leadership

The Faculty leadership comprises the Dean, Vice-Deans and the Secretary General.

The Faculty has four Vice-Deans:

Vice-Dean for Education,

Vice-Dean for Science and Research,

Vice-Dean for International Cooperation,

Vice-Dean for Student Affairs.

The first three Vice-Deans are from among higher education teachers, while the forth Vice-Dean comes from the ranks of successful students.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marjetka Rangus

marjetka.rangus@um.si

Mag. Jožica Vučajnk

jozica.vucajnk@um.si

VICE-DEANS

Assist. Prof. Dr Barbara Pavlakovič Farell

Vice-Dean for Education

barbara.pavlakovic@um.si

Assoc. Prof. Ddr Tina Šegota

Vice-Dean for Science and Research

tina.segota@um.si

Assit. Prof. Dr Tomi Špindler

Vice-Dean for International Cooperation

tomi.spindler@um.si

Almaida Mizić

Acting Vice-Dean for Student Affairs

almaida.mizic@student.um.si

faculty bodies

SENATe

ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY

MANAGEMENT BOARD

DEAN

STUDENT COUNCIL

The Senate of the Faculty of Tourism is a professional body comprised of higher education teachers and scientific staff employed at the University of Maribor, as well as students. The Senate comprises 12 members; 8 members from among higher education teachers and scientific staff, 3 members from the student ranks, and the Dean, who is a Senate member by function.

Members of the Senate:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marjetka Rangus, Chair

Prof. Dr Boštjan Brumen

Assist. Prof. Dr Barbara Pavlakovič Farrell

Assoc. Prof. Dr Maja Turnšek

Assist. Prof. Dr Maja Borlinič Gačnik

Assoc. Prof. Dr Mojca Kompara Lukančič

Lect. Dr Biljana Božinovski

Assist. Prof. Dr Andreja Trdina

Assist. Prof. Dr Milica Rančić Demir

Gea Župevc, student

Almaida Mizić, student

Nina Zorko, student

Committees

To discuss and examine issues and provide opinions, suggestions and viewpoints pertaining to the area of work of the Faculty of Tourism Senate, the Faculty has the following permanent committees of the Senate:

Academic Affairs Committee:

Assist. Prof. Dr Barbara Pavlakovič Farrell, Chair

Lect. Dr Biljana Božinovski, member

Prof. Dr Mitja Gorenak, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Maja Turnšek, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Anja Mlakar, member

Almaida Mizić, student, member

Lana Vogrinc, student, member

COMMISSION FOR CURRICULUM GUIDELINES AND PROGRAMme UPDATES:

Assist. Prof. Dr Barbara Pavlakovič Farrell, chair

Prof. Dr Boštjan Brumen, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Andreja Trdina, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Jasna Potočnik Topler, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Boris Prevolšek, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Maja Borlinič Gačnik, member

ethical research and publicity Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Maja Turnšek, chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr Mladen Knežević, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Milica Rančič Demir, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Tomi Špindler, member

Vedad Abdagić , student, member

Science and Research and habilitation Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Ddr Tina Šegota, Chair

Prof. Dr Boštjan Brumen, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Maja Turnšek, member

Prof. Dr Mitja Gorenak, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Maja Borlinič Gačnik, member

Ema Omahen, student, member

Vanessa Šuler, student, member

International Cooperation Committee:

Assist. Prof. Dr Tomi Špindler, Chair

Prof. Dr Boštjan Brumen, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Jasna Potočnik Topler, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Gregor Jagodič, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Boris Prevolšek, member

Vedad Abdagić, student, member

Lana Vogrinc, student, member

Final thesis Committee:

Assist. Prof. Dr Andreja Trdina, Chair

Assist. Prof. Dr Boris Prevolšek, Deputy Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak, member

Assoc. Prof. Ddr Tina Šegota, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Milica Rančić Demir, member

Assist. Katja Kokot, member

Assist. Nadja Mlakar, member

Quality Assessment Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Jasna Potočnik Topler, Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak, Deputy Chair

Assist. Prof. Dr Boris Prevolšek, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Andreja Trdina, member

Assist. Nejc Pozvek, member

Assist. Dr Jerneja Šavrič, member

Mateja Kuntarič, member

Ema Omahen, student, member

Antonija Klokočovnik, student, member

publishing Committee:

Assoc. Prof. Jasna Potočnik Topler, Chair

Assoc. Prof. Dr Maja Turnšek, member

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak, member

Assoc. Prof. Ddr Tina Šegota, member

Assist. Prof. Dr Barbara Pavlakovič Farrell, member

ACADEMIC ASSEMBLY

The Academic Assembly is the highest body of the Faculty, operating on the basis of academic freedom and democratic expression of the opinions and viewpoints of its members.

It consists of all higher education teachers, scientific staff, higher education associates and students’ representatives elected by the Student Council of the FT, so that their number represents at least one fifth of the members of the Academic Assembly.

Also involved in the work of the Academic Assembly are other FT employees, representing at least one fifth of the members of the Academic Assembly.

The formal powers of the Academic Assembly include:

electing members of the Faculty’s Senate;

managing the procedure of selecting candidates running for the position of Dean, who are later proposed to the Faculty’s Senate;

handling and adoption of the Faculty’s development programme;

considering reports on the work of the member, providing suggestions and initiatives to the Faculty’s Senate;

performing other tasks stipulated by the Statute of the University of Maribor or legislation.

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak acts as Chair of the Academic Assembly.

Composition of the Academic Assembly in the 2023/24 academic year

Composition of the Academic Assembly in the 2022/23 academic year

Composition of the Academic Assembly in the 2020/21 academic year

Composition of the Academic Assembly in the 2019/20 academic year

Composition of the Academic Assembly in the 2018/19 academic year

MANAGEMENT BOARD

The Faculty’s Management Board oversees the member faculty’s material operations with regard to decisions made by the Dean concerning the management and disposal of funds acquired in legal transactions on their own behalf and on their own account.

Members of the Management Board: Assoc. Prof. Dr Marjetka Rangus (Dean), Mag. Jožica Vučajnk (Secretary General), Almaida Mizić (Acting Vice-Dean for Student Affairs), Assoc. Prof. Dr Jasna Potočnik Topler, Maja Zorčič.

DEAN

The Dean is the professional head of the Faculty.

They represent and lead the Faculty of Tourism, and decide on its operations. They organise, manage and coordinate the educational, scientific and research as well as other work, make sure the work is conducted lawfully, attend to the financial operations of the Faculty, convene Senate sessions, decide on employment issues and perform other tasks in accordance with the law, other regulations, the Statute and other general acts of the University.

The Dean is answerable for their work to the Rector, the Senate of the Faculty of Tourism and the Academic Assembly of the Faculty of Tourism. The Dean is appointed by the Rector of the University on the proposal of the Faculty’s Senate for a 4-year mandate.

Current dean:

Assoc. Prof. Dr Marjetka Rangus
(mandate: 8. 7. 2023 - 7. 7. 2027)

STUDENT COUNCIL

To discuss and decide on study-related issues that are important to students, the Faculty of Tourism has a Student Council. The FT Student Council comprises presidents of each study year and one Council/Graduate Council member of each study year, and the representative of the Council of Postgraduate Students, who are each elected from among its members.

The mandate of members of the Faculty’s Student Council and the mandate of students elected or appointed by the Student Council of the Faculty is one year.

The Student Vice-Dean is a member of the Student Council by virtue of their position.

STUDENT COUNCIL FT UM

specialist offices

Specialist services at the Faculty of Tourism perform administrative, financial, economic and expert and technical tasks, and support the teaching and research activities of the Faculty.