In 1994 the Croatian Studies Centre was established within the School of Modern Languages. The Centre provides learning programs for the Croatian language, culture and history at undergraduate and post graduate levels. The Centre also has a comprehensive library of Croatian publications and books, and provides an archive facility for the CSF.

The Centre is engaged in academic research and publication activities, and supports and organises conferences and symposiums. A popular Journal is the “Croatian Studies Review”, which is published in English and enables the Centre's research to be available to Croatian and non-Croatian speaking audiences.

In the last two years, the average number of student enrolments per year, has exceeded 125, which demonstrates the growing level interest in learning the Croatian language.

Recent Activities

The Centre has independently and in conjunction with institutions in Croatia, published ten books, as part of university project with the co-operation of the Croatian community in Australia and New Zealand.

The Centre has organised four conferences in 1989, 1993, 1996, and 2003, as part of its 20th Anniversary in April 2004.

The employees of the Centre have participated in a number of projects together with the Foundation and the wider Croatian community. As a highlight, the presentation of Croatian Studies at the Language Expo in Melbourne (1992), Brisbane (1994) and Sydney (1996) together with the participation in a number of conferences, summer schools and other seminars in Croatia.