The University of Nova Gorica, UNG ( sl, Univerza v Novi Gorici), is the fourth university in
Slovenia
Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...
. It is located in the towns of
Nova Gorica
A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramati ...
,
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 ''Gorit ...
(in Italy),
Vipava Vipava can refer to:
* Vipava, Vipava, town in southwestern Slovenia
* Vipava (river), in Slovenia and Italy
* Vipava Valley
The Vipava Valley (; sl, Vipavska dolina, german: Wippachtal, it, Valle del Vipacco) is a valley in the Slovenian Li ...
, 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
The City Municipality of Nova Gorica (; sl, Mestna občina Nova Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of the Slovene Littoral in western Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the city of Nova Gorica. Nova Gorica became a munici ...
and the
Jožef Stefan Institute
The Jožef Stefan Institute (IJS, JSI) ( sl, Institut "Jožef Stefan") is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, physics, reactor ph ...
. 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 o ...
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