Incoming students

Admissions criteria

You can apply to the University of Ljubljana as an exchange student for one or two semesters in case your home university is a partner university of University of Ljubljana.

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
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.

Application deadlines

15 May for the winter semester/full academic year
15 November for the summer semester

Academic calendar 2013-2014

Semester 1/winter semester: 1 October 2013 - 17 January 2014
Semester 2/summer semester: 17 February 2014 - 6 June 2014

Language requirements

The University of Ljubljana offers instruction in the following languages: Slovenian and English.

The University of Ljubljana requires that the student has very good language skills (very good knowledge in reading, writing and speaking of the language) in at least one of the two languages in order to be able to study here.

Please note that fluent language skills in Slovenian (or English) are vital for successful studies at the University of Ljubljana. If the language requirements are not met, the University of Ljubljana will not accept you.

Required Language Skills

Students must present a language certificate of their Slovene or English language skills. Very good language skills refer to level B2 on the CEFR scale of the European Language Portfolio Levels.

How to prove the language skills in Slovene or English

Language skills are listed on the Transcript of Records of the home university; or
Submit the Language Certificate with CEFR scale; or
Submit TOEFL score of 79 (IBT) or IELTS score of 6 for English

Faculties home pages and courses in English

Contact page.

Accommodation

Student dormitories

Erasmus students can apply for a bed in student dormitories. Beds are given to students on “first come first serve” basis. The rooms are double, with shared bathroom and shared kitchen. The access to internet is available in all the dormitories. The price of the room depends on the type of the apartment and size of the room. The average price per person per month in a double room is 80-90 EUR.

HOW TO APPLY: fill in the Information on Housing in the online application by 15 May (first semester/full year) or 15 November (second semester)

Private accommodation

The Student Organization of the University of Ljubljana will help you find private accommodation after your arrival to Ljubljana. Before your departure you should book yourself a hostel for the first few nights. After the arrival, visit the International Office of the Student Organization (Kersnikova 4, office hours MON and WED: 3 pm - 6pm, TUE, THUR, FRI: 12 am – 3 pm).

HOW TO APPLY: fill in the Information on Housing in the online application by 15 May (first semester/full year) or 15 November (second semester)

HousingAnywhere

Use HousingAnywhere platform to rent out your room to an incoming exchange student and get a room in Ljubljana.
https://www.housinganywhere.com/

This website is free to use and it operates on a student-to-student basis.
For any questions, please contact

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