In addition to our core Doctoral Programme Computer and Information Science we also offer the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Study Programme in Biosciences. The programme is provided together with the Biotechnical Faculty, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. The study programme consist of organised learnig (lectures, practicals, presentations of themes of doctoral disertations, etc.) amounting to 60 ECTS credits, while the remaining 120 ECTS credits are devoted to individual research work for doctoral dissertation.
4 years
8 semesters
240
ECTS credits
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  • Admission requirements and selection criteria in case of limited enrollment

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 38 and Article 16 of the transitional and final provisions of the Higher Education Act, graduates of the following study programmes may enrol in the interdisciplinary doctoral study programme of Biosciences: 

  • level 2 study programmes;
  • study programmes which qualify students for professions regulated by European Union directives (93/16/EEC for physicians, 78/1027/EEC for veterinary surgeons, 78/687/EEC for dentists and 85/432/EEC for pharmacists) and which are evaluated with  at least 300 credit points;
  • current study programmes for gaining specialisations who, prior to this, have completed higher professional programmes. Additional study requirements for individual fields amounting to 30 to 60 credit points may be specified for candidates by the competent commission. Candidates must complete the requirements prior to enrolment;
  • current study programmes for obtaining a master of science degree or specialisation after completion of a study programme for obtaining a university qualification. Candidates will be assigned study requirements to an extent of 60 credit points. Study requirements will be determined by the competent commission in agreement with the supervisor;
  • current study programmes for obtaining a university qualification;
  • graduates of other domestic or foreign universities in compliance with the prescribed conditions that apply for students of RS. Equivalence of previously obtained education abroad shall be established in a procedure of recognition of foreign qualifications for further education in compliance with Article 121 of the Statute UL.

 

From 1st to the 2nd year

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  • How to apply if you are an international student

Apply via eVŠ portal and send the application to University of Ljubljana.

 

Scholarships available are listed at the website of the Public scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of Republic of Slovenia.

 

For more information please visit the Biotechnical Faculty website or contact the respective Students Affair's Office vesna.jese@bf.uni-lj.si.

  • Main objectives and general skills of the programme

The aim of the programme is to train doctoral students for scientific work in fields of basic and applied life sciences, so that they will be able to develop new knowledge within the framework of a scientific research career or transfer knowledge to everyday practice. Within the study are represented traditional fields of life sciences, supplemented with newer fields, dictated by the development of new technologies and the needs of society.

  • ASSESSMENT METHODS

For all courses, knowledge is assessed through a written and/or oral exam. The grading scale follows the Statutes of the University of Ljubljana. All types of assessments are graded on a scale from 1 to 10, where 6 – 10 are passing grades and 1 – 5 failing grades. 

  • INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY

Doctoral students may, during the 1st and 2nd years, with the agreement of supervisors and coordinators of the field, select a total of 15 ECTS elective content from other programmes of UL, comparable programmes of other Slovene or foreign universities and from subjects for which the University of Ljubljana will invite applications and which will enable the candidate to gain special knowledge and generic skills. Participation in international competitions and summer schools which have a program of credit points and which conclude with a test of knowledge, is also encouraged. Exceptionally, a doctoral student may, with the agreement of the supervisor and field coordinator, also choose more contents from other study programmes.

Detailed description of the Programme is available here.