The programme was approved by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Senate on October 5, 2006, University of Maribor Senat on October 17, 2006, and by the Council for Higher Education on December 8, 2006. On 26 October 2012, the Senate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science accepted the application for re-accreditation of the study programme, and the Senate of the University of Maribor accepted it on 18 December 2012. On 20 March 2014, the Council of the National Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Quality Assurance in Higher Education adopted a decision extending the accreditation of the study programme.

Conditions for advancement to the second study year: A student advances to the second study year if they collect at least 54 ECTS credits out by passing the first study year exams. Conditions for advancement to the third study year: A student advances to the third study year if they have passed all first study year exams and if they collect at least 54 ECTS credits by passing the second study year exams. The conditions for promotion under extraordinary conditions and the conditions for repetition are defined by the Statute of the University of Maribor https://www.um.si/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Statut-Univerze-v-Mariboru-uradno-precisceno-besedilo-UPB-13.pdf

The first-degree university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies does not contain individual parts.

A graduate of the study programme for obtaining a first-degree university education may continue with master’s studies in the second-degree study programmes in accordance with the conditions determined by the higher education institution announcing the postgraduate study programme.

Diplomirani inženir računalništva in informacijskih tehnologij (UN) can perform important tasks of analysis, planning, and programming in interdisciplinary groups in the developmental and research institutions, in the economy, education, public administration and in various service sectors.

Information on study programmes offered by the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science are available on the following website https://feri.um.si/en/study/programmes/.

There are no other obligations.

Examination and assessment of student learning outcomes is performed in accordance with the criteria and methods defined in the Rules on the Examination and Assessment of Knowledge at the University of Maribor https://www.um.si/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Pravilnik-o-preverjanju-in-ocenjevanju-znanja-na-Univerzi-v-Mariboru-stev.-A4-2009-41-AG-uradno-precisceno-besedilo-UPB1.pdf In the case of an individual study unit, the type and manner of taking the examination and the conditions for taking the examination are determined by the curriculum, which is an integral part of the study programme. The curriculum determines the share of each method of examining and assessing the knowledge, which contributes to the final assessment. For all subjects in all study programmes of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, knowledge assessment is regulated by a single Assessment Scale, which is available at the following website: https://feri.um.si/studij/vprasanja-in-odgovori/. Methods of continuous examination and assessment of knowledge are encouraged, thus enabling students to continuously monitor their own progress in their studies.

The fundamental objectives of the study programme are the following: • The study programme emphasises project work and connection with users. It offers graduates the acquisition of professional knowledge through the study of theoretical and methodological concepts. • The objective of the curriculum in the proposed study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies is to connect the areas of basic computer science, computer engineering, software engineering and information technologies in a coordinated manner, as well as to educate engineers whose knowledge will be comparable with the knowledge provided at universities in Europe and around the world. • The study programme is aligned with the needs of computer companies and software houses, especially those dealing with the introduction of their own products with an extremely high added value. Special emphasis will be placed on the transfer and use of theoretical knowledge in practice and solving professional and works problems, in particular by searching for new sources of knowledge and the use of scientific methods. • The study programme is also fully consistent with the guidelines of the Bologna Declaration and the resulting acts, so that it is comparable to similar study programmes of other European universities in the content and regarding the obligations of the students. The students will be encouraged to professional criticism and responsibility, as well as taking initiative and having independence in decision-making and management of the most demanding professional tasks. • The study programme introduces group and project work. Therefore, lectures and practices in subjects that are marked as elective subjects I or II are offered in sets, designed like projects. For each new generation of students, new projects will be prepared (usually three, each of which will combine eight elective subjects), while the project contents will be logically linked with the basic knowledge in the fields of computer science and information technologies. The objectives of the projects will be useful solutions for which we will be in touch with the partners from the economy. • Moreover, the study programme is also encouraging individual's creativity and enabling them to obtain consistent specific knowledge with the thoughtfully selected set of elective subjects. With the studies and practical work connected with the participating companies, it is also developing capabilities for communication in the profession and among professions. It builds a solid and broad foundation for specialisation in all directions of computer science and information technology.

General competencies that are acquired through the programme: The university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies enables the students, in addition to harmonised professional knowledge, to acquire skills, develop their potentials and adopt the approaches that are necessary in group engineering work, in the integration into the production processes and in the creation and management of independent business units. The most important general competencies that are acquired through the study programme are the following: • The ability of analytical reflection and solving complex problems and situations; • The ability to understand technical, technological, and economic and business problems; • The ability to formulate and express a professional opinion supported by argumentative positions of the profession; • Professional criticism, responsibility, taking initiative and independence in decision-making, as well as managing activities within the larger development or entrepreneurial projects; • Knowledge of methodologies, methods and techniques used in the development and technological and production projects; • Finding access to information sources and the ability to trace and upgrade knowledge about the current state of the profession; • Knowledge of the basics of patent engineering and introduction of technical and technological improvements; • The ability to synthesise individual solutions in the sub-project activities, their professional justification and implementation; • Professional and personal self-esteem, combined with group coordination, which is also one of the priority objectives of the project-based study programme; • Professional and theoretical basis for continuing studies in the form of the second-degree university study programme and for engaging in scientific and research work.

The study programme provides students with a broad base with mathematics subjects, basic knowledge in the fields of computer and information technologies, and with transparent knowledge in non-technical fields, such as communication skills in the engineering profession and sociological aspects. Particular emphasis is placed on the upgrading, i.e. knowledge that brings very high added value to computer-aided products (e.g., intelligent services, computer vision, mass data analysis, advanced human-machine interfaces, IoT, etc.). Individual sets of subjects in the subject study programme develop the following competencies: • Broad knowledge of computer and information technologies, suitable for continuing in several specific fields, such as computer engineering, software engineering or information technology; • Good knowledge of the mathematical and technical apparatus for understanding the operation, design and use of computer and information technologies; • In-depth knowledge of computer systems, their architectures and implementations and applications defined by the capabilities of operating systems and communication structures; • Excellent management of computer solutions, software development and testing, system integration, addition of simpler own hardware and system solutions, introduction of web applications and services, protection and security at the level of software solutions and in larger systems and system administration; • Understanding and the ability to develop or use components that add very high added value to a wide segment of computer-aided products. These include the following: • Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, and online services; • Computer graphics, geometry, and computer game development; • Embedded computer systems; • Human-machine interaction, multimedia, and computer processing of languages or programming languages; • Ensuring the protection and security of software solutions, data and systems; • Signal and image processing procedures and computer vision; • Heterogeneous computer systems and the integration of solutions of various origins, platforms, generations, and implementation environments; • The ability to perform various roles in the technological and production and development projects, such as managing individual activities, planning, coordination, production and verification of individual models or assemblies, cooperation with accompanying services in the company (procurement, technology, logistics, computer science, etc.).

In the university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies can enrol those who: a) have passed the Matura examination, b) have passed a Vocational Matura examination from any kind of high school programme and an examination in one of the Matura examination subjects; the selected subject cannot be a subject the student has already passed at the Vocational Matura examination, c) have completed any kind of high school programme of four years duration before 1st June 1995.

If a decision is taken to restrict enrolment, the candidates referred to in Point a) will be selected according to the following criteria: • Overall success at the Matura Exam (60% of points); • Overall success in the third and fourth year of the Secondary school (40% of points); The candidates referred to in Point (b) shall be selected according to the following criteria: • Overall success at the Vocational Matura Exam (40 % of points); • Overall success in the third and fourth year of the Secondary school (40% points); • Success in the graduation subject (20% of points); The candidates referred to in Point (c) shall be selected according to the following criteria: • Overall success at the final exam (60% of points); • Overall success in the third and fourth year of the Secondary school (40% of points).

Transitions between the study programmes are possible in accordance with the Higher Education Act, the Criteria for transitions between study programmes, and other regulations. In accordance with the Criteria for transitions between study programmes, the candidates enrol: • In the second or higher year of the first-degree university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies, when it comes to the termination of education according to the first study programme and continuation of studies according to another study programme of the same degree, or enrolment of a higher education graduate in a new study programme of the same degree. Candidates from the fields of information and communication technologies, technical and natural sciences and mathematics can transfer to the first-degree study programme Computer Science and Communication Technologies. • The enrolment of a higher education graduate in the first-degree university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies is not possible. The transition is possible if the candidate meets the following conditions: • They meet the conditions for enrolment in the first year of the first-degree university study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies; • They transfer from the study programme, which at the end of the study ensures the acquisition of comparable competencies or learning outcomes; • Upon transition, at least half of the obligations under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (hereinafter referred to at: the ECTS) from the first study programme, which relate to the compulsory subjects of the second study programme were recognised or it was recognised in the process of recognition that so many obligations are met that the conditions for continuing their studies in the new study programme are fulfilled. The competent commission of the Senate of the faculty at which the candidate intends to continue their studies decides on the transition from one study programme to another. In accordance with the Rules on the Recognition of Knowledge and Skills in the Study Programmes of the University of Maribor, the candidate must submit to the Faculty the following: • An application for the recognition of knowledge and skills at the University of Maribor: • A certificate of completed study obligations (exams) with the obtained grades and number of credit points; • A validated curricula according to which knowledge has been acquired; • A proof of payment of the procedure. When transferring from one study programme to another, completed study obligations may be recognised for the candidate, taking into account the content, scope and complexity of knowledge of the new programme, and may be assigned new obligations to complete the new study programme. In the case of enrolment restriction, candidates are selected on the basis of the ECTS exam credits awarded to them at the study programme in which they wish to enrol.

The Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science recognises the acquired knowledge, qualifications or abilities on the basis of the Rules on the Recognition of Knowledge and Skills in the Study Programmes of the University of Maribor, which regulates the procedures for identifying, verifying and recognising knowledge and the criteria for recognising knowledge acquired through formal and non-formal learning before enrolment and during the studies at the University of Maribor. The faculty recognises the knowledge and skills of the candidates, gained before enrolment, if, in terms of scope, their content and complexity fully or partially correspond to the general or subject-specific competencies determined by the study programme in which the candidates wish to enrol or are enrolled. The basis for the recognition of knowledge and skills are the certificates or other documents: - publicly valid documents (certificates, diplomas), - certificates of completed work of the study programme or completed obligations in the study programme, - certificates of education and training providers on successful completion of education/training, certificates and other documents, - products, services, projects, publications and other author's works of candidates, - evidence of registered patents, - relevant references on practical training and work experience, - knowledge acquired through self-education and informal learning and other evidence/knowledge assessed by the Commission for Academic Affairs UM FERI. The process of identifying, verifying and recognizing knowledge and skills begins on the basis of the candidate's application, which he submits on a special form, which is an integral part of the aforementioned rulebook.

A student who completes all the obligations prescribed by the study programme and thus collects at least 180 ECTS credits completes their studies.