Briefly about the Fritz Jahr Centre
The “Fritz Jahr” Documentation and Research Centre for European Bioethics was founded in May 2013 at the University of Rijeka. Since 2018, it has been a part of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka. From 2014 to 2023, the Centre was part of the Scientific Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics (one of the first seven scientific centres of excellence in the Republic of Croatia).
The Centre’s activities are oriented towards the implementation of research projects in the field of bioethics, the promotion of European Bioethics, and the regional, European, and global positioning of Rijeka and the University of Rijeka on the bioethics map.
The Centre is one of the co-organisers of the Rijeka Days of Bioethics – the longest-running bioethics meeting in Croatia. Also, the Centre is a co-publisher of the scientific journal Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics.
Another important activity of the Centre is the awarding of the “Fritz Jahr” International Annual Award for Research and Promotion of European Bioethics since 2016, the awardees being Hans-Martin Sass (Germany/USA), José-Roberto Goldim (Brazil), Fernando Lolas Stepke (Chile), Michael Tai (Taiwan), Luisella Battaglia (Italy), Thomas Sören Hoffmann (Germany), Christian Byk (France), Eleni Kalokaironou (Greece), and Walter Schweidler (Germany).
For more information, contact us by e-mail at diceb@uniri.hr or visit us in Rijeka (Faculty of Health Studies, Viktora Cara Emina 5).
The Documentation and Research Centre for European Bioethics “Fritz Jahr” was founded in May 2013 at the University of Rijeka, and since 2018 continues its work as part of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka. From 2014 to 2023, the Centre was part of the Scientific Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics, one of the first seven scientific centres of excellence in the Republic of Croatia.
The Centre’s activities are oriented towards the implementation of research projects in the field of bioethics, the promotion of European bioethics, and the regional, European, and global positioning of Rijeka and the University of Rijeka on the global bioethics map.
The Centre, together with the Department of Social and Humanistic Sciences in Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka, the Croatian Bioethics Society, and other partners, is a co-organiser of the Rijeka Days of Bioethics – the longest-running bioethics conference in Croatia. The Centre is also a co-publisher (together with the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka and other partner institutions) of the journal Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, established in 2010 and published twice a year.
Within the Centre, there is a library containing several thousand books in the fields of bioethics/medical ethics, history of medicine, and related areas, as well as documents forming part of the legacy of Ivan Šegota, Viktor Finderle, and other physicians from Rijeka.
Key Activities of the Centre:
- Preparation of an institutional platform for scientific and development projects and implementation of research projects in the field of bioethics
- Establishment of an institutional framework for the continuous gathering, education, and retention of young experts in bioethics
- Documentation, archiving, exchange, and electronic storage of materials related to (European) bioethics (books, articles, archival sources, facsimiles, etc.)
- Organisation, co-organisation, and implementation of scientific and professional meetings, conferences, symposia, and round tables
- Organisation of study visits for the purpose of acquiring historical and bioethical bibliography
- Presentation of the Centre’s activities in domestic and international daily press, official websites, portals, etc.
- The Centre also awards the Fritz Jahr International Annual Award for Research and Promotion of European Bioethics

The Centre’s logo is a drawing (author Marul Lerga) of the Nebra Sky Disk, the oldest known physical depiction of an astronomical phenomenon, believed to date back to the Bronze Age. The disk is included in the UNESCO “Memory of the World” register and is part of the permanent exhibition at the State Museum of Prehistory in Halle an der Saale, the birthplace of Fritz Jahr.
Publications and Publishing
Books
Authored Books
Doričić R. (2022.). Death in the Northern Mediterranean at the Dawn of the Third Millennium: Mortality Characteristics in the Areas of Bakar and Mali Lošinj. Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine: Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2017). Kant and Bioethics. Zagreb: Pergamena/ZCI.
Eterović, I. (2023). The Philosophy and Bioethics of Mountaineering. Croatian Philosophical Society, Zagreb.
Eterović, I. i Doričić, R. (2020). The First Ten Years of the Work of the Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Lovran (2009–2019). Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Lovran, Lovran.
Gosić N. (2015). Physicians – Precursors of Bioethics. Zagreb: Pergamena.
Horvat, S. (2023). Why Do We Believe in God? Philosophical Foundations of the Cognitive Science of Religion. Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost.
Medved, M. (2015). History of the Parish of Saint Matthew: 150 Years Since the Consecration of the Parish Church. Viškovo: Parish of Saint Matthew.
Medved, M. (2015). The Church of Rijeka in the Period of Fascism: The Establishment of the Diocese and the First Italian Administrators. Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost – Archdiocese of Rijeka – State Archives in Pazin.
Medved, M. (2020). Filius conventus Fluminensis. Augustinian Hermits in St Jerome’s in Rijeka. Zagreb: Srednja Europa – Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb.
Muzur A. (2013). An Unfinished History of Medicine in Rijeka: A Story of a City, People, and a Profession. Rijeka: Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka/Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture/Naklada Kvarner.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2015). Van Rensselaer Potter and His Place in the History of Bioethics. Zagreb: Pergamena.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2018). The Bioethical Europe of Our Time: Currents, Helmsmen, Anchorages. Zagreb: Pergamena.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2019). Van Rensselaer Potter and His Place in the History of Bioethics. Zürich: Lit. (English translation).
Pupovac, V. (2021). Academic Writing. Rijeka: Faculty of Medicine and Student Union of the University of Rijeka.
Rinčić, I. i Muzur, A. (2019). Fritz Jahr and the Emergence of European Bioethics. Zürich: Lit. (English translation).
Roszak, P. i Horvat, S. (2024). Overcoming Reductionism and Crafting a New Synthesis: Theodicy Confronting Pain and Suffering. Springer.
Schoggl-Ernst, E., Leideck, M. i Medved, M. (2022). Ivan Klobučarić – život i djelo/Johannes Clobucciarich – leben und werk. Rijeka – Graz: State Archives in Rijeka – Steiermärkisches Landesarchiv.
Stubbs, P., Šimunković, G. (2022). The Challenge of Poverty and Social Exclusion of Children in the Areas of Rijeka and Gospić: Analysis and Recommendations. Rijeka and Zagreb: Centre for the Culture of Dialogue – CeKaDe and the Institute of Economics.
Štrucelj, H. (2020). Fundamentals of the Methodology of Scientific Research Work. A Textbook for Undergraduate Professional Health Studies Students. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada, Rijeka: University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies.
Edited Books
Buterin, T. (Ed.). (2021). Prof. emerit. dr. sc. Nives Jonjić: Report on the Scientific, Academic, and Other Achievements of an Alumna. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine.
Buterin, T. (Ed.). (2022). Three Decades of the Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Grobnišćina. Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Grobnišćina.
Doričić, R. (Ed.). (2020). Prof. dr. sc. Petar Orlić: Report on the Scientific, Academic, and Other Achievements of an Alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (Ed.). (2019). Prof. emerit. dr. sc. Juraj Sepčić: Report on the Scientific, Academic, and Other Achievements of an Alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka. University of Rijeka, Faculty of Medicine.
Eterović, I., i Peršić, S. (Eds.). (2019). Alberto Paesani’s Lovran Chronicle: Notes on Several Millennia of Lovran’s History. Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Lovran.
Horvat, S., Mijatović, F., i Patafta, D. (Eds.). (2023). Teofil Harapin: A History of Ancient Philosophy. Croatian Franciscan Province of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb, Kršćanska sadašnjost.
Jovanović, Ž., & Muzur, A. (Eds.). (2024). University of Rijeka – Faculty of Health Studies, 2014–2024./Faculty of Health Studies, University of Rijeka. Rijeka: Faculty of Health Studies.
Łuków, P., Muzur, A., Zupanič Slavec, Z., & Steger, F. (Eds.). (2021). Equal Access to Healthcare in Europe. Warsaw: Scholar Publishing House.
Muzur, A. (Ed.). (2015). Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka 1955–2015: 60 Stories for 60 Years. Rijeka: Faculty of Medicine.
Muzur, A., & Sass, H.-M. (Eds.). (2017). 1926-2016: Fritz Jahr’s Bioethics – A Global Discourse. Münster: Lit.
Muzur, A. (Ed.). (2018). Kurjak: How He Conquered the World with Ultrasound. Zagreb: Medicinska naklada.
Muzur, A. (Ed.). (2019). Eye, Word, Touch: Humanity, Knowledge, and Skill in the Service of Health and the Human Being – the First Five Years of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka. Rijeka: Faculty of Health Studies.
Ramšak, M., Łuków, P., Muzur, A., & Steger, F. (Eds.). (2022). Social Diversity and Access to Healthcare. Baden-Baden: Karl Alber.
Steger, F., Ramšak, M., Łuków, P., & Muzur, A. (Eds.). (2023). Equal Access to Healthcare in Socially Diverse Societies. Baden-Baden: Karl Alber.
Scientific Papers
2024
Cattonaro, V. i Pupovac, V. (2024). Is There an Association Between Sources of Information on Vaccination and the Intention to Vaccinate a Child? – A Survey Study of Pregnant Women in Croatia. Medicina Fluminensis, 60(1), 100-109.
Doričić, R., Buterin, T., Eterović, I., Gensabella Furnari, M., Giacobello, M. L., Guć, J., Kalokairinou, E., Kaluđerović, Ž., Rinčić, I., Trako Poljak, T., Tutić Grokša, I., Vantsos, M., Zagorac, I., i Muzur, A. (2024). Mediterranean bioethics in the bioethically less-known Mediterranean: A struggle for identity. Medicina e Morale, 73(2), 219–225.
Jurić, T., Štrucelj, H., Borovac, B., Vuletić, N., i Klarić, M. (2024). Effects of maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection on labor outcomes. Perinatal Journal, 32(1), 50–56.
Mijatović, F. (2024). Kant’s Sapere Aude: Does It Also Apply in Practice? SINEZA Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(3), 23–40.
Mijatović, F. (2024). Maternal Ethics and the Spirit of Feminism: Motherhood in the Twilight of Motherhood. In: I. Raguž i Š. Šokčević (Eds.), Proceedings (pp. 115–136). Đakovo: Catholic Faculty of Theology in Đakovo.
Savić, V., i Štrucelj, H. (2024). Unplanned Pregnancy: The Influence of Social Support on the Mental Health of the Pregnant Woman and the Outcome of Pregnancy. Primaljski Vjesnik, 35/36, 65–70.
Skočić Mihić, S., Butković, M., i Mrvić, N. (2024). Teachers’ socio-emotional and intercultural competencies in the context of inclusive education. In: INTED2024 Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Technology, Education and Development (pp. 4971–4979). IATED Academy.
Šimunković, G. (2024). Readiness of Healthcare Institutions in the Republic of Croatia to Include Volunteering. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 15(1), 33–63.Štrucelj, H., Rošić Novak, J., Bugarin, V., Brusić, J., i Spevan, M. (2024). Can Education Influence Habit and Motivation for Proper Hand Disinfection Technique? An Experimental Pilot Study. Medicina Fluminensis, 60(2), 229–237.
2023
Butković, M. (2023). Challenges in the Selection of Authentic Works of Multicultural Children’s Literature in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Odgojno-obrazovne teme (Educational Issues), 1(6), 53–78.
Butković, M., i Butković, I. (2023). Invisible Among Us: The Representation of Disability in English Language Textbooks in the Lower Grades of Primary School. JAHR, 14(1), 45–67.
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2023). Hidden Meanings: Exploring the Intercultural Competence of Teacher Education Students Through Multicultural Children’s Literature. Društvene i Humanističke Studije, 1(22), 375–398.
Eterović, I., i Doričić, R., i Buterin, T. (2023). Journal AMHA – Acta medico historica Adriatica: 20 years of dedicated work on the scientific valorisation of the history of medicine. AMHA – Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 21(1), 9–30.
Eterović, I., i Eterović, I. (2023). Toponyms in the Oldest Croatian Legal Monuments from the Area of Liburnia. Zbornik Lovranšćine, 10, 91–126.
Eterović, I., i Guć, J. (2023). Distribution and nature of bioethical research by Mediterranean authors on the example of the Croatian bioethical journals. Athens Journal of Mediterranean Studies, 9(1), 181–206.
Gjuran-Coha, A., i Tomak, T. (2023). Terminological Aspects of Medical Terminology – Between Norm and Usage. Mostariensia: Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 27(2), 7–32.
Gjuran-Coha, A., i Tomak, T. (2023). The attitudes towards the use of anglicisms in the Croatian language of medicine. MAP Education and Humanities, 4, 77–86.
Horvat, S. (2023). Who Is a Stranger? Philosophical and Theological Reflections. Filozofska istraživanja, 42(2), 253–265.
Ramšak, M., Orzechowski, M., Bielińska, K., Chowaniec, A., Doričić, R., Nowak, M., Skuban-Eiseler, T., Tutić Grokša, I., Łuków, P., Muzur, M., Zupanič-Slavec, Z., i Steger, F. (2023). Diversity awareness, diversity competency and access to healthcare for minority groups: Perspectives of healthcare professionals in Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, e-pub.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A., i Richie, C. (2023). The eco-ethical contribution of Menico Torchio – a forgotten pioneer of European bioethics. Philosophy, Ethics and Humanities in Medicine, 18(20), e-pub.
Šimunković, G., i Borić, I. (2023). Exercise of children’s participatory rights in the healthcare system of the Republic of Croatia. In M. Ramšak, P. Łuków, A. Muzur, i F. Steger (Eds.), Equal access to healthcare in socially diverse societies (pp. 81–107). Karl Alber/Nomos.
Vukić, V., Štrucelj, H., i Kurbanović, M. (2023). Attitude of pregnant and breastfeeding women towards human milk donation. In: Abstracts, 8th ABM/EABM European Regional Conference, May 11–13, 2023, Split, Croatia, A13.
Gosić, N., i Tomak, T. (2023). Pregnancy, childbirth, and religion in bioethical education – one proposition. Science, Art and Religion, 2(3–4), 112–116.
2022
Bielińska, K., Chowaniec, A., Doričić, R., Nowak, M., Orzechowski, M., Ramšak, M., Łuków, P., Muzur, A., Zupanič-Slavec, Z., i Steger, F. (2022). Equal access to healthcare in national legislations: How do Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia counteract discrimination in healthcare? BMC Health Services Research, 22, 100.
Buterin, T., Doričić, R., Broznić, D., Ćorić, T., i Muzur, A. (2022). The Labin Region, an ecologically vulnerable geographical area in Croatia: Mortality characteristics in an area polluted by industry over a 40-year period. Geospatial Health, 17(1), e1082.
Eterović, I. (2022). From moral values to public health effectiveness: The place and importance of trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 13(1), 125–141.
Eterović, I., i Buterin, T. (2022). Bioethical analysis of sanitary engineering: A critical assessment of the profession at the crossroad of environmental and public health ethics. Ethics in Science and Environmental Politics, 22, 13–24.
Gjuran Coha, A., i Tomak, T. (2022). The challenges in learning English for medical purposes for the health professions students. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Expert Science Conference “New Contemporary Challenges – Opportunities for Integrating Innovative Solutions into 21st Century Education,” EDUvision (pp. 463–477). Ljubljana.
Gosić, N., i Tomak, T. (2022). The impact of poverty on the position of vulnerable groups in health care: A retrospective study of cases of pregnant women and newborns. In: M. Ramšak, P. Łuków, A. Muzur, i F. Steger (Eds.), Social diversity and access to healthcare (pp. 186–195). Baden-Baden: Verlag Karl Alber.
Horvat, S., i Horvat, T. (2022). Creativity, autism and relationship to God. Journal of Disability and Religion.
Kletečki Radović, M., i Tutić Grokša, I. (2021). “It Is What It Is, It Will Get Better”: Subjective Well-Being of Unemployed Recipients of Guaranteed Minimum Benefit. Jahr, 12(2).
Kranjčević, J., i Muzur, A. (2022). The Archduchess Maria Theresa Seaside Children’s Hospital in Rovinj and the Beginnings of Health Tourism on the Croatian Adriatic. Godišnjak Njemačke zajednice/DG Jahrbuch, 29, 63–78.
Medved, M. (2022). Chronotaxis of the Abbesses of the Benedictine Convent of St Roch in Rijeka. Croatica Christiana Periodica, 46(89), 59–72.
Medved, M. (2022). L’abuso della religione nella liturgia politica della Fiume dannunziana: La benedizione del pugnale nella chiesa di S. Vito. Acta Histriae, 30(2), 451–479.
Medved, M. (2022). A Contribution to the Church History of Lovran in the First Half of the 20th Century. Zbornik Lovranšćine, 9(1), 31–54.
Medved, M. (2022). Una sconosciuta cappella di S. Girolamo a Rijeka (Fiume) nel contesto della tesi liburnica sull’ubicazione di Stridone. Zgodovinski časopis, 76(1-2), 24–33.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2022). Is it time for a plant bioethics? Journal International de Bioéthique et d’Éthique des Sciences / International Journal of Bioethics and Ethics of Science, 33(3-4), 53–57.
Northoff, G., i Horvat, S. (2022). The self and its time: A non-reductive neuro-phenomenological perspective on the brain’s spontaneous activity. Mind and Matter, 20(2), 195–216.
Rinčić, I. (2022). Different views and interpretations of the notion of bioethics and their consequences. Journal of Intercultural Management and Ethics, 2, 19–24.
Roszak, P., i Horvat, S. (2022). Religious freedom, cybersecurity, and the stability of society: Problems and perspectives from a European perspective. Religions, 13(6), 551.
Roszak, P., Horvat, S., Huzarek, T., Litak, E., Wółkowski, J., i Oręziak, B. (2022). Majority harassed by the minority? Microaggressions based on religiosity in contemporary Poland. European Journal of Science and Theology, 18(2), 61–77.
Spevan, M., Muzur, A., i Štrucelj, H. (2022). Healthy lifestyles of nursing and medical students: A scoping review. Sestrinski Glasnik, 27(3), 182–188.
Stavale, R., Pupovac, V., Ferreira, G. I., i Guilhem, D. B. (2022). Research integrity guidelines in the academic environment: The context of Brazilian institutions with retracted publications in health and life sciences. Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics, 7, Article 991836.
Šimunković, G. (2022). The Position of Mental Health of Children and Youth in the Republic of Croatia. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 13(2), 335–351.
Šimunković, G. (2022). Volunteering as a response to society’s challenges: European perspectives. International Scientific Journal on European Perspectives, 13, 19–45.
Šimunković, G., i Babić, Z. (2022). The Concept of Social Investments in the Healthcare System. Revija za Socijalnu Politiku, 29, 367–392.
Šimunković, G., Buterin, T., i Muzur, A. (2022). The thorny way of European bioethics: The Jahr journal case study. Nova Prisutnost, 20(2), 417–430.
Tamarut, S., Lampret Puž, S., i Štrucelj, H. (2022). Analysis of the Number of Final and Graduate Theses of Students of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka in the Dabar Institutional Repository for the Period 2018–2021. World of Health, 5, 40–45.
Tutić Grokša, I., i Branica, V. (2022). Sexual and Gender Minorities in the Social Welfare System. In: A. Horvat Vuković, V. Kuzelj, i A. Petričušić (Eds.), Development and Protection of the Rights of LGBTIQA+ Persons (pp. 223–238). Zagreb: ZA-Pravo LGBTIQA+ osoba.
Tutić Grokša, I., Doričić, R., Branica, V., i Muzur, A. (2022). Caring for transgender people in healthcare: A qualitative study with hospital staff in Croatia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, e-pub.
2021
Balaž Gilja, A., i Tutić Grokša, I. (2021). Violence Among Children – The Contribution of Legal Regulations to Solving a Social Problem. Pravnik, 55(107), 240–254.
Buterin, T., Doričić, R., Eterović, I., Muzur, A., i Šantić, M. (2021). A Public Health Perspective on the Impact of Industrial Pollution on Global Warming and the Occurrence of Zoonoses. Šumarski list, 145(1-2), 63–69.
Buterin, T., Muzur, A., i Glažar, B. (2021). Saints and “possession”: A case review bordering ethnopsychiatry and cultural diversity. Journal of Religion and Health, 60(2), 1116–1124.
Buterin, T., Muzur, A., i Vlahović-Palčevski, V. (2021). A Half-Century Debt: Šime Vlahović (1932–1977) and the Immunological Preparation of the First Kidney Transplantation in Croatia. Acta medico-historica Adriatica, 19(1), 151–168.
Buterin, T., Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2021). Frankly revisiting Franklin: How a 60-year-old case might help prevent future injustices. Synthesis Philosophica, 71(1), 125–138.
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2021). Representation of racial diversity in picturebooks in teacher education programs in the Republic of Croatia. Journal of Literary Education, 4, 50–68.
Doričić, R., Orzechowski, M., Nowak, M., Tutić Grokša, I., Bielińska, K., Chowaniec, A., Ramšak, M., Łuków, P., Muzur, A., Zupanič-Slavec, Z., i Steger, F. (2021). Diversity competency and access to healthcare in hospitals in Croatia, Germany, Poland, and Slovenia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18.
Eterović, I. (2021). Grounding responsibility to future generations from a Kantian standpoint. Environmental Ethics, 43(4), 315–337.
Eterović, I. (2021). When a Human Becomes a Mountain. In: Ž. Zlojo Martinović i M. Blaž, Kad čovjek postane planina. Monograph of the Mountaineering Association of Herceg Bosna (pp. 5–7). Mostar: Mountaineering Association of Herceg Bosna.
Eterović, I., i Eterović, I. (2021). A Contribution to the Knowledge of the History of Mountaineering in Liburnia: The Activities of the Mountaineering Society “Orljak” Opatija (1984–2010). Zbornik Lovranšćine, 8, 65–113.
Haliti, V., Abdullahu, D., Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2021). Bioethics institutionalisation in the Republics of Kosovo and Albania: Legal, public-administrative, and social challenges. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 12(1/24), 233–242.
Horvat, S. (2021). Dialogue in the Family: A Philosophical Perspective. In: Sve provjeravajte: Dobro zadržite! (1 Thess 5, 21) Christian Ethics in Dialogue with the Contemporary World. Proceedings in Honour of Prof. dr. sc. Josip Grbac on the Occasion of His 65th Birthday (pp. 321–335). Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost.
Horvat, S., i Roszak, P., i Taylor, B. J. (2021). Is it harmful? A Thomistic perspective on risk science in social welfare. Journal of Religion and Health, 1–15.
Kuhar, K., i Medved, M. (2021). Newly Discovered Glagolitic Fragments from the 14th–15th Centuries in the Archive of the Benedictine Nuns of Rijeka. Fluminensia, 33(2), 461–480.
Medved, M. (2021). The Abbey of St James in Opatija. Croatica Christiana Periodica, 45(87), 165–176.
Mijatović, F. (2021). (In)active God—Coping with suffering and pain from the perspective of Christianity. Religions, 12(11), 939.
Mišur, I., Buterin, T., Muzur, A., i Doričić, R. (2021). Practicing Life and Death: New Insights into the Cholera Epidemic in Rijeka in 1886. Radovi Zavoda za hrvatsku povijest Filozofskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, 53(1), 179–198.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2021). Informed consent in Croatia today: Bioethical and legal aspects. Journal International de Bioéthique et d’Éthique des Sciences / International Journal of Bioethics and Ethics of Science, 32(1), 137–142.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2021). La relation à Ivo Andrić et à son héritage littéraire comme reflet des tensions entre trois nations balcaniques. Études Balcaniques, 1(25), 97–122.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2021). Quando le radici sono piů sagge dell’albero: L’intuizione eco-etica nelle opere di Fritz Jahr e Van Rensselaer Potter – i due “padri” della bioetica. Complessità (Messina), 16(2), 101–121.
Pupovac, V. (2021). The frequency of plagiarism identified by text-matching software in scientific articles: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Scientometrics, 126(11), 8981–9003.
Rinčić, I., Buterin, T., Doričić, R., Eterović, I., Gensabella, M., i Muzur, A. (2021). The right to exit the footnote: A story of rediscovery and revival of Fritz Jahr’s bioethics (with special regard to Italy). Medicina e Morale, 1, 11–24.
Tutić Grokša, I. (2021). Health Inequalities in the Republic of Croatia – A Review of Selected Vulnerable Groups. Ljetopis socijalnog rada, 28(2), 375–394.
2020
Butković, M. (2020). Whose culture? Exploring ministry-assigned prose fiction in the Republic of Croatia. The European Conference on Education 2020 Official Conference Proceedings, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), 435–454.
Butković, M., i Čepić, R. (2020). Challenges and opportunities of Croatian EFL teachers’ continuous professional development for intercultural dialogue. In: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference “The Future of Education – Virtual Edition” (Florence, Italy, June 18-19, 2020) (pp. 530–536). Filodiritto Editore.
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2020). Fostering intercultural dialogue through literature and creative writing: Examples of successful classroom practices. In: S. Bratož, A. Pirih, i A. Kocbek (Eds.), Pathways to Plurilingual Education (pp. 229–240). University of Primorska Press.
Doričić, R., Škrbić Alempijević, N., i Rinčić, I. (2020). City, Industry and Health: Narratives of the Local Population About the Coke Plant in Bakar. Etnološka tribina, 50(43), 89–110.
Horvat, S., i Roszak, P. (2020). Is religion only utilitarian? Evolutionary cognitive science of religion through a Thomistic lens. Theology and Science, 1(2020), 1–15.
Katsou, E., Nika, C.-E., Buehler, D., Marić, B., Megyesi, B., Mino, E., Babí Almenar, J., Bas, B., Bećirović, Dž., Bokal, S., Đolić, M., Elginöz, N., Kalnis, G., Garcia Mateo, M.-C., Milousi, M., Mousavi, A., Rinčić, I., Rizzo, A., Rodriguez-Roda, I., Rugani, B., Šalaševičienė, A., Sari, R., Stanchev, P., Topuz, E., i Atanasova, N. (2020). Transformation tools enabling the implementation of nature-based solutions for creating a resourceful circular city. Blue-Green Systems, 2(1), 188–213.
Kolarić, B., Šimunković, G., Doričić, R., Ćorić, T., i Tomasović Mrčela, N. (2020). Influenza in Older Persons. MEDIX, 26(146, Supplement), 32–37.
Kranjčević, J., i Muzur, A. (2020). Military Health Resorts in Kvarner in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy and Care for the Improvement of Officers’ Health. Acta medico-historica Adriatica, 18(1), 129–148.
Mamula, M., Hojt Ilić, A., Mihaljević, K., Drožđan-Kranjčec, A., Boullet, D., Bićanić, J., Huić, A., Čarpović, T., Grujić Tomas, N., Kelek Sabolić, I., Radić Bursać, S., Šarić, T., i Štrucelj, H. (2020). Workshops for the Prevention of Sexual Violence Against and Among Children and Youth. In: M. Mamula (Ed.), Sexual Violence Against and Among Children and Youth. Women’s Room – Centre for Sexual Rights.
Medved, M. (2020). A Contribution to the Theological Evaluation of the Concept of Secularity. Bogoslovska smotra, 90(1), 181–193.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2020). Specific role of lawyers and the legal perspective in the development of integrative bioethics. Journal International de Bioéthique et d’Éthique des Sciences/International Journal of Bioethics and Ethics of Science, 31(4), 67–73.
Muzur, A., Rinčić, I., Shim, J., i Byun, S. (2020). Epharmology: A plea for a new science and a new education paradigm. Nova prisutnost, 8(1), 39–46.
Orzechowski, M., Nowak, M., Bielińska, K., Chowaniec, A., Doričić, R., Ramšak, M., Łuków, P., Muzur, A., Zupanič-Slavec, Z., i Steger, F. (2020). Social diversity and access to healthcare in Europe: How does European Union legislation prevent discrimination in healthcare? BMC Public Health.
Primc, D., Rački, S., Arnol, M., Marinović, M., Fućak-Primc, A., Muzur, A., Hawlina, S., i Markić, D. (2020). The beginnings of kidney transplantation in South-East Europe. Acta Clinica Croatica, 59, 135–140.
Rinčić, I., Doričić, R., Byun, S. Y., Lee, C. K., i Muzur, A. (2020). From mere urbanity to urban bioethical standards: An invitation to a broadening of bioethics. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 11(1/21), 143–158.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2020). Migrant’s health and European culture: Strengthening ties for better understanding – The case of Rijeka 2020 Capital of Culture. In: F. Steger, M. Orzechowski, G. Rubeis, i M. Schochow (Eds.), Migration and Medicine (pp. 286–300). Verlag Karl Alber.
Roszak, P., Horvat, S., i Wółkowski, J. (2020). Microaggressions and discriminatory behaviour towards religious education teachers in Polish schools. British Journal of Religious Education, 1(2020), 1–12.
Rožmanić, V., Suzanić-Karninčić, J., i Muzur, A. (2020). Medical Doctors Originating from Kostrena Active in the 20th Century. In: S. Vranić (Ed.), Proceedings of the Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Kostrena, Book VIII (pp. 77–102). Chair of the Čakavian Parliament of Kostrena.
Skočić Mihić, S., Butković, M., i Čepić, R. (2020). Inclusive and intercultural competencies and teachers’ professional development in the Croatian educational context: Toward a theoretical framework. In: 13th Annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation (ICERI 2020) (pp. 8409–8418).
Søbjerg, L. M., Taylor, B. J., Przeperski, J., Horvat, S., Nouman, H., i Harvey, D. (2020). Using risk factor statistics in decision-making: Prospects and challenges. European Journal of Social Work, 1(2020), 1–14.
Vlah, N., Lovrek, I., i Šimunković, G. (2020). Self-assessment and parental assessment of some risk and protective factors by primary school students. In: Proceedings of the 18th Mate Demarin Days “New Challenges in Education” (pp. 79–103). Pula: Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
2019
Buterin, T., Glažar, B., i Muzur, A. (2019). Zvonimir Maretić (1921-1989): The history of discovery of the first European antilatrodectic serum and its preparator on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of his death. Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 17(2), 285-294.
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2019). Student-teachers’ views on racism and racial nomenclature in children’s literature. Društvene i humanističke studije, 4(2), 225-248.
Doričić, R., Buterin, T., Eterović, I., i Muzur, A. (2019). Rijeka and its surroundings in 1918-1919: The public impact and the image of the epidemic. History in Flux, 1, 123-133.
Eterović, I. (2019). Between sport and bioethics: Grounding the philosophy of mountaineering. Synthesis Philosophica, 34(2), 267-284.
Eterović, I., i Eterović, I. (2019). Učka in the Pages of the First One Hundred Volumes of Hrvatski planinar. Zbornik Lovranšćine, 6, 55-87.
Gosić, N., i Tomak, T. (2019). Professional and normative standards in midwifery in six Southeast European countries: A policy case study. European Journal of Midwifery, 3(October), Article 18.
Medved, M. (2019). Dating the Construction of the Augustinian Monastery and the Church of St Jerome in Rijeka. Croatica Christiana Periodica: Journal of the Institute of Church History of the Catholic Faculty of Theology of the University of Zagreb, 43(84), 21-38.
Medved, M. (2019). In memoriam: The Departure of a Triad of Church Historians: Franjo Emanuel Hoško (1940–2019), Academician Franjo Šanjek (1939–2019), and Mile Bogović (1939–2020). Časopis za Povijest Zapadne Hrvatske, 14 & 15(1), 199-204.
Medved, M. (2019). Incuria et vandalismus – the fate of the archive of the Augustinian monastery of St Jerome in Rijeka. Arhivski Vjesnik, 62, 85-105.
Medved, M. (2019). The Unknown Hospital of the Augustinian Hermits of St Jerome in Rijeka. Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 17(2), 195-212.
Mijatović, F. (2019). The Revitalisation of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy in the Thought of Josef Pieper. Diacovensia: Teološki Prilozi, 27(4), 569-588.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2019). Integrative Thinking and Its Enemies. In: Čović, A., i Jurić, H. (Eds.), Integrative Thinking and a New Paradigm of Knowledge (pp. 469-473). Zagreb: Pergamena/HFD/ZCI for Integrative Bioethics.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2019). Pietism and education in the life and work of Fritz Jahr. Filosofija Osviti (Kiev), 24(1), 224-230.
Muzur, A., Rinčić, I., i Buterin, T. (2019). Bioethics in Eastern Europe: A Panorama of Views, Appearances, and Concepts. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 10(2), 311-324.
Pupovac, V., Popović, S., i Blažina, V. (2019). What prevents students from reporting academic misconduct? A survey of Croatian students. Journal of Academic Ethics, 17(4), 389–400.
2018
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2018). University students’ perceptions of their English language needs. In: I. Gortan-Carlin, A. Rotar, i D. Lazarić (Eds.), Socio-Humanistic Determinants of Education: Language, Art and Cultural Heritage (pp. 5–37). Pula: Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
Doričić, R., Ćorić, T., Tomljanović, M., Lakošeljac, D., Muzur, A., i Kolarić, B. (2018). Mortality characteristics of two populations in the Northern Mediterranean (Croatia) in the period 1960–2012: An ecological study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(11), 1–18.
Horvat, S. (2018). Heidegger’s Last God. Bogoslovska Smotra, 87(4), 745–766.
Horvat, S. (2018). Neuroscientific Research on Religion: Issues and Perspectives. In: Philosophy and Religion: Contemporary Perspectives. Proceedings of the Scientific Conference Held on 3 December 2016 at the Catholic Faculty of Theology of the University of Zagreb (pp. 259–273). Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb.
Horvat, S. (2018). Philosophy in John Paul II’s speeches in Croatia. In: The Search for Identity and Its Pastoral Challenges: The Theological Legacy of John Paul II (pp. 123–137). Pelplin.
Horvat, S. (2018). The Question of God in Heidegger’s “Black Notebooks” (1931–1938). In: Religion Between Hermeneutics and Phenomenology: Proceedings in Honour of Prof. dr. sc. Josip Oslić (pp. 239–259). Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb.
Medved, M. (2018). Two Unknown Inventories of the Augustinian Monastery of St Jerome in Rijeka from the 16th Century. Problemi Sjevernog Jadrana, 17, 1–16.
Medved, M. (2018). Catholics and the Memory of Life in a Multiethnic Environment: The Case of the Church History of Rijeka Between the Two World Wars. In: M. Džolan i M. Maras (Eds.), An Unreconciled Society – Unreconciled Memories. Contribution to Overcoming Unreconciled Memories of the Croatian People ad intra/ad extra: Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference, 26–28 May 2016 (pp. 200–224). Split: Franciscan Institute for the Culture of Peace; Synopsis.
Medved, M. (2018). Mardešić’s Critique of (Croatian) Political Catholicism. In: I. Šarčević (Ed.), The Church in Croatia as Advocated by Željko Mardešić: Papers from the Study Day, Split, 28–29 September 2018 (pp. 171–181). Split: Franciscan Institute for the Culture of Peace; Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Split.
Mijatović, F. (2018). The Moral Subject Without (External) Constraints in the Care of the Self: Ethical Elements in the Philosophy of Michel Foucault. Bogoslovska Smotra, 88(4), 939–964.
Mijatović, F. (2018). Embodied Ethics of E. Lévinas. In: Religion Between Hermeneutics and Phenomenology (pp. 261–276). Zagreb: Catholic Faculty of Theology, University of Zagreb; Kršćanska sadašnjost.
Muzur, A. (2018). Interdisciplinarity as a state of mind: How can individuals and societies reach it? European Review, 26(S2), S76–S84.
Muzur, A. (2018). The Cradle of Croatian Tourism. In: A. Čabaravdić (Ed.), Tourism in Istria (pp. 129–135). Žminj: Čakavski sabor.
Muzur, A. (2018). A Sketch for a Biography. In: A. Muzur (Ed.), Kurjak: How He Conquered the World with Ultrasound (pp. 9–23). Zagreb: Medicinska naklada.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2018). Bioethics and the Catholic Church: The Story of One Global Political Project (abstract). Psychiatria Danubina, 30(Suppl. 2), S110.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2018). How a humble teacher changed global trends: The contribution of Fritz Jahr to modern bioethical debate. Formosan Journal of Medical Humanities, 19(1–2), 1–6.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2018). Narrowness and broadness of bioethics: On some Middle-European and Mediterranean initiatives. Darulfunun Ilahiyat, 29(2), 409–415.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2018). Science as religion: When science becomes (too) irrational. In: A. Kurjak i F. A. Chervenak (Eds.), Science and Religion: Synergy not Skepticism (pp. 331–335). New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers.
Rinčić, I., Muzur, A., i Sodeke, S. O. (2018). Sex selection, gender selection, and sexism. In: S. Hostiuc (Ed.), Clinical Ethics at the Crossroads of Genetic and Reproductive Technologies (pp. 113–130). London: Elsevier/Academic Press.
Rinčić, I., Muzur, A., Vasiljev Marchesi, V., i Sodeke, S. O. (2018). A history of informed consent in Croatia. In: S. Hostiuc i O. Buda (Eds.), The Age of Informed Consent: A European History (pp. 143–158). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
2017
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2017). Student primary school teachers’ understanding of the rabbits’ wedding controversy. In: S. Bratož (Ed.), Dimensions of Contemporary Learning Environments (pp. 145–160). Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem, Slovenia.
Doričić, R., i Eterović, I. (2017). Demographic Changes Caused by the First World War in the Area of the Parishes of Lovran and Mune. In: P. Svoljšak (Ed.), Istra v Veliki vojni: Glad, bolezni smrt (pp. 85–106). Koper: Histria Editiones.
Eterović, I., & Doričić, R. (2017). EuroBioAct: New paths of integrative bioethics. Nova Prisutnost, 15(3), 377–391.
Horvat, S. (2017). Neuroscientific findings in the light of Aquinas’ understanding of the human being. Scientia et Fides, 5(2), 127–153.
Katunar, D., i Eterović, I. (2017). Kant’s notion of schema and its basis in linguistic analysis. Synthesis Philosophica, 32(2), 311–334.
Medved, M., i Varga Padovan, N. (2017). Liberalism and the Catholic Church – Željko Mardešić’s Dialogical Vision. Nova Prisutnost: Journal for Intellectual and Spiritual Questions, 15(2), 269–283.
Mijatović, F. (2017). To Be a Whistleblower (Parrhesiast): The Virtue of Courage or the Vice of Madness. Riječki Teološki Časopis, 48(2), 265–287.
Mijatović, F. (2017). The Idea of the Human Being in the Philosophy of Josef Pieper. Diacovensia: Teološki Prilozi, 25(3), 373–393.
Mijatović, F. (2017). Consciousness and Free Will as a Condition of Moral Decisions. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 8(2), 171–189.
Muzur, A. (2017). European bioethics: A new history guaranteeing a new future. Socijalna Ekologija, 26(1-2), 61–70.
Muzur, A. (2017). Istrian Patron Saints Against Disease: A Historical-Medical View with Special Reference to the Cult of Saint Roch and Its Traces in Volosko and Klana. In: M. Mogorović Crljenko i E. Uljančić-Vekić (Eds.), 7th Istrian Historical Biennale: Religio, fides, superstitiones…: On Beliefs and Piety in the Adriatic Area – Proceedings (pp. 206–212). Poreč: Regional Museum of Poreč/Juraj Dobrila University of Pula/State Archives in Pazin.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2017). Human and Animal: Optimising the Relationship Within the Framework of Bioethical Standards. In: D. Rukavina i K. Pavelić (Eds.), Research on Laboratory Animal Models: State and Perspectives in Croatia and at the University of Rijeka (pp. 47–55). Zagreb/Rijeka: Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2017). Science as religion: When science becomes (too) irrational. Psychiatria Danubina, 29(Suppl. 1), 79–81.
Oslić, J., i Horvat, S. (2017). Critical Reflections by Ante Matković on the Dialogue Between Neuroscience, Theology, and Philosophy Concerning the Human Being. Riječki Teološki Časopis, 48(2), 289–307.
Primc, D., Muzur, A., Doričić, R., i Markić, D. (2017). New contributions to the study of the life and work of Vinko Frančišković (1919–1984), pioneer of Croatian cardiothoracic and transplantation surgery. Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 15(Suppl. 1), 119–128.
Pupovac, V., Prijić-Samaržija, S., i Petrovečki, M. (2017). Research misconduct in the Croatian scientific community: A survey assessing the forms and characteristics of research misconduct. Science and Engineering Ethics, 23(1), 165–181.
Rinčić, I., Sodeke, S. O., i Muzur, A. (2017). From integrative bioethics to integrative bioethics: European and American perspectives. In: C. Byk i H.-M. Sass (Eds.), Fritz Jahr (1895-1953): From the origin of bioethics to integrative bioethics (pp. 181–194). Paris: MA Editions – ESKA.
Tomak, T., i Šendula-Pavelić, M. (2017). Motivation towards studying English for specific purposes among students of medical and healthcare studies. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 8(2), 151–170.
2016
Doričić, R., Montan, A., i Eterović, I. (2016). Medical Elements in the Sacred Heritage of the Mošćenice Area. AMHA – Acta Medico-Historica Adriatica, 14(2), 289–316.
Eterović, I. (2016). A Contribution to the Research of Mune Toponymy: The Microtoponymy of Male Mune. In: Doričić, R. (Ed.), Proceedings ‘Mune i Žejane Maksu Pelozi’ (pp. 249–267). Žejane: Association Žejane.
Eterović, I. (2016). A Contribution to the Research of the Toponymy of the Lovran Area: The Microtoponymy of Lovranska Draga and Visoč. Zbornik Lovranšćine, 4, 163–216.
Horvat, S. (2016). Beyond in Heidegger’s Fourfold. Disputatio Philosophica: International Journal on Philosophy and Religion, 17(1), 27–42.
Horvat, S. (2016). Why Did Plato Not Cry in the Phaedo? Bogoslovska smotra, 85(4), 1027–1048.
Medved, M. (2016). The City of Rijeka – A Diocesan Centre. Riječki teološki časopis, 24(2), 351–372.
Modrčin, D., i Muzur, A. (2016). Klana – A Hotspot of the Tuberculosis Epidemic in the Kvarner Province Between the Two World Wars? In: Šnajdar, I. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Klana History Society (Vol. 9, pp. 203–210). Klana: Klana History Society.
Modrčin, D., i Muzur, A. (2016). The Italian Parliamentarian Uliks Stanger and Klana: High Politics of the 1920s Between Principle and Local Interests. In: Šnajdar, I. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Klana History Society (Vol. 9, pp. 223–228). Klana: Klana History Society.
Muzur, A. (2016). Consciousness at the Crossroads of Biomedical and Social-Humanistic Reflection. Nova prisutnost, 14(3), 453–458.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2016). Ignaz Bregenzer (1844-1906): A brief hommage to the most important source of Fritz Jahr’s ideas on animal ethics. Journal International de Bioéthique et d’Éthique des Sciences / International Journal of Bioethics and Ethics of Science, 27(4), 119–125.
Muzur, A., Rinčić, I., i Sodeke, S. (2016). The real Wisconsin Idea: The seven pillars of Van Rensselaer Potter’s bioethics. Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Ethics, 29(4), 587–596.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2016). Bioethical Aspects of the Treatment of Malignant Diseases in Pregnancy. Gynaecologia et Perinatologia, 25(Suppl. 1).
Rinčić, I., Sodeke, S. O., i Muzur, A. (2016). From integrative bioethics to integrative bioethics: European and American perspectives. Journal International de Bioéthique et d’Éthique des Sciences / International Journal of Bioethics and Ethics of Science, 27(4), 105–117.
Šendula-Pavelić, M., i Tomak, T. (2016). The importance of ESP for professional development from the perspective of the students of medicine and health care studies. In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Language Conference on the Importance of Learning Professional Foreign Languages for Communication Between Cultures, 22–23, Maribor: Ekonomsko poslovna fakulteta (pp. 236–245).
2015
Butković, M., i Vidović, E. (2015). How adequate is teacher-made material for university students? Strani jezici, 44(3), 208–220.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). “Bosnian Bioethics”: A Theoretical Possibility and Practical Repercussions. In: Ballian, D., i Hukić, E. (Eds.), Integrative Bioethics and Natural Heritage (pp. 37–43). Sarajevo: Bioethical Society in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). Finderle, Švalba, Blečić, Bakašun: The Rijeka Cascade of Štampar’s Waterfall. Acta medico-historica Adriatica, 13(Suppl. 1), 131–135.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). Plagiarism, Politics, Science, Sport: Attempts at Forced (?) Parallels. Jahr, 6(2), 375–381.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). Practical aspects of bioethics: Some European and American views. Jahr, 6(2), 223–226.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). Two kinds of globality: A comparison of Fritz Jahr and Van Rensselaer Potter’s bioethics. Global Bioethics, 26(1), 23–27.
Petaros, A., Čavka, M., Šuran, A., i Muzur, A. (2015). Historical and social evolution of the healers’ charisma. Collegium Antropologicum, 39(4), 957–963.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2015). In search of (lost) connection: Organic architecture and bioethics – The case of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959). Jahr, 6(2), 227–232.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2015). An European in America. Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics, 6(2), 325–326.
Horvat, S. (2015). The Concept of Forgetting in Plato. Riječki teološki časopis, 44, 417–442.
Horvat, S. (2015). Heidegger’s Understanding of the Relationship Between Truth and Forgetting. Filozofska istraživanja, 34(4), 601–618.
Medved, M. (2015). Rijeka as a Diocesan Centre and the Chronotaxis of the Archbishops/Bishops of Rijeka. In: Lončarić, B. (Ed.), Ivan Devčić. A City in the Embrace of Saint Vitus: The Archbishop’s Messages and Sermons (pp. 214–221). Zagreb: Kršćanska sadašnjost.
Medved, M. (2015). Social and Ecclesiastical Circumstances in the Croatian Littoral and Hinterland at the Time of the Establishment of the Vicariate of Bosnia-Croatia. In: Hoško, F. (Ed.), The Establishment of the West Croatian Franciscan Province of Bosnia-Croatia 500 Years Ago: Scientific Commemorative Conference on the Occasion of the 500th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Franciscan Province of Bosnia-Croatia (pp. 27–50). Rijeka: Franciscan Monastery Trsat; Naklada Kvarner.
Medved, M. (2015). The Ecclesiastical-Theological Significance of Juraj Dobrila’s Dissertation. In: Štiglić, J. (Ed.), Dr Juraj Dobrila (1812–1882) and the Century of Krasna zemlja (1912–2012): Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Held in Pula and Pazin on 25 and 26 October 2012 on the Occasion of the 200th Anniversary of the Birth of Dr Juraj Dobrila and the 100th Anniversary of Krasna zemlja (pp. 155–166). Poreč: Diocese of Poreč and Pula.
Medved, M. (2015). A novant’anni dalla fondazione della diocesi di Fiume: Per un’unica storia del cattolicesimo fiumano. Quaderni, 26, 211–226.
Medved, M. (2015). Augustinian Hermits in Senj. Senjski zbornik: Contributions to Geography, Ethnology, Economy, History and Culture, 41-42, 443–452.
Pupovac, V., i Fanelli, D. (2015). Scientists admitting to plagiarism: A meta-analysis of surveys. Science and Engineering Ethics, 21(5), 1331–1352.
2014
Bošković, S., i Rinčić, I. (2014). Higher Education of Students with Disabilities in Croatia. Ljetopis socijalnog rada, 21(3), 485–508.
Butković, M. (2014). African-American literature – Toward a unified or balkanized American literature? Journal of Social and Human Sciences, Special Edition, 29–40.
Eterović, I. (2014). On the Possibility of a Philosophy of Mountaineering or on Mountaineering as Philosophy. In: Zagorac, I. (Ed.), On Sport Differently: Humanistic Aspects of Sport (pp. 263–280). Zagreb: Croatian Philosophical Society.
Eterović, I. (2014). Seeking a Foundation for Integrative Thinking in Kant’s Theory of Knowledge. Filozofska istraživanja, 34(4), 497–507.
Eterović, I., i Babić, F. (2014). A Contribution to the Research of the Toponymy of the Lovran Area: The Microtoponymy of Tuliševica. Zbornik Lovranšćine, 3, 189–232.
Medved, M. (2014). Contributions to the Church History of Kostrena. Zbornik Katedre Čakavskoga sabora Kostrena, 5, 9–26.
Muzur, A. (2014). Andrija Šerman: A Contribution to the Biography of a Great (Novi Vinodolski) Doctor. Vinodolski zbornik, 15, 31–38.
Muzur, A. (2014). Epistemological, political and cultural implications of the discovery of Fritz Jahr’s work: The concept and project of European bioethics. In: Steger, F., Joerden, J. C., i Schochow, M. (Eds.), 1926 – Die Geburt der Bioethik in Halle (Saale) durch den protestantischen Theologen Fritz Jahr (1895-1953) (pp. 45–56). Frankfurt a/M: Peter Lang.
Muzur, A. (2014). Hospital/Hospice in Islamic Culture. Znakovi vremena, 17(63), 133–138.
Muzur, A. (2014). The Kerumization of Croatia: A Crisis of Democracy or the Democracy of Crisis? In: Barišić, P. (Ed.), Democracy at a Turning Point (pp. 347–365). Zagreb: Croatian Philosophical Society.
Muzur, A. (2014). A Sketch for the History of Pharmacy in Rijeka: From the Earliest Beginnings to the End of the Second World War. Farmaceutski glasnik, 70(11), 827–837.
Muzur, A. (2014). The nature of bioethics revisited. Developing World Bioethics, 14(2), 109–110.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2014). The making of bioethics in South-East Europe: Some Croatian educational perspectives. In: Mikhailov, A., i Breskaya, O. (Eds.), Reforming social sciences, humanities and higher education in Eastern Europe and CIS after 1991 (pp. 217–230). Newcastle: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
Vidović, E., i Butković, M. (2014). Frankenstein or The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley: The Search for Identity. In: 9th Rijeka Philological Days (pp. 51–62). Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka.
Vrzić, Z., i Doričić, R. (2014). Language contact and stability of basic vocabulary: Croatian loanwords for body parts in Vlashki/Zheyanski (Istro-Romanian). Fluminensia, 26(2), 105–122.
2013
Butković, M. (2013). Schwarzsein in Deutschland während des Zweiten Weltkriegs (Being Black in Germany during World War II). In: D. Nedeljković i N. Vujčić (Eds.), Sprache und Literatur Dies- und Jenseits der Mauer(n) (pp. 357–368). Kragujevac: Faculty of Philology and Arts in Kragujevac.
Butković, M. (2013). The ambivalent role of the Black family in Richard Wright’s major writings. BAS/British and American Studies, 9, 92–101.
Eterović, I. (2013). The Place of Immanuel Kant in the Thought of the Idea of the University. Filozofska istraživanja, 131(33, 3), 473–492.
Eterović, I. (2013). The Possibility of Grounding Human Responsibility for (One’s) Environment in Kant’s Ethics. In: B. Galić i K. Žažar (Eds.), Development and Environment – Perspectives of Sustainability (pp. 97–110). Zagreb: Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb / Heinrich Böll Stiftung Croatia.
Eterović, I., i Eterović, I. (2013). Nine Lovran Wills from the Second Half of the 18th Century: Historical and Linguistic Analysis. Histria: Annual of the Istrian Historical Society, 3, 61–97.
Gosić, N., i Muzur, A. (2013). Actualisation and Presentation of the First English-Language Text on Medical Ethics. Jahr, 4(7), 145–156.
Medved, M. (2013). The Istrian Benedictine and the First Bishop of Rijeka, Isidoro Sain (1869–1932). Histria antiqua, 3, 207-236.
Medved, M. (2013). Catholics and Politics: From the Syllabus of Pius IX to the Second Vatican Council. Riječki teološki časopis, 42, 341-362.
Medved, M. (2013). La Gerarchia cattolica italiana e la questione linguistica in diocesi plurinazionali: il caso della Chiesa di Rijeka (Fiume) durante il fascismo. Revue d’histoire ecclésiastique, 108(3/4), 931-953.
Medved, M. (2013). Church Circumstances in the Kastav Area at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Zbornik Kastavštine, 20, 161-180.
Medved, M. (2013). The History of the Church in the Work of Dr Maks Peloza. Problemi sjevernog Jadrana, 12, 113-123.
Medved, M. (2013). Victims and Martyrs in the Archdiocese of Rijeka. In: Rupić, M. (Ed.) Croatian Martyrs and Victims from the Period of Communist Rule, Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Held in Zagreb on 25 and 26 April 2012. Zagreb, Glas Koncila, pp. 344-350.
Muzur, A., i Leiner, V. (2013). Uliks Stanger: Contributions to the Biography of a Great, Unjustifiably Neglected Istrian. Problemi sjevernog Jadrana, 12, 85–99.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2013). Fifteen days of glory. Bioethikos (São Paulo), 7(2), 221–225.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2013). Miraculous healings of paralysis: A preliminary study on sources. Collegium Antropologicum, 37(1), 23–27.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2013). Neurocriticism: A contribution to the study of the etiology, phenomenology, and ethics of the use and abuse of the prefix neuro-. Jahr, 4(7), 545–555.
Muzur, A., Rinčić, I., i Štifanić, M. (2013). Violence and Sexuality: A Contribution to the Discussion on the Occurrence and Origin of Elements of Sexuality in Aggressive Behaviour. Obnovljeni život, 68(2), 217–223.
Rinčić, I. (2013). Similarities and Differences Between European and American Bioethics in Relation to Fundamental Bioethical Principles. JAHR – Annual of the Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities/JAHR – Godišnjak Katedre za društvene i humanističke znanosti u medicini, 4(8), 739–746.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2013). Deaf education in Croatia. Croatian Medical Journal, 54, 89–90.
Tomak, T. (2013). Teaching foreign languages at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Rijeka: A historical overview. In: Proceedings of the Scientific Conference Language of Medicine—from Genesis to the Culture and Ethics of Communication (Vol. 4, No. 7, pp. 621–629). Rijeka.
Vukobrat, D., i Muzur, A. (2013). The History of Emergency Medical Care in Opatija – the First Modern Emergency Medical Service in the Republic of Croatia. Medicina Fluminensis, 49(4), 428–431.
Scientific Journal Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics
Jahr – European Journal of Bioethics is a journal dedicated to a wide range of bioethical topics, that is, bioethical approaches in the social sciences, humanities, biomedical sciences, and other fields. Jahr is indexed in the following databases:
- HRČAK (Portal of Scientific Journals of the Republic of Croatia) since September 2010
- ERIH PLUS (The European Reference Index for the Humanities and Social Sciences) since November 2015
- DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) since October 2016
- SCOPUS since September 2017

Projects
National Projects (Croatian Science Foundation)
- From the Diversity of Traditions to the Common Euro-Mediterranean Bioethical Platform – Creating Tools for Dialogue and Action (EuroBioMed) (2021–2024); Croatian Science Foundation; project leader: A. Muzur.
- European Bioethics in Action (EuroBioAct) (2014–2017); Croatian Science Foundation; project leader: A. Muzur.
- Fritz Jahr and the Roots of European Bioethics: Establishing an International Network of Scholars (EuroBioNethics); 2011.
- Career Development Project for Young Researchers – Training of New Doctoral Students (2020–2024); Croatian Science Foundation; project leader: A. Muzur.
- Career Development Project for Young Researchers – Training of New Doctoral Students (2016–2018); Croatian Science Foundation; project leader: I. Rinčić.
- Career Development Project for Young Researchers – Training of New Doctoral Students (2015–2019); Croatian Science Foundation; project leader: A. Muzur.
Projects of the University of Rijeka and the Faculty of Medicine
Project Leaders:
- The Beginnings of Medical Knowledge in Rijeka: Analysis of Early Modern Medical Book Holdings and Their Relevance for the Study of the History of Medicine in Croatia; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Marko Medved.
- The Human Being as Patient on the Example of Hypochondria from the Transcendental-Philosophical Perspective of I. Kant; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Franjo Mijatović.
- In Search of Bioethics Outside the Mainstream: The Portuguese Case; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Amir Muzur.
- From Living to Belonging: A Contribution to the Establishment of a Bioethics of Space; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Iva Rinčić.
- Diversity Competencies in Higher Education of Health Professions – New Perspectives and Models at the University of Rijeka; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Robert Doričić.
- A Sound Mind in a Sound Body – Reactualising Kant’s Philosophy in the Light of Contemporary Challenges of Medical Science and Bioethics; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Igor Eterović.
- Artificial Intelligence and the Neurodivergent Group – Ethical Issues; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Saša Horvat.
- Philosophical and Ethical Perspectives of the Vulnerable Human Body; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Franjo Mijatović.
- Historical, Sociological and Cultural Aspects of Ecological and Climate Change in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County; 2024–2025. Project leader: Dr Toni Buterin.
- Raising Awareness of the Influence of Social Values in Biomedical Research: Moderated Online Discussions Prompted by Case Studies; 2022–2023. Project leader: Dr Vanja Pupovac.
- Readiness for Diversity: Diversity Competencies of Female and Male Students of Health Professions at the University of Rijeka; 2022–2023. Project leader: Dr Robert Doričić.
- Bioethical Standards of Urbanity: The City as a Framework of the Ethics of Life (with Special Reference to Rijeka); 2019–2023. Project leader: Dr Iva Rinčić.
- New Trends in the Bioethics of Central and Southeast Europe: Research and Networking of Resources; 2019–2023. Project leader: Dr Amir Muzur.
- Academic Writing; 2017–2018. Project leader: Dr Vanja Pupovac.
- Roots of Bioethics – American and European Contributions to the Construction of a Unified History; 2014–2016. Project leader: Dr Amir Muzur.
- Physicians–Medical Ethicists in the Historical-Cultural Period from Medical Ethics to the Emergence of Bioethics; 2014–2016. Project leader: Dr Nada Gosić.
Project Associates:
- Students’ Beliefs about Teaching and Motives for Choosing the Teaching Profession: The Application of a Mixed-Methods Research Approach; 2024–2025. (Dr Renata Čepić), associate: Dr Matea Butković.
- Professional Development Needs, Conditions and Learning Opportunities of Teacher Education Students and Teachers (project leader: Dr Renata Čepić), 2019–2022; associate: Dr Matea Butković.
- The Picturebook in Kindergarten and Primary School (project leader: Assist. Prof. Maja Verdonik), 2019–2022; associate: Dr Matea Butković.
- Liber Fluminensis – Contributions to the Study of the Croatian Language in the Works of Rijeka Printers up to the 20th Century (project leader: Prof. Sanja Zubčić), 2019–2021; associate: Dr Marko Medved.
- Literature as a Domain of Ethicality (project leader: Assist. Prof. Iris Vidmar), 2018–2019; associate: Dr Igor Eterović.
- Attitudes Towards Scientific Plagiarism, Its Incidence and Characteristics (project leader: Prof. Mladen Petrovečki / Assoc. Prof. Lidija Bilić Zulle), 2014–2017. Associate: Dr Vanja Pupovac.
Institutional Partners in Project Implementation
- What Drives Human Behaviour? University of Zagreb, project leader: Dr Marina Novina, Faculty of Philosophy and Religious Studies, 2023–2024. Associate: Dr Saša Horvat.
- HERA Project (Humanities in the European Research Area): Healthcare as a Public Space: Social Integration and Social Diversity in the Context of Access to Healthcare in Europe. PL/PI1 Florian Steger (Ulm); PI3 Amir Muzur; 2018–2022.
- Building an Artificial Intelligence Ecosystem for Human-Centered Values and Inclusive Society with the Perspectives from Ethics and Law. Project leader: Jiwon Shim (Seoul). Research Institute for Humanities Contents, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea; 2020–2021.
- Bioethical Aspects of Urban(ised) Artificial Intelligence. Project leader: Sun Yong Byun (Seoul). Research Institute for Humanities Contents, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South Korea; 2019–2020.
- Digital Social Innovation: New Educational Competences for Social Inclusion (Erasmus+, Strategic Partnerships). Project leader: Gilberto Marzano (Udine). Croatian partner: Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka; 2018–2020.
Other Projects
- CA23113 – Climate Change Impacts on Mental Health in Europe (CliMent), COST Action, 2024. Associate: Dr Ivana Tutić Grokša.
- Philosophy of (Neuro)science and Theology: Understanding Data, Methods and Results of Neuroscience of Religion, Loyola University Maryland / John Templeton Foundation, 2023–2025. Associate: Saša Horvat.
- New Syntheses of the History of Rijeka, project leader: Marko Medved; 2021–2024, City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County and the University of Rijeka.
- The Dynamic Theodicy Model: Understanding God, Evil and Evolution, (principal investigator: Piotr Roszak), University of Oxford / John Templeton Foundation, 2022–2024. Associate: Saša Horvat.
- Disaster and Hope in Recovery in Post-Earthquake Banovina, Croatia; Loyola University Chicago, 2021–2022; associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- The Religious Experience of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder, University of St Andrews / John Templeton Foundation, 2021–2022. Project leader: Dr Saša Horvat.
- Health Observatory, Krijesnica – Association for Helping Children and Families Facing Malignant Diseases, 2020–2023. Associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- Radius V, DKolektiv – Organisation for Social Development, 2020–2023. Associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- My Place Under the Sun, Centre for the Culture of Dialogue – CeKaDe, 2021–2022. Associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- Participation of Vulnerable Groups of Children, UNICEF Office for Croatia, 2019–2020. Associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- ENRETE – ENhancing REsilience in Teacher Education (European Master in Resilience), University of Malta, 2017–2018. Associate: Dr Gordana Šimunković.
- Philosophical-Theological Reflection on the Scientific Understanding of the Human Being and Religiosity, Catholic Faculty of Theology, Zagreb, 2015–2020. Project leader: Dr Saša Horvat.
UNESCO
In 2016, the Department of Social Sciences and Medical Humanities of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Rijeka was awarded the title of UNESCO Chair on the Social Sciences and Medical Humanities.
The objectives of the UNESCO Chair on the Social Sciences and Medical Humanities are defined by the Agreement between UNESCO and UNIRI, 9 March 2016:
- To conceive, develop and implement, together with partners, an interdisciplinary curriculum at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels in order to ensure that students acquire the knowledge, abilities and skills necessary to address ethical issues and to develop critical thinking on current issues in biomedicine and healthcare. Furthermore, to develop materials and provide short-term education to faculty staff, healthcare professionals, decision-makers and civil society.
- To design and implement, together with partners, collaborative scientific projects focused on integrated interdisciplinary study programmes to be carried out at medical and health-related faculties.
- To encourage the exchange of knowledge, research results and good practices among universities and educational institutions at the national, regional and global levels in order to support and improve curricula and methodology in the field of biomedicine and healthcare, with particular emphasis on the social sciences and humanities dimension.
- To develop, consolidate and facilitate a network of teachers and propose cooperation with the aim of fostering understanding of cultural differences in the field of biomedicine and healthcare at the national and regional levels, as well as respect for pluralism and cultural diversity in the education of medical and healthcare professionals.
- To cooperate closely with UNESCO on relevant programmes and activities, as well as with relevant existing UNESCO Chairs and UNITWIN networks.
The partners involved in the initiative to establish the UNESCO Chair were: the Chair of Ethics of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Zagreb, the Chair of Philosophy and Sociology of the Faculty of Teacher Education of the University of Zagreb, the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” of the University of Skopje, Rijeka Clinical Hospital Centre, Jadran galenski laboratorij d.d. Rijeka, and Medico Polyclinic Rijeka.
The main outputs, results and impact of the UNESCO Chair from 2016 to the present relate to the sharing of knowledge, research results and good practices, as well as to the development, consolidation and facilitation of a network of teachers and the proposal of cooperation (e.g. exchange of teaching and promotional materials, visitors and associates). Thanks to the steps undertaken, a strong platform has been built in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals:
- Conceptualisation, development and implementation of interdisciplinary curricula dealing with ethical issues in biomedicine and healthcare.
- Development of materials and provision of short-term training for teachers, healthcare professionals, decision-makers and civil society.
- Design and implementation of collaborative scientific projects focused on integrated interdisciplinary educational programmes.
According to all the activities undertaken, the UNESCO Chair has contributed to:
- Facilitating cooperation between highly recognised international researchers and teaching staff at the University and other institutions in the Republic of Croatia, as well as across Europe, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and other regions of the world;
- Promoting an integrated system of research, training, information and documentation in the social sciences and medical humanities;
- Facilitating cooperation in the field of the social sciences and medical humanities.
Invited Lectures
Buterin, T. (2024, 1–3 March). Projects and Conferences of the Rijeka Bioethics School as the Main Driving Force of Scientific Development. International Scientific Conference “Health and Ethics: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives,” Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Centre for Integrative Bioethics of Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics, Croatian Bioethics Society, Centre for Integrative Bioethics of the Faculty of Philosophy of Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, and Theological College of Pécs, Orahovica, Croatia.
Butković, M. (2016, 15 December). Understanding Race and Racism in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Lecture delivered to third-year students of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Education Study Programme within the course Anglo-Saxon World (course leader: Assist. Prof. Ester Vidović), Rijeka.
Butković, M. (2016, 27 April). Censorship in Children’s Literature. Lecture delivered to fourth-year students of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Education Study Programme within the course Children’s Literature in English (course leader: Assist. Prof. Ester Vidović), Rijeka.
Butković, M. (2021, 16 March). The transformative potential of intercultural communication. Lecture delivered to third-year students of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Education Study Programme and YUFE students of the University of Rijeka within the course Professional Communication and Counselling Skills in Education (course leaders: Assoc. Prof. Sanja Skočić Mihić and Assoc. Prof. Renata Čepić), Rijeka.
Butković, M. (2024, 11 April). Controversial Children’s Literature in English: Fostering an Open Dialogue in the Age of Intercultural Education. Lecture delivered to third-year students of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Education Study Programme within the course Anglo-Saxon World (course leader: Assist. Prof. Ester Vidović), Rijeka.
Butković, M. (2024, 4 March). Life inside the classroom: The transformative potential of interculturally competent teachers. Lecture delivered to third-year students of the Integrated Undergraduate and Graduate University Teacher Education Study Programme and YUFE students of the University of Rijeka within the course Professional Communication and Counselling Skills in Education (course leaders: Full Prof. Sanja Skočić Mihić and Full Prof. Renata Čepić), Rijeka.
Doričić, R. (2024, 1–3 March). From an International Project to the Development Direction of the Department (and the University). International Scientific Conference “Health and Ethics: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives,” Orahovica.
Eterović, I. (2024, 3 May). From Climbing Games to Distinctive Nature Sport – Providing a Philosophical Account of Mountaineering as a Sport, Ethics, Bioethics and Sport, Zagreb.
Eterović, I. (2016, 12 December). The Journal AMHA – Acta medico-historica Adriatica: 14 Years of Patient Work on the Scientific Valorisation of the History of Medicine, ceremonial academy on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Croatian Scientific Society for the History of Health Culture (within the Days of the Faculty of Medicine in Rijeka), Circollo, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2018, 24 February). On the Fulbright Scholarship as an Opportunity for Early-Career Researchers in Philosophy, European Early Career Philosophers Round Table (within the Second EECP Early Career Workshop), Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2018, 5 June). Ethics in Healthcare, professional training of the Inter-County Council of Nurses, Medical School in Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2019, 28 January). Kant’s Third Critique: The Link Between Beauty, Goodness and Truth, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka and Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2019, 3 July). Kant and the Human Relationship Toward Nonhuman Beings and Environment, Summer School Bioethics in Context VI: Human Beings – Nonhuman Beings – Nature, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany (in collaboration with University of Zagreb, Croatia; St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, Bulgaria; University of Crete, Greece; Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; Academy of Civic Education Tutzing, Germany; University of Split, Croatia; Croatian Bioethics Society, Croatia; Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics, Croatia), Trogir.
Eterović, I. (2020, 30 October). Profession of Sanitary Engineering at the Crossroads of Environmental and Public Health Ethics, Summer School Bioethics in Context VII: Medicine between Art of Healing and Science, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany (in cooperation with the DAAD-supported partner universities of Belgrade, Rethymno, Sofia, Thessaloniki, Tirana, Zagreb, Zenica, KU Linz and the Akademie für Politische Bildung in Tutzing), Berlin.
Eterović, I. (2021, 18 May). From Moral Values to Public Health Effectiveness – the Place and Importance of Trust and Respectfulness in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemics, Public Health and State of Emergency Issues from the Perspective of an Integrative Bioethics, University of Hagen, Germany – University of Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb.
Eterović, I. (2021, 3 November). Challenges of Indexing Humanities and Interdisciplinary Journals, How to Improve Journal Visibility?, Commission for Publishing Activities of the University of Rijeka – Centre for Electronic Publishing (CEN) of the University Library Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2022, 2 April). The Structure of Mountaineering as a Nature Sport, Ethics, Bioethics and Sport, Varaždin.
Eterović, I. (2022, 20 June). Erosion of Moral Values as a Consequence of Coronavirus Pandemic, Summer School Bioethics in Context IX: Bioethics – Biolaw – Political Consequences in a Postpandemic World, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany (in cooperation with the partner universities of Zagreb, Sofia, Crete, Thessaloniki, KU Linz and the Akademie für Politische Bildung in Tutzing, Croatian Bioethics Society), Zagreb.
Eterović, I. (2022, 27 January). Aesthetic Arguments for Responsibility Towards the Environment – a Kantian Perspective, Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Rijeka and Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2023, 14 May). The Bioethical Inseparability of Human Beings and Nature – the Example of Mountaineering, 21st Lošinj Days of Bioethics, Mali Lošinj.
Eterović, I. (2023, 25 November). A Philosophical Classic More Necessary Than Ever – Kant as an Indispensable Orientation in Times of Crisis of Reason. 64th Annual Symposium of the Croatian Philosophical Society “Immanuel Kant: On the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Philosopher of Königsberg,” Zagreb.
Eterović, I. (2023, 28 June). Bioethical Inseparability of Human Being and Nature – Example: Mountaineering, Summer School Bioethics in Context X: Nature, Culture, and the Plurality of Human Nature Relationships, Fern Universität in Hagen, Germany (in collaboration with the partner universities of Crete, Thessaloniki, Linz, Sofia, Zagreb and the Akademie für Politische Bildung in Tutzing), Tutzing.
Eterović, I. (2023, 5 June). Diversity Competencies – from a Normative Need to a Teaching Necessity, Science Café Rijeka, Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2024, 13 June). A Parting of the Ways: Kant and Modern Bioethics about Autonomy, 26th Rijeka Days of Bioethics: International Conference “The Contribution of Immanuel Kant in the Historical Development and the Identity of (Bio)Medical Sciences,” Rijeka.
Eterović, I. (2024, 3 March). What Does Rijeka (Again) Offer from Bioethics? Scientific Publications as a Platform of (Successful) National and International Visibility, international conference Health and Ethics: Contemporary Challenges and Perspectives, Orahovica.
Eterović, I. (2024, 6 June). Mountaineering Valorisation of Učka: from Historical Tradition to Contemporary Identities of a Region. Commemorative event on the occasion of the International Archives Day/Week Učka – Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Rijeka.
Muzur, A. (2016, 12–14 August). European Bioethics: A New History Guaranteeing a New Future. Dubrovnik International Bioethics Summer School Conference “Price of Health,” Dubrovnik.
Muzur, A. (2016, 15 July). The Concept and Project of European Bioethics. Multidisciplinary workshop “History and Ethics at the Crossroads. A European Perspective,” Bucharest.
Muzur, A. (2017, 18–20 May). Interdisciplinarity as a State of Mind: How Can Individuals and Societies Reach It? International Symposium “Crossing over to the Future: Interdisciplinarity in Research and Higher Education,” Wenner-Gren Center, Stockholm, Sweden.
Muzur, A. (2017, 2 December). Bioethical Interdisciplinarity as a Model for a New Science of Adaptation: Challenges for Human Health and Society. International medical sociology and social work education conference “Ethics and Practices of Transprofessional Cooperation,” Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung City, Taiwan.
Muzur, A. (2017, 25 January). Precautionary Principle Between European Bioethical Tradition and American Pragmatism. STOA workshop on “Ethical and Social Challenges of Agricultural Technologies – Issues for Decision-Makers,” European Parliament, Brussels.
Muzur, A. (2018, 14 September). Štampar and Rijeka: Connections More Enduring Than a Human Lifetime. Scientific-professional conference “Karlovac and Rijeka Scientific Contributions to the 130th Anniversary of the Birth of Andrija Štampar,” Karlovac.
Muzur, A. (2019, 11–15 March). Migrethics: In Search for a New Ethics of Migrations. BMBF Klausurwoche “Migration als Herausforderung für Medizin. Ethische, rechtliche und gesellschaftliche Aspekte im Ländervergleich Deutschland, Kroatien und Österreich,” Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Universität Ulm, Germany.
Muzur, A. (2019, 14 August). Artificial Intelligence and Consciousness: Paving the Way for an Epharmological Analysis. 2nd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Humanities ICAIH2019, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Muzur, A. (2019, 15–17 November). Broadening the “Rijeka Model of Bioethical Education:” From “New Medical Ethics” to UNESCO Chair and Epharmology. International scientific and artistic conference “Contemporary Topics in Education,” Zagreb.
Muzur, A. (2019, 30 January). Epharmology: A Plea for a New Science of Adaptation to a Digitalised World. The Technological Change of the Artificially Intelligent Robot and Education in the 4th Revolution, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Muzur, A. (2020, 8–14 December). Artificial Intelligence and Empathy: Living in Perfect Harmony? 3rd International Conference on Artificial Intelligence Humanities ICAIH 2020, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Muzur, A. (2021, 9–11 December). The Variants of Non-Mainstream Bioethics in Europe: Hopes and Discooappointments. 16th Romanian National Conference on Bioethics with International Participation.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2015, 21–23 May). Istrian Patron Saints Against Disease: A Historical-Medical View with Special Reference to the Cult of Saint Roch. International scientific conference “7th Istrian Historical Biennale: Religio, fides, superstitiones…: On Beliefs and Piety in the Adriatic Area,” Poreč.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2015, 23–24 April). Bioethical Standards: Environmental Bioethics in Action. IV Fórum Franco-Latinoamericano de Bioética “Bioética y Ambiente,” Mendoza, Argentina.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2015, 27 November). Ethics in Psychiatry with Special Reference to the Application of Coercive Measures. Course “Preventive and Safety Measures in the Case of Uncooperative Patients in a Psychiatric Institution,” Rijeka (repeated: 4 October 2019).
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2015, 13–14 November). Bioethical Aspects of Personalised Medicine: Revealing “An Inconvenient Truth”? International conference “Personalised Medicine: Determining Normative Criteria in Law and Economics in the Light of New Knowledge,” Rijeka/Opatija.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2016, 10–12 November). Bioethical Aspects of the Treatment of Malignant Diseases in Pregnancy. 30th Perinatal Days “Ante Dražančić,” Zagreb.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2016, 11–13 November). Informed Consent in Croatia Today: Bioethical and Sociological Aspects. International symposium “2nd Croatian Symposium on Medical Law,” Vodice.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2016, 13–14 May). On the Continuity of Life and Definitional Efforts of Scientific Secularity. International conference “Religious, Scientific and Ethical Controversies on the Beginning of Human Life,” Rijeka.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2016, 6 October). Human and Animal: Optimising the Relationship within the Framework of Bioethical Standards. 16th Symposium “Research on Laboratory Animal Models: State and Perspectives in Croatia and at the University of Rijeka,” Rijeka.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2017, 10–12 April). Specific Role of Lawyers and the Legal Perspective in the Development of Integrative Bioethics in Croatia. V Fórum Franco-Latinoamericano de Bioética “Bioética, el Juez y los Derechos Humanos,” Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2017, 27–29 April). Science as Religion: When Science Becomes (Too) Irrational. 24th international symposium “Science and Religion: 2000 Years of Co-operation and Controversies,” Zagreb.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2017, 10–12 April). Informed Consent in Croatia Today: Bioethical and Legal Aspect. V Fórum Franco-Latinoamericano de Bioética “Bioética, el Juez y los Derechos Humanos,” Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2018, 3–5 October). The Future of Non-Mainstream Bioethics: The Case of Eastern Euro-Mediterranean. 4th International Philosophical Dialogue “East-West: Bioethics on Crossroads,” MANU/ISU G. R. Derzavin/PSM, Skopje/Bitola/Ohrid, Macedonia.
Muzur, A. i Rinčić, I. (2018, 3–5 October). The Future of Non-Mainstream Bioethics: The Case of Western Euro-Mediterranean. 4th International Philosophical Dialogue “East-West: Bioethics on Crossroads,” MANU/ISU G. R. Derzavin/PSM, Skopje/Bitola/Ohrid, Macedonia.
Muzur, A. i Tutić Grokša, I. (2023, 20 April). Health Tourism in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County: A Century and a Half of Experience. Scientific-professional conference “Health Tourism – A Road to the Future Based on Tradition,” Rijeka.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2016, 6 May). What Is to Be Based on Evidence Basedness in Mental Health?, 4th International Symposium “Health for All?! Mental Health!”, Rijeka, Croatia.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2016, 8–9 April). Responsibility of Moderators of Social Network Forums for Creating Negative Attitudes Concerning Medical Interventions. Symposium Legal, Ethical and Medical Aspects of Contemporary Childbirth Management – Croatian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hotel Jezero, Plitvice.
Muzur, A., i Rinčić, I. (2016, 8–9 April). Rights, Responsibilities and Obligations of the Pregnant Woman and Woman in Labour: A (Bio)ethical Aspect. Symposium Legal, Ethical and Medical Aspects of Contemporary Childbirth Management – Croatian Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Hotel Jezero, Plitvice.
Rinčić, I. (2016, 15 July). The State of Art of Bioethics in Croatia. Multidisciplinary workshop “History and Ethics at the Crossroads. A European Perspective,” Bucharest, Romania.
Rinčić, I. (2019, 11–15 March). The Romantic Migration Myth. Rijeka 2020 Port of Diversity. Migration als Herausforderung für Medizin. Ethische, rechtliche und gesellschaftliche Aspekte im Ländervergleich Deutschland, Kroatien und Österreich, Institut für Geschichte, Theorie und Ethik der Medizin, Universität Ulm, Germany.
Rinčić, I. (2022, 26–30 September). Pivotal Ideas of Mediterranea Bioethics: A Bridge over Troubled Water. International Scientific Conference EU eHealth Law and Public Health, Jean Monnet Project EU eHealth Law and Public Health: from Current Practice to Implementation (EUEHL).
Rinčić, I. i Muzur, A. (2013, 18 May). State Care for the Health of Individuals – What Is Hidden Behind the Slogan “Health for All”?, professional-scientific symposium Health for All?!, Rijeka.
Rinčić, I., i Muzur, A. (2016, 13 May). On the Continuity of Life and Definitional Efforts of Scientific Secularity. Scientific conference: Religious, Scientific and Ethical Controversies on the Beginning of Human Life / Scientific Symposia. Religious, Scientific and Ethical Controversies on the Beginning of Human Life (The International Academy of Human Reproduction, The International Academy of Perinatal Medicine, Meshihat of Islamic Community in Croatia).
Stubbs, P. i Šimunković, G. (2023, 26 May). Establishing the Children’s Observatory in Rijeka: Towards Evidence-Based Policies? Conference “Presentation of the Model and of Institutional and Civic Practices of Support to Children and Families Living in Poverty Improved Through the Project.”
Šimunković, G. (2023, 26 September). Presentation of Research Results and Public Policy Guidelines for the Development of Paediatric Palliative Care in Croatia. Round table: How Can We Together Achieve Quality and Comprehensive Palliative Care for Children and Families?
Šimunković, G. (2024, 2 April). Preserving the Mental Health of Children and Young People. Professional meeting for heads of county professional councils and mathematics teachers in the Republic of Croatia: Mental Health, Agency for Education and Training.
Šimunković, G. (2024, 3 April). 45 Minutes in the Classroom for Mental Health. Professional meeting for heads of county professional councils and mathematics teachers in the Republic of Croatia: Mental Health, Agency for Education and Training.
Štrucelj, H. (2019, 25 April). Mental Health Care in Psychology Teaching. National professional meeting of professional associates-psychologists and psychology teachers, Omiš.
Štrucelj, H. (2020, 26 November). Growing Up in the E-Environment. 22nd Rijeka Days of Bioethics, Rijeka, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies in Rijeka.
Štrucelj, H. (2022, 5 July). Students Anxiety Problems. Online e-course Supporting Special Education Needs in Every Classroom, eTwinning Groups.
Štrucelj, H. (2023, 14 June). Mountaineering and Mental Health. Cycle of public lectures, Opatija, Mountaineering Society Opatija.
Štrucelj, H. (2023, 9 October). Outdoor Physical Activity and Mental Health. Sports Development Week of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Rijeka, Sports Association of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.
Štrucelj, H., Brnas, D. i Muzur, A. (2021, 12 November). Creativity and Consciousness: How Much Does Reason Help Us Explain the Irrational. Rijeka Scientific Bridges 6: Creativity: The Wonder of Creation in Science, Art and Everyday Life, Rijeka, University of Rijeka, Faculty of Health Studies and Faculty of Medicine.
Tomak, T. (2022, 23–25 November). The Challenges in Learning English for Medical Purposes for the Health Professions Students. International conference “New Contemporary Challenges – Opportunities for Integrating Innovative Solutions into 21st Century Education,” EDUvision, Ljubljana.
Who makes up the Centre?
Head of the Centre
Prof. Amir Muzur, PhD, MD
e-mail: amir.muzur@uniri.hr
Centre Associates
- Prof. Iva Rinčić, PhD
- Prof. Marko Medved, PhD
- Assoc. Prof. Anamarija Gjuran-Coha, PhD
- Assoc. Prof. Gordana Pelčić, PhD, MD
- Assoc. Prof. Saša Horvat, PhD
- Assoc. Prof. Vanja Pupovac, PhD
- Assoc. Prof. Igor Eterović, PhD
- Assist. Prof. Franjo Mijatović, PhD
- Assist. Prof. Robert Doričić, PhD
- Assist. Prof. Matea Butković, PhD
- Toni Buterin, PhD, Senior Assistant
- Gordana Šimunković, PhD, Assistant
- Ivana Tutić Grokša, PhD, Assistant
- Ana Depope, Assistant
- Tajana Tomak, Senior Lecturer
- Helena Štrucelj, Senior Lecturer
- Marinka Kruljac, Administrative Secretary
Contact
E-mail: diceb@uniri.hr
Where is the Centre located?
On the top floor, on the left side of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka
Viktora Cara Emina 5
51000 Rijeka

Fritz Jahr International Annual Award for Research and Promotion of European Bioethics
Since 2016, the Documentation and Research Centre for European Bioethics “Fritz Jahr” has awarded the annual international “Fritz Jahr” Award for research and the promotion of European bioethics to individuals or institutions that have distinguished themselves in this field. From 2016 to 2024, the Award was presented in cooperation with the Centre of Excellence for Integrative Bioethics, while since 2025 it has been awarded independently by the Centre.
The Award is named after the German theologian and teacher Fritz Jahr (1895–1953), who in 1926 was the first to conceptualise the notion of bioethics (Ger. Bio-Ethik), and it is granted for contributions to the research and promotion of European bioethics, that is, the “broader variant” of bioethics concerned with the relationships between human beings and the entire living world. Jahr’s concept of bioethics also included the bioethical imperative: “Respect every living being as an end in itself and, if possible, treat it as such.”
Candidates for the Award may be individual scholars or institutions (organisations) distinguished by their effort, quality, and achievements in scientific research and the promotion of European bioethics. The Award recipient is selected on the basis of proposals made by an international committee composed of five experts in the field of bioethics. The current composition of the committee consists of five scholars proposed by the Head of the Centre. Three of the five members are appointed from among the scholars of the Faculty of Health Studies of the University of Rijeka, while the remaining two are appointed from among experts active at scientific institutions outside the University of Rijeka. At least one member of the Committee must be from abroad.
The Award ceremony is held at the Documentation and Research Centre for European Bioethics “Fritz Jahr”, and the recipient is obliged, within one year of the decision on awarding the Prize, to visit the Faculty and deliver a public lecture of 30–40 minutes on an agreed topic, without remuneration, and to allow interviews by members of the Centre, as well as photography for the purposes of presentation on the website and in the Centre’s premises.The “Fritz Jahr” Award consists of a diploma and the sculpture Balance, bearing the signature of Fritz Jahr. The Award was designed by Jan Pavlović and Maša Milovac from Zagreb as a symbol of balance and the utopian equality of values. The sculpture Balance consists of two simple geometric bodies (a cuboid and a cylinder) and is made of wood; it is presented in packaging made of recycled cardboard remnants, emphasising the two core values promoted by this Award – quality and sustainability.