University of Primorska

University of Primorska
Univerza na Primorskem
Type Public
Established 2003
Rector Dragan Marušič
Administrative staff
 260
Students 5,338
Location Koper, Slovenia
Website http://www.upr.si/

University of Primorska (Slovenian Univerza na Primorskem, Italian Università del Litorale) is the third university in Slovenia. It is located in Koper, Izola, and Portorož and is named for the Slovenian Littoral region (Slovenian Primorska), where it is located.

History

The very first efforts to found a university in the Littoral were made almost one hundred years ago, whereas the first concrete steps towards the establishment of a new Slovene university were taken after the country had become independent. Thus 1992 saw the preparation of the expert study of the development of higher education in the Littoral, and a year later a letter of intent was signed envisioning the establishment of the University Study Centre. In 1995, the Slovene Science and Research Centre was founded in order to garner the intellectual potential of the future university, while 1996 witnessed the formation of the University Study Centre of Koper, which facilitated the development of higher education in the region and prepared the legal basis for founding the university. Two years later, the letter of intent was also signed by representatives of the regional economic sector and by regional chambers of commerce.

Finally, on 29 January 2003, the Slovene Parliament passed the University of Primorska Charter. Two months later, on 17 March 2003, the University of Primorska was entered into the register of legal entities kept by the District Court of Koper. The newly established university comprised three faculties, two colleges, and two research institutes.

Organization

The university is divided into six faculties and one college:

Two institutes are also part of the University of Primorska:

Other universities in Slovenia

Coordinates: 45°32′53.71″N 13°43′45.78″E / 45.5482528°N 13.7293833°E / 45.5482528; 13.7293833

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