A student of the first-cycle professional higher education study programme MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and development programme completes their studies by defending their Bachelor’s thesis.
Application for the Bachelor’s Thesis Topic:
The student must submit the application for the Bachelor’s thesis topic in the VIS system. The topic must be approved by the Chair of the competent thesis committee at least one month prior to the submission of the thesis. When applying for the topic, the student must provide:
- the title of the thesis in Slovene and English,
- the supervisor and, if applicable, a co-supervisor,
- a thesis proposal (1,000–1,500 characters) including the definition of the topic, purpose and objectives of the final work, and the planned methods,
- the field of the thesis, and
- any cooperation with a company.
If the final thesis is prepared in cooperation with a company, the student must sign the Agreement on the Recognition of Intellectual Property Rights in the Preparation of the Final Thesis in Cooperation with a Company (Slovene/English). The text of the agreement must not be modified; only the contact details of the parties should be added, and Annex 1 must be completed.
The proposed thesis topic must be grammatically correct and clearly define: the professional problem, the scope of work to be completed within the planned timeframe, and the methodology for solving the task.
Once the topic is approved, a record of the approved thesis topic is generated in the VIS system (Studies Completion / Certificate of Approved Topic). The student must obtain the signatures of the supervisor/co-supervisor and include the signed topic as the second page of the final thesis.
Preparation of the Bachelor’s Thesis:
Guidelines for the preparation and formatting of final, Bachelor’s, and Master’s theses
Faculty templates (double-sided)
LaTeX template for writing Bachelor’s/Master’s theses
Submission of the Bachelor’s Thesis:
Once the supervisor approves the submission in the VIS system, the student must send the completed and signed Technical Review Form for Bachelor’s and Master’s Thesis together with the thesis by email (studentski.referat@fs.uni-lj.si) to the Student Office.
The Student Office forwards the thesis to the Quality Review Committee, which reviews the thesis and informs the student of any required corrections. After the student revises the thesis accordingly, it can be submitted in the VIS system.
The thesis is then checked for content similarity using plagiarism detection software connected to the VIS system.
Rules on checking content similarity of the electronic form of the final written thesis and conditions for temporary restriction of access
Instructions for students regarding preparation and submission of the electronic version of the final thesis
The student must submit the thesis in the VIS system no later than 6 months after the topic has been approved. If the student cannot complete the thesis within this period, they must submit a request for an extension to the Student Office before the topic expires.
If, despite an extension, the student is still unable to complete the thesis for justified reasons, they may apply for a further extension during the validity period of the topic. The request will be considered by the Faculty Senate; therefore, it must be submitted at least 3 days before the Senate session.
Temporary Restriction of Access:
Form for postponement of publication of the thesis
Form for extension of postponement of publication
Defence of the Bachelor’s Thesis:
The thesis is evaluated by the thesis committee. The defence date is also published on the Faculty website.
Schedule of thesis committees and defence dates for the academic year 2025/2026
On the day of the defence, the student must submit to the Student Office:
one printed copy of the thesis (including the signed topic), and
the Consent upon Completion of Studies form.
The defence presentation must be prepared in PowerPoint using the provided template: RRP_SLO / RRP_ANG. If you experience issues with special characters, install the following fonts:
Flama
Galette Medium
Guidelines for the defence of Bachelor’s theses