Choose what you need.
A placement in your company
A student 800 hours works on your assignment; a company mentor, a tripartite contract, tax relief.
More →Hire graduates
Free job postings, candidate pre-selection, a business breakfast with 80+ employers.
More →Employer-sponsored scholarships
Secure talent while they study; min. €148.58/month, tax-free up to the minimum wage.
More →Your employees' studies
Alongside work, in the afternoon or from home; the employer as payer; reimbursement of up to €2,755 (under public call 374 only if you complete your studies by 30 Nov 2028 – e.g. with recognition of prior studies).
More →DUALIS – European scholarships
102 scholarships, 50+ industry partners, placements abroad with an industry mentor.
More →800 hours of work on your assignment – and first pick of the candidate.
A student completes 800 hours of practical training in one company or with several employers. The company provides a mentor with at least a short-cycle qualification in the same or a related field and two years of work experience; the mentor receives e-training on Orbita, sample assessment reports and a mentoring certificate at the end. A tripartite school–student–company contract is signed; the company registers the student for occupational injury insurance (form M12).
- A student working on a specific assignment with no agency costs
- First pick of the candidate: 60 % of graduates take a job with the employer where they did their placement
- Tax relief for practical work: up to 80 % of the average monthly salary per month of training
- Reimbursement of mentoring costs when a Public Scholarship Fund call is open
- Mentoring three placement students counts as a notable achievement for the title of short-cycle college lecturer
| Programme | Minimum conditions in the company |
|---|---|
| Business/Economics | an office with a computer and software |
| Civil Engineering | office + construction site |
| Computer Science | office, development environment |
| Media Production | office + multimedia equipment |
| Mechanical Engineering | office + production |
| Security Engineering | office + active protection of property or persons |
of the average monthly salary as tax relief
For every month of a student's training under a practical training contract (ZDDPO-2); travel and meal reimbursements are not included.
tax-free monthly allowance for the student
An allowance up to this amount (from 1 Mar 2026) is exempt from personal income tax (Article 44 of ZDoh-2 and Article 12 of the Regulation) and is a tax-deductible company expense; travel and meals are tax-free up to the amounts in the regulation.
the only compulsory cost: occupational injury insurance
Registration with form M12; contribution of 0.30 % of the average gross salary per month (a few euros). When a Public Scholarship Fund call is open, the company also claims reimbursement of mentoring costs.
Details and a worked example: Tax aspects of students' work on compulsory placements – for companies. Amounts as at the date of publication; check with your accountant.
2,200 hours of study, 800 hours of work in a real environment – and free services for employers.
Job posting
We publish your vacancy among students and graduates (Orbita, newsletter), collect applications and carry out pre-selection or testing to your requirements. Free of charge.
Post a job →Business breakfast with employers
Twice a year (May, October) with the Employment Service of Slovenia and the Association of Slovenian Higher Vocational Colleges at the Employment and Careers Fair in Dvorana Tabor: 80+ employers, 20 partner organisations, students and graduates of all programmes. Next: May 2027.
Employer registration →Company presentation
A guest lecture, a professional field trip to your premises or a stand at Academia FEST (12–13 Feb 2027) – students get to know you before they look for a job.
Arrange →V svojih besedah
Študenti leta, diplomanti in predavatelji o študiju na Academii – kratki posnetki brez scenarija. Več zgodb in videov na strani zgodb.
Secure talent while they study – the agreement can include the placement and the diploma thesis.
You set the amount of the scholarship yourself; a co-funded employer-sponsored scholarship may not be lower than €148.58/month (the 4th-bracket state scholarship, from 1 Mar 2026). For the student, an employer-sponsored scholarship is tax-free up to the minimum wage (2026: €1,481.88; for study abroad + 60 %). Co-funding is possible through regional scholarship schemes (in Podravje, RRA Podravje – Maribor) when a public call is published. Also publish offers on the srips-rs.si exchange; Academia publishes them among students and forwards applications to you.
Tell us
The programme, number of scholarships, amount and obligations (placement, holiday work, employment after graduation).
We publish and collect applications
Among the programme's students and on the exchange; pre-selection on request.
Agreement
You sign a scholarship agreement with the selected student; Academia connects you with the placement mentor.
Companies that sponsor our students
Employer-sponsored scholarships 2026/27: HERMI, ETI, HIT, NLB, Krka, DOTES, DARS, Titus, I.H.S., Unior, Informatika TIK, COMARK … – the most common route to an engineer or programmer who stays.
Offer an employer-sponsored scholarship →Academia's Intergenerational Fund
A new funding model (2026): the student repays tuition only once employed, and the employer can take over the repayment as part of an employer-sponsored scholarship. Conditions at the Student Office.
How much does a scholarship holder or placement student cost you – and how much do you save?
Enter the number of people, the scholarship and the duration. The calculator adds up scholarships, placement allowances and insurance and subtracts the tax effect of the practical work relief and the costs you would otherwise pay for recruitment.
Lectures in the afternoon or from home. Placement in your company. You can be the payer.
Lectures and exercises run modularly (one subject after another), 2–3 times a week between 16.30 and 20.30, in Maribor, Ljubljana or from home; there are no lectures on Saturdays. The employee does the 800 hours of practical training in your company – on the tasks you need. The employer can be the payer of tuition (purchase order or payment contract); with 20 or more employees enrolled we tailor delivery to the company and involve your managers as lecturers or instructors.
- Price list 2026/27: €198–€306/month depending on the programme, 12 instalments a year, 5 % discount for a single payment
- After graduating, the employee claims reimbursement of up to €2,755 (under public call 374 only if you complete your studies by 30 Nov 2028 – e.g. with recognition of prior studies)
- Prior learning and industry certificates are recognised free of charge; > 38 credits = lower tuition
- Part-time study is equivalent in competences to full-time study; SQF 6 diploma + British HND diploma
"Academia's study programmes are always up to date and tailored to the market."
mag. Vlasta Stojak · Talum · Assistant to the CEO for Human Resources · instructor at AcademiaSolve a specific problem – with a project or diploma thesis.
Project assignments in subjects
Working on real company cases, students prepare an analysis, campaign, plan or prototype; the subject leader assesses them and you get the result.
Diploma theses
The company proposes a topic and appoints a mentor; examples: Henkel – comparison of brands' digital strategies; automated reporting at a construction company that "saved three days of work".
Spring Week – international teams
More than 60 students from 18 countries spend five days solving your challenge with AI tools (2026: PIPI – entering new markets, AI video adverts).
Erasmus+ →102 European scholarships and a network of 50+ industry partners.
Academia coordinates the Erasmus+ Policy Experimentation project DUALIS (€1.25 M, score 94/100) with FH JOANNEUM, ESTIA, IP Portalegre and Mondragon Unibertsitatea. From 2027/28, 102 scholarship holders will have their full tuition covered; each will complete a 2–4-month placement in a company in another European country with an industry mentor. In Slovenia the project is supported by the Association of Slovenian Higher Vocational Colleges, the Styrian Chamber of Commerce and the Maribor Chamber of Crafts.
- Join as a placement host or industry mentor
- Fields: artificial intelligence, data science, cyber security, application development, mechanical engineering, production technologies
- Ecosystem: AVL List, Infineon Austria, Magna Steyr, Safran Helicopter Engines …
Placements, scholarships, jobs.
What companies have gained – in the words of the people who experienced it.
Henkel
Ognjen Vučković, Student of the Year 2026. Today: Henkel – Assistant Account Manager. Henkel is also a diploma thesis partner (comparison of brands' digital strategies).
Full story →"They helped me find student work faster and be more competitive on the labour market."
Ognjen Vučković
Kolektor
Saša Gril, Student of the Year 2026. Works in Kolektor's HR department; completed her studies alongside a demanding job.
Full story →“It helps me above all to see the bigger picture. I work directly with people, and the course has enabled me not to look only at individual details in my work but to understand the wider context better too.”
Saša Gril
Deželna banka Slovenije
David Mihalič, Student of the Year 2023. Today: Deželna banka Slovenije – systems engineer. He studied from home while in full-time employment.
Full story →"I would put the option of distance learning first – alongside work it saved me a great deal of valuable time."
David Mihalič
Talum
Vlasta Stojak, MSc, Assistant to the CEO for Human Resources. Talum is one of the placement employers for Mechanical Engineering; its head of HR is also an instructor at Academia.
Lecturers from industry →"Academia's study programmes are always up to date and tailored to the market."
mag. Vlasta Stojak
V svojih besedah
Študenti leta, diplomanti in predavatelji o študiju na Academii – kratki posnetki brez scenarija. Več zgodb in videov na strani zgodb.
The three things an HR department asks first.
TaxTax aspects of practical training
What applies to a company that takes an Academia student for the 800-hour practical training (summary of the "Tax benefits" block and the article Tax aspects of students' work on compulsory placements):
- Practical work relief (ZDDPO-2): the payment to a student under a practical training contract lowers the tax base, for each month of training up to a maximum of 80 % of the average monthly salary; travel and meal reimbursements are not included.
- Student allowance: up to €380.40 a month (from 1 Mar 2026) is exempt from personal income tax (Article 44 of ZDoh-2 and Article 12 of the Regulation) and is a tax-deductible company expense; travel and meals are tax-free up to the amounts in the regulation.
- Occupational injury insurance: the only compulsory cost – registration with form M12, contribution of 0.30 % of the average gross salary per month.
- Reimbursement of mentoring costs: when a Public Scholarship Fund call is open.
- Employer-sponsored scholarship: tax-free for the student up to the minimum wage (2026: €1,481.88); if co-funded through a regional scheme it may not be lower than €148.58/month.
Amounts as at the date of publication; check with your accountant. Work out your own case →
ScholarshipsScholarship agreement – what it must contain
The scholarship agreement is concluded between you and the student; Academia connects you with the placement mentor. In general, under the Scholarship Act (ZŠtip-1), the agreement contains :
- the contracting parties and details of the student (programme, module, expected year of graduation);
- the amount of the scholarship, the method and date of payment and any indexation;
- the duration of the scholarship and the conditions for continuation (enrolment, completed obligations, progress reporting);
- the student's obligations during and after their studies: placement in the company, holiday work, diploma thesis, employment after graduation (if agreed) and for how long;
- the company's obligations: mentor, job, training alongside work;
- grounds for termination and repayment of the scholarship, and personal data protection.
For a co-funded employer-sponsored scholarship the conditions of the regional scholarship scheme also apply (minimum amount €148.58/month, employment after graduation). The Student Office will send you a sample agreement – enquiry.
Work placementThe employer's obligations in a placement: mentor, M12, REK-1a
Before the 800-hour placement begins, the company arranges :
- Mentor: a colleague with at least a short-cycle qualification in the same or a related field and two years of work experience; they may be assisted by a trainer with a secondary vocational qualification and five years of experience. The mentor receives e-training on Orbita, sample assessment reports and a mentoring certificate at the end.
- Tripartite contract school–student–company with tasks, period and allowance.
- Insurance: registration of the student for occupational injury and occupational disease insurance with form M12 before the first day of the placement.
- Payments: report the allowance and reimbursements with the REK-1a return (payments to pupils and students for compulsory practical work).
- Occupational safety: familiarisation with instructions and protective equipment as for other colleagues.
- At the end: the mentor confirms the placement diary and fills in the assessment report; Academia uses it in assessing the practical training.
The minimum conditions by programme are in the section Work placement. Questions: the placement coordinator, info@academia.si, +386 2 228 35 35.
What HR departments ask us.
Work placementHow much does a student placement cost the company?
Arranging it is free. The company covers occupational injury insurance (M12) and, by agreement, an allowance; mentoring costs can be claimed as tax relief (up to 80 % of the average salary per month of training).
Work placementWho can be a mentor?
A colleague with at least a short-cycle qualification in the same or a related field and two years of experience; they may be assisted by a trainer with a secondary vocational qualification and five years of experience. The mentor receives e-training and a certificate.
PaymentCan the company pay an employee's tuition?
Yes – with a purchase order or payment contract; the company receives the invoice and instalments are monthly (12 a year). You prepare the repayment agreement for when an employee leaves yourself or with our template.
DistanceIs studying from home equivalent?
Yes. Part-time study alongside work – in Maribor, Ljubljana or from home – gives the same diploma (SQF 6) and the same competences; the placement takes place in your company.
ScholarshipsDoes the company have to employ the scholarship holder?
Without co-funding, no, unless the agreement provides otherwise. For a co-funded scholarship the conditions of the regional scheme apply.
ProjectsHow do I propose a thesis topic?
Send the field, a description of the problem and the mentor's name; the subject group adds the topic to those on offer and connects you with a student.
Tell us what you are looking for. Talent, a placement or employee study.
Bojan Dapčević, placement coordinator · Student Office 02 228 35 35 · info@academia.si · Glavni trg 17b, Maribor · Leskoškova 12, Ljubljana.