Slovenian and EU citizens and Slovenians abroad

This category includes:

• citizens of the Republic of Slovenia and EU Member States,
• citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland,
• citizens of non-EU Member States with permanent residence in Slovenia who are, at the start of the selection procedure, residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes, or whose parents/guardians are residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes,
• citizens of non-EU Member States who have completed their secondary education in the Republic of Slovenia and passed the matura examination (this does not apply to persons who have completed international secondary school education in the Republic of Slovenia and who are required to follow the procedure for the recognition of foreign secondary education),
• persons granted international/temporary protection status and applicants for international/temporary protection who have been granted this status by the start of the selection procedure.

Slovenes in neighbouring countries and around the world, regardless of whether they hold Slovenian citizenship or not, are:

• Slovenians living abroad who are members of the ethnic Slovenian community in all four neighbouring countries - Italy, Austria, Croatia and Hungary;
• Slovenians around the world and descendants of persons of Slovenian ethnicity up to the third generation in a direct line (expatriates and emigrants living in neighbouring countries outside the area defined as the Slovenian cross-border area and in other European and non-European countries).

From the 2026/27 academic year onwards, applicants will no longer be able to claim the status of an applicant with special needs/special status during the application and admission procedure. However, they may obtain the status of a student with special needs/special status at the faculty or academy during their studies.