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You are kindly invited to participate in the Erasmus+ REX 2026 project conference entitled Rethinking Student Mobility in Higher Education, which will take place on 20 May 2026 at the University of Maribor. We invite researchers, higher education teachers, professional staff and policy makers to submit abstracts addressing the development and promotion of student mobility […]

As we step into the new year, we sincerely thank everyone who was part of our journey in 2025. May 2026 be shaped by knowledge, deeper understanding, and wise decisions. May the upcoming holidays also be a time to rest, reflect, and recharge.

We inform you that the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism, will be closed from Thursday, 25 December 2025, until and including Sunday, 4 January 2026, due to collective leave (29, 30 and 31 December 2025) and public holidays. During this time, the study process will not take place, and we will not be receiving […]

On Friday, 5 December 2025, the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, solemnly celebrated the 16th Faculty of Tourism UM Day in its new premises at Trg izgnancev 1 in Brežice. The event also represented the central highlight of the Faculty of Tourism UM Week. The ceremony opened with the academic anthem Gaudeamus Igitur, performed […]

Project partners of the Erasmus+ REX initiative gathered in Izmir, Turkey, at the Izmir Institute of Technology (IZTECH) for a productive project meeting hosted by the Turkish team. Each partner institution was represented by one to three participants, fostering an engaging and collaborative environment. The leading partner, the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism, was […]

Studying tourism brings many inspiring life stories. One of them is the story of Alex James, a student from India, who is completing his undergraduate studies at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor. Alex recently shared his personal story in the Land of Dreams show on Radio Si, a programme dedicated to true stories […]

At the Student Campus in Ljubljana, we hosted our autumn M&M Day – a traditional event of the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, which we organise twice a year: in spring in Brežice and in autumn in Ljubljana. With M&M Day, we bring together students from both of our study locations – those attending […]

At the beginning of October, after months of preparation, we partnered in organizing the traditional 24th Annual Meeting of Slovenian Geographers, which this year, after several decades, once again took place in the Kozjansko region. This unique landscape – close to where we operate and to which we are bound by many professional and personal […]

On Friday, 17 October 2025, the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, held its traditional Autumn Quality Day, an event that takes place twice a year and is dedicated to an in-depth reflection on quality assurance processes at our faculty. For many years, Quality Days have served as an opportunity for joint analysis, exchange of […]

On Monday, 6 October 2025, the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, hosted the closing event of the second cycle of short specialised training courses implemented within the project Flexible Forms of Education: Green Transition and Tourism 5.0 (NOO). The event combined the official certificate award ceremony for the participants and a professional lecture on […]