Professional Study Programme in Technologies of Wood and Fibre Composites
In Slovenia, a state rich in forests and with a long tradition in wood processing, we need professionals with wide and applied knowledge in the field of woodworking and processing of wood and fibre composites. Graduates with a wide range of practical knowledge, supported by in-depth theoretical knowledge, will be able effectively to follow the changing challenges that appear in practice.
The Professional Study Program in Technologies of Wood and Fibre Composites is designed with the aim of training professionals who are thoroughly familiar with the technological processes of woodworking and processing fibre composites, are familiar from an applicative point of view with the technical and technological properties of wood and fibre composities and understand the operation of (small) companies. The study program has an explicitly practical orientation. During the course of studies, graduates obtain suitable knowledge, expertise and skills in the field of the efficient exploitation of production technologies for processing wood and fibre composities. In relation to a particular application, they are able to select and use both wood and other materials and to use modern information tools in production planning and other business processes. Students gain skills in solving practical issues and a project based approach. Particular emphasis is given to the development of independent critical thinking based on thorough professional knowledge.
The First Cycle Professional Study Program in Technologies of Wood and Fibre Composites lasts for 3 years (6 terms), one semester of which is devoted to practical work. A student's workload is 180 credits. Graduates obtain a professional degree in wood science and technology. A graduate is qualified independently to solve complex professional problems, to make operational and tactical (business) decisions, to perform individual and group work, in which are stressed social responsibility and professional ethics, analytic and convergent thinking, the use of modern information technologies and organising, planning and managing groups and/or companies. The acquired knowledge enables students to be employed in organizations dealing with production activities, including wood and fibre composites processing, in organizations in which the main activity is the sale of wood and wood products, in the area of service activities involving wood and wood products, and in the public sector, and they can also operate as businesspersons. The single education space means that graduates can also be employed in other EU states.
