Care for the future
Creative conditions for work and study

The strategic policy to internationalise the University of Ljubljana is also supported in communications. Hence, we will communicate with different audiences abroad pursuant to our plans and targets. In the first half of 2016, this was the way to attract future students from Serbia and we also issued the University of Ljubljana Echo bulletin, intended for the foreign academic sphere.

Mag. JANA LUTOVAC LAH
Rector’s Assistant for Organisation and Communication and Head of the Rector’s Cabinet

A university can only be successful in its mission if it has highly motivated, engaged and excellent professors, researchers, experts and students. Therefore, the University of Ljubljana provides creative conditions to work and study that promote engagement in work and studies among students and employees while providing them with a quality career and student life. Summer schools in various disciplines are organised regularly and alumni clubs have been set up to establish and develop cooperation with graduates and promote the economy and public sector.

Aware of the importance of knowledge applicability and ability to obtain own financial resources, we have also developed commercial activities, closely linking the University with the Slovenian economy and foreign companies. Our partners are multinational corporations and top Slovenian companies.

A high-profile event held in 2015 was the opening ceremony for the high-tech research and development centre Renishaw Tehnični inženiring at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, which is the result of long-standing successful cooperation between the Faculty and the leading Renishaw engineering company from England. The centre will take care of the design, development and supply of integrated circuits and sensor technologies for the Renishaw Group. Faculty graduates will be invited to participate and seek employment.

Within the scope of the Technological support for people with dementia in the community project, the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana, cooperated with Comsensus Company. The project was implemented within the scope of the “Creative Way to Practical Knowledge” tender. It was co-financed by the European Social Fund within the frame of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.

The Faculty of Computer and Information Science at the University of Ljubljana has collaborated with different companies for several years, preparing various challenges for students. In 2015, the world renowned Zemanta Company again prepared a competition for the best programming solution, where the winners also got the opportunity to do paid summer internship at Zemanta Company. The international Comtrade Company has enabled students for the 4^th time in a row to obtain credit points based on resolving challenges and a chance to acquire further knowledge.

To identify and improve student satisfaction with courses and lecturers, the Faculty of Economics, University of Ljubljana, started the campaign Your opinion matters. Students were encouraged to submit their opinions and were kept informed of their wishes and of the changes made based on their opinions through a communication campaign. Communication was carried out in Slovenian and English.

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, opened a Creative classroom FE or KUFE, i.e. a new multi-purpose room intended for secondary school and university students. It hosts different workshops, lectures, courses and other topical sessions. At the end of 2015, the new creative classroom was a place where creative electronic New Year’s decorations were made. By moving the computer classroom, the lobby of the Faculty was turned into a quality ‘living room’ where students and employees socialise and hold social events.

The Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, University of Ljubljana, provides comprehensive and financial support for student involvement in extracurricular activities, where the men’s and women’s rowing teams and the sailing team have achieved top results at international regattas. This way, we strengthen collective spirits, sportsmanship and the sense of belonging to the Faculty as well as develop its public profile.

The Faculty of Administration at the University of Ljubljana introduced a tutor classroom in the Moodle system. All interested students can access frequently asked questions and answers in this open source system used for setting up online classrooms. Tutor assistance can hence be more effective.

In 2015, the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ljubljana placed more attention on the satisfaction and health of its employees. Among other, we started doing physical exercise and promoted walking up the stairs of the Faculty. We organised sports activities within the scope of the Dean’s Day, lectures to the topic of healthy diet and exercise, set up an intranet site to the topic of health promotion and provided employee training on occupational health and safety and fire safety.

The University Rectorate arranged a self-service corner for food preparation, allowing for a pleasant break during working hours. Once a week, employees can attend recreation at the gym.