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Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek (Croatia): Departments

Department of Physics (Odjel za fiziku)
Department of Biology (Odjel za biologiju)
Department of Chemistry (Odjel za kemiju)
Department of Mathematics (Odjel za matematiku)
Department of Cultural Studies (Odjel za kulturologiju)

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Department of Physics

Emblem of the Department of Physics - Image by Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

The Studies of Physics started in Osijek in 1958 as a dislocated program of the Zagreb Pedagogy School educating the mathematics and physics teachers. Such studies continued in the Osijek Pedagogy Academy established in 1961, since 1964 the Studies of Physics and Technology. This was further developed after the Faculty of Pedagogy had been established in 1977, to be renamed in 1989 Studies of Physics and Polythechnics. The Studies were transfered in 2000 to the recently established Department of Mathematics and renamed to Studies of Physics and Technical Culture with Studies of Informatics, since 2004 theDepartment of Physics.

The Department uses an emblem depicting variously sized and coloured circles (bodies) in interaction.

Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

Department of Biology

Emblems of the Department of Biology - Images by Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

The Studies of Biology started in Osijek in 1974 at the Pedagogy Academy, since 1977 the Faculty of Pedagogy, where the Division of Biology was established in 1989. The Department of Biology was established in 2005.

The Department uses an emblem consisting of a rectangular pale green field with rounded corners in which a white outlined horizontally divided blue-black oval stylized cell(?) issues from the side.

Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

Department of Chemistry

Emblem of the Department of Chemistry - Image by Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

Osijek is proud to have educated two Nobel Prize laureates, Lavoslav Ružička (1887-1976, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1939) and Vladimir Prelog (1906-1998, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1975), who both attended secondary school in Osijek, where they got interested in chemistry.
However, the Studies of Chemistry started in 1961 with the establishment of the Pedagogy Academy. The Chair of Chemistry was established with the establishment of the Faculty of Pedagogy in 1977. The current Department was established in 2005.

The Department uses an emblem consisting of two purple concentric square outline segments, the central opened in top right, the outer opened in bottom left.

Željko Heimer, 21 October 2014

Department of Mathematics

Emblem of the Department of Mathematics - Image by Željko Heimer, 22 October 2014

The Division of Applied Mathematics was established in 1993, and in 1999 the current Department was the first integrated University Department in Croatia.

The Department uses several emblems that seem to be part of the same set, the main one consisting of the blue drawing of a hanging bridge with a stylized sun spiral over it. Some derived emblems use the sun as the initial "O" (for odjel) and the "chain" of the brigde as the initial "M" (for Matematiku) with the full Department's name inscribed.

Željko Heimer, 22 October 2014

Department of Cultural Studies

Emblems of the Department of Cultural Studies - Images by Željko Heimer, 22 October 2014

The Department was established in 2010 for interdisciplinary culturl studies.
The Depatment uses an emblem (image) is a seal shape depicting an opened book with two human heads in profile looking at each other within two concentric circles and the Department's name inscribed between them.
Another emblem is used as well (image), depicting four red book spines.

Željko Heimer, 22 October 2014