Welcoming Our First-Year Students in 2026: Welcome to the Biotechnical Faculty!

The first day at university brings new faces, plenty of questions and the beginnings of friendships that may last a lifetime. At the University of Ljubljana’s Biotechnical Faculty, we will welcome our first-year students on Thursday, 1 October 2026, at 9:00 and 10:00, depending on their study programme, in the Prof. Dr. Janez Hribar Hall, taking the first steps into this new chapter together.

Venue: Prof. Dr. Janez Hribar Hall, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, Ljubljana
Organiser: Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana

Starting university opens up opportunities to learn, meet new people and explore new possibilities. To help you find your feet, we invite all first-year students to a welcome event, followed by introductory meetings at their respective departments or study programmes.

At 9:00 – students enrolled in the following programmes:

First-cycle academic study programmes:

• Agriculture – Agronomy,

• Agriculture – Animal Science,

• Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources,

• Landscape Architecture,

• Wood Science and Technology.

First-cycle professional study programmes:

• Agriculture – Agronomy and Horticulture,

• Agriculture – Animal Husbandry,

• Forestry,

• Wood Engineering.

At 10:00 – students enrolled in the following first-cycle academic study programmes:

• Biology,

• Biotechnology,

• Microbiology,

• Food Science and Nutrition.

The welcome event is expected to last approximately 45 minutes. After the formal programme, introductory meetings will take place at the respective departments or study programme locations, where first-year students will receive essential information to help them get started.

We wish all our new students a curious, confident and creative start to their university journey, filled with discoveries and new friendships.

Welcome to the Biotechnical Faculty – from October first, you too are part of our story!