University of Ljubljana - Definition and Overview

The University of Ljubljana (in Slovenian, Univerza v Ljubljani; in Latin, Universitas Labacensis) is the first and the largest university in Slovenia. The university is located in the city of Ljubljana.

Although certain academies (notably of philosophy and theology) were established as early as the 17^th century, the university as such had first been founded in 1810 under the French rule of Napoleon, named Ecoles centrales, but was soon afterwards disbanded when the Austrian government regained control. The university under its current name was only founded in 1919 with 5 faculties (law, philosophy, technology, theology and medicine). The main building of the university, Rektorat Univerze (Kongresni trg 12, SI - 1000 Ljubljana), situated in the very centre of Ljubljana, was designed first as a state mansion in 1902 by I V Hrasky, and was later remodelled by a Czech architect from Vienna, Josip Hudetz.

List of University Members

The university today has 23 faculties and three academies, scattered round urban Ljubljana:

• Academy of Music (Akademija za glasbo, AG)
• Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television (Akademija za gledališče, radio, film in televizijo, AGRFT)
• Academy of Fine Arts (Akademija za likovno umetnost, ALU)
• Biotechnical Faculty (Biotehniška fakulteta)
• Faculty of Economics (Ekonomska fakulteta)
• Faculty of Architecture (Fakulteta za arhitekturo)
• Faculty of Social Sciences (Fakulteta za družbene vede)
• Faculty of Electrical Engineering (Fakulteta za elektrotehniko)
• Faculty of Pharmacy (Fakulteta za farmacijo)
• Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy (Fakulteta za gradbeništvo in geodezijo)
• Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology (Fakuleta za kemijo in kemijsko tehnologijo)
• Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko)
• Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport (Fakulteta za pomorstvo in promet) – in Portorož
• Faculty of Computer and Information Science (Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko)
• School of Social Work (Fakulteta za socialno delo)
• Faculty of Mechanical Engineering (Fakulteta za strojništvo)
• Faculty of Sport (Fakulteta za šport)
• Faculty of Arts (Filozofska fakulteta)
• Faculty of Medicine (Medicinska fakulteta)
• Faculty of Natural Science and Engineering (Naravoslovno-tehniška fakulteta)
• Faculty of Education (Pedagoška fakulteta)
• Faculty of Law (Pravna fakulteta)
• Faculty of Theology (Teološka fakulteta)
• Veterinary Faculty (Veterinarska fakulteta)
• University College of Health Care (Visoka šola za zdravstvo) (yielding only bachelors' degrees)
• University College of Public Administration (Fakulteta za upravo)

External links

• University of Ljubljana home page (http://www.uni-lj.si/)