- list of passed exams, grades and grade point average from undergraduate studies
NOTE: VERN's students are not required to bring documentation under points b) and c) because it already exists in the VERN's archives.
Contacts for additional questions and information
Communications Department
091 4825 003
upisi@vern.hr
Lea Svec Dumbovic
01 4881 833
lea.svec.dumbovic@vern.hr
Petra Samolov
01 4881 832
petra.samolov@vern.hr
Tuition
The amount of one-year tuition fees depends on
- Achievements and average grades from undergraduate studies
- Choosing a tuition model (one-time, semester and monthly)
Depending on these parameters, tuition fees for the academic year 2025/2026 are:
| Points as part of the evaluation of grades | One-time | Twice | 12 months of installments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96,0 – 100,0 | 3.530 | 3.730 | 3.910 |
| 86,0 – 95,9 | 4.070 | 4.290 | 4.490 |
| 60,0 – 85,9 | 4.600 | 4.860 | 5.090 |
| Less than 60 | 5.140 | 5.420 | 5.710 |
vrednovanja ocjena 96,0 – 100,0
vrednovanja ocjena 86,0 – 95,9
vrednovanja ocjena 60,0 – 85,9
vrednovanja ocjena Manje od 60
Tuition includes
- Administering enrollment and studying at VERN
- Teaching according to the curriculum
- Field training – transportation costs
- Group or individual mentoring and consultations
- Two exams for each course
- Use of the library and multi-media center
- Use of the Institution's information system "EduNet"
- Teaching materials produced by VERN: written summaries and notes from lectures and workshops, scripts, etc.
- CARPE DIEM Program – use of sports facilities during the periods rented by the Institution, visits to theater performances, concerts, etc.
- Defense of the Graduation Thesis if the student approaches the defense of the Graduation Thesis within two years of the end of the last semester
To receive the discount from the table above, it is mandatory to submit all enrollment documentation (including a certificate of completion of undergraduate studies).
Outcomes
After completing the studies, students will be able to:
- Analyze the development and meaning of entrepreneurship, management, and entrepreneurial management.
- Analyze the meaning and steps of professionalizing management in the growth of family-owned small and medium-sized businesses.
- Analyze the corporate culture of large companies and develop a program to encourage internal entrepreneurship in large companies.
- Recommend modern techniques for encouraging employee creativity.
- Organize procedures for the commercialization of innovations.
- Propose modern management tools for strategic planning.
- Analyze the key factors for new entries into the domestic and foreign markets.
- Organize the procedures for preparing companies for the internationalization of their business.
- Select procedures for organizing and managing operational processes of production/service provision, logistics and distribution.
- Conceptualize and manage business projects and obtain the necessary funds from domestic and foreign sources.
- Analyze financial reports and design the basis for making corporate financial decisions.
- Propose modern methods for attracting, selecting, motivating, evaluating, rewarding and managing employees.
- Create a system for managing processes for continuous quality improvement.
- Analyze the company's culture and stakeholders, and the implementation of the company's code of ethics and corporate social responsibility program.
- Organize and lead teamwork.
