Year plus is a module, intended for international students during their first year at the University of Ljubljana. Within the framework of the Year Plus module, international students are able to learn Slovene free of charge while also fulfilling course requirements in their own degree programme.
For whom is it intended ...
It is intended for international students in their first study year at the University of Ljubljana bachelor or master degree programmes.
Students can apply for the Year Plus if they enroll in the University of Ljubljana with the citizenship of their country of origin.
Year plus is not designed for candidates applying for studies that require the knowledge of Slovenian at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
For whom is it not intended ...
Year plus is not designed for candidates applying for studies that require the knowledge of Slovenian at B2 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Year plus is not intended for exchange students (Erasmus +, Ceepus, bilateral agreements, etc.).
International students with Slovenian citizenship can not apply to the Year Plus module except for students who have the status of repatriated person.
What does Year plus offer?
Year plus enables learning Slovene for free to help international students to adapt to the Slovenian system and culture.
To be eligible for Year Plus, a student must be enrolled in one of the degree programmes at the University of Ljubljana. Learning Slovene takes place simultaneously with the fulfillment of study obligations in the study program.
Learning Slovene for free
Slovene as a foreign language 1 (3 ECTS credit points)
It is a course of Slovene as a foreign language designed especially for the University of Ljubljana students to meet their specific communicative needs by learning the Slovenian language systematically in an organized setting. The course is implemented through language practice in groups of 20 students, thus encouraging active students' participation in listening, reading, speaking, and writing. Teaching and learning is adapted to the level of communicative language skills of the participants, the contents reflecting the actual needs in everyday life communication as well as for study purposes. The student load corresponds to 3 ECTS credit points, including 60 hours of group work.
Slovene as a foreign language 2 (3 ECTS credit points)
It is a course of Slovene as a foreign language designed for the students already mastering the level of the Slovenian language skills provided by the Slovene as a foreign language 1. The course is implemented through language practice in groups of 20. Teaching and learning is adapted to the level of communicative language skills of the participants, the contents reflecting the actual needs in everyday communication as well as in the academic environment of the University of Ljubljana. The student load corresponds to 3 ECTS credit points, including 60 hours of group work.
Recognition of the ECTS credit points
Students can arrange the recognition of ECTS credit points by/for:
- applying the course Slovene as a foreign language 1 and Slovene as a foreign language 2 as an external elective course within degree programme in any year of study if his/her study program offers the opportunity to choose an external elective course and if faculty or academy recognizes the courses of the Year Plus module as an external elective course. We recommend that they check this matter with their faculty at the beginning of the academic year.
- extension of student status, but only after the first year of studying (this right is not transferable to higher years).
Extension of student status
Student who accumulates at least 30 ECTS credit points during the first study year at the University of Ljubljana, of which at least 6 ECTS credit points are from the Slovenian language course (Slovene as a foreign language 1 and 2) is entitled to a one year extension of the student status during his or her studies.
Year plus in numbers
Academic year 2023/24
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328
international students enrolled
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16
language course groups
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269
students completed Slovene as a foreign language 1
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219
students completed Slovene as a foreign language 2
Leto plus/Year plus: Zakaj? Why? Zašto?
Željko Stevanović/IFP, d. o. o.
Enrollment
You can apply for the Year Plus Module 24 hours after finishing the application process at your faculty/academy. You will need your digital certificate to submit the application.
Students will receive further information via e-mail.
The enrolment for the academic year 2024/25 runs from September 10 2024 till September 30 2024 or until the filling of vacancies (300 students).
Technical help
In case of technical problems with the application process to the Year plus module:
- Please check if 24 hours have passed since the application process at your faculty/academy was completed. Please, make an enquiry at your own faculty or academy.
- Don't apply from your mobile phone, use a desktop computer. Please don't copy the data you need to enter, enter it manually.
- Try to apply again later or try to apply from different web browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox).
- If the problem persists, please send us a print screen of the application form and we will try to resolve the problem.
Communication with students takes place mostly via e-mail. Therefore, we kindly ask you to provide us with valid email address that you use and check regularly. We also ask you to regularly check your Spam folder.
Željko Stevanović/IFP, d. o. o.
Other possibilities for learning Slovene
Contact
The coordinator of the Year Plus module
Faculty of Arts UL, Aškerčeva 2
Teachers
Nataša Pirih Svetina, Mojca Stritar Kučuk, Staša Pisek, Marjeta Klinar, Helena Šter and Magda Lojk
Administrator
Daniela Preglau (Faculty of Arts ULL, room 35, telephone: +386 1 241 1040)
Official hours
Partly live and partly through Zoom: from Monday to Friday, 11.00–13.00