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 9 November 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 24 January 2013. 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 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 undergraduate first-degree higher professional study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies does not contain individual parts.

A graduate of the study programme for obtaining a first-degree higher professional 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 (VS) is trained for the development, production, and maintenance of information systems in the economy, 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: At the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in Maribor, we want to improve the general objectives of the current study programme with the higher professional programme Computer Science and Information Technologies. We educate engineers with a broad knowledge of design and implementation, design approaches and applications, and the involvement of computer and information technologies in industrial production, institutions of social importance, and in individual consumer use. One of the most important objectives of the study programmes is the project implementation of lectures and practices. In the projects, which will be performed with the cooperation of partner economic operators / organisations, the students will learn about the immediate demands of industrial development and project management. In addition, they will gain the professional knowledge and skills to use creative approaches in solving complex professional and work problems, as well as become accustomed to communicate in the profession and among professions. The study programme provides adequate practical training also in the work environment of the participating companies and institutions. Thus, the project implementation of lectures and practices as additional practical training in the economy will make students accustomed to professional criticism and responsibility, as well as encourage them to taking initiative and to independent decision-making.

The higher professional study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies offers students basic and specific knowledge in the field, while emphasising their personal potentials, developing their skills, introducing them to group engineering work and preparing them for direct work in multidisciplinary projects, in industrial production, especially in small and medium-sized enterprises, or in various institutions and institutes. General competencies that are acquired through the programme: • The ability to understand technical, technological, and economic and business problems; • Professional critical thinking, responsibility, taking initiative and independence in performing the assigned duties and in organising events in the developmental, entrepreneurial and service activities; • Knowledge of methods, tools and techniques used in the development and technological and production projects; • Knowledge for searching the information sources and the ability to combine prior knowledge with new findings in the profession; • The ability to get involved in solving complex problems and situations; • The ability to implement and coordinate individual solutions in sub-project activities; • The growth of professional and personal self-confidence and the ability for joint cooperation in the search and validation of expert decisions and in their realisation / implementation; • Professional and theoretical background and practical experience in particular, which will help the students to continue their studies in the form of second-degree studies and for engaging in research and development work.

The higher professional study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies introduces students to professional and practical problem solving and to the use of general and theoretical knowledge in project cooperation with industrial partners and institutions of social importance (for example with the local communities). The study programme offers students a slightly less theoretical and mathematical basis than the first-degree university studies, and more broadly discusses basic knowledge in the fields of computer and information technology. Electives include content that brings very high added value to computer-aided products (for example, the basics of machine learning, artificial intelligence, and computer vision). 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 methods, techniques and tools for designing and verifying computer and information technology products and production; • In-depth knowledge of computer systems, their architectures, operating systems, databases and communication structures of computer networks; • Management of computer solutions, software development and testing, systems integration, system administration, security issues, and web applications and services; • Understanding and the ability to use and combine components that add very high added value to a wide segment of computer-aided products. The proposed content of the subject includes the following: • Artificial intelligence and machine learning methods; • Computer graphics and geometry, as well as computer multimedia; • Design, testing and production of computer equipment and systems; • Programming languages, web applications and procedures to ensure security and protection; • Animation procedures and computer vision; • The ability to perform various roles in the technological and production and also development projects, such as organising and participating in the individual activities, production and verification of individual models or assemblies, involvement in the accompanying business functions of companies (procurement, sales, technology, logistics, computer science, etc.).

In the higher professional 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, 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 Points a), b), and c) will be selected according to the following criteria: • Overall success at the Matura Exam, Vocational Matura Exam or 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 higher professional 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 higher professional study programme Computer Science and Communication Technologies. • Enrolment of a higher professional study programme graduate in the second year of the higher professional study programme of the first-degree study programme Computer Science and Information Technologies is possible in the field of information and communication technologies, technical and natural sciences and mathematics. The transition is possible if the candidate meets the following conditions: • They meet the conditions for enrolment in the first year of the higher professional study programme of the first-degree 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. 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.