The University of Maribor ( sl, Univerza v Mariboru) is

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's second-largest university, established in 1975 in

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other #Name, historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Styria (Slovenia), Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, th ...

, Slovenia. It currently has 17 faculties.

History

The university's roots reach back to 1859, when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot

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. More faculties were established during the late 1950s and early 1960s; the faculties of economics, business, and technology in 1959, agronomy and law in 1960, and pedagogy in 1961. The university's opening ceremony occurred on 19 September 1975. 1970s was a decade of exponential rise in number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Maribor universities in Osijek, Rijeka,

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, Bitola,

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, Kragujevac and

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all opened their doors. Rectors of the University of Maribor were Dali Džonlagić, Alojz Križman,

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, Ivan Rozman and Igor Tičar. In late 2017 and early 2018, Jan Žan Oplotnik was acting rector for almost one year. In 2018 Zdravko Kačič was elected rector.

Reputation

The university has entered the top 1% of institutions in physics and, of the nine institutions entering the top 1% in this field, the University of Maribor did so with the highest number of citations, according to an analysis of data from Essential Science Indicators from Thomson Reuters. SLO-Maribor22

The University of Maribor has cooperated in European Framework Programmes since 1998 and the number of international research projects is increasing each year. According to "Ranking Web of World Universities", the University of Maribor is in the top 15 of "Top Central and Eastern Europe Universities". It currently (2010) holds 534th position (of 12,000) of the world universities ranking, which ranks it among the top 5% of universities in the world.

Organization

The university is divided into 17 faculties: * Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences *

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* Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering * Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture * Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security (in

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) * Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science * Faculty of Economics and Business * Faculty of Education * Faculty of Energy Technology * Faculty of Law * Faculty of Mechanical Engineering * Faculty of Medicine * Faculty of Health Sciences * Faculty of Organizational Sciences (in

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) * Faculty of Logistics (in

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and Celje) * Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics * Faculty of Tourism (in

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Distinguished faculty

Matjaž Perc Matjaž Perc is Professor of Physics at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, and director of thComplex Systems Center Maribor He is member of Academia Europaea and among top 1% most cited physicists according to Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Rese ...

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* Zinka Zorko,

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* Majda Pajnkihar, nursing

Notable alumni

Brigita Brezovac Brigita Brezovac (September 24, 1979) is a retired Slovenes, Slovenian professional bodybuilder. Early life and education Brezovac grew up Ljutomer, Slovenia. She attended the SETUAŠ school in Murska Sobota, Slovenia and the University of Mari ...

, IFBB professional bodybuilder * Darko Horvat, politician,

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* Feri Horvat, politician *

Drago Jančar Drago Jančar (born 13 April 1948) is a Slovenian writer, playwright and essayist. Jančar is one of the most well-known contemporary Slovene writers. In Slovenia, he is also famous for his political commentaries and civic engagement. Jančar's n ...

, author * Blaž Medvešek, swimming champion * Ljudmila Novak, politician * Mária Pozsonec, politician * Jurij Toplak, lawyer and elections expert

References

External links

University of Maribor Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:University of Maribor Educational institutions in Maribor Universities in Slovenia Educational institutions established in 1975

Law schools in Slovenia