UM Doctoral School

The University of Maribor will publish on its website, www.um.si, the “Public Call for Applications for the Co-Funding of Doctoral Study Programmes for Students of the University Of Maribor – 2025/2026 academic year" presumably in the second half of June 2025. The public call will not be materially different regarding application terms or eligibility and valuation criteria from the Public Call for Applications for the Co-Funding of Doctoral Study Programmes – Generation 2024/2025.

The public call is intended for students who:

·         are enrolled in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th year of the 3^rd-cycle (doctoral) programmes in the academic year 2025/2026 and have regularly proceeded to a higher year of studies;

·         have previously not completed any study programmes corresponding to the qualification level awarded under 3^rd-cycle doctoral programmes;

·         have previously not received any public grants or other forms of public funding for study programmes leading to a PhD, irrespective of the institution where they studied or whether they have completed their doctoral studies; and

·         have a supervisor.

Applicants who obtain a total of at least 21 points based on the Evaluation Criteria will be eligible for further selection. The condition regarding not having received public co-funding for PhD studies does not apply to students who were already co-funded under previous calls by the University of Maribor, provided they have regularly progressed to the next year of study.

Students who were ranked among the top 10% of applicants in previous calls and were granted full tuition funding for all years of their doctoral studies do not need to apply again. The University will verify their academic progress.

Prospective applicants are advised to monitor updates on the public call at moja.um.si, and further information will be provided by the student affairs offices of UM faculties.​ 

The University of Maribor is publishing the »Public Call for Applications for the Co-Funding of Doctoral Study Programmes for Students of the University of Maribor – 2024/25 Academic Year«.

Co-funding may be approved for an applicant who meets the following requirements:

-          In the 2024/2025 academic year, the applicant is enrolled in the 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd or 4^th year of doctoral study and has regularly progressed into the next year of study during his/her study.

-          The applicant has previously not completed any study programme which corresponds to the qualification level awarded under the 3^rd-cycle study programmes.

-          The applicant has previously not received any public grants or other forms of public funding for study programmes leading to “doktorat znanosti" (PhD), irrespective of the institution where he studied or whether he has completed his doctoral studies.

-          The applicant has a supervisor or intended supervisor.

-          The applicant has received at least 21 points under the criteria for the evaluation of the doctoral applicant's eligibility.

Application deadline is 20 September 2024 until 12:00 (noon).

Below you can find the documentation for the public call for the academic year 2024/2025. ​

​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.

The University of Maribor, in collaboration with members of the ATHENA network, is organizing the 2nd International PhD Conference titled Sustainable Innovation & Technology: Bringing Science and Society Closer Together, which will take place on 17–18 April 2025. The central theme of the conference is connecting science and society to promote sustainable development and innovation.

This event will bring together doctoral students, researchers, and academics from various disciplines, providing an opportunity to present research achievements, exchange ideas, and discuss the role of academia in shaping a sustainable future.

Application and participation:

• Doctoral students from the University of Maribor and all ATHENA universities are welcome to participate.
• Applications must be submitted with an abstract (up to 250 words) via the contact points of the respective universities.
• Abstract submission deadline: 7 March 2025.
• Notification of acceptance: 7 March 2025.
• Each participant will have a 15-minute presentation, followed by interactive discussions.
• All contributions will be included in a book of abstracts, published in print or online.

The conference represents a unique opportunity for networking, interdisciplinary collaboration, and contributing to the development of sustainable solutions in science and technology.​

​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."