Knowledge transfer
Personal and professional development of students

Career centres provide comprehensive and quality career orientations for students throughout the entire study process, from enrolment to employment. The knowledge gained by students is aligned with needs on the labour market, and support is provided for the exchange of experiences, results and good practices in career counselling, including among career counsellors at national and international levels.

Maja Dizdarević,
Head of University Office for Career Counselling and Students’ Services

In 2016, the University of Ljubljana carried out over 900 individual consultations for students, graduates and future students within the scope of career centres. It organised ten major events to bring together students and employers (career days and fairs at Members, integration with fast growing Slovenian companies, winners of Gazela title, Elevator Pitch Festival: University goes on the market) and a number of workshops, executed on its own and by external experts. A project was obtained for co-financing upgrades to the activities of career centres in higher education in 2015-2020, which is partly financed by the European Union from the European Social Fund and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. The project value amounts to €2,842,248.66. In the scope of the project, the funds acquired will be used to render services for future students that will contribute to the right choice of studies and, consequently, reduced early school departure. New tools and approaches will be developed for students and graduates. These will help them plan their careers. Career fairs and other networking events with employers will have upgraded contents. Connections will be made with alumni, thus promoting mentorship, also with the established platform. Together with outsourcers, we will organise workshops to different topics for students at which they can gain knowledge and competences that employers see as underdeveloped upon entry on the labour market.

In addition to the field of sports, we in 2016 strengthened some other extracurricular categories as well, especially those pertaining to the spheres of public health and the arts. With our various free activities, we encourage healthy lifestyles in our students and promote their physical and mental wellbeing.

Ivanka Stritar,
Head of the Centre for Extracurricular Activities

Within the scope of the centre for extracurricular activities, we increased the selection of courses and programmes offered to students in 2016. We offered 25 sports subjects with credit points, 34 sports and recreation programmes, 13 daily recreation programmes and as many as 15 sports programmes during exam periods. In addition to sports, we also strengthened other extracurricular activities, primarily health protection and cultural extracurricular activities. We organised different free-of-charge activities promoting a healthy student lifestyle and maintaining individual physical fitness. We started carrying out dance classes and student balls, and organised the first Festival of Extracurricular Activities.