Terms and conditions of use of the website.

Provider and owner of the website is ACADEMIA, izobraževanje in druge storitve d.o.o. (Academia Institute of Technology), Glavni trg 17b, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia; registration number 1195280000, VAT ID SI52188353; entered in the court register on 9 February 1998; legal representative: Žan Dapčevič, Director (hereinafter: Academia or the school). Academia is a Slovenian short-cycle higher education institution (višja strokovna šola) listed in the register of providers of publicly recognised short-cycle programmes, which delivers publicly recognised short-cycle degree programmes in accordance with the Higher Vocational Education Act (ZVSI).

The website means all pages and subpages on the domain academia.si (including subdomains operated by Academia) and the content Academia publishes there: texts, images, videos, the tuition calculator, web forms and other tools.

A user is any person who visits the website, views content, uses tools or sends a message, enquiry or registration via web forms – regardless of whether they are a student, prospective student, employer, lecturer or casual visitor.

Terms and conditions are this document. They govern the use of the website and the services available on it. The contractual relationship between a student and the school (enrolment, tuition, study obligations) is governed by the ZVSI, the education contract and the school's internal acts, which take precedence over these terms in the event of a conflict.

By visiting the website or using any service on it you confirm that you have read, understood and agree to these terms. If you do not agree with the terms, please do not use the website.

Academia may amend or supplement the terms. A new version is published on this page with the date it takes effect; we notify you of significant changes with a notice on the website at least 15 days before they take effect. By using the website after that date you accept the amended terms.

These terms apply from 1. 11. 2026 and replace all previous versions.

The website is generally available 24 hours a day, every day of the year. Academia reserves the right to restrict access temporarily for maintenance, upgrades, security reasons or technical problems at hosting and network providers.

Where possible, we will announce longer planned interruptions lasting more than a few hours in advance on the website or via social networks. We are not liable for unplanned interruptions resulting from circumstances beyond our control.

We strive to make the website accessible to users with special needs; accessibility settings are available (the Accessibility button in the page footer). Report accessibility problems to info@academia.si.

Viewing content, using the tuition calculator, downloading materials, subscribing to the newsletter, registering for events and sending enquiries via web forms are free of charge. We charge you nothing for using the website; you bear only the cost of your own internet connection.

Information on tuition, discounts, payment in instalments and other study costs is for information only and is based on the school's current price list (Academia price list 2026/27, PDF). The calculation in the tuition calculator is indicative; the binding amount is set in the education contract or in the price list valid on the day of enrolment.

Enrolment in study programmes does not take place through this website but through the My Enrolment portal (academia.my.site.com) and under the procedure laid down by the ZVSI, the call for enrolment and the school's internal acts. Registering for an open day, sending an enquiry or submitting data via a form on the website is not an application for enrolment and does not create a contractual relationship.

Through web forms you can request information, book a place at an event, subscribe to the newsletter, send an enquiry as an employer or apply as a candidate lecturer. After submitting a form you receive confirmation at the e-mail address you gave; we usually send a personal reply within one working day.

You are responsible for the accuracy of the data you enter. You may use the forms only on your own behalf or on behalf of an organisation you are authorised to represent.

Paid services ordered at a distance

Where you conclude a contract for a paid service through the website (e.g. registration for a paid micro-credential or course), the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act (ZVPot-1) on distance contracts apply in addition to these terms. Before you place an order we inform you of the essential features of the service, the final price including VAT, the payment method, the duration and the withdrawal conditions; we confirm the order by e-mail.

• Right of withdrawal: a consumer may withdraw from a distance contract within 14 days of its conclusion without giving a reason, by an unambiguous statement to info@academia.si or by post to the school's registered office. We refund payments within 14 days of receiving the statement.
• Exceptions: the right of withdrawal does not apply if performance of the service began and was completed with your express prior consent before the end of the withdrawal period, or, for a partly performed service, the refund is proportionate.
• Special conditions: special conditions may apply to an individual service (micro-credentials, Spring Week, Map the System); we publish them at registration and they take precedence over these general terms.

For students and candidates Academia uses the study platform Orbita (student.academia.si) and the enrolment portal My Enrolment. User accounts are created by the school or by you when you register; use is subject to the terms of the individual portal, published at login.

You are responsible for protecting your username and password. Do not share your password with others; notify us immediately of any suspected misuse. Academia is not liable for damage resulting from disclosure of your password to third parties through your own fault.

We prepare the content on the website carefully and update it regularly, but we do not guarantee that it is complete, accurate and current at every moment. The official documents are binding: the call for enrolment, the study programmes, the price list and the school's internal acts, available from the Student Office.

Academia is not liable for damage arising from:

• failure or malfunction of your hardware or software, internet connection or devices;
• network disruptions, outages at hosting, domain or other infrastructure providers;
• force majeure, cyber attacks or other events beyond Academia's control;
• use of indicative calculations (the tuition calculator) or inaccurate data you entered yourself;
• content on third-party websites linked from the website (social networks, partner portals, external documents).

The limitation of liability does not apply to damage caused intentionally or through gross negligence, or to liability that cannot be excluded by law.

The website and all content on it – texts, photographs, videos, graphics, logos, design, programme code, study materials and presentations – are protected by copyright and related rights and industrial property rights. The rights holder is Academia or a third party that has permitted Academia to use them (e.g. partner organisations, photographers, students who have consented to publication).

You may use the content exclusively for your own non-commercial familiarisation with the school's offer. Without Academia's prior written permission, copying, reproducing, distributing, publicly displaying, modifying or otherwise using the content beyond what the law permits is not allowed. The name Academia, logo and slogan Go Higher. are trade marks or distinctive signs of the school.

The logos of partners, employers and projects (Erasmus+, EU) belong to their owners and are used in accordance with their rules.

When using the website you undertake not to:

• send false, offensive or unlawful content via forms or impersonate another person;
• use automated tools (bots, scripts, bulk sending) to submit forms or scrape content without permission;
• attempt unauthorised access to the school's servers, data, user accounts or portals, or disrupt the operation of the website;
• introduce malicious code or in any way endanger the security of the website and its users.

In the event of a breach, Academia may, without prior notice, restrict or disable access to the website or portals, delete submitted content and pursue claims for damages. To prevent, detect and prove breaches we may process access data (IP address, time, requested pages) in accordance with the Privacy Policy; we report criminal offences to the competent authorities.

We process users' personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Personal Data Protection Act (ZVOP-2). Which data, for which purposes, on what basis and for how long – all this is described in the Privacy policy, which forms an integral part of these terms.

The website uses cookies and similar technologies. We use essential cookies without consent, and analytics and marketing cookies only with your consent, which you can change at any time. More on this and on consent settings: Cookies.

We accept complaints, claims and comments concerning the website or services ordered through it at info@academia.si, by phone on 02 228 35 35 or in writing at Glavni trg 17b, 2000 Maribor. We confirm receipt of a complaint within working days and resolve it no later than days after receipt; if we need more time, we will let you know.

Academia any provider of out-of-court consumer dispute resolution as competent to resolve a consumer dispute that a consumer could initiate under the Out-of-Court Consumer Dispute Resolution Act. Consumers may also use the European online dispute resolution platform: ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

These terms are governed by the law of the Republic of Slovenia. We will try to resolve any disputes amicably; if that is not possible, the court with subject-matter jurisdiction in Maribor has jurisdiction, or for consumers the court of their permanent residence where the law so provides.

If any provision of these terms is invalid or unenforceable, this does not affect the validity of the remaining provisions; the invalid provision is replaced by one closest to it in purpose.

Matters not governed by these terms are subject to the ZVSI, ZVPot-1, the Obligations Code, the Electronic Commerce Market Act, the GDPR, ZVOP-2 and ZEKom-2 and other applicable regulations of the Republic of Slovenia.

The terms are published on the website at academia.si/pogoji/ and apply from 1. 11. 2026. Together with them apply the Privacy policy and Cookie Policy.