Academic calendar 2023/2024:
- 2nd Semester/summer semester: 19 February 2024 - 30 June 2024
Important: We welcome exchange students only in 2nd semester each academic year.
Lectures free period: 1 April 2024, 1, 2 and 3 May 2024.
Academic Calendar
Courses in English
In study year 2023/2024 Faculty of Public Administration offers English courses only in second semester.
Bachelor courses and course descriptions |
Semester |
ECTS |
| 1. Business Communication in the German Language (Code 821) / Lecturer: Margit Horvath, MBA | 2nd | 6 |
| 2. Canada-European Union Relations (Code 1823) / Lecturer: Mitja Durnik, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 3. Comparative Politics (Code 1624A) / Lecturer: Mitja Durnik, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 4. English for Study Purposes (Code 823) / Lecturer: Manica Danko, MA | 2nd | 6 |
| 5. Fundamental EU Policies (Code 1649) / Lecturer: Aleksander Aristovnik, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 6. Organizational Behavior (Code 700) / Lecturer: Tatjana Kozjek, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 7. The European Union’s Constitutional Crisis (Code 839) / Lecturer: Bruno Nikolić, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 8. The Right to Health and Structural Aspects of Health Systems (Code 1665) / Lecturer: Bruno Nikolić, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| Master courses and course descriptions |
| IMPORTANT: Students attending the last year of Bachelor may also choose some courses. LECTURES WILL BE DELIVERED PARTLY ONLINE | Semester | ECTS |
| 1. Administrative Procedural Law (Code 0774a) / Lecturer: Tina Sever, PhD (only master students can choose this course) | 2nd | 8 |
| 2. Information Governance (Code 2008a) / Lecturer: Mitja Dečman, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 3. Information Technologies in Public Administration (Code 2004a) / Lecturer: Dimitar Hristovski, PhD | 2nd | 8 |
| 4. Leadership in Public Administration (Code 2003a) / Lecturer: Janez Stare, PhD | 2nd | 8 |
| 5. Local and Regional Governance (Code 2010a) / Lecturer: Iztok Rakar, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 6. Management of Investment Projects in Public Sector (Code 2005a) / Lecturer: Jože Benčina, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 7. Sustainable development (Code 2020) / Lecturer: Nina Tomaževič, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 8. European Public Finance (Code 2021a) / Lecturer: Maja Klun, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 9. Human Rights and Public Administration (Code 2029a) / Lecturer: Verica Trstenjak, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 10. Innovations in the Public Sector (Code 2026a) / Lecturer: Sabina Bogilović, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 11. EU Policies and Financial Instruments (Code 2030a) / Lecturer: Aleksander Aristovnik, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
| 12. Decision Support Systems in Administration (Code 2031a) / Lecturer: Uroš Rajkovič, PhD | 2nd | 6 |
- Courses in English at the Faculty of Social Sciences:
Students can choose also some courses from this list of courses: bachelor and master - Courses in English at the Faculty of Arts: Students can choose also some courses from THIS LIST.
- Students are welcome to choose a course at the Biotechnical Faculty: International Seminars in Biosciences (6 ECTS) Introduction to current research developments in a variety of domains related to Biosciences (agriculture, food sciences, nutrition, biotechnology, microbiology, animal science, forestry and wood science)
SPECIAL NOTE!
The implementation will be adjusted according to the number of applications.
Application Procedure
You can apply to the Faculty of Public Administration, University of Ljubljana, as an exchange student for one semester in case your home university is a partner university of University of Ljubljana. We welcome exchange students only in second semester each academic year.
Application deadline for exchange students: 15 November
Application procedure for Erasmus+ students:
- Your home university should first nominate you to the Office of International Relations of the University of Ljubljana. The nominations should be sent to intern.office@uni-lj.si
- After your home university has nominated you to study at the University of Ljubljana as an exchange student, you should fill in an online application. There is no need to send a paper copy of the application.
- At the end of the online application you will find the necessary documents to upload to your application: Transcript of Records (of your home university), Learning Agreement and Language Certificate. Your application is complete and will be processed only after you have followed all the steps of the application system and entered all the required information.
- After we have received your application and your host department has approved your application, we will send you an Acceptance letter and information on living and studying in Ljubljana.
More information for Erasmus+ students you can find here: http://www.uni-lj.si/international_cooperation_and_exchange/erasmus-plus-programme/incoming_students/
Language requirements
Faculty offers instructions for exchange students in English.
Required Language Skills:
Students must present a language certificate of their English language skills that refer to level B2 on the CEFR scale of the European Language Portfolio Levels (Univerza v Ljubljani). How to prove English language skills:
- Language skills are listed on the Transcript of Records of the home university or
- Submit the Language Certificate with CEFR scale or TOEFL score of 79 (IBT) or IELTS score of 6 for English or
- Results from the OLS (Online Language Support) or
- Any other official certificates
ECTS & Grading System
The European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) is a standard for comparing the study performance of higher education students across the European Union. ECTS credits present the value allocated to a certain course and describe the quantity of work each course required from a student (Univerza v Ljubljani).
| Grade 10 = Exceptional knowledge without or with negligible faults | ECTS = A | 91%-100% | |
| Grade 9 = Very good knowledge with some minor faults | ECTS = B | 81%-90% | |
| Grade 8 = Good knowledge with certain faults | ECTS = C | 71%-80% | |
| Grade 7 = Solid knowledge but with several faults | ECTS = D | 61%-70% | |
| Grade 6 = Knowledge only meets minimal criteria | ECTS = E | 51%-60% | |
| Grade 5 = Knowledge does not meet minimal criteria | ECTS = F | 0%-50% | |
A student passes the exam if he/she is graded from 6 to 10.
Study requirements may also be evaluated with grades: passed with distinction, passed or failed.