Study of Forestry - History and Overview
The first Slovenian foresters with a university degree were trained and educated in Vienna and Brno, and afterwards Zagreb and Belgrade. The conditions for an independent university degree in Slovenia were met in 1949 when the first generation of forestry students enrolled at the agronomy-forestry faculty.
Since experience at home were scarce, the first curriculum was designed mainly on the basis of experiences from other forestry faculties. Research results upon which a modern study process could be developed were lacking, and thus emphasis was placed on research work and opening up to the world.
The current forestry study programme has been developed around the study of close-to-nature management in forests, which are essential component of our living space. The study of forestry is ecologically oriented with a distinct focus on economic and technical domains. Students graduating with a bachelor’s degree are therefore qualified to manage complex forest ecosystems using consistent close-to-nature management of forests and renewable forest resources, ensuring the preservation of the natural environment.
The Department of Forestry and Renewable Forest Resources encompasses a branched system of tertiary education, organised as seminars and workshops. Among others, the traditional External link to Forestry Study Days Open in new window has been a traditional annual event.
Important milestones
1949 … start of studies
1960 … degree studies
1962 … wood orientation
1966 … start of master’s studies
1968 … independent studies of woodworking within the forestry department
1975 … complete separation of forestry and woodworking studies
1976 … thorough renovation of the study program
1978 … start of post-secondary studies of forestry while working
1985 … new study program, post-secondary studies as full-time studies
1992 … renovation of higher education and post-secondary programs
1994 … gradual abolition of post-secondary studies and beginning of higher professional studies
2002 … abolition of post-secondary studies (September 30)
2007 … start of new, Bologna first-cycle study programs (university and higher professional)
2009 … start of new, renovated Bologna doctoral studies in Biosciences/Forest Management ecosystems 2010 … start of the new Bologna 2nd cycle study Forestry and Forest Ecosystem Management