SECRETS AND ATTRACTIONS OF SLOVENIA Project Leonardo da Vinci Partnership - Water for Life – Education for Water 1 st Transnational Meeting Slovenia-Austria, Maribor-Graz, 13th-15 th November, 2008 Andreja Nekrep, Klemen Prah University of Maribor, Faculty of Education and Faculty of Arts

PART 1: SLOVENIA ON THE MAP OF EUROPE SLOVENIA LIES IN THE HEART OF EUROPE

NATIONAL INSIGNIA

BASIC STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT SLOVENIA THE COUNTRY AND ITS POPULATION Area: km2 Capital city: Ljubljana Population: ( ) Population density: 98,7 inhabitants per km2 Language: Slovene Religion: Roman Catholic (82%)

BASIC STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT SLOVENIA ECONOMY AND POLITICS Independence: 1991 Political system: parliamentary democracy GDP per capita in 2004: EUR Inflation rate in 2005: 2,3% (annual average) Currency: Slovenian tolar (SIT); 1 EUR = 239,64 SIT Member of EU: 1st May 2004

BASIC STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT SLOVENIA EDUCATION AND SCIENCE Four universities: University of Maribor University of Ljubljana University of Primorska University of Nova Gorica

BASIC STATISTICAL DATA ABOUT SLOVENIA GEOGRAPHY Geographical division of Slovenia: Alps: 42,1% of territory Dinaric Alps: 28,1% Pannonian Plain: 21,2% Mediterranean: 8,6% Climate: mostly Continental, also Alpine and Mediterranean Average temperatures: -2C in January, 21C in July Sea coast: only 46,6 km

CENTRAL SLOVENIAN REGION: LJUBLJANA – THE CAPITAL CITY LJUBLJANA: inhabitants Ljubljana castle and the old town

CENTRAL SLOVENIAN REGION: LJUBLJANA – THE CAPITAL CITY LJUBLJANICA RIVERBANKS. Medieval buildings mirrored in the river.

CENTRAL SLOVENIAN REGION: LJUBLJANA – THE CAPITAL CITY VIEW ON THE TRIPLE BRIDGE. One of the symbols of the city, designed in 1929 by Jože Plečnik ( ).

CENTRAL SLOVENIAN REGION: LJUBLJANA – THE CAPITAL CITY LJUBLJANA IN FESTIVE DECEMBER.

CENTRAL SLOVENIAN REGION: LJUBLJANA – THE CAPITAL CITY THE WORLD TRADE CENTRE building. Panorama of the new business and Trade centre built in modern styles.

PODRAVSKA REGION: MARIBOR – THE SECOND LARGEST CITY MARIBOR: inhabitants Old town with square and Plague Monument

PODRAVSKA REGION: MARIBOR – THE SECOND LARGEST CITY LENT – 400 year-old vine is thought to be the oldest in the world, but still offers up its juice.

PODRAVSKA REGION: MARIBOR – THE SECOND LARGEST CITY POHORJE (580 m) GOLDEN FOX (women ski world cup)

GORENJSKA REGION: TRIGLAV – THE HIGHEST PEAK TRIGLAV – the highest mountain in Slovenia (2864 m) TRIGLAV NATIONAL PARK – founded in 1906 in the area of the Seven Triglav Lakes, while in 1981 it was extended and now covers ha.

GORENJSKA REGION: BLED – THE JEWEL OF THE JULIAN ALPS BLED (501 m) – one of the most beautiful alpine holiday resorts and Health spas.

GORENJSKA REGION: RAFTING ON THE SOČA RIVER ADVENTURES ON WATER

KARST REGION: POSTOJNA CAVE POSTOJNA CAVE – Slovenia’s largest cave with stalactites, stalagmites and pillars.

KARST REGION: POSTOJNA CAVE PROTEUS ANGUINUS – the proteus or olm, known locally as ‘human fish’. This endemic animal is considered to be a trademark of Slovene speleology.

KARST REGION: THE LIPIZZANER HORSE THE NOBLE LIPIZZANER HORSE – originated in Lipica, where the stud farm was established in 1580.

COAST REGION: THE PORT OF KOPER KOPER – the largest coastal town and Slovenia’s only commercial port. Despite industrial growth it has preserved its old centre untouched.

COAST REGION: SEČOVLJE SALT-PANS THE SEČOVLJE SALT-PANS still produce salt using traditional methods. Part of the area has been designated as a nature reserve and ornithologists have recorded over 150 different species of bird here.

CUISINE: POTICA – A PASTRY FOR FESTIVE OCCASIONS This excellent, original, almost sculptured cake is a Slovene speciality. The recipes are a kind of family secret, passing from generation to generation like folk songs.

ETHNOLOGY: BEEHIVE Painted beehive panels - unique in the world. Honey production has a long tradition in Slovenia. At the end of the 18th century the Vienna court apiarist, Slovene Anton Janša, bred a native species of Carniolian bee.

ETHNOLOGY: THE ‘TOPLAR’ HAYRACK A special feature of the land is the hayrack, a simple wooden construction for drying hay. Some thirty different types can be distinguished by their construction, most of them found only in Slovenia.

ETHNOLOGY: KURENT – CARNIVAL SPIRIT Kurent, a fearsome "Pust" (carnival) figure bringing luck and abundant crops, comes from Ptujsko polje.

ETHNOLOGY: KLOPOTEC – BIRD SCARING RATTLE Klopotec - a wooden device for scaring birds away from vineyards. The “klopotec” that can still be found in the north- east of Slovenia is an original Slovene product.

PART 2: UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

University of Maribor – Enrolment Trend

University of Maribor – Member Faculties Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Business and Economics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Civil Engineering Faculty of Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Informatics Faculty of Electrical Engineering Computer Science and Informatics Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Agriculture Faculty of Arts (established in 2006) Faculty of Arts (established in 2006) Faculty of Law Faculty of Law Faculty of Education Faculty of Education Faculty of Organizational Sciences Faculty of Organizational Sciences Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security Faculty of Medicine (established in 2004) Faculty of Medicine (established in 2004) Faculty of Logistics (established in 2005) Faculty of Logistics (established in 2005) Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (established in 2006) Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (established in 2006) Faculty of Energetics (established in 2006) Faculty of Energetics (established in 2006)

Study programmes – Faculty of Arts Single-Major Pedagogical University Study Programmes German Language with Literature Slovene Language with Literature Double-Major Pedagogical University Study Programmes English Language with Literature and… Philosophy and… Geography and… Hungarian Language with Literature and… German Language with Literature and… Slovene Language with Literature and… Sociology and… History and… Pedagogy and… Single-Major Non-Pedagogical University Study Programme History Double-Major Non-Pedagogical University Study Programmes Translation and Interpretation – English Language Translation and Interpretation – German Language

Study programmes – Faculty of Education Single-Major Pedagogical University Study Programmes Elementary Education Music Education Fine Arts Education Vocational Higher Education Study Programmes Preschool Education Trainer in a Selected Sport’s Field

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