🇭🇷 How to apply to university in Croatia

Applications go through Postani student (National Information System for Applications to Higher Education). Programmes usually start: October; enrolment in July (summer round) or September (autumn round).

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: Postani student (National Information System for Applications to Higher Education)Undergraduate applications go through this central system run by the Agency for Science and Higher Education (AZVO): up to 10 programmes. Applicants with foreign certificates register here too.
When programmes start: October; enrolment in July (summer round) or September (autumn round).
International applicants: EU citizens enrol on the same terms as Croatians. Non-EU applicants also use Postani student, but institutions may set different conditions for them, so check with each one.
Language: Croatian (some programmes require B2) or English, depending on the programme.

Key dates

The 2027/28 calendar isn't published yet. In the 2026/27 cycle the summer round closed on 1 July (also the deadline to request recognition of a foreign certificate), with final ranking lists on 15 July; the autumn round closed on 4 September. Some institutions set earlier deadlines for non-EU applicants.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Croatia, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Register on Postani student and choose up to 10 programmes.
2.Request recognition of your foreign school certificate through your profile — AZVO handles it within the central procedure.
3.For Croatian-taught programmes, take the State Matura or show recognised external exam results; some ask for Croatian at B2.
4.Pay any institution application fee (about €60–300 at some institutions).
5.Check the final ranking list and enrol in the programme you are offered a place on.
6.If you need one, apply for a visa at a Croatian mission, or for temporary residence after entry; register your address within 3 days.
7.Arrange housing.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

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