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. The University is based in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana, a city with more than 300.000 inhabitants. Students are one-seventh of the city’s population, contributing for a youthful and lively atmosphere.

The university’s central office and the majority of schools are situated in the centre of Ljubljana. Several newer and modern buildings of the University of Ljubljana are located on the city outskirts. The university is renowned for its quality study programes. Over one half of the study programmes in the 2007/2008 academic year will be offered in accordance with the Bologna Declaration.

Studying at UL

There are plenty of possibilities at the University of Ljubljana. Prospective students may select from among many humanistic, artistic, natural science, technimay humanistic, medical and several interdisciplinary study programmes. Everyone is sure to find  something to suit his or her personal interests, career interests and life objectives.
It is interesting that the students which will find that the chosen full-time study programme does not suit them, can transfer to a different full-time programme once without the loss of student status. Transfers between (shorter) higher education professional programmes and (longer, more demanding) university programmes are also possible.

Check the list of all undergraduate programs available at UL

Applying process

There are three periods for admission. Information on the application and enrolment procedure, enrolment requirements, criteria for selection and the study programmes offered by the University of Ljubljana can be found in the annual Call for Enrolment, which is published at the end of January for the upcoming academic year.

Enrolement procedures vary depending on the following status of applicants:
•    Citizens of European Union Member States
•    Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship and foreign citizens from countries that are not European Union Member States
•    Foreign citizens who have concluded secondary school in Slovenia
•    Foreign citizens with permanent residence in Slovenia who are themselves or their parents/guardians liable for tax in Slovenia who have completed secondary school abroad:
•    Foreign citizens who have concluded secondary school in Slovenia
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The dates for submission are the following, but however depend from the status of the applicants:
•    from 1 February to 8 March
•    from 20 August to 30 August
•    from 1 to 4 October

See all requirements and application procedures

International students

University of Ljubljana is part of Life Long Learning Programme as well as Erasmus.
If you are an Erasmus student these are the people you should contact:
Contacts at the University of Ljubljana

Ms. Katja Cerjak, Head of the International Office
tel: + 386 1 241 85 90
fax: + 386 1 241 85 93
e-mail: katja.cerjak@uni-lj.si

Ms. Jerneja ?elofiga, incoming students
tel: + 386 1 241 85 92
fax: + 386 1 241 85 93
e-mail: intern.office@uni-lj.si

Ms. Bibi Ovaska Presetnik, outgoing students
tel: + 386 1 241 85 94
fax: + 386 1 241 85 93
e-mail: student.office@uni-lj.si

Ms. Urška Ravnik, Erasmus internships
tel: + 386 1 241 85 72
fax: + 386 1 241 85 93
e-mail: urska.ravnik@uni-lj.si

Check the list of contacts for every programme separately

University of Ljubljana also offers many summers school possibilities as well different non-degree courses.

Official website

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. There are 198 study programmes, various undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes. Study programmes are in compliance with the Bologna declaration, as enrolment in old study programmes will not be possible anymore from academic year 2009/2010 on.

The usage of credit system in study programme’s realization enables students to perform their study obligations also abroad (ECTS), selection of subjects from other study programmes at the University of Maribor (credit system study and University of Maribor) and joining the  national mobility (more information can be found here).

When graduating, students receive, along with a diploma, a diploma supplement issued in Slovene and one of official EU languages, both free of charge. The diploma supplement’s purpose is to state student’s study achievements when searching for employment.

International programmes

Bilateral cooperation runs as mutual visits of teachers, cooperation at joint research projects and also as student exchanges. High-quality university co-operation is also the basis for multilateral co-operation which has been recently increasing. Multilateral academic co-operation includes membership and participation in international higher education institutions, participation in European programmes (LLLP, CEEPUS, TEMPUS, Council of Europe, UNESCO, etc.), and organisation of conferences, symposia and summer schools.

The University of Maribor also actively acts in the framework of several European higher education networks such as: EUA, AARC, DRC, ENAS, LEO-NET, UNEECC.

Erasmus students interested to continue their education in University of Maribor can obtain more information a the following link

University of Maribor
Slomskov Trg 15
2000 Maribor
Phone: +386 2 2355 280
Fax: +386 2 2355 211
e-mail: rektorat@uni-mb.si

Official address

University of Primorska is located in Koper, Izola and Portorož  and is named for the Slovenian Littoral region (Slovenian Primorska) where it is located. The University of Primorska was established in 2003. The University comprises five Faculties – Faculty of Humanities of Koper, Faculty of Management of Koper, Faculty of Mathematics, Science and Information Technologies, Faculty of Education of Koper, Turistica – Faculty of Tourism Studies Portorož, one University College – College of Health Care of Izola and two Research Institutes – Science and Research Centre of Koper and Primorska Institute of Natural Sciences and Technology.

International Relations

The International Relations Office (IRO) gives support to incoming and outgoing students within the framework of the LLP/Erasmus and other international student exchange programmes. The IRO offers all information on procedures, application deadlines and other information related to studying and living in Slovenia. The IRO is also in charge of conducting bilateral agreements with foreign Universities, as well as maintaining contacts with other national and international institutions.

Contact:
International Relations and Agreements
Phone: +386 5 61 17 550
Fax: +386 5 61 17 532
E-mail: international.office@upr.si

Erasmus Institutional Coordinator
Phone: +386 5 61 17 511
Fax: +386 5 61 17 532
E-mail: erasmus@upr.si

Courses Offered in English

At present only the Faculty of Management Koper and the Faculty of Tourism Studies Portorož- Turistica, offer courses in English for exchange students. The list of courses can be found at the following links:
Faculty of Management Koper
Faculty of Tourism Studies Portorož- Turistica

Exchange students

The following procedure only applies to exchange students. Foreign students that wish to study at the University of Primorska as a regular students shall visit the Admission Office site.

Exchange students must submit the following completed forms:

* Application Form for Exchange Students
* Learning Agreement
* Housing Request Form
* Student Card Form

All the forms must be filled in electronically, printed, signed and sent to the Faculty to which the student is applying.

The Housing Request Form, the Student Card Form (both in word file) and one scanned photograph (passport format) saved as jpg. file, must be sent also by e-mail to erasmus.incoming@upr.si.

Deadline

June 15th for the first semester or full academic year
November 15th for the second semester.

Confirmation of Enrolment

The Confirmation of enrolment at the University of Primorska will be sent to the students by the Faculty coordinators after the expiration of the deadline for the applications.
The Faculty coordinators will also provide for the confirmation of Learning Agreements, therefore all questions related to the study content shall be addressed to them.

IRO is responsible for the accommodation and the student card issue. It will also provide support in all general information related to the University and necessary procedures for the application. Please send all your questions to erasmus.incoming@upr.si.

Address
UNIVERZA NA PRIMORSKEM
UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA
Titov trg 4
6000 Koper
Slovenia
Tel: +386 5 6117500
Fax: +386 5 6227530
e-mail: info@upr.si

Offical website

The University of Nova Gorica is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Gorizia (in Italy), and Ajdovscina. The University of Nova Gorica grew out of the School of Environmental Sciences founded in 1995. In 2006, the former Nova Gorica Polytechnic was renamed the University of Nova Gorica. Today the University has 7 schools and 9 research institutes.

Schools:
* Graduate school
* School for Viticulture and Enology
* School of Applied Sciences
* School of Arts
* School of Engineering and Management
* School of Environmental Sciences
* School of Humanities

Undergraduate programmes and graduate programmes here.

Application

Higher Education Application-Information Service offers information about enrolment, conditions for enrolment, information about academic programmes, and other information concerning studies at Nova Gorica University. Web site.

Scholarships in Slovenia

Republiski zavod za zaposlovanje (Slovenia’s Office for Employment) annually publishes tenders for professional and national scholarships.

Each academic year students can apply for the following scholarships:

1. Professional scholarships, normally offered by various companies. For the whole of Slovenia the tender for these scholarships is normally published in March in the special editions of the National Office for Employment. Candidates submit their applications directly to the companies offering the scholarships. We would recommend that candidates contact the human resources department of the company offering the scholarship they are interested in, and obtain detailed information on the application dates and documents required for application. In the first part of the tender are professional scholarships offered by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for the posts in public administration.

2. The national and ZOIS scholarships

3. Scholarships offered by various foundations, which are private or state institutions. The aim of the foundations is to financially support successful candidates, and the criteria for obtaining the scholarships vary from the social, regional to political ones. Some of the foundations include The Foundation of dr Anton Trstenjak, Foundation Ana, Slovene scientific foundation, Educational foundation of Pomurje region, Foundation Ajda at Peasants Society, Student development fund of the Faculty of Economics, etc. The tenders for scholarships are normally published in the newspapers and on the internet.

Erasmus bilateral agreements.

Address
University of Nova Gorica
Vipavska 13,
Rožna Dolina
SI-5000 Nova Gorica
Slovenia
E-mail: info@ung.si

Official website