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Partners. Where study becomes work.

40 % of a degree at Academia takes place in a company: 800 hours of practical training with 95+ employers from the module pages, exercises in partner laboratories and institutes, Erasmus+ with 51 institutions in 27 countries, and a joint dual-study programme with FH Joanneum. 60 % of graduates stay employed with the employer where they did their placement.

Business breakfast with employers at AcademiaBusiness breakfast with employers 2025
Employers95+employers from the module pages
Universities and schools51Erasmus+ and memoranda
Work placement800 hours40 % of the degree in a company
Employment60 %stay with their placement employer
Language of instructionStudies are delivered in Slovenian (B1 required; free Slovenian course for enrolled students).Lectures, exercises, examinations and the diploma thesis are in Slovenian; none of the modules is taught in English. If your Slovenian is below B1, you join the compulsory free Slovenian language course for foreign students alongside the first year.
How the language requirement works
Podjetja · 124 delodajalcev s strani modulov

Where students do their placements and where graduates work

Choose a programme to see the companies where students of that programme do their practical training or where graduates work. Clicking a programme in the menu opens the module page with a description of the placement.

For companies

Would you like placement students?

Posting a placement is free; we train mentors through Orbita and arrange the contract.

Host a placement →
For companies

Hire graduates

Candidate pre-selection, a business breakfast with employers twice a year, employer-sponsored scholarships with tax relief.

Hire graduates →
For students

Placement in your own job

Employed students have the 800 hours of placement recognised in their current job if their tasks are in the field of the module.

Admissions and recognition →
Laboratories and institutes

Where exercises, visits and research projects take place

Computer science students next to the Vega supercomputer at IZUM Maribor
Computer Science · CSI

IZUM – Institute of Information Science, Maribor

The Vega supercomputer (HPC) and data centre: professional visits and lectures for Computer Science and Computer Science and Informatics students (machine learning, network infrastructure).

Civil engineering students at laboratory exercises at FGPA
Civil Engineering

FGPA – Faculty of Civil Engineering, Transportation Engineering and Architecture, University of Maribor

Civil engineering laboratory exercises: material strength tests, grain-size analysis, soil samples – in small groups in Maribor.

Computer Science · CSI

RRA Podravje – Maribor

Partner for practical training and diploma projects of computer science students; companies in the park act as mentors.

Virtual laboratory in Orbita: assembling a computer and a network in 3D
All programmes

Virtual laboratories in Orbita

Academia's own virtual laboratories for studying from home: assembling a computer and a network in 3D, business simulation, mechanical engineering, civil engineering, security; the AcademIQ AI tutor.

Partner laboratories – field exercises · 11

Some exercises of the study programmes take place in the field at partner laboratories, institutes and companies; details are on the module pages.

Civil Engineering

APROS – Construction Laboratory and Services

Laboratory exercises in the concrete laboratory: grain-size composition of soils and rocks and preparing concrete to the requirements of a specific project.

One of the most important construction laboratories in Slovenia (since 1994): testing of materials, concrete and soils for DARS, DRI, Slovenian Railways and municipalities, as well as geomechanical and geotechnical services.

APROS website ↗
Civil Engineering

IGMAT – Institute for Building Materials

Laboratory exercises testing building materials: concrete, aggregates, mortars and steel.

An institute for testing, certification and development of building materials with accredited laboratories.

IGMAT website ↗
Civil Engineering

Geoportal

Field and laboratory exercises: soil classification, geotechnical investigations and interpretation of results for a foundation design.

Geotechnical and geomechanical ground investigations for foundations and earthworks.

Spletna stran Geoportal ↗
Media Production

Institute of Transmedia Design

Exercises in the institute's production environment: from visual concept to technical execution and publication of a media product.

The Institute of Transmedia Design connects graphic design, 3D, animation and interactive media in research and production projects.

Institute of Transmedia Design website ↗
Video production students at the vision mixer during exercises at PeTV
Media Production

PeTV – Ptuj Television

Exercises in the studio and control room: multi-camera shooting, vision mixer, lighting, sound and preparing a live broadcast.

A regional television station with a studio, control room and field crew; exercises take place alongside real programme production.

PeTV website ↗
Mechanical Engineering

Unior

Exercises and tours in production: forging, machining, measurement and quality control in an industrial environment.

A forging company from Zreče: forgings, hand tools and machine building for the automotive industry.

Unior website ↗
Mechanical Engineering

IRNAS – Institute for Development of Advanced Applied Systems

Exercises in device development and prototyping: sensors, controllers, 3D printing and testing.

A Maribor institute for the development of hardware, the Internet of Things (IoT) and open technologies for industry and the environment.

IRNAS website ↗
Mechanical Engineering

TECOS – Slovenian Tool and Die Development Centre

Exercises with measuring equipment and simulations: tool design, measurements on a 3D measuring machine and additive manufacturing.

The tooling development centre in Celje: simulations, measurements, 3D printing and tool development for the Slovenian tooling industry.

TECOS website ↗
Security Engineering

ZŠAM Safe Driving Centre

Practical exercises on the track: braking, avoiding obstacles and controlling a vehicle in emergency situations.

The Safe Driving Centre of the Association of Drivers and Mechanics: a track for driver training in demanding conditions.

ZŠAM Safe Driving Centre website ↗
Security Engineering

ŠRC Ra-Ta-Ta shooting range

Practical security exercises under the guidance of instructors, in accordance with private security legislation.

A sports and recreation centre with shooting ranges in Maribor.

ŠRC Ra-Ta-Ta shooting range website ↗
Security Engineering

Športni objekti Maribor – Pristan

Practical fitness and self-defence exercises for work in security.

The public institution that manages Maribor's sports facilities, including the Pristan swimming pool and gyms.

Športni objekti Maribor website ↗
Mechanical Engineering

Dewesoft

Strokovne ekskurzije v razvoj in proizvodnjo merilnih sistemov: zajem podatkov, senzorika, testiranje in analiza meritev.

Trboveljski razvijalec merilnih sistemov in programske opreme za zajem in analizo podatkov (DAQ), ki ga uporabljajo avtomobilska, letalska in vesoljska industrija.

Spletna stran Dewesoft ↗

The list is compiled from mentions on the About us and module pages;.

Universities and schools · 51 institutions in 27 countries

Partner institutions – active partnerships 2026

Erasmus+ KA131 (EU) · 36
Erasmus+ KA171 (partner countries) · 11
BIP – blended intensive programmes · 3
memorandum of cooperation · 1

Erasmus+ KA131/KA171 inter-institutional agreements, BIPs and memoranda.Erasmus+ placements and study abroad →

FH Joanneum · Graz

Joint dual-study programme with FH Joanneum

Since 2020 Academia and Austria's FH Joanneum have run a joint dual-study programme: two years of Mechanical Engineering (Automation and Robotics, Energy Engineering, Production Management, Tooling and Maintenance modules) with 800 hours of placement in Maribor, then continuation in the 4th semester of the Production Technology and Organisation (BSc) programme at FH Joanneum – following the model of three months of study, three months of work in a company. No tuition fee at FHJ for Academia students.

From2020joint programme
Route2 + 1.5 yearsAcademia → FHJ (BSc)
Tuition at FHJ€0for Academia students
First graduateSrđan ČestićAVL, master's at FHJ
Academia students at exercisesMechanical Engineering · Academia × FH Joanneum
FAQ

Partnerships – what students and companies ask

Work placementDo I choose my placement company myself?

Yes – it can be a partner from the list, your current employer or a company of your choice; the placement coordinator checks that the tasks are suitable and arranges the tripartite contract.

EmployersHow does a company become a placement partner?

Write to info@academia.si or fill in the form on the For employers page. Posting a placement is free; we train mentors through Orbita.

AbroadCan I do my placement at a partner institution abroad?

Yes, with an Erasmus+ grant of €700–824/month (+€250 for students with fewer opportunities), 2–12 months; partner institutions help with finding a company.

FHJWho can continue at FH Joanneum?

Graduates of the Mechanical Engineering programme (all modules) under the joint dual-study programme; German is required for study in Graz.

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