The University of Ljubljana is well aware of the importance of developing employee competences and training. Special attention is placed on strengthening their integrity. Furthermore, legal acts have been adopted regulating the prevention of conflicts of interests among employees and work outside the University.
Total revenues grew after several years, but still fail to achieve the level from 2012, when the fiscal crisis started being reflected in higher education funding. Compared to 2015, total revenues increased by 5.1 percent. The operations of the University of Ljubljana in 2016 were positive; however, the funding of both educational and research activities fails to ensure the University’s development.
Total revenues in € million
Increased revenues suffice for covering costs, whereby labour costs have increased (in 2016 by 4.3 percent) due to the elimination of remuneration measures. Reduced cost of goods and services by 1.1 percent reveals that the University still carries out measures to reduce costs, i.e. through joint public contracts, with which it achieves more favourable prices of goods and services, and by rationalising certain processes.
Total expenses in € million
A successful financial result will at least partly alleviate the situation of a several-year-long shortage of funds for investments and equipment upgrades for the pursuit of the University’s principal activity, on account of which the University renders its activity using equipment with a high depreciation rate. Despite several major investment projects in the recent period, such as the new construction of University`s Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology and the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, the reconstruction and new construction of the Faculty of Medicine, a new annex and renovation of a laboratory at the Biotechnical Faculty, the reconstruction and renovation of the Faculty of Social Work, and the first steps in the resolution of spatial problems of University of Ljubljana art academies, investments continued to increase and amounted to 86 percent in 2016. In 2016, the University of Ljubljana earmarked €22,223,042 for investments in real estate and equipment, €12,258,693 of which is marked equipment, in line with the funds available. Compared to 2015, the amount was 18.5 percent higher, but was still lower by 55.7 percent compared to 2014. The University covered 64.1 percent of investments from its own financing sources.
Investments in assets according to the sources of funding received
After eliminating the legal requirement for reducing the number of employees, we are again optimistic in recruitment plans for young experts, internationally renowned scientists and teachers. We also wish to draw Slovenian graduates from the University of Ljubljana working at foreign institutions to participate.
Mihaela Bauman Podojsteršek,
Secretary General
The University of Ljubljana is well aware of the importance of developing employee competences and training. For this reason, it has organised training courses for teaching and non-teaching staff for several years, thus providing access to cheap and timely training. The programmes are focused on enhancing the knowledge and skills of new and modern work methods with stress placed on improving quality culture, teaching and learning. Furthermore, it provides employees with formal and informal forms of education. There were 517 employees (48 more than in 2015) included in formal education and 1,588 in informal education (81 more than in 2015). Informal training mostly included conferences, summer schools, professional courses, seminars and symposia. There were 23 teachers (22 teachers in 2015) on sabbatical leave.
Special attention is placed on strengthening employee integrity. Legal acts have been adopted regulating the prevention of conflicts of interests among employees and in work outside the University. We are gradually regulating the position of professors, associates and researchers whose employment is time-bound or inadequate with respect to the work performed and title.
After eliminating the legal requirement for reducing the number of employees, we are again optimistic in recruitment plans for young experts, internationally renowned scientists and teachers. We also wish to draw Slovenian graduates from the University of Ljubljana working at foreign institutions to participate. For this reason, we organise regular meetings of the University of Ljubljana Global Alumni and Associates Network (SMUL).