University of Ljubljana: Courses, Admission, Cost

The University of Ljubljana was established in 1919 by a bill passed by the Central Government of Belgrade's Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. Initially, it included five faculties, including law, technology, philosophy, theology and medicine. In the 1920s, the institution's name was changed to King Alexander University in Ljubljana. It was renamed as Edvard Kardelj University in Ljubljana in 1979. In 1990, the university was once again given its original name, which is also its current name. At present, it is Slovenia's largest and oldest scientific research and higher education institution. The university has 23 faculties and three art academies. Numerous programs offered by the institution are accredited by various prestigious professional bodies and organizations.

Initially, the university was situated in the middle of Ljubljana. The main university building, along with the majority of the faculties, is still located there. Small urban campuses and some new buildings were later constructed in various other parts of the city such as Bežigrad, Brdo and Vi?. The three art academies and the 23 faculties of the university are scattered all through the city. It has two huge libraries. The National and University Library of Slovenia is the country's national library and the university's central library. It is stocked with thousands of books and multimedia resources. The Central Technological Library is the second library and serves as the hub of information related to technology and natural sciences. There are more than 30 libraries at the university's departments, faculties, and institutes.

The university offers numerous master's, bachelor's and doctoral degree programs in an array of fields like education, humanities, arts, social sciences, business, law, sciences, engineering, construction, agriculture, health and public services. It houses over 6,000 staff members and more than 38,000 postgraduate and undergraduate students. The institution has collaborations with a number of international universities and colleges such as the University of Tirana in Albania, National Technological University in Argentina, Nantong University in China, the University of Havana in Cuba, IMT Atlantique in France, Berlin University of Technology in Germany and Kobe University in Japan.

The university also holds the membership of various prestigious international organizations like the Utrecht Network, Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA), Scholars at Risk (SAR), Heads of University Management & Administration Network in Europe (HUMANE), Rector's conference Alpe - Jadran, European University Association (EUA), Central European Exchange Programme for University Studies (CEEPUS) and Central European Initiative (CEI) University Network.

The university has produced numerous notable and successful graduates. Geren?er Pegan Simona is the secretary and co-founder of the Association of Deaf-Blind of Slovenia. Žalohar Bine is a professional freestyle skier who has won the national championship seven times. Lugari? Tine works as the creative director for the Luna/TBWA advertising agency. Svet Mateja is an Olympic runner-up and world champion in alpine skiing. Avbelj Janja is a scientist who works as an engineer for the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). Majdi? Gregor is the technical director and co-founder of Animacel. Berlo?nik Tomaž is the CEO of Petrol D.D. Ljubljana, Slovenia's biggest energy company. The university has many other distinguished alumni.