List of support services and projects regarding education
Kindergarten
WHATChildren who are foreign nationals and reside in Slovenia can enrol in kindergarten under the same conditions as Slovene nationals. Professionals in kindergarten take care of the integration of the child into the new learning environment and language.
WHEREList of kindergarten in Slovenia is available here: http://www.maminajdi.si/moj-otrok/izobrazevanje-otrok/487-seznam-vrtcev-v-sloveniji-po-regijah
Primary school
WHATMigrant children are entitled to compulsory primary school under the same conditions as nationals of the Republic of Slovenia. Children who are asylum seekers have the right to subsidized school meals and school lunch. They are included in additional Slovenian language lessons programme for the period of two years after they enter the educational system in Slovenia.
WHEREMinistry of Education, Science and Sport, Masarykova 16, 1000 Ljubljana, T: +386 1 400 5400, E: gp.mizs(at)gov.si, http://www.mizs.gov.si/en/areas_of_work/
Secondary school
WHATIf you’re a foreign national and you reside in Slovenia you can enrol in secondary school under the same conditions as Slovene nationals if:
• you’re a EU member country citizen
• you’re a national of foreign country and you enrol on the base of bilateral exchange agreements
• You’re a non-EU national and one of your parents is employee and a taxpayer in the Republic of Slovenia
• you’re a beneficiary of international protection
Students are entitled to additional Slovenian language course. Students who are asylum seekers have the right to subsidized school meals.
WHERE
Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Masarykova 16, 1000 Ljubljana, T: +386 1 400 5400, E: gp.mizs(at)gov.si, http://www.mizs.gov.si/en/areas_of_work/
Higher education and university
WHATMigrants can apply at higher education programmes under the following conditions:
• EU member countries citizens may apply for enrolments that are intended for the citizens of the Republic of Slovenia,
• non-EU countries citizens and Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship may apply for spaces for foreigners,
• Beneficiaries of international protection and asylum seekers can join the educational programme under the same conditions as Slovenian nationals.
According to Slovene regulations, persons with international protection don’t pay tuition fee, if enrolled into programmes that are tuition free for Slovene and EU citizens.
The admission procedure for foreigners is well explained for each university here:
- University of Ljubljana – information guide for international students (in English): https://www.uni-lj.si/study/information/
- University of Maribor – application and enrolment procedure (in English): https://www.um.si/en/Study/about/Pages/default.aspx
- University of Primorska – information on enrolment (in English): https://www.upr.si/en/study/enrolment
- University of Nova Gorica – information in admissions (in English):
http://www.ung.si/en/study/admissions/
Adult education
WHATForeign citizens with permanent residence in the Republic of Slovenia (taxpayers in the Republic of Slovenia) can enrol in formal education programmes for adults under the same conditions as Slovenian citizens.
You can obtain National Vocational Qualification which gives you an opportunity to assess and validate knowledge and skills obtained through non-formal learning.
List of Public Universities:
ENIC-NARIC centre Slovenia
WHATIt is a national academic recognition information centre and competent authority for assessment and recognition of education in Slovenia. If you completed certain level of education abroad, you need start recognition procedure at ENIC NARIC centre.
WHERE(in English) http://www.arhiv.mvzt.gov.si/en/areas_of_work/enic_naric_center_slovenia/