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Courses in Croatia                                                          to develop this practice to increase the level of qualification of employees. Some
                                                                                             Erasmus+ partnerships between France and Croatia have already been put in
                 Croatia has recently joined the European Union. It is a popular tourist     place in the following areas: biotechnology, physics, law and the social sciences
        destination  for  its  coastlines  and  its  mountains,  but  also  for  its  exceptional   and humanities.
        architectural heritage. In addition to the booming tourist sector, the most developed   The major Croatian companies have their own course departments to integrate
        economic sectors are the construction of boats, the wood industry, agri-food, the    new recruits, but courses are more often proposed by the university placement
        manufacture of automotive parts and the textile industry.                            services or international relations departments.
                                                                                             A residence permit should be requested from the local police service if the course
        Name and legal framework                                                             lasts more than three months.

                                                                                             Practical life

                                                                                             Cost of living:  living is less expensive than in France, in particular for housing,
                                                                                             eating out and transport. The average salary is around 700€/month.


                                                                                             Accommodation: expect to pay between 200€ and 350€ for a studio in a city
                                                                                             centre, a little less outside.
                                                                                             A few sites, partly in English, which help with finding accommodation:
                                                                                             www.homeinzagreb.com ; www.crozilla-nekretnine.com/en ;
                                                                                             www.rost.hr/fr/home ; www.optimum.hr
                                                                                             Tips on finding a course and useful sites

                                                                                                ÷  the ‘croatia.eu’ website (croatia.eu/article.php?lang=4&id=33) gives details of
                                                                                                 the economy and the country's main businesses (in French)
                                                                                                ÷  Croatie en France (fr.mvep.hr/fr) presents the top 101 Croatian companies
                                                                                                ÷  the Croatian Chamber of Commerce and Industry  hgk.hrmay give useful
                                                                                                 information
                                                                                                ÷  the Franco-Croat Business Club (The Poslovni Klubfrancuska-hrvataska) is
                                                                                                 another potential source of help


        Work placement, school placement
        There are find different types of course:  for work, work placement, for students,
        either  school placement, or student exchanges in the context of partnerships.
        In Croatia, courses are not well developed, apart from those at the end of the
        curriculum or studies. Where they do exist, they are integrated into professional
        training courses. Most often, internship offers come from Croatian higher
        education institutions looking for research assistants. Some companies are trying



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