University of Primorska ( Slovenian ''Univerza na Primorskem'', Italian ''Università del Litorale'') is a

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. It is located in

Koper Koper (; ) is the List of cities and towns in Slovenia, fifth-largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Slovenian Istria, Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, Koper is the main urban center of the Slovene coast. Port of Koper i ...

, Izola, and

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and is named for the

Slovenian Littoral The Slovene Littoral, or simply Littoral (, ; ; ), is one of the traditional regions of Slovenia. The littoral in its name – for a coastal-adjacent area – recalls the former Austrian Littoral (''Avstrijsko Primorje''), the Habsburg poss ...

region, where it is located.

History

The very first efforts to found a Slovenian university in the Littoral were made almost one hundred years ago, whereas the first concrete steps towards the establishment of a new Slovene university were taken after the country had become independent. Thus 1992 saw the preparation of the expert study of the development of higher education in the Littoral, and a year later a letter of intent was signed envisioning the establishment of the University Study Centre. In 1995, the Slovene Science and Research Centre was founded in order to garner the intellectual potential of the future university, while 1996 witnessed the formation of the University Study Centre of Koper, which facilitated the development of higher education in the region and prepared the legal basis for founding the university. Two years later, the letter of intent was also signed by representatives of the regional economic sector and by regional chambers of commerce. Finally, on 29 January 2003, the Slovene Parliament passed the University of Primorska Charter. Two months later, on 17 March 2003, the University of Primorska was entered into the register of legal entities kept by the District Court of Koper. The newly established university comprised three faculties, two colleges, and two research institutes."About the University of Primorska", University of Primorska, 3 March 201

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Rectors

* Lucija Čok (2003–2007) * Rado Bohinc (2007–2011) * Dragan Marušič (2011–2019) * Klavdija Kutnar (2019–present)

Organization

The university is divided into six faculties and one college: *Faculty of Education,

/Capodistria *Faculty of Humanities,

/Capodistria *Faculty of Management,

/Capodistria *Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information technologies -

/Capodistria *Faculty of Tourism Studies,

/Portorose *Faculty of Health Care, Izola/Isola d'Istria *College of Design,

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/Lubiana One institute is also part of the University of Primorska: the Andrej Marušič Institute.

Other universities in Slovenia

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* University of Nova Gorica

References

External links

University of Primorska Website
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