Some Details from the History of Open University in Zagreb

Sa？etak On the occasion of 110 years of adult education at the Open University Zagreb, a round table was held during which topics on its role and contribution to the development of adult education in Zagreb and Croatia were elaborated. In contrast to broadly elaborated themes, this article offers answers to questions about the beginning of the University of Zagreb’s work: which prompted A. Bazalu to launch the initiative for the founding of the Open University in Zagreb, as extenze (extendere - continuation of education in special courses after graduate studies) of the University of Zagreb. Why was the extension called the Pu？ko U？ili？te, which year and on which premises the first lectures were held, who were lecturers at the Open University in Zagreb, who organised the teaching basis of the Open University? In addition to the answers to the questions asked, the paper emphasizes the contribution of the Radni？kog i narodnog u？ili？ta Zagreb using an inductive methodological approach to the programming of plans and programs for the training of new and unskilled workers for work in less complex jobs as well as for other needs of enterprises (eg, specialization, introduction of trainees in work processes)