Frequently asked questions - FAQ
PUŠU - First-Cycle University Study Programme in Urbanism
DMŠU - Second-Cycle Master’s Study Programme in Urbanism
NEW: WHAT IS YEAR PLUS?
During their first year at the University of Ljubljana, international students may attend the so-called Year Plus, in which the Slovenian language courses are mandatory. Year Plus is designed to help international students to adapt to the Slovenian system and culture in their first year of study in Slovenia. ...more
Uvod v terminologijo arhitekture in urbanizma
Introduction to the Terminology of Architecture and Urbanism
obštudijska dejavnost_extracurricular course
headed by doc. dr. Ilka Čerpes in collaboration with prof. mag. Tadej Glažar, asist. Vid De Gleria and external expert, architect Mia Crnič.
Podrobnosti …več, More about the course …more, Application Form ...more
academic year 2019/20
MEETINGS OF THE SRUDY
AFFAIRS COMMISSION (KŠZ): published on the website …more
STUDY RULES AND REGULATIONS
All regulations and instructions are published also for PUŠU and DMŠU studies under “UL FA Study Rules and Regulations ...more
More information is provided in the annual Study Programme Brochure.
PUŠU ...more
DMŠU ...more
APPLICATION FORMS
All information, templates for various applications are published on the website ...more
APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL ENROLMENT
Conditional enrolment may be granted based on the following grounds:
- Application for Progression to a Higher Year (without completed conditions)
- Application for Re-Enrolment in the Same Year (without completed conditions)
Please find more detailed information on the website under Applications ...more
UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMME, LONG-CYCLE MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMME:
Via the student information system (ŠIS), the students can submit (INSTRUCTIONS) the following applications to be examined for approval by the Academic Affairs Commission. The entire procedure is described in the Instructions document.
ADDITIONAL YEAR
Registration of an additional year (first-time) and extension. All information for 2018/19 apply to PUŠU and DMŠU as well. More at ...more
SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF STUDIES
This information applies also to PUŠU and DMŠU students. More on the webpage ...more
URBAN DESIGN 2019/20
· PUŠU:
Urban Design Studio 1 – izr. prof. dr. Alenka Fikfak, doc. Aleksander S. Ostan
Urban Design Studio 2 – doc. dr. Ilka Čerpes
Urban Design Studio 3 – doc. mag. Polona Filipič, doc. Primož Hočevar
· DMŠU:
Urban Design Studio 1* – izr. prof. dr. Alenka Fikfak
Urban Design Studio 2** – študent izbere med vsemi člani Katedre za urbanizem, ki imajo predavateljski naziv: izr. prof. dr. Alenka Fikfak, doc. dr. Ilka Čerpes, doc. mag. Polona Filipič, doc. Aleksander S. Ostan, doc. Primož Hočevar, doc. dr. Matevž Juvančič, doc. dr. Gregor Čok, izr. prof. dr. Tadeja Zupančič in dodatno tudi: prof. mag. Tadej Glažar, izr. prof. Lucija Ažman Momirski
* 5 students can select Design Studio izr. prof. Lucija Ažman Momirski
** The lecturers will prepare topics for the master thesis, which will also be the basis for Urban Design Studio 2. Presentation will be on 1.10.2019. According to the latter, the distribution of students between mentors in Urban Design Studio 2 will be done.
The elective courses (list of Urbanism courses) must be registered in ŠIS by: 5 October 2019.
The criteria on the recognition of the knowledge obtained, including that of elective courses, are based on the content (when in doubt whether the selected whether the course is a Bachelor's or Master's course).
he student is required to complete 60 credits per academic year (minimum per year), but additional content may be registered in the electronic student’s transcript (the application to recognise these courses is submitted to the Academic Affairs Commission). For all additional content, please use the form for elective courses of the University of Ljubljana provided below, where the form purpose is highlighted (extracurricular, mobility, additional content, etc.).
The applications for registering external elective courses (designated in the curriculum as “UL elective courses” ) must be submitted to Ms Danijela Šinkovec at the Student Affairs Office by 10 October 2019. Application ...more
For activities outside the programme use the same form as the one provided for elective courses ...more
ELECTIVE COURSES FROM THE LONG-CYCLE MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMME IN ARCHITECTURE (EMŠA) COUNT AS EXTERNAL COURSES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA
The list of recommended elective courses for PUŠU is available at ...more
The list of recommended elective courses for DMŠU is available at ...more
As part of UL’s elective courses, the student is free to choose a course from any study programme at UL.
Changes concerning elective courses require the approval of the Academic Affairs Commission, based on the application submitted.
Please ensure that you complete the required number of ECTS credits achieved in elective courses.
PUŠU – 2nd year = 6 ects
PUŠU – 3rd year = 5 ects (Urbanism list) + 10 ects (external elective courses, from other study programmes, e.g. EMŠA)
DMŠU – 1st year = 6 ects (Urbanism list)
DMŠU – 2nd year = 6 ects (external elective courses, from other study programmes, e.g. EMŠA)
Note: The elective course Urban Design Workshop (at PUŠU or DMŠU) can be selected only once and shall be registered as an elective course from the Urbanism study programme group.
APPLICATION DEADLINE TO MASTER’S STUDY PROGRAMME IN URBANISM
Application deadline: by 3 September 2019. After the expiration of the application deadline (pre-registration does not count as enrolment), applications for enrolment in the study programme in the current year can no longer be accepted. All the necessary enclosures for the students enrolled in the First-Cycle University Study Programme in Urbanism are kept by the UL FA Student Affairs Office, other students must submit the enclosures by 13 September 2019, according to the list. ...more
Enrolment in the Second-Cycle Master’s Study Programme in Urbanism for all applicants: 24–26 September 2019. If the student does not enrol on the date specified, his/her application (by 3 September 2019) is deemed to be withdrawn.
DIPLOMA, MASTER’S THESES
All information is published on the website, please see under the relevant category ...more
First-Cycle University Study Programme in Urbanism
Second-Cycle Master’s Study Programme in Urbanism
DATES FOR THESIS SUBMISSION (DIPLOMA AND MASTER’S) FOR REVIEW AND DEFENCE
- 8.11.2019 review, 15.11.2019 (PUŠU) defence, 22.11.2019 (DMŠU) defence
- 6.12.2019 review, 13.12.2019 (PUŠU) defence, 20.12.2019 (DMŠU) defence
- 6.3.2020 review, 13.3.2020 (PUŠU) defence, 20.3.2020 (DMŠU) defence
- 3.4.2020 review, 10.4.2020 (PUŠU) defence, 17.4.2020 (DMŠU) defence
- 26.6.2020 review, 3.7.2020 (PUŠU) defence, 10.7.2020 (DMŠU) defence - corrected date for review on 23.6.2020 (PUŠU, DMŠU)
- 11.9.2020 review,18.9.2020 (PUŠU) defence, 25.9.2020 (DMŠU) defence
More data in the link...more
DIPLOMA/MASTER’S THESIS APPLICATION SUBMISSION
The diploma/master’s thesis application and the content specified must be in line with the Rules on the Final Thesis in the Urbanism Study Programme ...more
and the Guidelines for Preparing the Diploma Thesis …more or Master’s Thesis ...more
The diploma/master’s thesis application is submitted on the form prescribed, available at ...more
The diploma/master’s thesis application is accompanied by the student’s portfolio in PDF format, to be sent to: alenka.fikfak@fa.uni-lj.si
The approved thesis topic (with corrections) and the recorded expiration of approval are valid according to the Rules on the Final Thesis in the Urbanism Study Programme.
All documents for Diploma Thesis in zip ...more and Master Thesis in zip ...more
UDC WITH DIPLOMA/MASTER’S THESES
At least 10 days before submitting the thesis for review, please send a request via email to the library to be assigned an UDC (attach the table of contents and the first pages of the thesis; the text does not need to be completed and can be changed further). The UDC must be included in the bound copy of the thesis, but it is not required when submitting the thesis for review.
Please send an Email to the UL FA Library at: knjiznica@fa.uni-lj.si
Link to the format of the message for the Library ...more
SUBMISSION OF THE DIPLOMA/MASTER’S THESIS FOR REVIEW BY THE ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMISSION
The submission of the diploma/master’s thesis for review starts by submitting the form Diploma/Master’s Thesis Review Approval. Submit the completed and signed form (PUŠU, DMŠU – signed by the supervisor) to the Student Affairs Office at least three days prior to the submission deadline for thesis review; the dates are set and published for each academic year.
On the date set for the review of the diploma/master’s thesis, submit one copy of the thesis and the personal portfolio to the Thesis Revision Committee. On the same day, the Committee gives its opinion and suggests corrections, amendments, etc.
DEFENCE OF THE DIPLOMA/MASTER’S THESIS
Following the approval of the diploma/master’s thesis by the Review and Defence Committee, the date and timeline for completion of studies are prescribed, which includes an exhibition and defence of the diploma/master’s thesis. The exhibition shall be set up four days before the defence date, following the Committee’s instructions. The exhibition takes place as provided for in the Rules (2 posters + a model).
The defence of the diploma/master’s thesis includes the following: thesis presentation according to the Rules and instructions (15 minutes for the diploma thesis, 25 minutes for the Master’s thesis). The student brings three bound copies of the thesis (+ a copy for the co-supervisor), the personal portfolio, and a CD containing the thesis in PDF format to the defence.
PERSONAL PORTFOLIO
The personal portfolio should express the quality of your work concerned with urbanism. The following is particularly important: selection of projects and assignments concerned with urban design, organisation of sheets, textual works can be presented as well; graphical consistency of the works. Photos, hobbies, products, extracurricular works may be included.
FINAL THESIS DEFENCE FEES
Please find more information about this at ...more
and in the publication of 26 January 2018 – Fees for Final Thesis Defence (Information) ...more. Dialogue between students’ representatives and UL management led to amendment of the UL Statute (Official Gazette of the RS, No. 56/2017), which entered into force on 14 October 2017, with the following explanation added in Article 202: "The provision of Article 128 shall not apply to those students who passed all their exams and to students who have passed all the exams and completed all other obligations of the study programme in the time prior to losing the status of the student, but who did not submit the final work, if not more than two years have passed since the loss of the student status, provided that they have handed in the final work by 1 October 2019."
PUŠU & DMŠU STUDY PRACTICE
Plan for the study practice…več
You can get the Practice Placement Confirmation Letter from the Student Affairs Office.
With the institution has to be signed the contract before you start the practice, template PUŠU …more and for DMŠU ...more and Framework Work Programme ...more
The templae has to be ent fort he check to alenka.fikfak@fa.uni-lj.si
The annex to the Contract is a certificate of the mentor's education.
The working mentor must have an education in the field of urbanism or related science, at least 8 level (SOK; According to the Law on the Slovenian Qualifications Framework, 2016).
Confirmed and finaly checked contract has to be delivered to the Student Affairs Office to mrs. Danijeli Šinkovec.
A Practice Placement Report (applies to PUŠU) should be written using the template ...more
DMŠU – only a Practice Confirmation Letter is required, to be submitted to the study practice coordinator.
You may apply to complete your practical placement with the Ministry of the Environment and Spatial Planning of the RS, Urbanistični inštitut RS, or Ljubljanski urbanistični zavod.
For more email to: alenka.fikfak@fa.uni-lj.si, indicating the study programme level and the selected institution.
You can do your practical placement, per individual agreement, in other institutions as well (municipalities, design studios, etc.).
