Student Advocate
Katarina Strmić is the Student Advocate, who is a second-year graduate student in pedagogy and English language and literature. You can contact them via email kstrmic@student.uniri.hr.
All students can contact the Student Advocate to find out more about their rights, to learn about the procedures are in situations where they believe their rights have been violated, or if they need additional support to resolve issues with other students, teaching staff, and other employees of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Faculty Doctor
Dr. Marijana Turčić, PhD is the Doctor who covers the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.
Information about the working times and organisation of the Doctor’s surgery can be found at the following link.
Office for Students with Disabilities
Office for Academic Support
The Office for Academic Support at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka offers students educational and advisory services to help them in their studies. The Office is open to all students at the faculty.
- The office offers academic and individual activity sessions to help empower students to be successful in their studies. It also works with other offices and other student support centres.
- The office works to inform, educate, and advise students to help them in their studies, it supports them in becoming more efficient in their learning and helps them to successfully complete their study programmes.
- The office offers group and individual activity sessions about issues that students may encounter whilst studying.
- The office organises a student mentoring system for first year students, where they are mentored by final year students who are on the same study programmes.
When studying, it is normal for all students to have questions and concerns about their studies, especially in the first year. For instance, students may have questions about how to send an official e-mail to a member of the teaching staff, or about how to sign up for consultations, or about how to register for exams. They may also have questions about what is expected from them during their studies, such as questions about exams, or queries about how to find accommodation, and possibly even wider questions about student life. Student-mentors are final year students who can give advice and share their own experiences of studying with their younger colleagues. Anyone can apply to be a student-mentor at the beginning of each academic year!
- Office for Academic Support
- Office Director: Sanda Grudić Kvasić, PhD
- Working hours: Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m.
- Tel. 051/265-715
- e-mail: akademska.podrska@ffri.uniri.hr
- F-468
Individual and group consultations can be arranged via e-mail or telephone!
If you want to become a student-mentor or you are a student who needs the support of a student-mentor, please don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail or telephone!
Activities in 2024
- Implementation of the university project “UNIRI cares”
The peer support project “UNIRI cares” is intended to strengthen personal development, preserve mental health and ensure the well-being of students of the University of Rijeka.

- Student mentoring
This academic year 50 student mentors are providing support to younger colleagues in adapting more easily to their university life. Peer mentoring proves to be a valuable resource for first-year students, particularly concerning academic and social integration. The student mentoring programme is coordinated by the Academic Support Office.

- Workshop “STUDENTS’ SOS – workshop for students from vulnerable and underrepresented groups”, December 5th, 2024
The following topics were discussed: effective communication of students’ needs in the teaching process (academic adaptations, peer support, etc.), successful mastering of academic requirements (ECTS points, exam deadlines and progression through studies), realization of rights and opportunities in everyday life (scholarships, accommodation, transportation, etc.).

- Workshop “How to work with schoolchildren? – experiences of novice teachers”, November 14th 2024
The following topics were discussed: learning through music, popular culture as inspiration and motivation for students, the use of video games in the teaching process.

- Thematic meeting and visit to the Croatian National Theatre Ivan pl. Zajc Rijeka, November 7th 2024
FFRI students visited the “Zajc” Gallery, got acquainted with the repertoire and history of the Theatre and, within the framework of the thematic meeting with the Theatre representatives, discussed the role of culture in society, current problems among young people, as well as topics that would be interesting to the student population in a theatrical performance.

- Promotion of the Faculty at the Professional Orientation Day held on October 30th, 2024 at the Gymnasium in Pula.

- Participation in the Career Week organized by the Faculty of Organization and Informatics, which brought together almost 40 professionals from 35 institutions across Croatia to discuss the “Role of Career Centers and Cooperation with Employers in (re)accreditation processes”.

- Participation in the event entitled “EU Info Day in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County – News in the World of EU Funds”, organized by the Regional Development Agency of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, held on September 12th, 2024. The event brought together experts and stakeholders from various sectors, with the aim of presenting new developments regarding the EU-funded projects.

- Co-organization of the Faculty’s Quality Forums, which are held at least once a semester and connect all stakeholders in the quality assurance system at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka.

- Workshop “ACADEMIC BURNOUT – Empowerment through Psychodrama and Drama Techniques”, April 11th 2024
The workshop was aimed at students who have already experienced or are experiencing burnout and those who want to be further empowered to prevent burnout. Using psychodrama and drama techniques, students went through a process of exchanging experiences and mapping resources, becoming aware of the impact of burnout on their studies, but also on their overall quality of life.

- Lecture “ Psychological Factors in Academic Success”, March 14th 2024
The lecture was given by the well-known psychologist Petar Nikolić, who in his work emphasizes the personal and professional development of young people. During the lecture, Mr. Nikolić addressed the students’ prominent questions and problems, such as self-determination, anxiety, fear of public speaking and the like.

- Lecture “Student Health Care”, 7. 3. 2024.
The Head of the Department of Student Health Care at the Department of Public Health spoke about all the specifics and scope of student health care at the University of Rijeka, and also held individual consultations with students.

- Participation in “Career Day”, an event held at the “Ivan Švear Ivanić Grad” High School, which took place on February 5th, 2024

- “Coffee with the Offices”
In collaboration with the Faculty’s Careers Office, group counsellings for students are being held regularly, during which, in an informal setting, students’ ideas and suggestions for improving the quality of student life and work are discussed.

Careers office
Find out more about the Careers office on the following link.
University Counselling Centre
The University Counselling Centre (USC) provides different forms of support and assistance to students and employees at the University of Rijeka. All the centre’s services are free of charge. The University Counselling Centre works between 8.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on weekdays, and the Centre is located in the in the Faculty of Civil Engineering building in Rijeka.
The following units work as a part of the University Counselling Centre: