2nd year, 3 ECTS

Towards the end of the academic year, a Biotechnology for the Life Sciences research symposium will be held, to which all staff and students of the Faculty of Biotechnology & Drug Development will be invited. At this event, students of the program will have the opportunity to practise their scientific presentation skills, as well as to receive feedback concerning their research plans and results.

Specifically, first year students will each present their research proposals in the form of scientific poster presentations. These proposals will have been developed with the assistance of the supervisor for their second year Research Project, and based on knowledge they have gained through their elective courses, Journal Clubs and Laboratory Apprenticeships.

At the same event, second year students will present the results of their Research Projects as short lectures. This will provide them with a valuable opportunity to get feedback on their work, before writing and defending their final thesis.

Call for Pre-Applications - Biotechnology for the Life Sciences International graduate/masters research program, academic year 2025/2026

The Faculty of Biotechnology & Drug Development is happy to announce that the pre-application procedure is now open for students wishing to begin the graduate/research program “Biotechnology for the Life Sciences” in October 2025. Biotechnology for the Life Sciences is a research focussed program, taught entirely in English, aimed at students aiming to pursue a career in life sciences research, either in academia or industry. Notably, the first year includes two 8-week long research apprenticeships in research laboratories, while the entire second year is dedicated to an in depth original research project.

Interested students should download and complete the pre-application form and submit it to us, along with the other documents requested in it, to us by email (life.sci@biotech.uniri.hr) by 28th February 2025. This first call is open for applicants of all nationalities. More information can be found in the Call for Pre-Applications. A formal online application will also be required, and details of this will be sent to students in the pre-application system at the appropriate time. Please feel free to email us ( life.sci@biotech.uniri.hr) if you have any questions. The tuition fees for the course are €4500 per year, and apply to applicants of all nationalities.