SVEUCILISTE U ZADRU

Their core work

The University of Zadar is a Croatian public university contributing to open science infrastructure, scholarly communication, and research dissemination across Europe. Their H2020 work focuses on making research outputs more accessible and discoverable — particularly through multilingual discovery platforms and open access publishing frameworks. They also participate in the EU-CONEXUS European University alliance, linking coastal sustainability research with knowledge transfer and researcher development.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Their early H2020 participation (2018-2019) focused on science popularization and public engagement through events like European Researchers' Night, emphasizing Croatian research heritage (Nikola Tesla, Ruđer Bošković). From 2019 onward, they shifted decisively toward open science infrastructure — multilingual discovery platforms, EOSC integration, and European University alliance building. The trajectory shows a university moving from local outreach activities to embedding itself in pan-European research infrastructure networks.

Zadar is building toward becoming a hub for coastal sustainability research and open science within the EU-CONEXUS university network — expect growing involvement in EOSC-related and European University calls.

How they like to work

Exclusively a participant — they have not coordinated any H2020 projects, joining consortia led by others. With 52 unique partners across 21 countries from just 4 projects, they operate in large, distributed consortia rather than tight bilateral collaborations. This profile is typical of a mid-sized university building European visibility and networks, contributing specific expertise (likely humanities/social sciences and regional knowledge) rather than leading major research agendas.

Despite only 4 projects, they have built a notably broad network of 52 partners across 21 countries — driven by participation in large-scale infrastructure and alliance projects. Their reach spans most of the EU, with no obvious geographic concentration beyond the expected Balkan/Mediterranean proximity.

What sets them apart

As a member of the EU-CONEXUS European University alliance focused on smart urban coastal sustainability, Zadar offers a distinctive combination of coastal/maritime context with humanities and social sciences strength. For consortium builders targeting the Adriatic region or needing Croatian participation with a social sciences/open access angle, they fill a niche that larger Croatian universities (Zagreb, Split) may not prioritize. Their OPERAS and TRIPLE involvement makes them a credible partner for any SSH open science or multilingual research infrastructure proposal.

Highlights from their portfolio

• EU-CONEXUS-RFS
  Their largest project (EUR 273K, 75% of total funding) — part of the prestigious European Universities initiative linking nine institutions around coastal sustainability.
• TRIPLE
  Contributed to building a multilingual discovery platform for social sciences and humanities, integrated with EOSC — a flagship open science infrastructure effort.