Biotechnical Faculty welcomes 213 international students, up 10% on last year

According to the latest available figures, 213 foreign nationals are enrolled at the University of Ljubljana’s Biotechnical Faculty, representing 7.1% of its student population. Their number has increased by 20, or 10.4%, compared with the previous academic year.

Of the Faculty’s 3,009 students, 174 international students are enrolled in bachelor’s and master’s programmes and 39 in doctoral programmes. In the previous academic year, the Faculty had 193 international students: 159 at bachelor’s and master’s levels and 34 at doctoral level.

Serbia and North Macedonia lead at bachelor’s and master’s levels

The largest groups of international students in bachelor’s and master’s programmes come from Serbia, with 46 students, and North Macedonia, with 38. They are followed by Croatia with 28, Bosnia and Herzegovina with 25, and Ukraine with eight students.

Biotechnology, Biology and Microbiology are the most popular programmes among international students at these two levels. Bachelor’s and master’s programmes are taught in Slovenian.

Doctoral students from Europe, Asia, Africa and North America

The Faculty has 39 international doctoral students: 37 in the Biosciences programme and two in the Biomedicine programme, in the field of Genetics. International students thus account for approximately 15% of the Faculty’s 262 doctoral students.

They come from various parts of the world, including Croatia, Albania, Portugal and France, as well as Iran, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Egypt, Algeria and the United States. In the Biosciences programme, international students are represented across all 18 scientific fields.

Doctoral teaching is adapted to students’ needs. Many courses are delivered through consultations in Slovenian or English, depending on the student’s understanding of Slovenian.