University of Maribor was established in 1975. Around 25 000 students study at Maribor University and it accepts 7700 beginners per year and 1800 employees. This university comprises 16 faculties, 1 administrative unit-Rectorat, University library, Student Dormitories, The Residence Hall for Postgraduate Students and Visiting Professors, Sport center Leon Štukelj, TehnoCenter LtD , The Business Incubator of the University of Maribor, The Scientific Park of the University of Maribor, The Center for Interdisciplinary, Multidisciplinary Research and Studies, Uni Servis LtD.

The University of Ljubljana is one of the region’s universities with rich tradition. It is considered as large university, having around 63,000 students, both graduates and postgraduates. More than 4000 professors work at the 22 faculties, 3 arts academies and one university college.
UL was established in 1919 as first, but also remained the only Slovenian university for half a century.