Glavni trg 17b, 4th floor – everything under one (attic) roof
Academia's headquarters are in the centre of Maribor, five minutes from the Drava. Seven rooms – from the large lecture hall to the photo and video studio – with colour-coded arches, smart classroom management and a living room where there is always someone up for a game of table football.
The Academia living room
An open space for learning and socialising: kitchen island, sofa, bookshelves – and table football. This is where freshers, lecturers and the Student Office get to know each other after the induction day.
Computer classroom
A modern classroom with interactive screens; exercises in programming, networks, cyber security and media production.
Co-working · 40 computers
Workstations along the wall for independent and project work – open even when you have no lectures. Free Eduroam Wi-Fi.
Photo and video studio
White backdrop, studio flashes, softboxes; media production students borrow 4K cameras, a slider and LED lights free of charge.
Seminar room
A smaller room with tables in a U-shape – for seminar exercises, thesis defences and workshops in smaller groups.
Large lecture hall
Live lectures streamed and recorded in Orbita for students at home; on induction day it seats the whole intake.
Conference room
Thesis defences, mock job interviews, business breakfasts with employers and meetings with partners.
The place where studying alongside work turns into a group.
A kitchen island for coffee before a lecture, a sofa and bookshelves for studying, high tables for project work and table football for breaks. Renovated in January 2019 as a "co-study" space for students and lecturers; after every induction day this is where the new intake gets together.
Community and events →Choose a module. The programme and location come with it.
A typical week of a student working alongside study
One subject after another: three to five weeks of lectures and exercises, then an exam. Attendance at lectures is not compulsory (except in Media Production); at exercises it is. We form groups around your working hours – including mornings if you work shifts.
Always just one subject at a time; the exam follows straight after the lectures. Missing a session does not cost you a semester.
In Maribor and Styrian companies or in your current job. We arrange the mentor and the contract.
You follow lectures live from home and come to Glavni trg for exercises and exams. Same lecturers, same timetable.
The people who get you to the finish line
Induction days
You meet your group, the lecturers and the Student Office. The first subject starts with familiar faces.
Study group in the co-working space
A permanent group matched to your working hours. Exercises together, exam revision in the school's open space.
Career advice and business breakfasts
In the conference room: CV, personal brand, mock job interview with HR professionals; at business breakfasts you present yourself to Styrian employers.
Students from 19 countries
International students share the same lecture rooms with you at Glavni trg. In May, International Spring Week: 60+ students from 18 countries in Maribor.
Map the System and field trips
Map the System local final in Maribor (7 teams in 2026, winners go to Oxford), field trips to Rimac, Demago and the Karavanke tunnel.
Picnic and Students of the Year
At the end of the year we announce the best students of each programme; in autumn, the formal graduation ceremony.
"The group I started with is the same one I graduated with."
Video statement of the 2025 Student of the Year from the Students of the Year series.
Watch the statement →A city where everything is on foot
The school stands on Glavni trg, by the Drava and Lent. A flat, coffee, a start-up incubator and the student club are all within ten minutes' walk – and for international students, a Slovenian course that ends with a tour of the city.
Free one-year Slovene course – and a city tour with your lecturer to finish it.
Students from 19 countries study at Academia. The Slovene course runs alongside your first year; the last week ends in the Maribor Art Gallery, the Old Town and on the banks of the Drava. Housing via Kamrica, EU student status, Erasmus+ incoming office on site.
Read: discovering Maribor with the Slovene course →Come and see before you decide
Maribor Careers Fair
Maribor · Academia stand: advice on studying alongside work, company scholarships and tuition reimbursement.
Online open day: studying alongside work, fees, scholarships
Online · At 18.00: programmes and modules, tuition calculation, live questions to the student office; registrants receive the recording.
Online open day
Online · At 18.00: all programmes and modules, tuition calculation, live questions.
Open days: Academia FEST 2027
Maribor · Presentations of all modules, a tour of the laboratories and studio, conversations with lecturers and students – just before the first application deadline.
New dates will be announced soon – write to us at info@academia.si or book an individual consultation.
Come to a lecture of your module. Free, no obligation.
Choose a module and we send you the date of the next lecture in Maribor. You sit alongside students, listen to a lecturer from industry and spend 15 minutes with the career adviser afterwards. Reply within one day.
Glavni trg 17b – in the middle of the old town
TimetableI work until 4 pm. Will I make it to lectures?
Yes – lectures and exercises are 2–3 times a week between 16.30 and 20.30. If you work shifts, we place you in a morning group; all lectures are recorded.
AttendanceDo I have to attend all lectures?
Attendance at lectures is not compulsory (except in Media Production); at seminar and laboratory exercises it is. Exercises take place in small groups at Glavni trg.
From elsewhereI am not from Maribor. Can I combine this with watching from home?
Yes. You can follow lectures live online and come in for exercises and exams. If you live more than 60 km away and are employed, studying from home may be a better option for you.
Work placementWhere in Maribor do I do the 800 hours of placement?
In partner companies in Maribor and Styria or in your current job, if your tasks are in the field. We arrange the mentor and the contract.
International studentsWhere do I live and what about Slovenian?
Accommodation through Kamrica or property portals; a free one-year Slovenian course runs alongside the first year of study. The International Office is on site.
I am interested in studying in Maribor. What now?
Leave your e-mail. Within one working day you get a personal reply from the career adviser: which module is right for you, how your job is recognised as placement and how to fund your studies – plus an invitation to a lecture in Maribor.