Slovenian citizens, citizens of the EU, and Slovenians abroad 

• The first application period: from 18 February – 18 March 2026
• The second application period: from 20 – 27 August 2026
• Deadline for filling up empty slots: 23 – 24 September 2026 until 10 a.m.

Citizens of non-EU countries who have completed secondary education abroad*

• The first application period: from 18 February - 18 March 2026
• The second application period: from 2 - 3 September 2026 (Only for programmes with available enrolments slots and for candidates who applied in the first application deadline, but were not accepted)

*Citizens of non-EU Member States with permanent residence in Slovenia who are, at the start of the selection procedure, residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes, or whose parents/guardians are residents of the Republic of Slovenia for tax purposes, citizens of non-EU Member States who have completed their secondary education in the Republic of Slovenia and passed the matura examination (this does not apply to persons who have completed international secondary school education in the Republic of Slovenia and who are required to follow the procedure for the recognition of foreign secondary education), persons granted international/temporary protection status and applicants for international/temporary protection who have been granted this status by the start of the selection procedure, citizens of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Switzerland, apply to the available enrolment slots for Candidates of EU Member States.

Based on the Higher Education Act (ZViS‑1; Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 56/25; Article 13) and the Bachelor's and single cycle master's study for the Academic Year 2026/2027 – Common Provisions (Section 12):

Higher education institutions must conduct a mandatory in-person interview with any foreign national who has applied for enrolment in higher education in the Republic of Slovenia and comes from a country classified as having a higher migration risk, as defined by the list of countries whose nationals are required to obtain a visa when crossing the external borders of the European Union, in accordance with the legislation governing the conditions and procedures for entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in the Republic of Slovenia.

This interview must take place before any further administrative processing of the candidate’s application. Read more about the interview here.

Candidates apply for enrolment within the deadlines and in the manner specified in the Call for Enrolment.

Call for enrolment

Candidates submit the application for enrolment and recognition of foreign education through eVŠ web portal.

Registration and first login - video

Application (that includes recognition and runs through eVŠ web portal) and admission procedure for enrolment to the first year of undergraduate study programmes, for the first deadline, is managed and implemented centrally by the Application and Information Service of the University of Ljubljana (Visokošolska prijavno - informacijska služba Univerze v Ljubljani - VPIS UL) at Kongresni trg 12, p. p. 524, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Application and Information Service of the University of Ljubljana

Please address all questions related to those procedures to their current published contacts:

Email: admission@uni-lj.si More information: available here

Email: recognition@uni-lj.si More information: available here

Telephone: +386 1 241 85 85 or +386 1 241 85 86

The list of supporting documents required for the recognition of foreign education and application is published here.

University Degree Programme in Business and Economics

All candidates enrolling in a study programme conducted in English language must prove English language proficiency at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) with an adequate certificate.

Adequate certificates of B2 level English:

• a certificate of passing B2 level English language exam or an equivalent certificate (e.g. TOEFL iBT score of 72-93),
• a final certificate of secondary school (general or vocational matura) showing that the subject English language has been completed,
• certificate of completion of the final year of secondary education in which one of the subjects completed was the English language,
• a certificate of completion of secondary education with English as the language of instruction.

Professional Degree Programme in Business Administration

All candidates must demonstrate knowledge of the Slovenian language at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) and provide adequate certificate.

Adequate certificates of B2 level Slovenian:

• a certificate of passing B2 level Slovenian language exam or an equivalent certificate,
• a final certificate of primary school in RS or of a foreign primary school with Slovene as the language of instruction,
• a final certificate of secondary school or a last year certificate of a secondary vocational education programme, showing that the subject Slovenian language has been completed,
• a certificate of completion of bilingual secondary education (in Slovene and in a foreign language) or a certificate of completion of foreign secondary education with Slovene as the language of instruction,
• a diploma of higher education in RS and a declaration, that the applicant has completed the study programme in the Slovene language.

Candidates who perform (have passed) a general matura or the vocational matura in the Republic of Slovenia do not need to send proofs of the knowledge of the Slovenian language, the required information is submitted to the Higher education and information service by the National examination centre.

University Degree Programme in Business and Economics

Admissions criteria for the University Degree Programme in Business and Economics are as follows:

a) a General Matura certificate;

b) a Vocational Matura certificate from an appropriate upper secondary vocational education programme or technical education programme as an economic technician or computer technician and the General Matura subject of Mathematics. If the candidate has already taken the Mathematics subject at the Vocational Matura, then another subject from the General Matura will be accepted: economics, informatics, foreign language (English, German, French, Italian, Spanish or Russian), psychology, computer science, sociology, or history.

c) final examination certificate from an appropriate four-year upper secondary school programme completed before 1 June 1995.

In cases where the number of available places is limited, candidates listed under items a) will be selected according to:

• The results of the General Matura or secondary school final exams - 60% of the points,
• GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points,

candidates listed under items b) will be selected according to:

• The results of the Vocational Matura or secondary school final exams - 20% of the points,
• GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points,
• The results of the General Matura subject - 40% of the points,

candidates listed under items c) will be selected according to:

• The results of the final examination certificate – 60% of the points,
• GPA during the 3rd and 4th years of an appropriate four-year upper secondary school – 30% of the points,
• The results in Mathematics in the 3rd and 4th years – 10% of the points.

Professional Degree Programme (BBA - Business Administration)

The Professional Degree Programme (BBA - Business Administration) is open to anyone having graduated from a four-year high school or trade school.

In cases where available spots are limited:

• The results of high school or trade school final exams - 60% of the points,
• GPA during your 3rd and 4th year of high school or trade school - 40% of the points.

The  University degree programme in Business and Economics is also offered in English. If you choose this option, you will study together with students from all over the world from day one.

Students who have completed their secondary education abroad or at a secondary school with an international program in Slovenia can choose the English-language version of the program without restrictions when enrolling.

Students who graduated from secondary school in Slovenia enroll in the Slovenian version of the program in the first year. Upon enrolment, they must submit the documents they received from the Admissions Office of the University of Ljubljana to the Student Affairs Office. These documents show the number of points achieved in the 3rd and 4th year of study and in the general matriculation examination. On the basis of the applications and the number of points achieved, the Student Affairs Office selects the top 40 students to enroll in the English-language version of the degree program. The number of students (foreign and Slovenian citizens) enrolled in the English version of the program is limited to 120 places. When enrolling in the second year, students choose their specialization. Students who were enrolled in the English version in the first year have priority in choosing their specialization. Each year, a certain number of places are also allocated to other students, with priority given to those who enroll earlier.