The overall purpose of this research was to contribute to the existing knowledge of the service-learning in the national higher education area, with the help of the experience of university teachers who are working with this model. Service-learning is a model of experiential learning based on the integration of curricula and active engagement of students in the community with a goal of their better understanding of the content of the course and the needs and problems of the community as a stimulus for their continued civic efforts. Although there are a lot of universities all around the world which are in the last forty years striving towards integration of academic activities and local communities and which are systematically developing and promoting service-learning, the application of this methodology in Croatia is still in its infancy. However, in recent years the situation is improving and more and more teachers are including service-learning methodology within their fields of work. In this research qualitative approach was used and the main method of data collection was phenomenological semi-structured interview. A total of 7 interviews with university teachers who are working with the service-learning methodology were conducted. All of the research participants were women, between the ages of 33 and 46, and have between 6 and 13 years of experience in implementing service-learning methodology. Research participants come from a total of three universities in Croatia and deal with various disciplines within the social sciences. Analysis of the collected data had shown that the experience of university teachers applying service-learning methodology in Croatia is generally positive, but some of the challenges they face are the lack of institutional support for model integration and implementation, lack of understanding of the methodology by leading people at institutions, colleagues and students and lack of student motivation to enroll in the service-learning courses. Some of the proposals for advancement of service-learning methodology in the Croatian higher education context are the institutionalization of service-learning methodology, the promotion of this methodology among university teachers, students and community partners, providing a system of evaluation for teachers who are applying this methodology and providing education and training for teachers related to integration and application of the service-learning methodology.