Recognition of Education for the Purpose of Continuing Education at the UM for Candidates with a Foreign Education Certificate

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​Do you want to enrol at the University of Maribor and your previous education has been obtained abroad? Here you can ​inform yourself about the proced​ure for recognition of foreign education for the purpose of further educa​​tion at the University of Maribor.

Candidates​​​​​​​​ who prove the fulfilment of access requirements with foreign previous education and wish to continue their education at the University of Maribor must, in accordance with the Assessment and Recogn​ition of Education Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 87/11, 97/11. - corr. and 175/20), obtain the Decision on recognition of foreign education for the purpose of further education at the University of Maribor. The procedure for recognition of foreign education can only be initiated by submitting an online application form for enrolment via the eVŠ ​web portal. The online application for enrolment also serves as an application for the initiation of the procedure for recognition of foreign academic qualifications. Candidates who submit an incomplete application for enrolment or application for recognition of education for the purpose of continuing education will individually receive additional information on the request and the deadline to supplement the application by regular mail or electronically via the eVŠ web portal. 


Recognition of Foreign Education for the Purpose of Further Education at the UM 


🧾 Supporting documents required for the recognition procedur​​e:

​1. An e-copy/scan or photograph of the certificate(s) of education which the candiate wants to be recognised for consideration in the application and selection procedure; without legalisation. The authenticity of certificates will be checked with the issuer of the original document by the higher education institution. In the event that the higher education institution is unable to confirm the authenticity of the document, the candidate will be called on to provide:


The original certificate proving an education completed abroad and is legalised according to the regulations and according to the country of origin. ​Legalisation requirements according to the country of origin of the certificate:

    • Without legalisation: Austria, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Romania, North Macedonia, and Serbia.
    • An Apostille: Signatories of the Hague Apostille Convention. Competent authorities in the countries, signatories of the HCCH.
    • Verification of Documents in International Transport Act​ (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 9/17)​: ​all other countries not mentioned above. In accordance with the Verification of Documents in International Transport Act, certificates are legalised under the internal regulations of the foreign country, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The stamp and signature of the authorised person of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of a foreign country must be verified by the diplomatic or consular mission of the Republic of Slovenia abroad, accredited to that country, or by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia.  

2. An e-copy/scan or photograph of a court-certified translation of the education certificate from point 1 into Slovene or English. In the event that the candidate is required to send a translation of the document, they will be invited to do so at a later stage on the eVŠ web portal. 


3. An e-copy/scan or photograph of the contents and duration of education and of the fulfilled study requirements during education. In the event that the candidate is required to send a translation of the proof document, they will be invited to do so at a later stage on the eVŠ web portal. 


4. An e-copy/scan or photograph of a short chronological description of the entire education relevant to the application procedure for enrolment and recognition of foreign education (write down by year the course of your education in a few sentences).


5. An e-copy/scan or photograph of the document proving that the candidate has passed a Slovenian language exam at the appropriate level or other relevant proof - only in cases where this is an enrolment condition for the study programme. More information about other relevant proof is available in the call text for each study programme.


6. ​ An e-copy/scan or photograph of the personal document on the basis of the written consent of the candidate:

    • citizens of the EU Member States: identity card or passport (page with personal data of the candidate showing the name, surname, date and place of birth and citizenship),
    • citizens of non-EU Member States: passport (page with personal data of the candidate showing the name, surname, date and place of birth and citizenship).

7. Additional proof: the education recognition authority may require the applicant to provide additional proof, if this is necessary to assess the application. In this case, the candidate will be invited to provide it at a later stage on the eVŠ web portal. 


The list of documents may vary depending on the country where the education certificate was issued; therefore, in order to obtain more detailed information concerning the list of mandatory documents or additional information on the recognition procedure, candidates are advised to contact the authorised person at the University of Maribor:


🕤 Office hours: Monday to Friday: 9:00 a.m.−11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.−2:00 p.m.

📞 Phone: +386 (2) 23 55 263

📧 E-mail: recognition@um.si

 


WARNING: The deadline for issuing a decision on recognition in accordance with the Assessment and Recognition of Education Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 87/11, 97/11 – corr. and 175/20) is no later than two months after the date of receipt of a complete application.
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​MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
HIGHER EDUCATION DIRECTORATE
Kotnikova ulica 38
1000 Ljubljana
📞 Phone: +386 1 478 47 45
📧 E-mail: enic-naric@gov.si 
​🕤​Office hours: Monday from 9:00 to 12:00, Wednesday from 9:00 to 12:00 and from 14:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 9:00 to 12:00​

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