Faculty of Economics of the University of Ljubljana
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The Faculty of Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...

 of the University of Ljubljana
(FELU) was founded in 1946 as a part of the public University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...

, Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...

. It was one of the first faculties in country to establish new internationally comparable Bologna 3+2 programmes in 2005. In 2006 the FELU was awarded EQUIS
Equis
Equis may refer to:*European Quality Improvement System an international system of assessment and accreditation of higher education institutions in management and business administration run by the European Foundation for Management Development....

 accreditation. In 2010 FELU received business accreditation from AACSB International.

Full-time programmes in English

The FELU offers various undergraduate and graduate programmes in business and economics in Slovenian
Slovenian language
Slovene or Slovenian is a South Slavic language spoken by approximately 2.5 million speakers worldwide, the majority of whom live in Slovenia. It is the first language of about 1.85 million people and is one of the 23 official and working languages of the European Union...

 and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

. This enables foreigners to study in Slovenia in English language and at the same time gives opportunity to Slovenian students to study in the international environment.

Graduate master programmes

  • Master in International Business
  • Master in Bank and Financial Management (Double degree)
  • Master in Money and Finance (Double degree)
  • Master in Economics (Double degree)
  • International Full Time Master Programme in Business Administration
  • European Master in Tourism Management (Joint programme)
  • Master in Business Administration in Co-operation with the ICPE
  • Consortium Master in Business Administration in Macedonia
  • Master Programme Information Management (Double degree)
  • Public Sector and Environmental Economics (JMPSE) (Joint triple degree programme)

Open courses

Open development programmes target general needs and address issues facing organisations,
as assessed from clients' needs and suggestions. Each programme is headed by a Programme
Director and is run jointly with other faculty.

The open course portfolio includes the following areas of specialisation:
  • general management;
  • conducting business in foreign languages;
  • informatics and organisation;
  • leadership and personal development;
  • finance;
  • accounting and controlling;
  • marketing; and
  • special topics (e.g. EU Projects/Funds, Legal Issues).

Company Customised programmes

Programmes are provided for individual organisations. An additional programme, titled “Business Academy”, is designed as a management development tool for top executives, middle managers or aspiring young managers.

Research

Researchers and activities are organised within the Research Centre at the FELU and 15 applied research institutes. Research at the FELU is focused on obtaining knowledge that helps develop specific abilities and competencies in participants.

The FELU’s researchers regularly participate at scientific and professional conferences, produce monographs and publish in international scientific and professional journals such as the Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, the Academy of Management Review and the Interactive Learning Environments.

Links & references

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