Contemporary world is characterized by both globalization and integration processes which affect almost all areas of human life. The issues foreign policy makers deal with today influence more and more lives of ordinary people. The governments are no more able to solve some problems individually, such as international terrorism or climate change. This new situation has lead to increased importance of international relations, and at the same time created the need for experts who will not only be able to understand those issues, but also find solutions and answers to contemporary challenges. The aim of the school is to provide students from Croatia and abroad with education in various academic disciplines of international relations and diplomacy. Being aware of the importance of an academic exchange, Libertas has established cooperation with some of the world’s most prestigious universities teaching those disciplines.

The program has been designed in accordance with similar academic programs at other international universities. Students will earn 180 ECTS points and will be able to continue their studies at university degree programs at Libertas International University or other institutions of higher education in Croatia, Europe or the rest of the world. Our alumni study diplomacy at the graduate level in China, Russia, America, Austria, and Croatia. Students can adapt their study program to their personal interests in the field of international relations. This provides them with the opportunity to work more intensely on some specific areas of the field of diplomacy and international relations.

Renowned lecturers from Croatia and other countries (USA, Great Britain, Germany, Italy, Russia), many of whom have respectable academic careers and practical experience as holders of political or diplomatic functions, will participate in teaching classes. Seven active ambassadors to the Republic of Croatia, including the USA Ambassador Robert Kohorst, will participate in teaching. To mention some of the lecturers:

Janice McCormick – Former Director of PhD at Harvard University, Graduate School of Business

Jack McConnell – Former First Minister of Scotland and former member of Scottish Parliament, Scottish politician and life peer in the House of Lords

Ivan Grdešić – associate prof. at Libertas University, former Ambassador of Republic of Croatia in USA and United Kingdom

Download the list of compulsory and elective courses and / or modules of the undergraduate study of International Business here.

LO 1 concisely present attitudes, knowledge, ideas, problems and solutions supported by arguments

LO 2 estimate the analysis of economic problems

LO 3 recommend and value written forms in business, academic activity and diplomacy

LO 4 predict and assess the models of descriptive and inferential statistics

LO 5 revise current political issues and valorise the religious context

LO 6 apply principles of written and oral academic and diplomatic communication in their respective situations

LO 7 rank the historical continuity of civilisations and key aspects of diplomacy

LO 8 critically evaluate current issues in international political relations within the theories of international relations

LO 9 rank the actors of international political relations in international political relations within the context of comparative political and legal systems of sovereign states in international organisations

LO 10 revise international political relations with consideration to their geopolitical dimension

LO 11 valorise the actions of actors in international relations with consideration to normative ethical framework and political philosophy

LO 12 identify motives, causes and consequences of events in the history of diplomacy and the political history of the world

LO 13 critically evaluate the historical course of events in modern history of the region (South Eastern Europe and the area of former Yugoslavia)

LO 14 make conclusions on the current issues in international political relations considering the culture-civilisation and religious context of the historical development of modern countries

LO 15 identify motives, causes and consequences of creating big international political, economic and security organisations

LO 16 estimate the impact of actors in existing international institutions and regimes

LO 17 make conclusions on the causes of diplomatic activity of countries considering their affiliation and participation in different international organisations, institutions and regimes

Admission to undergraduate study programmes

Full time study – Academic year 2024/2025

All applicants who have completed secondary education and have passed state graduation are eligible to apply for our undergraduate programs. In addition, the following categories are entitled to enrolment:

• Applicants from Croatia with finished secondary education level prior to 2010.  
• Applicants enrolled (or who were enrolled in the past) in some other institution of higher education

Required application materials:
High school transcripts
State graduation exam certificate for Croatian students (original or a certified copy – if taken )
Certificate of nationality or other relevant document proving nationality (original or a certified copy)
Birth certificate (original or a certified copy)
Photo for a student transcript book (4×6 cm)
Photo for the Register of Students (4×3 cm)
Certification of payment of a non-refundable enrolment fee
*Note: Upon submitting application materials, applicants may be invited for an interview.

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