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Experiencing a CEEPUS Mobility in Croatia: Summer School of Exotic and Wild Animal Medicine at the Veterinary Faculty in Zagreb
The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Zagreb hosted an international summer school dedicated to exotic and wild animals. The school was organized in July 2025 and students from Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Serbia, and North Macedonia participated.
In this hands-on-oriented course, participants gained theoretical and practical knowledge about handling, manipulation, clinical procedures, and treatment of exotic and wild birds, reptiles, and small mammals. The programme was carefully structured so that the scholarship holders could participate in expert lectures and practice in the veterinary hospital.
Students were able to actively participate in all procedures that were first explained during the theoretical part of the programme: This combination of theory and practice helps to consolidate our knowledge in a meaningful and lasting way. Personally, I had the opportunity to perform an ultrasound examination, which was a valuable and memorable experience for me. It is not often that students are given such a chance so early in a program, and I truly appreciate this hands-on approach, Weronika K. from Poland points out.
Apart from the practice, expert lectures led by specialists in the fields of zoo, exotic, and wildlife medicine garnered a lot of interest and many positive experiences from students and teachers.
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