Following the example of Dutch “Model of macro-efficiency of the higher education system” in 2011 the University Department of Health Studies was founded in Split. It is fully integrated with the University of Split (legal and economic services, human resources...). In the course of preparing the curriculum of university study programme in Nursing, for both the undergraduate and graduate university levels, attention was paid to compliance with the provisions of Directive 2005/36/EC and Croatian and European qualification framework, based on defined outcomes of education process at the sixth and seventh level of education, according to the 3 + 2 model for a Bachelor or Master in Nursing. University undergraduate and graduate study programmes in Nursing aim at acquiring knowledge, skills and competences necessary to work effectively in contemporary health care systems, as well as the acquisition of academic degrees in nursing, in accordance with the principles defined in documents and recommendations of the Bologna process. University Department of Health Studies has 23 teaching bases. The largest are Clinical Hospital Centre Split, Teaching Public Health Institute of Split and Dalmatia County and Community Health Centre of Split and Dalmatia County. The courses are delivered by 270 to 300 teachers and associates and 100 mentors, which indicates a very favourable ratio of teachers to the number of students. After final examination and defending of the thesis, pursuant to the Act on Academic and Professional Titles and Academic Degrees the student is awarded the title of Bachelor in Nursing for independent work in the health care system.