Homepage https://www.um.si/en/home-page/
Contact information
Marta Licardo, Vice-Dean for Scientific Research, International Cooperation and Development, marta.licardo@um.si, 0038622293642
Jelena Krivograd, Head of Science Institute, jelena.krivograd@um.si, 0038641476701
Information about the institution
The University of Maribor (UM) is the second-largest Slovenian public university with more than 20.000 students and around 1.000 of academic staff. Our slogan is Create your future! It is striving for excellence in education and an increase of knowledge with the help of applicative and basic research. UM is carrying out study programs at all levels, undergraduate, postgraduate, and the Ph.D. level. Internationalization plays an important role; UM encourages student and staff mobility and active participation in international associations, networks, and projects. Since 2016, the University of Maribor has been regularly listed in the top 4% of the world’s most reputable universities in international rankings. It is the only Slovenian university ranked in Times Impact Rankings 2021, and at the same time, it is ranked among the best young universities on Times Young University ranking list. UM has also received an athlete-friendly education from the Olympic Committee of Slovenia
The Faculty of Education (short info) develops study programs for teachers at different levels and engages in scientific research in pedagogy and education-related areas. International cooperation includes short-term mobility (mainly Erasmus, but also Norway Grant Mechanism and CEEPUS) and long-term collaboration through European projects (European Social Fund, Horizon 2020, Erasmus+ Strategic Partnerships, Credit Mobility, Capacity Building in the Field of Higher Education). In the last 5 years, the Faculty of Education has participated in a number of national, and international projects, in various fields: innovation of the high education institutions, harmonization of curricula for pre-school teachers, development of the study programs for young foreign language learners, ICT education development, the establishment of the center for open innovations etc.
Short information regarding departments is at https://pef.um.si/en/about-the-faculty/departments/
Course catalogue:
The departments and faculties of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki offer many courses for incoming Erasmus+ students, which are renewed every year. These courses are listed here https://www.um.si/en/international-students/
Course catalog for Faculty of Education Maribor can be found on https://pef.um.si/en/international/erasum-mobility-for-students/apply-for-erasmus-studies/
Information about the region
Maribor has a pleasant location at the crossroads of an important European path leading from the west to the east and to the south of Europe (geographical position). It is located only 11 km from the Austrian border. It is surrounded by the green forests of Pohorje, a sunny wine-growing region and the Drava River that runs through the city (aerial footage of Maribor). Maribor has rich historic and cultural roots, reaching back to the Middle Ages. The top culinary selection and several festivals continue to bring joy to the city. We have a rich wine tradition, the oldest vine in the world (old vine), which is found in the city centre, as well as the wine roads in the surroundings.
