FAQ's

1. Candidates who have completed study program of the first Bologna level
2. Candidates who have completed undergraduate programme before Bologna programmes (e.g. old VPŠ programme, completed in Slovenia)
3. Candidates who have completed equivalent education as defined in paragraphs a) and b) abroad and who will enrol under the criteria that apply to candidates that completed their education in Slovenia

The candidate submits the recognition application together with the study enrolment application (on the online eVŠ portal).

The application is filed on-line on the eVŠ web portal. Candidates can apply with the digital certificate or without the digital certificate (with the user’s name and password).

Registration and first login on the web portal eVŠ - VIDEO

Technical assistance for filling out the application for enrolment: evs-prijava.mvzi@gov.si

In the application, you can apply for two programmes (first choice and the second one in case you would not be accepted for the first one).

Instructions for UL SEB graduates: Graduates of the School of Economics and Business University of Ljubljana are required to deliver only application form and motivation letter.

Aplication dates

Candidates are requested to submit supporting documents together with the study enrolment application on the eVŠ portal:

• Scan/photo of your Bachelor diploma or certificate of the graduation
• Scan/photo of your transcript of records of your Bachelor study.
• Scan/photo of English or Slovene official translation of your diploma and transcript of records. Motivation letter (approximately 500 words)
  (Candidates applying to a master's programme offered in English language are required to submit the letter of motivation in English language (approximately 500 words).
• A short chronological description of your entire education (signed by candidate - sample).
• English language certificate*.
• Copy of your passport (EU candidates can send personal identity card instead).

*Candidates must present a language certificate of their English language skills: The minimum required scores are: TOEFL: TOEFL score of 79 (IBT), IELTS: IELTS score of 6 for English, Cambridge/Oxford: B2. Instead of the international certificate attesting knowledge of the English language (such as TOEFL, IELTS, GMAT, etc.) candidate can submit a certificate of attending student exchange programme, offered in English language (Erasmus exchange, summer school etc.) or similar.

The electronic versions of documents shall be verified by the issuing institution at our request.

Instructions for UL SEB graduates!

Graduates of the School of Economics and Business University of Ljubljana are required to deliver only application form and motivation letter.

Transcripts of required documents can be certified at a notary or an official at an administrative unit abroad or in Slovenia.

Candidates who have completed undergraduate study programme abroad (not Slovenia) may enrol in the first year of second cycle master’s study programme if they complete the procedure of recognition of foreign undergraduate education. The recognition procedure is a part of the enrolment procedure. The candidate submits the recognition application together with the study enrolment application (on the web portal eVŠ).

Further information regarding recognition procedure:

Mrs. Nena Vukasović
Phone:+386 1 5892 422
E-mail: recognition@ef.uni-lj.si

Differential exams for enrolment in the second-level Bologna master's program (full-time or part-time) must be completed by those graduates who have completed their first-level or higher professional studies in non-related professional fields.

They have to complete two differential exams:

• MIKROEKONOMIJA 1 / MICROECONOMICS 1 and
• UVOD V POSLOVANJE / INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS.

For programme Quantitative Finance and Actuarial Sciences the differential exams are MIKROEKONOMIJA 1 / MICROECONOMICS 1 and MATEMATIKA ZA POSLOVNE IN EKONOMSKE VEDE / MATHEMATICS FOR BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS.

Our school offers 3-year bachelor programmes with 180 ECTS and 2-year master programmes with 120 ECTS. In case you received 240 ECTS at your bachelor`s degree, you will still be enrolling into 1st year of master programme. But because you have received more than 180 ECTS during your bachelor study, 2 elective courses (14 ECTS) will be recognized automatically during the Recognition procedure. If some more courses from your bachelor study will be in content similar to one of our master course, then you can ask for individual recognition of this course after enrolment to UL SEB.

Yes, all students with already acquired equivalent degree of education have to pay tuition fee.

Differential exams are a prerequisite for enrolment and must be passed by candidates BEFORE enrolment.

In accordance with Article 41 of the Law of Higher Educations, candidates are ranked in cases where the number of available spots are limited.

International candidates are ranked based on their undergraduate GPA.

Graduates of our School are ranked based on their undergraduate GPA (70%) and the exam results of Type 2 and Type 3 undergraduate elective courses (30%).

The entry limit for the full time study in last four years

Applicants will receive written notice and will be informed of vacancies on other Master Degree Programmes. They will be able to choose another programme during second application period.

Tuition fee is paid by:

a) Slovenian citizens and citizens of EU Member States or countries with which Slovenia has a bilateral agreement (reciprocity principle) pay tuition fees for full-time studies:

• if they have already obtained at least the equivalent level of education,
• if, when they change their programme of study, they enrol in the same or a lower year of study and have previously benefited from the right to repeat a year or to change their programme of study at the same level of study,
• if they re-enrol in the same programme or course of study from which they have previously withdrawn.

b) Foreign citizens pay tuition fees for full-time studies:

• if they come from non-EU countries or countries with which Slovenia has not signed a bilateral agreement (reciprocity principle),
• if they have not completed secondary education in Slovenia and passed the General Matura exam (GM) in accordance with the Law on higher education (ZViS),
• if they do not have permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia and are not themselves or at least one of their parents or guardians resident in the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes by the time the selection procedure starts.

Fees and price list

Full-time study programmes are held at the UL SEB in accordance with the academic calendar. The academic year begins on 1 October and ends on 30 September.

The year is divided into two semesters: winter semester (October to January) and the summer semester (February to June).

Lectures are from 1 October through the middle of January. The four-week period following the end of lectures in the winter semester is the winter exam period.

Summer semester courses begin in the middle of February and end in early June. The summer exam period follows the end of courses in the summer semester.

Students may also sit for exams during the autumn exam period, which is from the end of August through the middle of September.

Yes, there are a large number of part-time student jobs in Slovenia, allowing students to earn extra cash for personal use. The official agency that connects employers with students looking for a job is called Student Service (Študentski-servis). Employers post student jobs and internships on the Student Service website, and students looking for work in Slovenia can search and apply for the vacancies. Unlike other European countries, Slovenian students can officially work without losing their student status and all relevant privileges. This became possible thanks to the aforementioned Student Service. However, use of the service can vary depending on university or faculty, because many educational institutions have Career Centres, and thus it is more logical to apply there. If a candidate already has a certain experience and qualification, it is worth looking at job vacancies published on the available websites, and then negotiate with an employer about work in Slovenia through the Student Service.

Please find all information here

Scholarships from UL SEB are not available. However, you are welcome to check other possibilities for scholarships. We recommend you to check if your government is offering any scholarships to study abroad.

Every year, The Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia publishes the number of available scholarships for international students. The Fund publishes the calls on its website.

More information:

Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia

(Javni štipendijski, razvojni, invalidski in preživninski sklad Republike Slovenije)

Dunajska cesta 22, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Phone: +386 1 434 10 80
Email: info@sklad-kadri.si
Website: Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia

Candidates who want to transfer to the School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, have to submit the following documents:

• Application form
• Legalized original Transcript of records of your Master study
• English or Slovene official translation of your Transcript of records
• Stamped and signed original Syllabuses of the courses you have already completed
• A copy of your graduation paper
• A short chronological description of your entire education
• Copy of your passport

Address for sending the documents:

School of Economics and Business, UL
Kardeljeva pl. 17
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
(Transfer)

Based on the submitted documents, Committee for Student Affairs will determine the recognition of the courses*, any eventual bridge exams or any other eventual obligations for enrolment together with the year of study into which the candidates may enrol.

A student who transfers from another higher education institution from a related programme can receive up to 60 ECTS of completed compulsory subjects of the programme at the second level and all free elective subjects. Enrolment is possible into 2nd year of study. Before enrolment every candidate also has to finish the Recognition procedure. The recognition procedure is a part of the enrolment procedure.

*When deciding on recognition, the compatibility between the study content of the study programme, where the student passed the exam, with the study programme of the UL SEB is considered and also the level of complexity of the study programme, at which the student had previously studied. The exam can be recognized in full if at least 75% of the content, complexity and the number of hours or number of credit points at another institution of the subject passed corresponds to the subject at the UL SEB.

If you are a citizen of a non-EU country studying full-time in Slovenia, you need to obtain a temporary residence permit for the purpose of study. More information is available on the following links:

University of Ljubljana - Entry and permits

This information on the cost of living in Slovenia should only be used as a guide (prices are per month).

ACCOMODATION:

300 € - 500 € (private accommodation)

FOOD

200 € (subsidized meals: average 3 €/meal)

CITY TRANSPORTATION

20 €/month (Urbana bus card);
up to 30 € for a used bicycle

TOTAL

App. 550-750 €/month

Food discounts are provided through the “student bons” scheme (študentski boni). Student bons can be used two times a day with a break between calls of at least four hours. Usually, there are 20 student bons per month for use. Besides student bons, there are more student discounts available across the whole of Europe.

Using a Slovenian student card, students can travel for half of the original price or even lower, visit most of the museums at a substantial discount, and enjoy the transport benefits. Moreover, Slovenia is located in the heart of Europe, thus you can easily go on holiday to Italy, Austria, Germany, or Croatia. Many students prefer to form groups and travel by car: to Croatia (half an hour from Ljubljana) - to the seaside, to Venice (2.5 hours) - just to have a walk, to Vienna (4 hours) - to feel the spirit of a megalopolis, to Budapest for a weekend (4 hours) - to wander through the old town. Travelling by European buses or trains is also much cheaper for those with student status. A domestic unlimited transport pass for students in Ljubljana - the Urbana card - will cost only €20 per month.

The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, is a relatively large central European city situated between the Alps and the Adriatic Sea with approximately 300,000 inhabitants. It is the political and cultural heart of the Slovenian nation and most charming in summer. The visitor’s first impression of Ljubljana is that it is an exceptionally young city as over 50,000 students provide very young vibrations. Many scientists come to Ljubljana because of its university and institutes with solid international reputations It is a city of culture and a rich historical legacy which offers all the friendliness of a small town and at the same time everything that a capital city should offer. Click here for more information about Ljubljana, suggested excursions, sightseeing, etc.

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