
Application and enrolment
Application deadlines
Candidates of EU Member States and Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship
- The first application period: from 18 February – 18 March 2025
- The second application period: from 20 – 27 August 2025
- Deadline for filling up empty slots: 24 – 25 September 2025 until 10 o'clock
Candidates of non EU countries*
- The first application period: from 18 February - 18 March 2025
- The second application period: from 3 - 4 September 2025 (Only for programmes with available enrolments slots and for candidates who applied in the first application deadline, but were not accepted)
*Citizens of non-EU Member States with permanent residence in Slovenia who are, at the start of the selection procedure, residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes, or whose parents/guardians are residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes, citizens of non-EU Member States who have completed their secondary education in the Republic of Slovenia and passed the matura examination (this does not apply to persons who have completed international secondary school education in the Republic of Slovenia and who are required to follow the procedure for the recognition of foreign secondary education), persons granted international/temporary protection status and applicants for international/temporary protection who have been granted this status by the start of the selection procedure, citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, apply to the available enrolment slots for Candidates of EU Member States.
How to apply
Candidates submit the application for enrolment and recognition of foreign education through eVŠ web portal.
Registration and first login - video
Procedure for recognition of prior education
Application (that includes recognition and runs through eVŠ web portal) and admission procedure for enrolment to the first year of undergraduate study programmes, for the first deadline, is managed and implemented centrally by the Application and Information Service of the University of Ljubljana (Visokošolska prijavno - informacijska služba Univerze v Ljubljani - VPIS UL) at Kongresni trg 12, p. p. 524, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Website: Application and Information Service of the University of Ljubljana
Please address all questions related to those procedures to their current published contacts:
Email: admission@uni-lj.si More information: available here
Email: recognition@uni-lj.si More information: available here
Telephone: +386 1 241 85 85 or +386 1 241 85 86
Language requirements
University Degree Programme in Business and Economics
All candidates enrolling in a study programme conducted in English language must prove English language proficiency at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) with an adequate certificate.
Adequate certificates of B2 level English:
- a certificate of passing B2 level English language exam or an equivalent certificate (e.g. TOEFL iBT score of 72-93),
- a final certificate of secondary school (general or vocational matura) showing that the subject English language has been completed,
- a certificate of completion of secondary education with English as the language of instruction.
Professional Degree Programme in Business Administration
All candidates must demonstrate knowledge of the Slovenian language at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provide adequate certificate.
Adequate certificates of B2 level Slovenian:
- a certificate of passing B2 level Slovenian language exam or an equivalent certificate,
- a final certificate of primary school in RS or of a foreign primary school with Slovene as the language of instruction,
- a final certificate of secondary school or a last year certificate of a secondary vocational education programme, showing that the subject Slovenian language has been completed,
- a certificate of completion of bilingual secondary education (in Slovene and in a foreign language) or a certificate of completion of foreign secondary education with Slovene as the language of instruction,
- a diploma of higher education in RS and a declaration, that the applicant has completed the study programme in the Slovene language.
Candidates who perform (have passed) a general matura or the vocational matura in the Republic of Slovenia do not need to send proofs of the knowledge of the Slovenian language, the required information is submitted to the Higher education and information service by the National examination centre.
Admissions Criteria
University Degree Programme in Business and Economics
Admissions criteria for the University Degree Programme in Business and Economics are as follows:
- a General Matura certificate;
- a Vocational Matura certificate from an appropriate upper secondary vocational education programme or technical education programme as an economic technician or computer technician and the General Matura subject of Mathematics. If the candidate has already taken the Mathematics subject at the Vocational Matura, then another subject from the General Matura will be accepted: economics, informatics, foreign language (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Russian), psychology, computer science, sociology, or history.
- final examination certificate from an appropriate four-year upper secondary school programme completed before 1 June 1995.
In cases where available spots are limited:
Candidates from item a) and item c) will be selected according to:
- The results of the General Matura or secondary school final exams - 60% of the points,
- GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points.
Candidates from item b) will be selected according to:
- The results of the Vocational Matura or secondary school final exams - 20% of the points,
- GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points,
- The results of the General Matura subject - 40% of the points.
Professional Degree Programme (BBA - Business Administration)
The Professional Degree Programme (BBA - Business Administration) is open to anyone having graduated from a four-year high school or trade school.
In cases where available spots are limited:
- The results of high school or trade school final exams - 60% of the points,
- GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points.
Study in English
The program is also offered in English. If you choose this option, you will study together with students from all over the world from day one.
Students who have completed their secondary education abroad or at a secondary school with an international program in Slovenia can choose the English-language version of the program without restrictions when enrolling.
Students who graduated from secondary school in Slovenia enroll in the Slovenian version of the program in the first year. Upon enrolment, they must submit the documents they received from the Admissions Office of the University of Ljubljana to the Student Affairs Office. These documents show the number of points achieved in the 3rd and 4th year of study and in the general matriculation examination. On the basis of the applications and the number of points achieved, the Student Affairs Office selects the top 40 students to enroll in the English-language version of the degree program. The number of students (foreign and Slovenian citizens) enrolled in the English version of the program is limited to 120 places. When enrolling in the second year, students choose their specialization. Students who were enrolled in the English version in the first year have priority in choosing their specialization. Each year, a certain number of places are also allocated to other students, with priority given to those who enroll earlier.