About the studio
Build a career in a corporation, launch a startup or continue the family business...
Studying prepares you for what awaits you in the real world. The business world, of course.
During your studies, we will prepare you for a wide range of jobs – from a career in large corporate systems , to starting your own startup or running a family business . Entrepreneurship has never been more exciting. For generations to come, new opportunities are born every day. Learn to recognize real business opportunities and take matters into your own hands.
Type
Three-year professional undergraduate study
Start of classes
March 2026 (for transfer students) October 2026
ECTS credits
180 points
Duration
6 semesters
What knowledge will you gain during your studies?
Economic knowledge (43%)
Economics and entrepreneurship
You will become familiar with the universal principles of economics and learn how to apply theory in practice through entrepreneurship.
Finance and accounting
What is cash flow , how to manage stocks, or how to calculate business risk, for example, are just some of the knowledge you will use in your business career...
Marketing
Why is a comment better than a like ? When to use content marketing and when to use paid advertising ? How to create a marketing plan for a successful campaign and how do we actually measure its success? These are the basics of (digital) marketing, and you will dive even deeper, much deeper, during your studies.
Management
What are all the leadership styles and what are the competencies of every real manager and leader? You will learn how to strategically position yourself, how to determine your strengths or how to best scan the market.
Basic knowledge (12%)
Through basic knowledge of mathematics, statistics, and law, you will learn, for example, which methods to use to assess the profitability of a business investment, how to properly budget projects, and what you need to start your own company.
Soft skills (34%)
Without certain skills, you simply cannot survive in the business world. Why is emotional intelligence important? How to resolve conflicts and communicate assertively? How to form a working group or manage teams? How to increase productivity with time management techniques? You will master all these and many other skills during your studies.
Elective courses (11%)
Elective courses are here to further enhance your knowledge and turn it into practical skills. Learn about consumer behavior in the market, improve your public speaking skills, learn to manage projects. These are just some of the options offered to you.
Learning outcomes
After completing the studies, students will be able to:
- Present business ideas, results or challenges in Croatian or English.
- Use basic office information technologies to improve business efficiency.
- Recognize different organizational structures and characteristics of organizational culture of business organizations. Develop a business and development strategy for a small or medium-sized enterprise.
- Collect and process data necessary for creating simple reports common in business practice. Calculate basic business performance indicators. Create a marketing plan for a business organization.
- To shape strategic guidelines for marketing management.
Analyze external and internal factors that affect a company's operations. - Explain the nature, purpose and process of planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling. Identify the information and its sources necessary to align business organization documents with the applicable legal framework for business operations. Calculate financial indicators and compare them with companies in the same industry. Select the appropriate source of financing for the company according to the cost of financing criterion. Interpret information derived from financial statements from the perspective of different groups of users.
- Collect necessary information about the business opportunity from various sources.
- Assess the feasibility and profitability of an entrepreneurial venture. Develop an entrepreneurial business plan.
- Explain the characteristics of businesses and entities in international trade and international trade clauses.
- Recognize problems of ethical and socially responsible behavior in all segments of business. Actively participate in teamwork within a business system.
Study information
Full-time study
Classes are held over 2 semesters of 15 weeks. Daily commitment is 4 to 6 teaching hours.
Part-time study
Classes take place over 15 weeks per semester starting at 5pm (on average 12 school hours per week, or 3 days per week).
Head of study
B.Eng. Joško Meter
josko.meter@vern.hr
Head's Office: 091/4825-849
Professional title
Bachelor of Science (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) in Economics (bacc. oec.)
Top skills you will master
- Analytical thinking and innovation
- Interactive and active learning
- Problem solving approach
- Critical thinking
- Creativity, originality and initiative
- Use and application of technology
What jobs are we preparing you for?
- Starting your own (startup) company
- Developing a family business
- Work in leading positions of domestic and foreign companies in the fields of marketing, finance and accounting, management, human resources
Teaching
1st year
1 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Basics of business psychology and communication | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business Croatian language | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business English 1 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Economic mathematics | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Informatics for office operations 1 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Microeconomics | 30 | 30 | 5 |
2 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Basics of entrepreneurship | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business English 2 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business statistics | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Fundamentals of law | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Macroeconomics | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Marketing basics | 30 | 30 | 5 |
2nd year
3 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Accounting | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Basics of corporate finance | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business English 3 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Commercial law | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Informatics for office operations 2 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Management | 30 | 30 | 5 |
4 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Business English 4 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Business finance management | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Informatics for office operations 3 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Managerial accounting | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Organizational psychology | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Strategic management | 30 | 30 | 5 |
3rd year
5 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Business English 5 | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Commercial business | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Dynamic entrepreneurship | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Entrepreneur's business plan | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Marketing plan | 30 | 30 | 5 |
| Tax system | 30 | 30 | 5 |
6 . semester
| Course name | L | E | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required courses | |||
| Bachelor's thesis | 30 | 5 | |
| Business ethics and culture | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Elective course 1 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Elective course 2 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Elective course 3 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Elective course 4 | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Professional practice | 5 | ||
| Elective courses | |||
| Career design | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Family entrepreneurship | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Human resources management | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Market research | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Project management | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Promotion | 30 | 30 | 4 |
| Public speaking skills | 40 | 40 | 4 |
| Sales management | 30 | 30 | 4 |
Academic calendar
Final thesis defenses
Final thesis defense dates (academic year 2025/2026) [PDF]
Workshop for finishing works
Workshop dates for final works
Careers
Enrollments
Enroll via “Become a student”
- By placing VERN in first place via the Postani-student.hr portal
- By logging into the VERN'a IT system
- It is recommended to take part in the admission process to reduce tuition fees*
Compulsory subjects and levels: CRO, MAT B, STR. JEZ. B
*The amount of tuition depends on the points achieved on the state graduation exam and the payment model.
Through the Admissions Process
Points are awarded for:
- average of the first three grades of high school
- motivational talk and
- general abilities test:
points are awarded for an academic scholarship
points are entered in "become a student" (up to 350 points)
*The amount of tuition depends on the points achieved in the admission process and the payment model.
Enrollment of transfer students from other higher education institutions
Applications are currently being accepted for undergraduate studies starting in March 2026 and October 2026.
Candidates who have studied or are currently studying at another higher education institution and wish to continue their studies at VERN can enroll as follows:
Open House – Meet Vern' University
- Find out all about studies
- Saznaj kako se upisati i ostvariti akademsku stipendiju
- Walk around the campus and get to know the space (canteen, library, film studio, etc.)
- Find out everything about life on VERN (sports, gaming, traveling, going out...)
The following Open Hours are:
- subota, 25. travnja u 11 sati
- subota, 9. svibnja u 11 sati
Studenti, profesori i ekipa s VERN’a te čekaju. Prijavi se za Otvoreni sat 🙂
Tuition
Modeli i razredi školarina
za upis prijediplomskog studija u akademskoj godini 2026./2027.
The amount of one-year tuition fees depends on :
- Choosing a tuition model: one-time, semester or monthly
- The success achieved within the admission procedure or
- Scores obtained on the mandatory state matriculation exams (without the admission procedure)
Iznosi se odnose na školarine za upise u akademskoj godini 2026./27.
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The option more favorable to the candidate is applied.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuition group | One-time | Twice | 12 months of installments | Points Admission process | State Baccalaureate scores (hr, str jez, mat) |
| Group A | 3.500 | 3.700 | 3.900 | 300 – 350 | 225 – 300 |
| Group B | 4.100 | 4.300 | 4.500 | 224 – 299 | 150 – 224,99 |
| Group C | 4.600 | 4.900 | 5.100 | 200 – 223 | 112 – 149,99 |
| Group D | 5.100 | 5.400 | 5.600 | 145 – 199 | 0 – 111,99 |
Points (Better option)
Admission procedure 300 – 350
Državna matura (hr, str jez, mat) 225 – 300
Points (Better option)
Admissions process 224 – 299
Državna matura (hr, str jez, mat) 150 – 224,99
Points (Better option)
Admissions process 200 – 223
Državna matura (hr, str jez, mat) 112 – 149,99
Points (Better option)
Admissions process 145 – 199
Državna matura (hr, str jez, mat) 0 – 111,99
Details about the admission process
Tuition includes
- Administering enrollment and studying at VERN
- Teaching according to the curriculum
- Group and/or individual mentoring
- Two exams for each course
- Administration and support during the organization and execution of professional practice
- Use of teaching and presentation equipment – computers, videos, projectors, etc.
- Use of the library and the faculty multi-media center for study purposes
- Using the VERN'a information system for study purposes
- Teaching materials produced by VERN: written summaries and notes from lectures and workshops, scripts, etc.
- Organized use of certain sports facilities in rented times, visits to theater performances and concerts according to the CARPE DIEM program
- Defense of the Final/Diploma Thesis
- Graduation ceremony – making the diploma, using it, commemorative caps, etc.
