The study programme was approved by the Senate of the University of Maribor on 19. April, 2005 and adopted by the Council for Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia on 20 May, 2005. The study programme has received international accreditation by the European Council for Business Education – ECBE (E.C.B.E. Absl., Fortis, Avenue Louise 200, B - 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium) and in the USA by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs - ACBSP (7007 College Blvd. Suite 420 Overland park, KS 66211 USA) and AACSB (AACSB International, 777 South Harbour Island Boulevard, Suite 750, Tampa, Florida 33602 USA).

In order to advance to the 2nd year of study, the students must fulfil study requirements in the minimum of 45 ECTS points. In order to advance to the 3rd year of study, the students must fulfil all study requirements from the 1st year of study and the requirements from the 2nd year of study in the minimum of 45 ECTS points.

The programme doesn't allow for the recognition of partial completion of programme.

After successfully completing the university education program the candidate may enrol into the master's study program "Economic and Business Sciences".

Graduates of the undergraduate specialisation in "Economic and Business Studies" will, upon completion of their studies, be a versatile business economists with the knowledge required to work at all levels and in all areas and sectors, both international and regional, and will be: - Capable and qualified to analyze the operations of companies and other organizations, - Able to formulate proposals for organizational and structural changes to improve company performance and ensure success, - Proficient and capable in using modern information technology, - Equipped with the competencies necessary to hold professional and managerial positions across all sectors of business and other organizations, both domestically, regionally, and internationally.

Additional information about the study program you can find on the website: https://www.epf.um.si/en/study-programmes/study-programmes/university-education-programme-3/about-programme/.

The methods of knowledge evaluation and assessment are regulated by the Rules on the evaluation and assessment of knowledge at UM (‘Pravilnik o preverjanju in ocenjevanju znanja na UM’), which are available at: https://www.um.si/univerza/dokumentni-center/akti/Strani/studij-na-um.aspx. The rules and course syllabi determine the methods of ongoing assessment and assessment of knowledge and thus monitoring the student's own progress in studies.

The main goals of FEB study programme are set in such a way that the programme: - is comparable with similar programmes in Western Europe in terms of its scope, contents and duration; - is designed as an open and flexible programme, which makes it possible for the students to transfer between the programmes and at the same time provides a large number of elective course options within the programme; - includes the contents that creates a marketable graduate profile as well as graduate employability and mobility on the European labour market; - is closely linked with the needs of a broader society, especially the economy, by taking into consideration its structure and the increasing interaction with the European market as well as the required graduate competences; - provides an adequate and well rounded selection of the required knowledge, which enables the graduates to be successful on the job market and which offers them the motivation and ability to be engaged in lifelong education; - is structured in such a way that the students may create their own development path of knowledge acquisition at the Faculty and, at the same time, take on more responsibility for the acquisition of relevant range of knowledge in economics and business; - enables such course selection which helps the students develop a certain degree of professional competences specialization and, at the same time, provides an adequate width of professional knowledge and consequently better employment opportunities and mobility on the labour market; - gives students the possibility to accumulate the completed study requirements at different higher education institutions and to transfer between study programmes; - simplifies the recognition of knowledge and skills acquired at other higher education institutions, especially within various international student exchange programmes abroad; - and its conceptual framework is based on the requirement for total student workload (in compliance with the Criteria for credit assignment to study programmes according to ECTS); - enables active participation of students in the process of programme formation and encourages active methods of learning and teaching; - guarantees adequate integration of knowledge within the programme into a system of well rounded economic and business knowledge (specialization, integration, modular structure) from the viewpoint of the graduate profile per individual study field by taking into account the interests of students regarding the enrolment to a chosen field of study and the needs on the market.

Graduates will, through their course of study, primarily develop the following key general and professional competencies in the area of: - Multifunctional skills, including the ability to identify and assess business opportunities, - Understanding the impact of global, legal, sociocultural, ecological, and ethical forces of the international environment on the operations of companies, organizations, and states, - Planning, developing, leading, and executing professional tasks in international business and marketing, international finance, and relationship management within supply chains, - Proficiency in professional communication and critical thinking, - Ability to learn, respect diversity and multiculturalism, and apply knowledge in practice with an understanding of regional differences, - Capability for qualitative and quantitative assessment and the use of analytical concepts and tools, - Ability to collaborate in interdisciplinary and international teams, - Ethical commitment in business practices, - Skills in research, holistic thinking, decision-making, and action.

As part of the "Economic and Business Studies" specialisation, students can choose from three modules (starting from the second year, third semester) that, in addition to the aforementioned competencies, further develop specific skills and abilities, namely: - Graduates who choose the " Business Management" module will acquire key competencies in: • Information management, • Supply chain management, • Management and leadership of family businesses, • Brand management, • Management of small and medium-sized enterprises. - Graduates who choose the " Management and Governance in Health Care" module will acquire and develop competencies in: • Healthcare system financing, • Public sector and healthcare economics, • Consumer behavior in healthcare, • Corporate governance in healthcare, • Managerial information systems in healthcare. - Graduates who choose the " Supply Chain and Logistics Management" module will acquire and develop competencies in: • Supply chain management, • Global procurement management, • Supply chain digitization, • Solving economic and legal issues in supply chains.

The university education programme ‘Economic and Business Sciences’ is open to the candidates who have: a) passed General Matura examination; b) passed Vocational Matura examination from any secondary school programme and the examination from one of the Matura subjects: mathematics, foreign language, geography, sociology, history, psychology, economics; the selected subject must not be the subject already taken at Vocational Matura; c) completed any four-year secondary school programme prior to 1 June 1995.

The candidates from a) and c) above are selected based on their overall performance at General Matura or Final Examination (60% of the points) and on their overall performance in the 3rd and 4th year of study (40% of the points); The candidates from b) above are selected based on their overall performance at Vocational Matura (20% of the points), on their overall performance in the 3rd and 4th year of study (40% of the points) and on their performance in the Matura subject (40% of the points).

In order to complete the study of the university education programme ‘Economic and Business Sciences’, the students must fulfil all programme requirements for the selected study field, prepare and successfully defend the diploma paper – they must acquire all ECTS points (180 ECTS).