Strossmayer was instrumental in the establishment of the Yugoslav Academy of Sciences and Arts, later renamed the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, and the reestablishment of the University of Zagreb.
Strossmayer aitas luua Jugoslaavia Teaduste ja Kunstide Akadeemiat, mis hiljem nimetati ümber Horvaatia Teaduste ja Kunstide Akadeemiaks, ja taasluua Zagrebi ülikooli.