On March 9th, 2020, the PRAVRI Dean Prof. Dr. Vesna Crnić-Grotić signed Financing Agreement for the project “PRAXIS IURIS – Free Primary Legal Aid and Professional Practice at the Faculty of Law in Rijeka”, funded by the European Social Fund, Operational Program “Effective Human Resources 2014-2020” in the total amount of HRK 3,102,829.37. The Agreement was signed at the Ministry of Science and Education in Zagreb, and the Minister of Science and Education Prof. Dr. Blaženka Divjak awarded the contracts to all grant winners. The ceremony was also attended by the project manager, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Mihelčić.
The main purpose of the project is to increase the employability of students of integrated undergraduate and graduate law studies and undergraduate professional study programme in administration studies by enabling the acquisition of practical skills and competencies for future work. Through this project it is planned to establish the Center for Free Primary Legal Aid – Law Clinic of the Faculty of Law in Rijeka and improve the quality of existing models of professional practice.