Welcome to the Faculty of Public Administration of University of Ljubljana! The faculty, boasting the longest tradition of education in the field of administration in Slovenia, provides for the transfer of knowledge based on the development and integration of findings from various disciplines and linking it with domestic and international practice.
The Faculty of Public Administration is the only faculty in the region that has obtained the most important European accreditation for the education in the field of public administration, the EAPAA, which has been awarded to three of our study programmes. The faculty is also a member of the EMPA network, which groups together the leading European Master study programmes in the field of public administration.
We do not see our students as numbers. During their studies, we provide them with a personal approach, a rich selection of international exchanges, various forms of tutoring and the possibility of developing additional competencies within extracurricular activities.
The faculty is an athlete friendly organization. Through afternoon lectures and part-time remote study, we also make full-time study possible for employed individuals.
The faculty premises are well-maintained with modern equipment and accessible to people with disabilities. In the first cycle of studies, students can choose between three study programs offering theoretical and practical knowledge and competencies to work in practice. In two second cycle study programs, the students will deepen and gain additional knowledge and competencies that will benefit them in employment. The joint doctoral study program which we are conducting in cooperation with the Faculty of Economics of the University of Rijeka provides students with the knowledge required for solving the most demanding theoretical and practical challenges.
Our researchers participate in domestic and international projects, and showcase the results of their work in renowned scientific journals and conferences at home and abroad. Internationally, we are involved in academic cooperation through exchanges of students, teaching staff, researchers and professional staff.
In the field of knowledge transfer, we have been establishing close links with external stakeholders from the public and private sectors, while through the Education and Counselling Centre we have been strengthening our role in education, counselling and networking. Through the Centre of Development of Pedagogical Excellence, we have been focusing on systems of comprehensive quality with an emphasis on the development of study programs and the implementation of the educational process as well as the development of the competences of teachers and graduates. Therefore, our graduates have a wide range of job opportunities in various positions in the public administration and private companies, in non-governmental organizations and in European Union institutions. Our graduates are given the opportunity to stay in contact after their studies through the Alumni Club of the Faculty of Administration.
The faculty encompasses a library, which is a specialised information and documentation centre for the field of public administration. It offers over 30 000 units of library material to its members. The faculty has its own publishing house, which publishes important scientific achievements in the field of public administration science, both globally and in Slovenia. The faculty publishes a peer-reviewed scientific journal, the Central European Public Administration Review, which is included in various international bibliographic databases.
Thus, the Faculty of Public Administration remains a source of knowledge for students and a juncture for the development of science of public administration in the region.
We are looking forward to our cooperation.