The study programme was confirmed by the Senate of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences at the University of Maribor, on September 20, 2005 and the Senate of the University on September 27, 2005. The Council for Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia gave consent to the study programme on September 30, 2005. The study programme was in the course of the accreditation renewal procedure validated September 20, 2011, by the University of Maribor, Senate of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences Kranj, and, after that, September 30, 2011, by the Senate of the University of Maribor, the decision about the study programme accreditation renewal was granted by the Council of the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (SQAA) as of August 30, 2012.

Conditions for progression to the 2nd year: a student advances into 2nd year, if he has collected at least 40 ECTS credits with the obligations of the 1st year that he completed. Conditions for progression to the 3rd year: a student advances into 3rd year, if he has completed all obligations of the 1st year (collected 60 ECTS) and has collected at least 45 ECTS credits in the 2nd year.

At the moment, the 1st-Cycle Academic study programme does not include parts which can be completed singly.

A graduate may continue studies at: - the 2nd-cyclel Master's study programme

Methods of testing knowledge are defined in the each individual course syllabus.

The essential aim of the Programme is to provide the graduates with a wide range of knowledge, which includes the organizations’ operation with a focus on human resources and educational systems. The Programme equips graduates with the knowledge and tools enabling the organization of business processes on the one hand and the monitoring of behavioural forms of employees and their professional performances on the other. The additional in-depth knowledge from the fields of Human Resources and Educational Systems enables the graduate both the management and organization of personnel processes, as well as problem solving among the employees in the organization.

The professional profile of a graduate is founded on theoretical knowledge and scientific approach, systems analysis, inclusion of research work into the educational process, and on complex problem-solving. The graduates are qualified to implement, plan, develop, research, and manage the personnel activities within an organization. As knowledge on personnel, information and production and business processes intertwines constantly throughout the studies, the graduates’ professional profile enables the development of a wide spectrum of competences, providing efficient management of: Planning, evaluation of intellectual potential, selection, informing, motivation, rewarding and progress of employees; determination of the required and actual competences; labour-legal relations; identifying the needs for new knowledge, planning, implementation, evaluation of education, transfer and management of knowledge; use of personnel information expert tools; innovation of personnel processes; and management of research and development projects. The graduate shall master the development of personnel and educational systems, project design and professional management of personnel and educational performance, development and maintenance of personnel information systems, management and realisation of personnel and educational projects, and the management of personnel and educational services. Moreover, the graduate will also be trained to design the personnel strategy and development policy, and to manage the personnel systems and educational organizations.

In the academic study programme Organization and management of human resources and educational systems anyone can enrol: a.) who has completed general matura, b.) who has completed vocational matura in any high school programme and passed the exam in one of the matura subjects. The chosen subject must not be a subject which a candidate already completed at vocational matura, c.) who completed any four-year high school programme before June 1st 1995.

If the Decision of Limited Enrolment is adopted, the candidates under a) and c) for enrolment, will be selected according to: - The overall achievement in general matura or final exam: 60% of the points, - overall achievement in the 3rd and 4th year: 40% of the points; Candidates under b) for enrolment, will be selected according to: - The overall achievement in vocational matura: 40% of the points, - overall achievement in the 3rd and 4th year: 40% of the points, - Achievement in matura subject: 20% of the points.

Criteria for recognition of knowledge and skills are regulated by Regulations on knowledge and skill recognition in study programmes of the University of Maribor.

A student completes the study programme when all obligations of the programme are fulfilled, when the diploma thesis is successfully defended and when at least 180 ECTS are collected altogether.