The University of Nova Gorica, UNG ( sl, Univerza v Novi Gorici), is the fourth university in

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. It is located in the towns of

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Gorizia Gorizia (; sl, Gorica , colloquially 'old Gorizia' to distinguish it from Nova Gorica; fur, label= Standard Friulian, Gurize, fur, label= Southeastern Friulian, Guriza; vec, label= Bisiacco, Gorisia; german: Görz ; obsolete English ''Gori ...

(in Italy),

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, and

Ajdovščina Ajdovščina (; it, Aidussina,trilingual name "Haidenschaft, Aidussina, Ajdovščina" inGemeindelexikon, der im Reichsrate Vertretenen Königreiche und Länder. Bearbeit auf Grund der Ergebnisse der Volkszählung vom 31. Dezember 1900. Herausgege ...

History

The University of Nova Gorica grew out of the School of Environmental Sciences founded in 1995 by the City Municipality of Nova Gorica and the Jožef Stefan Institute. Later two more institutions joined as the founders: the Research Center of the

Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts ( sl, Slovenska akademija znanosti in umetnosti (SAZU)) is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members ...

and the

Municipality of Ajdovščina The Municipality of Ajdovščina (; sl, Občina Ajdovščina) is a municipality with a population of a little over 19,000 located in the Vipava Valley, southwestern Slovenia. The municipality was established in 1994. Its seat is in the town of Aj ...

. In March 2006, the former Nova Gorica Polytechnic was renamed the University of Nova Gorica. Today the university has 7 schools and 10 research institutes.

Organization

Faculties and schools: * Graduate school * School for Viticulture and Enology * School of Science * School of Engineering and Management * School of Environmental Sciences * School of Humanities * School of Arts Research institutes: * Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology * Center for Atmospheric Research * Center for Cognitive Science of Language * Centre for Information Technologies and Applied Mathematics * Research Centre for Humanities * Wine Research Centre * Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences * Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics * Laboratory of Quantum Optics * Materials Research Laboratory

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nova Gorica, University Of 1995 establishments in Slovenia Universities in Slovenia Educational institutions established in 1995

University of Nova Gorica The University of Nova Gorica, UNG ( sl, Univerza v Novi Gorici), is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Gorizia (in Italy), Vipava, and Ajdovščina. History The University of Nova Gorica grew out of ...

Schools in the Slovene Littoral