Univerza v Ljubljani

Mission & Goals

University of Ljubljana (Univerza v Ljubljani, UL) is the oldest, largest, and internationally best-ranked university in Slovenia, being among the top 500 universities according to the Academic Ranking of World Universities Shanghai ranking (ARWU). The university was founded in 1919 and encompasses 23 faculties, 3 art academies, and 3 associated members. It covers all scientific fields – natural sciences, engineering, social studies, humanities and arts. STUDY –In terms of the number of students, UL ranks among the largest HEI in Europe with more than 37.400 students. In terms of the number of employees, UL ranks as medium-sized HEI and employs approximately 7.100 employees, with more than 3.500 academic staff. Study programmes at UL over all ISCED areas in the first and second cycle study programmes and leads the way in some new developments in technology and research (cognitive science, nanotechnologies, environmental sciences, biomedicine, etc.).