Achievements of the University of Ljubljana in the mandate period 2013-2017
Strategic area: Quality for excellence in all areas of work

Goals by 2020

• By raising the quality of research and educational activities, a better transfer of knowledge into practice, ensuring creative conditions for working and studying and above all a better internationalization, bring the University of Ljubljana among the 250 best universities in the world by various existing rankings 

The University of Ljubljana ranks among the top three percent of the recognised best universities in the world. In addition to being part of the QS ranking list (650th place), it is also ranked in the other two most influential global ranking lists. In the ARWU it has been ranked in the 401–500th place for several years in a row, and in THE it is ranked in the 601–800th place. These are good results if we take into account the University’s level of allocated funds. It has been difficult to climb higher up the rankings as we suffered a significant decrease in government funding of research activities; in the last five years we saw a funding decrease of twenty percent. The drop in the number of young researchers is especially decisive – in the last five years we saw a decrease of approximately thirty percent. Investments in university activities will therefore have to be increased significantly if we wish to climb higher up the rankings. Our partner universities in Western Europe and Asia surpass us in funds per student by two to four times while Eastern European universities are also beginning to overtake us.

Implemented activities

Strengthening the comprehensive system of quality assurance

• Supplementation of habilitation criteria by increasing the requirements of research achievements and international collaboration
• Adoption of internal rules regarding adopting and ensuring a quality system, Successful completion of the project Quality of the University of Ljubljana, (KUL) and continuing some activities that are important for strengthening the quality system (consultation visits, training, etc.)
• Creation of a new system for student surveys, introduction of surveys on the employability of graduates and satisfaction regarding the work of the University Rectorate services

Promotion of international quality evaluations and the accreditations of programmes and institutions 

• Implemented evaluations and accreditations of University of Ljubljana Members: Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Sport, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Faculty of Medicine
• Preservation of foreign accreditation at the Faculty of Economics, Faculty of Administration and the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana
• The Faculty of Economic, University of Ljubljana, becomes a business and economics faculty with triple international accreditation; only eighty similar schools in the world have achieved this

Strengthening of the University analysis and development office 

• Keeping two persons employed after concluding the project KUL and planning the employment of a Head of Department

Strengthening the internal affiliation of the University of Ljubljana 

• Implementation of regular meetings with employees at various levels and groups, organization and implementation of events such as University Week, the traditional event Freshmen Welcome, the reception for the most successful University's athletes and reception for former rector teams
• Publication of internal e -bulletins e-Univerzitetnik and 3+23 for employees and Študentskih 365 for students