The University of Ljubljana has a zero-tolerance policy on all forms of violence, sexual and other harassment, and bullying. Any behaviour or conduct is unacceptable if it violates someone’s dignity, unreasonably interferes with someone’s personal rights and integrity, or creates a dangerous, intimidating, degrading, or otherwise hostile environment. The University of Ljubljana is committed to creating and fostering an environment in which everyone’s dignity is respected, regardless of their personal circumstances.

An environment in which dignity is respected is an environment without harassment, sexual harassment, bullying, or other forms of violence.

All University of Ljubljana employees and students are obliged to foster and develop respectful cooperation and conflict resolution, and to do everything possible to avoid actions and situations that are disrespectful of another person’s dignity.

We strongly emphasise that the responsibility for violence always lies with the perpetrator, not the victim.

What counts as violence?

Violence is any reprehensible or obviously negative behaviour or conduct directed against someone with the intention or effect of causing them physical, psychological, sexual, or economic harm.

Harassment is any conduct related to any kind of personal circumstance, with the effect or intention of violating the dignity of a person, and of creating an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.

In particular, harassment includes:

  • ridicule;
  • humiliation;
  • intimidation;
  • defamation;
  • physical aggression;
  • other similar behaviour and conduct.

Sexual harassment is any form of verbal, non-verbal or physical conduct or behaviour of a sexual nature, with the effect or intention of violating someone’s dignity, in particular where this creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment. In particular, sexual harassment includes:

  • sexual advances or coercion to sexual activity;
  • sexually suggestive remarks, obscene comments about a person’s clothing, anatomy, or appearance;
  • turning work discussions to sexual topics;
  • displaying pornographic or sexually suggestive materials;
  • unwanted looks and unrequited flirting;
  • sexually suggestive gestures and leering at a person’s body;
  • unwanted intentional touching;
  • forced sexual intercourse or other sexual acts;
  • other similar behaviours and conduct.

Bullying is any repeated or systematic, reprehensible or obviously negative and insulting conduct or behaviour directed against a person.

In particular, repeated bullying includes:

  • abuse and insults, ridicule;
  • written threats;
  • limiting communication (relocating an employee to prevent contact with other employees, denying them access to means of communication, monitoring of emails, and similar);
  • persistent and unfounded criticism of work performance;
  • ignoring;
  • not assigning any tasks to an employee,
  • or assigning them meaningless tasks;
  • unjustified threats of dismissal;
  • threats of physical violence or use of violence;
  • other similar behaviours and conduct.

Visit the website of the Association for Non-Violent Communication to learn what counts as violence, what are the strategies for reducing violence, and what is non-violent communication.

Support for victims of violence

If you are a victim of violence and need help, the website of the Association for Non-Violent Communication provides a list of useful resources. The Reclaim the Power Association provides support for victims of sexual violence – see their website for further information and support options.

We want to provide a safe space and protection for all victims of violence, and we will consistently implement all the prescribed procedures to ensure this. Measures to ensure an environment in which the dignity of employees and students is respected, measures for the elimination of the consequences of violations of dignity, and actions in the event of a false accusation of violations of dignity, are regulated by Rules on measures against violence harassment and bullying.

Roundtable discussions on recognising and preventing violence in the academic environment


Violence and its recognition and prevention are extremely important topics, so it is crucial that everyone has the opportunity to learn more about this issue, and be able to help themselves or others in need. If you have not been able to join our roundtables on this topic, we invite you to watch the video of the discussions from 9 April 2021:

for students: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1ebbO8X_Ko
for employees: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6nv8dia2wQ

Trusted persons

In cooperation with UL members, we are building a network of trusted persons you can contact if you’re a victim of sexual harassment, harassment, or bullying.

Contacts of trusted persons at the faculties, academies and rectorate of the University of Ljubljana:

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA Ime zaupne osebe  Kontakt zaupne osebe
ACADEMY OF MUSIC doc. dr. Katarina Habe
ACADEMY OF THEATRE, RADIO, FILM AND TELEVISION Blaž Lukan
Silva Bandelj
doc. dr. Nina Žavbi
Matjaž Zupančič
Jožica Šmid
Tina Kolenik
doc. dr. Maja Krajnc
ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN prof. mag. Milan Erič
Urška Vavpotič 
BIOTECHNICAL FACULTY Maja Valič
Tomaž Šimec
Mag. Mateja Kregar Tršar
Dr. Andreja Čanžek Majhenič
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS Mateja Kozole, univ. dipl. prav.
   
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE Katja Knez
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES doc. dr. Jernej Amon Prodnik
Judita Goričar
doc. dr. Simona Zavratnik
Matjaž Štefančič
FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING prof. dr. Gregor Geršak
Barbara Baraga
FACULTY OF PHARMACY izr. prof. dr. Tihomir Tomašič 
doc. dr. Mirjam Gosenca Matjaž
FACULTY OF CIVIL AND GEODETIC ENGINEERING Aleš Golja
Peter Češarek
Marjeta Kramar Fijavž 
Romana Hudin 
FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY AND CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY izr. prof. dr. Romana Cerc Korošec

izr. prof. dr. Janez Cerkovnik

dr. Maja Belavič

FACULTY OF MATHEMATICS AND PHYSICS prof. dr. Irena Drevenšek Olenik
doc. dr. Gregor Cigler
Ivana Jug
FACULTY OF MARINE STUDIES AND TRANSPORT
FACULTY OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCE doc. dr. Tomaž Dobravec 
   
FACULTY OF SOCIAL WORK izr. prof. dr. Jelka Zorn 
as. dr. Mojca Šeme mojca.seme@fsd.uni-lj.si
FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Anja Novak

Živa Jeran

FACULTY OF SPORT prof. dr. Tanja Kajtna
Maja Zdešar
dr. Janez Pustovrh
FACULTY OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION doc. dr. Bruno Nikolić
Sandra Pšeničny
   
FACULTY OF ARTS izr. prof. dr. Barbara Pihler Ciglič 
izr. prof. dr. Jasna Mažgon 
asist. dr. Jasna Podreka 
dr. Mojca Leskovec 
doc. dr. Katja Mahnič 
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING doc. dr. Tomislav Popit
doc. dr. Sabina Bračko
FACULTY OF EDUCATION Doc. dr. Mija Marija Klemenčič Rozman  
Doc. dr. Jurij Bajc  
Doc. dr. Veronika Tašner  
Doc. dr. Polona Gradišek  
FACULTY OF LAW izr. prof. dr. Luka Tičar
prof. dr. Katja Filipčič
FACULTY OF THEOLOGY doc. dr. Mateja Cvetek
doc. dr. Mateja Pevec Rozman
prof. dr. Branko Klun
VETERINARY FACULTY doc. dr. Jožica Ježek
doc. dr. Neža Grgurevič
prof. dr. Robert Frangež
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES izr. prof. dr. Tina Kavčič
doc. dr. Damjan Slabe
UNIVERSITY RECTORATE Renata Bogataj Špenko