student life

ACCOMMODATION

Student accommodation in Ljubljana (for English-programme students:

Ljubljana is a lovely city to live in and offers a variety of accommodation options. Unfortunately there are no student dorms available for foreign students but you can browse these platforms to find a home-away-from-home that suits you best: RealestateSI24, Housing Anywhere, Erasmus Play, Bolha, Nepremicnine.net, etc. Contact the Student Room Rental Agency or your Student Buddy to help you with rental information and general accommodation queries.

Student accommodation in Brežice (for full-time students who study in Slovenian programmes):

Facultys student dormitories.

Private accommodation in Brežice and its surroundings.

accomodation brežice

TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT (TRP)

Students coming from countries outside of the European Union need a temporary residence permit (TRP) to enter the Republic of Slovenia. Candidates can apply for this at the competent embassy of the Republic of Slovenia abroad. For the temporary residence permit, you need to submit:

Proof of enrolment – provided by the Faculty of Tourism upon enrolment,

copy of the passport,

valid health insurance,

police clearance certificate,

bank statement showing sufficient funds in the account,

lease agreement.

The process of obtaining a temporary residence permit usually takes up to six months.

STUDENTS WORK OPPORTUNITIES

In Slovenia students can work through an instrument called "Student Work". This allows temporary and part-time work for college and university students. They can work via a special type of contract called referral forms/referrals, which can be obtained from employment agencies specialised for student work. Agencies, called Student Services, offer lists of available student jobs and take care of payments. There are many different agencies around Slovenia.

EATING OUT

One of the rights that go with student status is the entitlement to subsidized student meals. What are called student coupons can be used in most restaurants in Slovenia. To be able to use these subsidies, you have to identify yourself using an app on your mobile phone or with a special card. For more information about subsidized student meals and locations of restaurants, please visit:

subsidized student meals

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

We take care of varied extracurricular activities – each new academic year begins with the Welcome / Orientation Days, which are dedicated initially to freshmen. An obligatory part of each academic year is the Fresher's Party (Brucovanje), where first year students are welcomed into student life. The party of the year is without doubt the one held at Turizmijada – an international congress of students of tourism and hotel industry in Budva, Montenegro.
Twice a year, we get the entire Faculty together (Brežice students & Ljubljana students and all the FT staff) for a Mix & Mingle event where we play games, do a trivia quiz, and eat pizza. Your presence there is all but mandatory!

DO YOU NEED HELP?

We are here for you. At the faculty, we are ready to help both employees and students. Because the faculty is smaller, almost all of us know each other practically by name, we bet on good interpersonal relationships and we believe that no obstacle is insurmountable.
Students, representatives in the Student Council of the Faculty and a Vice-dean for Students Affairs, come to your aid, when, necessary, also intervenes in possible problems with the management and professors. We have a well-organized tutoring system, it consists of student tutors/student buddy and teacher /personal tutor also for international students who are always ready to help.

LEARNING SLOVENIAN

Živijo! Slovenian is a South Slavic language. It is characterised by the grammatical dual and many declensions. Moreover, despite the fact that it has only 2 million speakers there are around 50 dialects (which is to say that “Every village has its own voice”, as the proverb goes). To get started with your Slovenian, you can try free online course at slonline.si to get the basic knowledge of listening, reading and writing.

slonline.si

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FRESHMEN

More useful information is available on our website under section Study – English-programme students and in our Welcome guide publication, links below.

welcome guide (english-programme students)

english programme students

frequently asked questions

When and how can I apply for the study programme?

For application instructions for Undergraduate study, please see here.
For application instructions for Postgraduate study, please see here.

What if I miss the application or submission deadline?

If you miss the application or submission deadline in the first application period, you are able to apply again in the second application period.

When does the study year begin?

At Faculty of Tourism we only have one intake per year, the academic year starts in October and lasts until the end of September.

Which study program should I apply for?

Firstly you need to decide at what level you want to study, either undergraduate or postgraduate.
Secondly, you have a choice regarding the language of instruction: if you want to study in Slovenian language, look at our full-time programmes at Slovenian version of the website.
The other options are two programs instructed in English: Contemporary Tourism Practices and Tourism Destinations and Experiences.

Will I be accepted for the study program?

If you meet the requirements, you have completed the required prior education, submitted an online application in the evš web portal, and sent all the required attachments, then you should be accepted for the study program.

Must I pay any fees?

English study programmes

Tuition fees are paid on enrolment at the faculty. Tuition fees are mandatory for all candidates, regardless of nationality.

For information for Undergraduate study, please see here: Study tourism - Faculty of Tourism (um.si).

For information for Postgraduate study, please see here: Study tourism - Faculty of Tourism (um.si)

Slovenian study programmes (full time)

In accordance with Article 72a of the Higher Education Act (ZViS), citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and citizens of other European Union Member States are NOT charged the costs of tuition fees for state-approved 1st-cycle study programmes implemented as full-time studies and provided as a public service. The same applies to citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland, as well as citizens of countries with which the Republic of Slovenia signed a protocol on cooperation in the field of education (i.e. Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia).

For more information please contact Students Affairs Office at referat.ft@um.si.

Would the Faculty return tuition fee funds if a temporary residence permit / visa is rejected?

The subject is determined by the provisions outlined in the study agreement, in accordance with the Instructions on Contribution and Evaluation of Costs at the University of Maribor.

What if I do not get my TRP approved before the start of lectures?

We are aware of the problem, as it is a common issue for many foreign students. Solutions are tailored individually with the students, depending on when they obtain a residence permit and when they arrive in Slovenia.

Will the faculty provide accommodation for students?

No, finding accommodation is the responsibility of students.

studies for international students

The Faculty of Tourism of the University of Maribor welcomes international students!

We embrace cultural diversity that enriches and teaches, just like in tourism. We have students from Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro and, following the introduction of part-time studies in English, students from India, China, Russia and many other countries.

Tuition fees are mandatory for all candidates of all English study programmes, regardless of nationality.

Study programmes in Slovenian (full-time)

Sodobne turistične prakse (VS)

Turizem: sodelovanje in razvoj (UN)

Turistične destinacije IN doživetja (mag)

Study programmes in English

contemporary tourism practices (1ST cycle)

tourism destinations and experiences (2ND cycle)

International students enrolling in part-time study programmes in English

In the 2018/19 academic year, we welcomed the first generation of students enrolling in our English-language study programmes, with lectures held at our branch on the Ljubljana Campus. Students in the part-time study programme in English have the same rights as full-time students in Slovenia.

More about studying in the undergraduate study programme (Contemporary Tourism Practices) and the postgraduate master’s programme (Tourism Destinations and Experiences) in English can be found here.

International students enrolling in full-time study programmes in Slovenian

Students from countries whose language is close to Slovenian often decide to pursue full-time studies in Slovenian.

Many Croatian students enrol at the Faculty of Tourism due to its proximity to the border, as well as the fact that Croatian citizens may pursue full-time higher education, university, or master’s studies in Slovenia under the same conditions as Slovenian citizens, i.e. free of charge. The enrolment procedure and the deadlines are the same as for Slovenian citizens; the completed application is submitted via the eVŠ portal.

The Faculty is also happy to welcome students from other neighboring countries such as Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and Macedonia. Enrolment instructions for non-EU students are available at:

Enrolment instructions - en (non-eu citizens)

Students who have previously studied at institutions abroad and wish to continue their education at the University of Maribor, must obtain a decision on the recognition of foreign education for continuing education at UM. They can do this by completing and submitting the electronic study application form via the eVŠ.

For additional information about the process of recognition of foreign education, candidates are advised to contact the authorised person at the University of Maribor during office hours, Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.−11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.−2:00 p.m, by phone: +386 (2) 23 55 263, or e-mail: recognition@um.si.

Before enrolling in the second-year of the study programme, students from other EU Member States and from other countries who are enrolled in full-time study programmes at FT UM, are required to submit a certificate demonstrating that they have attended a Slovenian language course of at least 30 hours. The adequacy of the completed course is confirmed by the FT UM Academic Affairs Committee.

Read more about studying on programmes in Slovenian in the Slovenian version of the website.

contact

The Student Affairs Office kindly provides you with information that will help you prepare for your international student experience at the Faculty of Tourism.

Adjusting to studying abroad, both academically and socially, can be a challenging experience, so be sure to let us know if you have anything we can help you with. We will provide you with support services and advise you on topics from immigration regulations to life in Slovenia and at the Faculty of Tourism.

Student Affairs Office contact person:

Klara Pinterič
Field of work: part-time study, International students, English language programmes

Office hours Ljubljana, ŠOU Kampus (FT room):

Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. by prior appointment by e-mail.

Adress and place of study

BREŽICE - The main Faculty is located in Brežice, where the Faculty administration is also located and where we conduct full-time studies in Slovenian.

Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor
Cesta prvih borcev 36
8250 Brežice
Slovenia

LJUBLJANA - The English study programmes are carried out at the remote unit in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana at the Student Campus.

Remote unit of Faculty of Tourism

Student Campus
Pivovarniška ulica 6
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia