After the Cyberattack on the University of Maribor
Official statement of the University of Maribor:
At the University of Maribor, we were the victim of a large-scale cyber attack on the evening of 23 October 2024 after 20:00. We are in contact with the relevant authorities and IT experts. We are working intensively to establish a system, and at the same time to organize the work and teaching process. We cannot provide more information at this time.
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Uradna izjava Univerze v Mariboru:
Na Univerzi v Mariboru smo bili dne 23.10.2024 zvečer po 20. uri žrtev obsežnega kibernetskega napada. Smo v stiku z ustreznimi organi in IT strokovnjaki. Intenzivno se trudimo z vzpostavitvijo sistema, hkrati pa z organizacijo delovnega in pedagoškega procesa. Več informacij v tem trenutku ne moremo dati.
Last Friday, the staff of the Faculty of Tourism UM gathered for our Quality Day, an event focused on enhancing the quality of the faculty's processes and operations. This autumn edition covered various topics, with a special focus on reviewing the action plan from the previous academic year, addressing current challenges faced by staff, and looking ahead by working on the new strategy for FT UM.
Quality Days, organized twice a year by the FT UM Quality Committee, are essential events dedicated to in-depth discussions on the faculty's performance and quality. They also contribute to greater awareness and emphasize the importance of quality in our daily work.
In October, not only did the new academic year begin, but also the Erasmus+ project Reimagining the Erasmus Experience, or REX for short (project no. 2024-1-SI01-KA220-HED-000251676), which we are leading and coordinating at the Faculty of Tourism. The project involves the project leader, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vita Petek, and researcher Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jasna Potočnik Topler. Besides the coordinator, the University of Maribor, the project includes partners from France (University of Versailles SAINT-QUENTIN-EN-YVELINES), Norway (HOGSKULEN PA VESTLANDET), Turkey (IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY), and Luxembourg (EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION-CAMPUS EUROPAE). The REX project aims to reshape the Erasmus students' experience, with the goal of improving the quality of their stay, learning, and personal development during the exchange. The Erasmus exchange has been a vital pillar of international student collaboration and networking for over three decades, and this project addresses key challenges in modern higher education, such as increasing inclusivity, digitalization, and adapting the student experience to the needs of the 21st century.
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On Thursday, October 3, 2024, the Strategic Council of the Faculty of Tourism at the University of Maribor held a meeting at Mokrice Castle. The event, which annually brings together key stakeholders from the Slovenian tourism industry and the public sector, was this year dedicated to the importance of data management, digitalization in tourism, and trends and competencies for the future.
This year's participants included Matej Knaus, Chairman of the Strategic Council of FT UM from the Palma Travel Agency, Alenka Mokrovič Pogačar from Terme Čatež, Marko Slapnik from Solčavsko, and Urška Topolšek Planinšek from the Urška Tourist Farm, alongside the faculty's representatives, Dean Dr. Marjetka Rangus, Dr. Maja Turnšek, and Dr. Tomi Špindler.
Collaboration with the industry and other stakeholders is crucial for the transfer of knowledge and identifying the needs of the tourism sector. These partnerships provide the Faculty with valuable insights, helping to shape and adapt study programs and shorter training courses to offer relevant and useful knowledge to the industry.
On Friday, September 27th, we celebrate World Tourism Day, this year under the theme "Tourism and Peace." The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) aims to emphasize the role of tourism in bridging divides and strengthening international understanding. Intercultural comprehension, connections, foreign language skills, and awareness of both the local environment and personal identity – values that we at the Faculty of Tourism continuously nurture and promote, also among our students – contribute to this mission.
At the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, we will mark this day with a workshop titled "Digital Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and Tourism" which will take place today, September 27, 2024, at 12:00 PM in the lobby of the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor (Cesta prvih borcev 36, Brežice). The workshop will provide insights into innovative approaches to the use of technology in the tourism industry. Participants will learn about the application of artificial intelligence in travel planning, the possibilities of using VR glasses for interactive presentations of tourist destinations, and the impact of technological changes on trends and the shaping of the future of tourism.
We also invite you to attend other events we are organizing in the Brežice destination.
The celebration of World Tourism Day will be extended at the Faculty. On Thursday, October 3, 2024, we will once again meet with our partners at the Strategic Council of the Faculty of Tourism, which will take place at Mokrice Castle. The key topics will include the significance of data in tourism, digital transformation, and technological advancements. The latter shows great potential for enhancing guest experiences, more efficient destination management, and contributing significantly to the digital development and progress of the tourism sector.
Dear students of the Faculty of Tourism,
The 2024/25 academic year will begin on October 1, 2024, in accordance with the academic calendar and the published schedule for the winter semester, available at the following link: Wise Timetable (wise-tt.com).
For first-year students starting their studies at the Faculty of Tourism University of Maribor, we are organizing introductory meetings, known as orientation days, which will take place as follows:
- Monday, September 30, at 2 p.m., at the ŠOU Kampus, Ljubljana (multipurpose hall) for students enrolled in the English-language study programmes in Ljubljana - BA and MA. More
- Tuesday, October 1, at 9:00 a.m., in the lobby of the Faculty of Tourism UM, for students enrolled in undergraduate study programs - VS and UN (full-time study in Slovene) in Brežice.
- Tuesday, October 1, at 4:00 p.m., in the lobby of the Faculty of Tourism UM, for first-year students of the master's program (full-time study in Slovene) in Brežice.
Doctoral students will be informed about the start of their study process at a later date.
We wish all students a successful start to the new academic year.
From September 25 to September 26, 2024, until 10:00 AM (CET), the application period is open for filling the remaining available places in undergraduate and integrated master's study programs for the 2024/25 academic year.
Each candidate can submit up to three applications for study programs at the University of Maribor. In each application, the candidate applies for one study program for which they meet the admission requirements. The application process takes place via the eVŠ portal.
For more information about studying and applying to study programmes at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, visit the following link: Study Tourism - Undergraduate Programmes.
Dear Students,
We are pleased to inform you that the timetable for the winter semester 2024/25 is now available on Wise Timetable (wise-tt.com/wtt_ft_en/).
Please note that the schedule may change daily, so we encourage you to check it regularly. If there are any changes within the next 48 hours, you will receive a notification at your student email address. Any changes made after that time will be reflected only in the timetable.
Thank you for your understanding!
From 23 until 24 September 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) CET, the University of Maribor will open the additional application period for still-available enrolment places under the 2024/2025 Call for Enrolment in Postgraduate Study Programmes.
| In the application period for still-available enrolment places candidates may apply for enrolment in master's (2nd-cycle) and doctoral (3rd-cycle) study programmes offered by faculties of the University of Maribor. The list of study programmes offered by the faculties in the application period for still-available enrolment places is available in the attached documents. |
In the application period for still-available enrolment places, the following candidates may submit an application:
- those who did not apply in the first application period;
- those who were not admitted to the selected faculty in the first application period;
- those who applied for a postgraduate programme that will not be implemented;
- those who applied for a postgraduate programme for which it is not yet known whether it will be implemented or not;
- those who wish to enrol in part-time study programmes.
All other candidates will receive a system notification, warning them that the application cannot be submitted.
In this additional application period, Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship and foreign nationals – citizens of non-EU Member States may also apply if the faculty makes that decision; however, as per priority order, enrolment places will be first filled by citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and other EU Member States, followed by Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship and citizens of non-EU Member States – foreigners.
Candidates shall submit their application for enrolment and all supplemental documents electronically, via the eVŠ web portal (opens in a new tab). Each candidate may submit a maximum of 1 application.
| The final date for online submission of applications via eVŠ is 24 September 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (noon) CET. This is also the deadline for submitting supplemental documents!!! |
Faculties shall enrol candidates admitted in the application period for still-available enrolment places by the internal deadline set by each relevant faculty, however, no later than 30 September 2024. If a candidate files a request for an extension of the enrolment deadline for legitimate reasons (to be decided on by competent faculty bodies), the enrolment deadline may be extended to 30 October 2024 at the latest. If a candidate submitted the application for recognition of foreign academic qualifications in due time, but it is nonetheless unreasonable to expect that the decision will be issued by 30 September 2024, the candidate is advised to file a written request for an extension of the deadline for enrolment for legitimate reasons with the relevant faculty.
If students who are enrolled in the first year of a postgraduate study programme for the first time withdraw from the programme by 15 October 2024 at the latest, it is considered they were never enrolled in the programme.
For more information, please, refer to the call for enrolment.
For more information, you can contact the Student Affairs Office of the Faculty of Tourism UM at referat.ft@um.si or +386 8 20 57 067.
The FT UM Student Council is re-collecting applications for student tutors, from which a student tutor coordinator will be selected.
The following applications are being collected for the academic year 2024/2025:
- 1 student tutor on a full-time VS programme
- 1 student tutor on the UN programme
- 1 student tutor on a full-time MAG programme
- 1 student tutor on the part-time MAG programme (English programme)
The selected student tutors will be included in the UM tutoring system in the academic year 2024/25. They will be financially rewarded for their work within the system, will be required to keep a record of their work and will be required to take an elective course in a credit-bearing extra-curricular activity at UM, namely one of the following subjects:
- University tutoring: selected topics in didactics (FNM UM)
- University tutoring: selected topics in social and emotional learning (FF UM)
An elective course in tutoring replaces one elective course from the regular study programme. The administrative procedures for the elective course will be arranged by the selected tutors in cooperation with the Centre for Student and Academic Affairs and International Cooperation (Academic Affairs Office)
SELECTION CRITERIA
More information about who can become a tutor can be found in the selection criteria under point 3, at the following link: DECISION calling for the nomination and appointment procedure of student tutors at the Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Applications must be submitted on the prescribed form attached to this Decision (Form 1) together with the attachments no later than 10.00 AM on Monday 2 September 2024 in a sealed envelope in a single copy to the Secretariat of the FT UM, marked 'Candidature for FT Student Tutor - Do not open'.