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The scholarships for the HiT-1
The University of Zagreb is announcing a call for 10 scholarships applications for the HiT-1 Croatian for beginners e-learning course in academic year 2025/2026. Scholarships are awarded to candidates of Croatian descent from South America living…
The University School of Croatian Language and Culture
June 23 – July 17, 2026, Zagreb (application deadline is May 22, 2026)Facebook Organiser: Croatian Heritage Foundation and University of ZagrebVenues: Zagreb IMPORTANT NOTICE!The organizers hold the right to change dates and plans, and the right to cancel the project depending…
Art Workshop Matica Creates – Christmas Magic Held
In the premises of the Croatian Heritage Foundation in Zagreb, the creative art workshop Matica Creates – Christmas Magic was successfully held, intended for children of Croatian emigrants, returnees and immigrants, as well as their peers…
Day of the Institute for Migration Research Marked
The Institute for Migration Research marked 60 years of continuous operations of the Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies, 40 years of publication of the academic journal Migracijske i etničke teme (Migration and Ethnic Themes), and…
Forum in Vinkovci: The Role of the Croatian Emigration in the Homeland War
Co-organized by the Croatian Heritage Foundation – Vukovar Branch, the event highlighted the crucial role of Croats abroad in the creation and defense of the Croatian homeland. On December 17, 2025, the Forum entitled The Role…
Libraries – from Papers to Pixels: How Croatian Minorities in Europe Are Preserving Their Language in the Digital Age
At the jubilee 30th Croatian Minorities Forum that took place in the Croatian Heritage Foundation, libraries and social networks turned out to be two sides of the same story – the story about the survival of…
Cooperation Agreement between the Split-Dalmatia County and the Croatian Heritage Foundation
Director Milas: "The Split-Dalmatia County is an example of the true bond with the diaspora." On Thursday, November 6, 2025, a Cooperation Agreement between the Split-Dalmatia County and the Croatian Heritage Foundation was signed in the…
Thirty Years Later: The Return of Descendants of Croatian Emigrants from Brazil
During the meeting with CHF Director Zdeslav Milas, M.Sc., an agreement was made to cooperate on the project Stoljeće iseljavanja Hrvata u Brazil (A Century of Emigration of Croats to Brazil) After thirty years, the Croatian…
Remembrance Day for the Forcibly Disappeared and Missing Croats in Vojvodina Marked
A commemorative gathering on October 24, 2025, at Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb was dedicated to Vojvodina Croat victims. Addressing those gathered at the commemoration on behalf of Zdeslav Milas, M.Sc., Director of the Croatian Heritage Foundation,…
In Honor of Fr. Šimun Šito Ćorić – Half a Century of Service to God and the People
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Bern marked the golden priesthood jubilee and 41 years of missionary work of Fr. Šimun Šito Ćorić At the invitation of the Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia…
