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UNIVERSITIES AND NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES UniversitiesSlovenia has four universities: The University of Ljubljana is an institution with a very rich tradition. It was established in 1919 on the foundations of a long-established pedagogical tradition. With its more than 56,000 undergraduate and post-graduate students, it ranks among the biggest universities in the world scale. A total of 26 faculties, academies and other higher education schools employ approximately 3,600 teaching and research staff, assisted by nearly 2,300 technical and administrative staff. University of Ljubljana / Univerza v Ljubljani Kongresni trg 12 SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia phone: +386 (0)1 241 8500 fax: +386 (0)1 241 8660 e-mail: rektorat@uni-lj.si Rector: Prof. Dr. Andreja Kocijančič The University of Maribor was established only in 1975. However, Maribor has a fully 140-year-old tradition of higher education. Today the University has about 1,204 pedagogical and research employees. In addition to its 15 faculties and the University Nursing College, the University of Maribor has a modern university library, students' residence, sports, information and other facilities. The University of Maribor has developed a strong under- and postgraduate study programme, a network of studies pursued by part-time students, research work according to the national programme, financed by the state, and work for development to the benefit of the economy of the local community. The University has developed a strong international cooperation network. In school year 2007/08, more than 22,000 undergraduate and post-graduate students were enrolled. University of Maribor / Univerza v Mariboru Slomškov trg 15 SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia phone: +386 (0)2 235 5280 fax: +386 (0)2 235 5211 e-mail: rektorat@uni-mb.si Rector: Prof. Dr. Ivan Rozman The University of Primorska was established in 2003 and has three faculties, two university colleges and several research institutions that are located in Koper and in the vicinity. In school year 2007/08, more than 5,300 undergraduate and post-graduate students were enrolled. University of Primorska / Univerza na Primorskem Titov trg 4 SI-6000 Koper, Slovenia tel.: +386 (0)5 611 75 00 fax.:+386 (0)5 611 75 30 e-mail: info@upr.si Rector: Dr. Lucija Čok The University of Nova Gorica is an independent, non-estate university institution and has six faculties for undergraduate and postgraduate study programmes. At the University lively research activity is beeing conducted in their eight laboratories, centres and institutions. In the school year 2007/08 nearly 500 undergraduate and postgraduate students were enrolled. University of Nova Gorica / Univerza v Novi Gorici Vipavska 13, P.P. 301 Rozna dolina SI-5000 Nova Gorica, Slovenia tel.: +386 (0)5 331 52 23 fax.: +386 (0)5 331 52 24 e-mail: http://www.p-ng.si National research institutes More than 50 research organisations operate independently of the universities. They differ in size, legal status and field of research. After the independence of Slovenia, the legal position changed significantly. Altogether, 16 institutes acquired the status of National Research Institutes, carrying out scientific and technological research of special importance for Slovenia, and also two infrastructure institutes carrying out information and communication activities. The following organisations have the status of a national infrastructure institute: Source: Slovenian Research Agency, 2007 The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SAZU) is active in different classes of research. SAZU has 71 full and 28 associate members, as well as 81 corresponding members from scientific organisations abroad. The work of elected members reaches into various areas and is organised in six sections: SAZU was the founder of important research institutions, such as the Jozef Stefan Institute, the National Institute of Chemistry, the Turbo Institute and the Milan Vidmar Electric Power Research Institute. It is also the founder of the otherwise independent Scientific Research Centre of SAZU, which encompasses 16 important research institutes from the fields of humanities and natural sciences. Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts / Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU) Novi trg 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia phone: +386 (0)1 4706 100 fax: +386 (0)1 4253 423 e-mail: sazu@sazu.si President: Prof. Dr. Boštjan Žekš |
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