UM Doctoral School

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​The Doctoral School of the University of Maribor was established at the University of Maribor (UM) in November 2016 and it includes 3rd-cycle (doctoral) study programmes that meet the standards of excellence set by the Rules and Regulations on Doctoral S​tudies at the University of Maribor​​​.​​

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 All UM faculties and their study programmes are included in the UM Doctoral School.


​ The UM Doctoral School is managed by the Council of the UM Doctoral School (SDŠ) which consists of one head of the doctoral study programme from each member of the UM Doctoral School and student representatives. SDŠ meets once a month and is currently a consultative body of the UM Senate.

Additional information:
📞 +386 (2) 23 55 223​                  ​                           
📧 poststudy@um.si​​​​

1st International PhD Conference of the University of Maribor

Co-Funding of Doctoral Studies 2023/24

IMPORTANT: The University of Maribor is announcing the Public Call for the co-funding of doctoral studies for UM studen​ts for the 2023/24 academic year. 

Public call documentation is available at the links below.

Doctoral Dissertation Topic Application

​The doctoral dissertation topic application procedure is determined by:​ Rules and Regulations on Doctoral Studies a​t th​e UM​.
​​The doctoral dissertation topic is​ approved when the Senate issues a dec​ision. Candidates receive additional information on how to prepare the doctoral thesis.
Doctoral disseration topic approval in infographic

​Required documentation:

Educational courses

​The University of Maribor is preparing the Izpopolni UM educational courses, which also include workshops intended for UM doctoral students, where they learn and upgrade transferable knowledge that will benefit them in the continuation of their careers. The training is carried out by experienced higher education teachers and associates of the University of Maribor, as well as internationa​lly recognized and competent experts from other organizations in Slovenia and abroad who have extensive experience and relevant professional knowledge.

​ Study in SloveniaOutstanding International Student SatisfactionStudy portals Satisfaction Award 2019 4.6 out of 5

Submission and Defence

​The flowcha​rt illustrates individual steps of the procedure from submission of the doctoral dissertation to its defence. 
Doctoral Dissertation Submission Procedure

UM Doctoral Promotion Ceremony

​The University of Maribor organiz​es doctoral promotion ceremonies four times a year, twice in winter, once in spring a​nd once in autumn. If necessary, also more often. The exact date of the promotion is determined by the Rector in accordance with the UM Statute.

Doctoral promotion candidates must meet the conditions set out in article 157 of the UM Statute, as well as the criteria set out in article 30 of the Ru​le​s and Regulations on Doctora​l Studies at the University of Maribor.

According to article 157 of the UM Statute, the Senate of the University of Maribor confirmed the interpretation that a summary of a publication in a foreign language in a publication that has all summaries in a foreign language means a longer summary (summary of at least 500 words), on the basis of which the doctoral dissertation is accessible to the world public.

The UM Senate adopted an authentic interpretation of Article 157 of the UM Statute, namely that "the second paragraph of Article 157 shall be interpreted together with the first paragraph of the same article in such a way that the doctoral candidate's findings must be published in a foreign language (except for national sciences) in a publication, published in EU or OECD countries, or in a publication that has all abstracts in a foreign language of an EU or OECD country, provided that the findings from the doctoral dissertation are available to the world scientific community through such publication."

New UM Doctors of Science


Zadnja sprememba: 5. 04. 2024 12:33