Have you completed or are you completing secondary school abroad?
If you obtained your secondary education outside Slovenia and are considering continuing your studies at Academia Institute of Technology in Maribor, we have excellent news for you! Academia enables enrolment for international students and this article simplifies the process of recognition of foreign education, so that your path to study is as straightforward as possible.
Recognition of foreign education for continuing studies at Academia
For enrolment at Academia, it is necessary that candidates with a foreign educational certificate complete the education recognition procedure. This procedure formally assesses your education obtained abroad and determines its equivalence in accordance with Slovenian legislation. This enables you to continue your education in the chosen programme.
Recognition takes place in accordance with the Act on the Evaluation and Recognition of Education (ZVPI) and ensures that candidates meet the conditions for application, enrolment and participation in educational programmes in Slovenia.
When to submit the application for recognition?
You can submit the application for education recognition:
- together with the electronic application for enrolment in eVŠ (Unified Higher Education Application and Information System) or
- separately, before the start of the enrolment procedure.
The electronic form for application in eVŠ as a rule also serves as an application for recognition of foreign education.
Required documents for recognition
For successful submission of the application for recognition you will need:
- Completed N-form – available here: Obrazec_N_z_navodili_v_AN_jeziku
- Original certificate or diploma proving completed education abroad (not mandatory, but recommended).
- Certified copy of the certificate or diploma with Apostille stamp. For the countries Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia and Serbia, the Apostille stamp is not required.
- Court-certified translation of the certificate or diploma into Slovenian language. If the certificate is in English, Serbian (Latin script) or Croatian language, translation is not required.
- Evidence of the content and duration of education, such as: Supplement to the certificate. Annual certificates or grade transcripts from the last two years of secondary school. Other similar evidence.
- Chronological description of complete education (curriculum vitae / CV), which you prepare and sign yourself. The description should include information about schools, periods of attendance, possible transfers between schools, repeating a year and similar.
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What follows?
After submitting the application, Academia will assess your education and, if necessary, request additional opinion from the ENIC-NARIC Slovenia centre. Successful recognition enables you to continue with the application and enrolment in the study programme of Academia of your choice.
Why choose Academia?
Academia is known for its practical approach to education, international orientation and close connections with the economy. Study at Academia offers you practical knowledge, industry connections and a supportive environment that prepares you for a successful career.
Do you need help?
In the academic year 2024/25, students born in as many as 22 different countries of the world are studying at Academia: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Croatia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Germany, Nepal, Russia, Serbia, North Macedonia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America and Zimbabwe.
Free Slovenian language course for foreigners
Students come to Slovenia with diverse prior knowledge of the Slovenian language or they already live and work here, therefore they will be included in study obligations in accordance with individual educational plans. They are facing an intensive longer Slovenian language course for foreigners, which we organise free of charge for our students at Academia.
Your future starts here!
Studies are delivered in Slovenian – ask us how to apply.
B1 Slovenian is required; we offer a free preparatory course. The admissions team replies within one working day.
Source: Academia (10. 1. 2025).
This English summary was produced automatically from the Slovenian article and is pending editorial review. Slovenska različica
