ESTABLISHED 1975 ADDRESS Slomškov trg 15, 2000 Maribor, SloveniaWEB www.um.siSTUDENTS (7105 BA, 4364 MA, 443 PhD)STUDY PROGRAMS 191TEACHING STAFF 1.038ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF 701MEMBERS 17 faculties, library, dormitories

RECTOR Danijel Rebolj

VICE RECTORS

QUALITY DEVELOPMENT Lučka Lorber RESEARCH Karin Stana Kleinschek EDUCATION Mihaela Koletnik IT SUPPORT Tomaž Kern FINANCES Zdravko Kačič STUDENT AFFAIRS Rok Hržič UNIVERSITY ARCHITECT Uroš Lobnik

SENATE 44 members

MANAGEMENT BOARD 9 members CHAIRMAN Bojan Škof

STUDENT COUNCIL 19 members CHAIRMAN Rok Hržič

SECRETATY GENERAL Mojca Tancer Verboten

MISSON

The mission of the University of Maribor is based on honesty, curiosity, creativity, freedom of spirit, cooperation and knowledge transfer in the field of science, art and education. Concerned with mankind and sustainable development, the University of Maribor expands knowledge, raises awareness, and promotes humanistic values as well as the culture of dialogue, quality of life and global justice.

VISION

The University of Maribor shall become a globally recognized innovation ecosystem, inspiring the creativity of both employees and students.

BUDGET

2013 = 83.360.883 €

STATE BUDGET ALLOCATED FOR HE

54.010.893 € (1.) 64,8 %

SERVICES AND OTHER SOURCES

15.494.531 € (2.) 18,6 %

RESEARCH PROJECTS

13.855.459 € (3.) 16,6 %

STRATEGY RESEARCH

Forming interdisciplinary research teams able to produce outstanding scientific and artistic achievements, manage research and art projects and participate in international networks and centers of excellence, thus enabling the active participation of students in scientific research, artistic and development work.

EDUCATION

University of Maribor will create an educational environment contributing to quality improvement and offering students the opportunity to reach their full potential, while responding to local needs with knowledge required for progress, growth and sustainable development.

INTERNATIONALISTION

Until 2020, the University of Maribor will focus on activities enhancing its international reputation in the field of scientific research and art and raising the international visibility of degree programs.

QUALITY DEVELOPMENT

The University of Maribor will strengthen its relaxed and creative atmosphere based on trust and responsibility, which are vital for its autonomy, while balancing responsibilities and powers. The primary goal is to ensure an efficient decision making process and implementation of the R&D strategy and to carry out changes to achieve academic excellence and worldwide recognition.

LOCATIONS IN SLOVENIA

LOCATIONS IN MARIBOR

FACULTYOF ARTSESTABLISHED 1961/2006STUDENTS 1945LOCATION MariborWEB www.ff.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS humanities, social and educationalsciences, culture of dialogue, tolerance, scientific initiatives, life’s purpose, honesty, scientific truth

FACULTY OFEDUCATIONESTABLISHED 1961STUDENTS 1407LOCATION MariborWEB www.pef.um.siKEYWORDS teacher, education, educators, art, sports coaches, educational sciences

FACULTY OF LAWESTABLISHED 1960/1993STUDENTS 979LOCATION MariborWEB www.pf.um.siKEYWORDS law, European studies and external relations, corporate law, corporate Commercial law, labor law, tax law

FACULTY OF NATURALSCIENCES AND MATHEMATICSESTABLISHED 1961/2006STUDENTS 679LOCATION MariborWEB www.fnm.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS mathematics, physics, biology, ecology, nature conservation, science education

FACULTY OF MEDICINEESTABLISHED 2003STUDENTS 685LOCATION MariborWEB www.mf.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS medicine, biomedical technology, clinical knowledge and skills, competences for future MDs, development of clinical teaching basic skills, telemedicine, simulations, OSCE

FACULTY OFHEALTH SCIENCESESTABLISHED 1993STUDENTS 753LOCATION MariborWEB www.fzv.uni-mb.si KEYWORDS health care, bioinformatics, public health, simulation center, health promote, clinical training, care & safety in health, health informatics, geriatric nursing

FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ANDCOMPUTER SCIENCEESTABLISHED 1959/1995STUDENTS 2312LOCATION MariborWEB www.feri.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS electrical engineering, computer science, information technology, media, communications, telecommunications, mechatronics

FACULTY OFMECHANICAL ENGINEERINGESTABLISHED 1959/1995STUDENTS 1291LOCATION MariborWEB www.fs.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS mechanical & industrial engineering, mechatronics, product design, formula student, future creation, design and textile materials, environmental engineering

FACULTY OFENERGY TECHNOLOGYESTABLISHED 2007STUDENTS 328LOCATION Krško, VelenjeWEB www.fe.um.si KEYWORDS efficient energy use, renewable and alternative sources of energy, transmission and distribution of energy, rational use of energy

FACULTY OFCIVIL ENGINEERINGESTABLISHED 1959/1995STUDENTS 996LOCATION MariborWEB www.fg.um.siKEYWORDS civil, traffic and industrial, sustainable research an development

FACULTY OF CHEMISTRY ANDCHEMICAL ENGINEERINGESTABLISHED 1959/1995STUDENTS 515LOCATION MariborWEB www.fkkt.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS professional, excellence, international comparability, creativity, autonomy and solidarity, ties tothe industry

FACULTY OF AGRICULTUREAND LIFE SCIENCESESTABLISHED 1960/1995STUDENTS 683LOCATION HočeWEB www.fk.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS agriculture, agronomy, food safety, livestock, viticulture, fruit growing, organic agriculture, agricultural economics, Meranovo, botanical garden

FACULTY OF ECONOMICSAND BUSINESSESTABLISHED 1959/1989STUDENTS 683LOCATION MariborWEB www.epf.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS economics and business research & education, development of the economy and community, holistic development of individuals’ ethics, personal and social responsibility

FACULTY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SCIENCESESTABLISHED 1959/1989STUDENTS 964LOCATION KranjWEB www.fov.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS organization and management, business and work system, human resource, information systems, project management, international and industry cooperation, quality management

FACULTY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND SECURITYESTABLISHED 1973/2003STUDENTS 1250LOCATION LjubljanaWEB www.fvv.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS criminal justice, security, policing, intelligence, forensic science, criminal investigation, investigative psychology, information security, private security

FACULTY OF LOGISTICSESTABLISHED 2004STUDENTS 731LOCATION CeljeWEB fl.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS optimization, system theory, planning, analyzing, sustainable development business engagement, collaboration, economics and technical logistics

FACULTY OF TOURISMESTABLISHED 2011STUDENTS 161LOCATION BrežiceWEB ft.uni-mb.siKEYWORDS tourism, sustainable development, cultural & natural heritage, green & sport tourism, gaming, hospitality, gastronomy foto

STUDENT DORMITORIESDORMITORIES 16BEDS 2867SINGLE ROOMS 631DOUBLE ROOMS 1118LOCATION MariborWEB www.studentskidomovi.um.si

UNIVERSITY LIBRARY MARIBORThe predecessor of the present-day Library, the Historical Society of the Slovene Part of Styria, was founded in 1903. In 1925, it became and academic library, and in 1975, it became a co-founder of the University of Maribor and was thus renamed the University Library Maribor. The University Library and libraries located at faculties are connected into the Library Information System. The Library’s holdings include 965.000 units of material. Reading rooms have a seating capacity of 350 seats. WEB www.ukm.uni-mb.si

LEON ŠTUKELJ UNIVERSITY SPORTS CENTREThe Sport Centre opened its doors on 2 June 1995. On 24 February 2000, the Centre was named after our Olympic champion, Mr. Leon Štukelj, who provided support during construction and officially opened the building. The Centre has several indoor sports halls. They are primarily used for compulsory physical education classes and recreational activities organized by the University’s student organization.

WEB usc.um.si

STUDENT COUNCIL OF UNIVERSITY OF MARIBORStudent Council unites student representatives in their joint effort to achieve the highest possible quality standards in both teaching and research by voicing the needs and ideas of students. It provides students with wide range of extracurricular activities.

WEB ssum.um.si

CAREER CENTRE OF UNIVERSITY OF MARIBORThe Career Centre of University of Maribor offers individual and group career counselling in order to expand knowledge about career opportunities and promote career competences. The Centre organizes a wide range of events and activities, such as workshops, lectures, round tables and visits to companies. In addition, it informs students and graduates of University of Maribor of novelties, job vacancies (employers can publish job announcements for free) and internship programmes in Slovenia and abroad. The Centre also successfully cooperates with enterprises in the region. WEB www.kc.uni-mb.si

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTR&D strategy is based on Research and Innovation Strategy of Slovenia 2011-2020, Europe 2020 and the priority area of Horizon 2020 ˝Health, demographic change and wellbeing˝.

IOT

IOT (Innovative Open Technologies), a regional development project, is a key mechanism for implementing R&D strategy. It encompasses three interconnected parts: innovation support, infrastructure and R&D.

INNOVATION SUPPORT

RAZ:UMResearch and Arts Zone at University of Maribor is a key integrative part of UM’s innovation ecosystem.

The primary objective is to establish and coordinate a student-, researcher- and entrepreneur – friendly environment and strengthen UM’s leading position in terms of knowledge transfer in the region.

WEB raz.um.si

Support for entrepreneurship and innovations in the university environment is provided in cooperation with:

TechnoCenter UMTechnology transfer office WEB tehnocenter.siVenture FactoryUniversity incubatorWEB tovarnapodjemov.org

DEMOLAEncourages the creativity of students, companies and the university through project assignments.

WEB maribor.demola.net

INFRASTRUCTURE

LAB:UMLAB:UM is a modern infrastructure center to be built in Maribor, based on KET (Key Enabling Technologies).

LAB:UM - concept (U. Lobnik, I. Štefanec)

R&DR&D and innovation projects focus on the priority area of Horizon 2020 “Health, demographic change and wellbeing“. They relate to existing platforms and centres in the region, such as CORE@UM.

CORE@UMCentre for Open Innovation and Research at the University of Maribor is a common innovative and research platform in the region of Podravje focusing on active and safe ageing. It includes the initiative AHA@UM (Active and Healthy Ageing for a Better Tomorrow) aimed at increasing the quality of life of the elderly.

WEB www.core.um.si

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

Aalborg, DenmarkAlmaty, KazakhstanArras, FranceAstana, KazakhstanBaltimore, Maryland, USABanja Luka, Bosnia and HerzegovinaBayreuth, GermanyBelgrade, SerbiaBeni Mellal, MoroccoBielsko-Biała, PolandBitola, Republic of MacedoniaBorås, SwedenBrno, Czech RepublicBudapest, Hungary Ceske Budejovice, Czech RepublicChelyabinsk, RussiaChiasso, SwitzerlandChuncheon, South KoreaCleveland, Ohio, USACluj-Napoca, RomaniaCrete, GreeceCzęstochowa, PolandDebrecen, HungaryDenver, Colorado, USADestinationDijon, FranceErlangen, GermanyFuzhou, ChinaGandhinagar, IndiaGraz, AustriaHangzhou, ChinaHavana, CubaHuddersfield, EnglandKharkiv, UkraineKlagenfurt, AustriaKøbenhavn, DenmarkKolkata, IndiaKragujevac, Serbia

Krakow, PolandKrasnodar, RussiaKrasnoyarsk, RussiaKyoto, JapanLeicester, EnglandLeoben, AustriaŁódź, PolandMarburg, GermanyMatieland, South AfricaMilan, ItalyMoscow, RussiaMostar, Bosnia and HerzegovinaMünchen, GermanyNiš, SerbiaNitra, SlovakiaNovi Sad, SerbiaOlomouc, Czech RepublicOsijek, CroatiaOslo, NorwayOstrava, Czech RepublicOulu, FinlandParis, FrancePilsen, Czech RepublicPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USAPodgorica, MontenegroPortland, Oregon, USAPorto, PortugalPrague, Czech RepublicPrešov, SlovakiaPueblo, Colorado, USARiga, LatviaRijeka, CroatiaRovaniemi, FinlandSarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaSceaux, FranceSkopje, Republic of Macedonia Sofia, BulgariaSopron, Hungary

Split, CroatiaSydney, AustraliaŠtip, Republic of MacedoniaTaipei, TaiwanTel Aviv, IsraelTernopil, UkraineTetovo, Republic of MacedoniaTirana, AlbaniaTours, FranceTrieste, ItalyTrnava, SlovakiaTuzla, Bosnia and HerzegovinaUdine, ItalyVancouver, CanadaVellore, IndiaVienna, AustriaVilnius, LithuaniaVoronezh, RussiaWarszawa, PolandWindhoek, NamibiaWürzburg, GermanyZadar, CroatiaZagreb, CroatiaZenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

PUBLISHED BY University of Maribor Slomškov trg 15, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia E-mail: rektorat@um.si Phone: +386 2 23 55 280

EDITOR Prof. Danijel Rebolj, PhD, RectorDESIGN Marko SamecTYPESETTING Smiljan PintaričPHOTOGRAPHY Marko Samec, UM ArchivePRINT RUN 1500SEPTEMBER 2014

The project will be implemented in line with the Operational Programme for Human Resources Development 2007-2013, 3rd priority axis: Development of human resources and lifelong learning, activity 3.3: Quality, competitiveness and responsiveness of higher education.