This document is a diploma supplement for Matea Kovai, who earned a Master of Experimental Biology degree from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science. The supplement provides details on Kovai's educational qualifications, including a breakdown of courses taken, grades received, average GPA (4.653), and a thesis on vocalizations of snow voles. The supplement also outlines key aspects of Croatia's higher education system, including typical degree structures, credit systems, and quality assurance processes.

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UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
DIPLOMA SUPPLEMEI.üT
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given name(s)
date, place and country ofbirth
student identifi cation number or code
This Diploma Supplement model was developed by the European Comm sslon, Counci of Europe and UNESCo/cEpES.
The purpose ofthe supplement s to provide sufficient independent data to improve the internationa 'transparency'
andfairacademicandprofessiona recognitionolqualifications(diplomas,degiees,certficateseic.).ltisdesignedto
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eight sections should be provided. Where information is not prov ded, an erpLanation srou c g ve the reason why.
INFORMATION IDENTIryINC THE HOLDER OFTHE QUALIFICATION
l(ovai
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INFORMATION IDENTIryINC THE QUALIFICATION
nameofqualificationand(ifapplicable)titleconferred(inoriginallanguage) magistraeksperimentalnebiologije; mag.biol.exp.
mainfield(s)of studyforthequalification [xperimental Biology, module Zoology
nameandstatusofawardinginstitutionandstudyprogrammesaccreditation Sveuiili§teuZagrebu,Prirodoslovno-matematiökifakultet.Public
act higher education institution. Accreditation issued by the Ministry of
Science, Education and Sports on October Z, 2oo4. Accreditation for
the university graduate programme of Experimenta biology issued by
the Ministry on June 2r, 20oS.
name and status of institution (if different from 2.3) administering studies
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INFORMATION ON THE LEVEL OF THE QUALIFICATION
levelof qualification University graduate programme - second cycle
official length of programme Two-year programme; rzo ECTS credits
access requirementG) University undergraduate programme - first cycle
INFORMATION ON THE CONTENTS ANO RESULTS GAINED
modeofstudy Full-time programme
programme requirements and learning outcomes
The study programme proceeds through mandatory and electlve courses that are organ- Master in Experimental Biology acquires the following skilis:
lsedintomodules.Threemodulesareavaiableforstudentsiphysioogyandimmunobiology, r<Nowr:ocEANDUNDERsTANDTNCoF
botanyandzoology.Thestudyprogrammemodulesofleredenabletheoreticalandpractca
-complexbiologcaiprnciplesandtechniques
physiology, marine biology, population biology ofplants and anlmals, evolution, immunolo- other sc entific disciplines
gy, etc.) and olher natura sciences. The acquired theoretica and practica l<nowledge s per- REsEARcH sr«LLs
work.Thegoalofthissystematicandbroadeducationlstoacquirethecapablitesandskills otherinformationairesources
experlmental solutions, so that they can actively work in fundamenta and app ed research. biology
Duringthefina semesterstudentsindependentlyprepareadiplomathesisthatisaprereq-
-ablitytofoundandorganiseprofessionalandscientlfic
aboratories
uistetocompletetheirstudies.WiththeproductionanddelenceofthedlpLomathesisstu- ablitytocritcalanayseresutsofprolessionalandsclentifcresearch
dents prove their capabilities to p an and implement a research project by themselves, as TRANs roNAL si«LLs
well as present results in oral and wr tten lormat. The ski s acquired allow employment in
-ability
to lead and organise lndividual and team wor<
experts quailfied to wor< in medlcal, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, forenslc and other labora- and research and their results
taprotection,aswellasingovernmentallnstitutions,butalsoasemployeesofprivatecom- recognisingtheneedandwi ingnessforlifelonglearnng
panies.

2. Programme details
Ecrs date of
houß credils examination grade subject
I 75 5.o 17.2.2o14. 3 Molecular Evolution
? ?o ?.o r.2.2or4. 5 Animal Phylogeny and Systematicsr Jv J.v
: 6o 6.o u.2.2a14. 5 ParasitologY
a 9o 9.o r4.s.2or4. 5 Animal Ecophysiology
s 6o 6.o r.2.2or4. 5 Animal Developmental Biology
6 30 3.o 3.7.2or4. 5 Principles and Fundamentals of Systematic
Zoology
t 6o 6.o )2.9.2014. 4 Animal EcologY
s 90 9.o 1s.7.2ü4. 4 Biodiversity of Croatian Fauna
e r2o 3.o + ZoologY FieldCourse
ro 6o 6.o rs.9.2or4. 5 Animal Behavior
rr 45 5.O r5.7.2o14. 5 ZOOgeography
i 45 4.a 22.4.2o1s. 5 MalacologY
r3 45 5.o 24.4.2aß.4 OrnithologY
14 45 5.o 3.2.2ors. 5 Crayfish Biology
rs 6o 6.o 24.2.2a1s. 4 Conservation Biology
rG 45 5.o rs 9.2o15. 4 MammalogY
r7 45 5.o 3.7.2o1s. 5 APPlied BotanY
1s 24o 24.o r9.2.2016 5 Master's Thesis
rg 6o 6.o r9.2.2or6. 5 Final (Master's) Exam
addit onal Ecrs credits
total ecrs credits I 2'l
beginningofthestudy+ndofthestudy r October 2ol3-19 February zot6
diploma number 572-2-1a61 2016..
masterthesis;mentor;defendedon Vocalization ofBalkan snowvole (Dinaromys bogdanovi
Martino,t gzz) in different caplive enviroment conditions; Assistant
Professor Duje Lisiöii, PhD; r9 February zot6

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gradingschemeand,ifavailable,gradedistributionguidanc€ ln most courses student work is continually assessed. Each required
activity, such as regular class attendance, homeworl<, laboratory work,
partial tests, and final exam is evaluated. Mode ofevaluation, i.e. the
impact of a particular activity on the final grade, depends on the spe-
cific structure of each individual course. The grading scheme consists
of five grades with numerical equivalents: izvrstan - 5 (excellent); vrlo
dobar - 4 (very good); dobar - 3 (good); dovoljan - z (sufficient); nedo-
voljan - r (insufficient - fail). The minimum passing grade is dovoljan - z
(sufficient). Some courses are not graded, but their requirements must
be met. Such courses are marked with "+" in students'transcripts.
averagegradeandoverallclassificationofthequalification Cummulativegradepointaverage:4.653
CUM LAUDE (WITH HONOR)
ofurtherstudy Upon successfu completion of the graduate study programme tltle
holders have acqulred basic knowledge from fundamental and applied
biology, which enab es further educatlon atthe university postgraduate
(doctoral) study programme from the field of Biology at the Faculty of
Science in Zagreb and other univers ties in the world.
employabilityandprofessionalstatus,ifapplicable Atitleholderisauthorisedtousetheacademiclitleprotectedbylaw
Master in Experimental Biology and to execute prolessional worl< in the
area for which he/she has acquired the title. The study programme is
based on fundamental knowledge of biology and other natural science
disciplines. The knowledge and skills acquired can be applied in per
forming technical and associate tasl<s related to the research of biolo-
gy, biotechnology and other natural science disciplines. The acquired
l<nowledge allows employment in scientific institutions (investigators,
assistants and research assistants) and professional laboratories (labo-
ratory managers) - in medical, pharmaceutical, diagnostic, forensic and
other laboratories and biotechnological companies, in agriculture and
forestry, nature and environmental protection, as well as governmen-
tal institutions, but the holder is also qualified to work in private en-
rrepreneurship.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION6
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additional information
further information sources Ministry of Science, Education and Sports, www.mzos.hr, University
of Zagreb, www.unizg.hr; Faculty of Science, www.pmf.unizg.hr;
Department of Biology, www.pmf.unizg.hrlbiol
place and date
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INFORMATION ON THE NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM IN CROATIA
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Types ofinstitutions
uNrvERSrrES (sveuii/iito) are institutlons ofhigher education which offer university study
programmes natleasttworesearchareasand/orartareascoveringanumberofdisc-
pines.Exceptionally,unversitiesmayasooflervocationastudyprogrammes.Unlversities
may be compr sed ofconst tuent unlts whlch are lega entities and whlch are cal ed rncuL-
r Es (Fokulteti) or ART ACADEM r Es (umjetniike okodem4e). Universltles and thel r const tuent
units offer study programmes, and engage in research and other professional and art-relat-
ed work.
poLYTEcHN rcs (ve/euiili§to) and scHooLs oF vccAr oNAL H tcH ER EDUCArloN (visoke §ko/e)
are hlgher education inst tutions which offer vocationa study programmes. The two types
olinstitution differ in the range ofprogrammes they offer: polytechnics are institutions of
vocational hig her education wh ich offer vocational study program mes i n th ree or more dis-
ciplnes.Theirmissionistooffercareerorlentedprogrammes,whichoftenincludepractical
worl< experience.
Pub ic unlversitles are established by law; publ c polytechnics and schools ofvocational
higher education are established by a decree ofthe Croatian Government; private hiqher
education lnstitutions are established bv the lounder.
Types ofprogrammes
u N rvERsrry sru Dy pRocRAM M ES prepare students for work i n research and hig her education
institut ons, as well as in pr vate and pub ic sectors. Students in these programmes rece ve
an education that enab es them to develop and use scholarly and professiona knowledge at
the appropriate level.
vocATroNAL sTUDy pRocRAMMEs provide students wlth a careerready ievel of knowledge,
sk lls and competences requ red for work in specific vocations.
Accreditation ofhigher education institutions and study programme5
Higher educatlon institutions (HE s) and their study programmes are s!alect io an eva ua,
tionprocessinordertogetaccredtation.Therequestforaccrediator ssubmrttedtothe
lV i nistry i n charge ol hig her ed ucation, wh ch then requesis an ela uat oi iro m rle Nai cna
Council for Hlgher Educatlon (rcHr). The ncua appoints an €xpert c.rm ttee u,hich, ln
cooperation with the Agency lor Science and H ig her Educatron, oeriorms ihe eva uat or and
subm ts a report. A draft report is then sent to the HEi fcr i'eedback and c ar flcat ons. The
NationalCounci mal<esafinalevaluationoftheproposedstuiyprogrammecrolthehlgher
ed!cat on lnstitution and recommends to the mlnister ssuance oT den al ofaccreditat on.
Organisation of university study programmes
Since zoo5, all study programmes in Croatla measure student work load ir rcrs cred ts. A
student is typically required to earn 6o rcrs credlts in one academic year.
uNrvERsrry UNDERCRADUATE pRocRAMMEs
- F Rsr cycLE (preddiplomski sveuiiliini studtj)
normallytakethreeyearsinwhichstudentsarerequiredioearnr8oecrscredlts.Amnority
of u ndergraduate u niversity programmes i n Croatia are offered as fou ryear programmes i n
which students are required to earn z4o rcrs credits. Upon completion students are award-
ed a diploma and the academic degree ofUn versity Bache or (sveuii/i5ni prvostupnik) with
an indlcation ofthe field ofstudy. Students graduating in technical sciences rece ve the aca-
demic degree of University Bachelor in Engineering (sveuiili5ni prvostup nik inienjer) with
an lndicatlon ofthe field olstudy.
Students holdlng a flrst cycle univers ty degree can apply for admission to university gradu-
ate programmes or vocat ona specia lst graduate programmes, or enter the workforce.
uNlvERsrlcRADUArEpRo6RAMMES sECoNDCycLE(diplomskisveudiliinistudij)normaly
take two years in which students are requ red to earn rzo ecrs credlts. A mlnorlty olgrad-
uate programmes in Croatia are olfered as one-year programmes in whlch students are re-
quired to earn 60 ECTS credits. The tctal number ofcredits earned in the flrst and second
cyc e programmes must be at least 3oo. Upon comp erion students are awarded a diplomo
and the academic degree of [/aster ol (mogistor struke) with an indication ofthe field of
study.Studentsgraduatingintechnica sciencesreceivetheacademlcdegreeofNy'asterln
Eng neering (mogistarinienjer)with an lndication ofthefie d ofstudy.
Students ho ding a second cyc e univers ty degree can continue the r studies in un versily
postgraduate programmes or enter the workforce.
NTE6RATED UNDERCRADUATE AND CRADUATE UNIVERSIR PROCRAT,4N,4ES FIRSTAND SEC-
oND cycLEs (integrironi preddiplomski i diplomski sveuii/i§ni studry) normally take five or
six years in which students are required to earn 3oo or 36o ecrs credits respective y. Upon
completion students are awarded a dlplomo and the academic deg ree of tr,laster of (mogis-
torstruke) wjth an indication ofthe fie d olstudy. Upon compLetlon ofintegrated first and
second cycle programmes in mediclne, dentistry and veterlnary medicine students receive
the academic degree of Doctor (doktor struke) with an i ndicat on ol the lield of study (e.g.
Doctor of Medicine, etc.)
Studentswiththsdegreecancontinuetheirstudiesinuniversltypostgraduateprogrammes
or enter the worklorce.
uN rvERsrry posrcRADUATE pRo6RAM M ES - rH Lno cvcrr (poslq ediplomski sveuiiliini studij)
normally ta(e three years. Upon comp etlon students are awarded a diplomo and the aca-
demic degree of Doctor ol Phi osophy (or Doctor scientarum), or Doctor of Fl ne Art (doktor
znanosti or doktor umletnosti), with an indication ofthe academ c f eld or art lorm.
uN vERSrry spECrALrsr posrcRADUArE pRocRAMMEs (pos/lediplomski sveuiili§ni specijoli-
stiiki studij) normally take one to two years. Upon completion students receive a diplomo
and the academic degree ofUn versity Specla ist (sveuiiliini specijalist) wlth an lndication
olthe leld ofstudy.
Organisation of vocational study programmes
sHoRT CYCLE voCATToNAL sTUDy PRoCRAMMES (struaai studil) normaiiy take two or
twoand- a-halfyears, ln wh ch students are requ red to earn between r20 and tSo ECrs cred-
its respectively. Upon completion students receive a di plo ma (svjedodiba) aad a Short-Cy-
ceVocationa Degree(srruinipristupnik)wthanindicationofthefieldofstudy.
Students holding a short-cyc e vocational degree can apply for admlsslon to higher levels of
vocational study programmes, or enter the worl(force.
vocATloNAL UNDER6RADUATE pRocRAMMEs
- F Rsr cycLE (struörti preddiplomski studij)
normally tal<e three years i n which students are requ ired to earn I 80 ECrs credits. A m inorlty
ofvocational programmes n Croatia are offered as lour-year programmes in which students
are required to earn u 40 Ecrs credits. Upon completion students are awarded a dip oma and
the vocational deg ree ofVocational Bachelor (struini prvostupnik) v/ith an ind ication of the
field olstudy. Students graduating in technical sclences receve the vocatlonal degree of
Vocational Bachelor in Engineering $truant prvastupnik rnienjer) w th an lndlcation ofthe
field olstudy.
Studentshodingafirstcycevocationaldegreecanapplyforadmissiontovocationa spe-
c alist graduate program mes, or to second cycle u niversity graduate program mes under con-
dltlons determined by the university, or to enter the wori(force.
vocAT oNAL SpEC ALrsT CRADUATE pROCRAMMES
- SECOND CyCLE (struini diplomski speci-
yolisriiki studry) normaJ y take two years i n rvhich students are requl red to earn tzo rcrs cred-
its. A m nority ofvocational speciallst graduate programmes ir Croatla are oflered as one-
vear proQrammes in which students are requ red to earn 60 ECT5 credlts. The total number
ofcredlis earned in first and second cycle programmes must be at east 3oo. Upon comp e-
tion ofvocatlonal spec aiist graduate programmes students are awarded a diploma and the
,.,ocat onal degree ofVocatlona Specia st (struini specro/ist) w th an indication olthe fie d
ofstud),. Students graduating in technica sc ences receive the vocational decree ofVoca-
tiona Specaist nEngineerng(struinispeci)olistinienjer)withanindicationolthelieldof
study. and students graduatlng in the fie ds of medicine, dent stry or veterinary medicine
receive a diploma vocat ona degree (diplomironi) with an indication ofthe fie d ofstudy.
Studentshodlngasecondcyclevocationa degreecanentertheworl<force,ortheycanaso
appy,underconditionsdeternnedbyuniversities,lortranslertoauniversitydiplomastudy
pfogramme(wththeprovsooftakngdfferentla exams)andadmlssiontoaunversity
postgraduate programme.
Educational requirements for admission into study programmes
Higher educat on lnst tutions independently set the mlnimum educational requ rements
lor admission to university undergraduate programmes and first cyce vocatonal pro-
grammes. Normally, the m nimum requirement for admission to unlversity undergraduate
programmes is completion ofa fouryear secondary school; the mlnimum requirement for
enrolmentlntofirstcycevocationalprogrammes scompletionolathree-orfouryearsec-
ondary school.
The admissions process to first cycle study progrämmes at Croatian un versities s normal y
based on secondary school grades and an entrance examination. Each constituent unit of
a university usually carries out its own entrance examinat on. The admissions process to
frstcycLeprogrammesatpoytechnicsandschoosofvocationa highereducation salso
based on secondary school grades and sometimes an entrance examination, but the use of
the latter is less common than in the case ofunlversities.
The minimum educational requ rement for enro ment in university gradlate programmes
is completion of a university undergraduate programme. Universities can a low students
withahighereducationvocationa degreetoenrol nunlversitygraduateprogrammesunder
special y defined requirements.
The minimum educatlonal requirement for enrolment ln vocaliona specia ist graduate pro-
grammes s completion ofa unlversity undergraduate programme or a vocationa pro-
gramme (first cyc e). The mlnimum educationa requirement foT enro ment n univers ty
postgraduate programmes is completlon ofa specific graduate programme. Norma y, the
requirement for enrolment n a university postgraduate programme is completion ofa unl-
versity graduate programme. Students who have comp eted pre-Bologna undergraduate
programmes asting at least four academic years (sveutili§nt dodiplonskr stud4) can apply
for admission to Bologna postgraduate programmes as well.
Grading scale
The Croatian national grading scale cons sts offive grades with numerical equlva ents:
izvrston S (excellent); vrlo dobar- 4 (very good); dobor-3 (9ood); dovoljan- z(suffr
cient); nedovoljon - t (fail). The min mum passing grade is z (sufficlent).
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university undergraduate programme;
3-4 years; University Bachelor
university graduate programme:
t-z years; Master of...
u niversity postgraduate programmej
3 years; Doctor of Phiiosophy/ Doctor of Fine Arts
integrated undergraduate and graduate university programme;
5 6 years; Ny'aster/ Doctor of...
university specialist postgraduate programme;
r-2 yearsj University Specialist
vocational undergraduate programme;
z-3 years; Vocational Bachelor
vocational specialist graduate programme;
r-2 yearsj Vocational Specialist