Let the memories of Josip Jovic and other brave people who gave their lives for the free, independent and democratic Croatia encourage you through your training and future work in maintaining peace and protecting the safety and security of all Croatian citizens, Kosor said, addressing the first generation at the reopened school.
Croatia had a police high school until 2002, when it was closed, and this year it was re-opened.
Kosor said that those who had enrolled in this school would be trained not only to become Croatian but also European police officers, bearing in mind that Croatia is due to become a member of the European Union in 2013.
The PM emphasised the successes achieved in the anti-corruption drive and in efforts to prevent many forms of violence and organised crime.
Huge steps have been taken, police are operating free of political pressure and results are visible - we have concluded the accession negotiations with the EU, the Croatian premier said.
She recalled the role of the police in the defence of the Croatian state under the leadership of the first President, Franjo Tudjman.
Interior Minister Tomislav Karamarko expressed satisfaction with the re-establishment of the police high school, adding that the school's closure in 2002 resulted in a lack of police staff.
He said that 755 police officers had died in the Homeland Defence War, which showed the immeasurable role of the police that had been the first organised force to counter the enemy.