Sponsorships
The central celebration of the Faculty of Civil Engineering of the University of Zagreb will be held under the high auspices of the President of the Republic of Croatia, Mrs Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. We thank the President for recognizing the importance of this event.
Sponsorship will also be provided by the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament, Mr Gordan Jandroković to whom we are also grateful for this act which supports the activity of great importance for the further construction of the Republic of Croatia.
Civil engineering as a valuable sector in the economy has also been recognized by the Croatian Radiotelevision which will provide media sponsorship of the ceremony.
Significance of civil engineering in the economy of developed countries can be seen in that this branch of economy generates 10 to 12 percent of the gross domestic product, while also strongly influencing almost all changes occurring in the society. In addition, civil engineering has a long-lasting and rich tradition in Croatia, and our civil engineers are known and recognised in all parts of the world. At our Faculty, we have been nurturing close ties with business and industry, principally as we are fully aware that there is no strong economy without a strong faculty and, vice versa, there is no strong faculty if not backed by economy. It is through mutual cooperation that new ideas for research are obtained, which later on result in development of a new technology or an interesting engineering solution, all of which inevitably leads to an increased competitiveness of economic operators and the Faculty.