Mechanical Engineering – Research and Development Programme

The Fundamental Programme Objectives and General Competencies

• To provide our graduates with high-quality knowledge that encompasses a solid foundation for understanding and knowledge in the broader field of mechanical engineering, which, upon completion of the study, gives them the appropriate competences for appropriate employment. In the case of continuation of their study, the acquired knowledge constitutes an appropriate starting point for research studies at the postgraduate level.
• To develop critical judgement and synthesis abilities and to cultivate and implement professional engineering responsibility.
• With the received knowledge and education in a broader field of mechanical engineering, comparable to other related study programmes in Europe, our graduates will be capable of linking up and integrating different interdisciplinary fields.

Admission requirements and selection criteria in case of restricted enrollment

Admission requirements

The prerequisite for enrolling in the first year of the first-cycle academic study programme in Mechanical Engineering – Research and Development Programme is completing one of the following secondary school-leaving exams:

a) the general matura certificate;

b) the vocational matura certificate from a secondary vocational education programme or technical education programme (mechanical technician, car service technician, electrical technician, construction technician, chemical technician, marine mechanical technician, metallurgical technician, mechatronics technician, computer technician, woodworking technician, electronic communications technician), and general matura examination in the subject of mathematics; when doing the vocational matura exam the candidate may not choose mathematics;

c) the final examination, passed before 1 June 1995, at the end of any four-year secondary school programme.

Selection criteria in case of restricted enrolment

In case of admission restriction, the applicants referred to in point a) will be selected based on the following criteria:

• overall achievement in the general matura (30 % of points),
• overall achievement in the 3rd and 4th years of secondary school (30 % of points),
• success in the subject Mathematics at the general matura (20 % of points),
• success in the subject Physics or Mechanics at the general matura (20 % of points).

For the candidates referred to in point b):

• overall achievement in the vocational matura (30 % of points),
• overall achievement in the 3rd and 4th years of secondary school (30 % of points),
• success in the subject Mathematics at the general matura (20 % of points),
• success in mechanical engineering or automotive mechatronics or electrical engineering or plant engineering or chemistry or marine engineering or metallurgy or mechatronics or information technology or woodworking or electronic communications at the vocational matura (20 % of points).

For the candidates referred to in point c):

• overall achievement in the final examination (30 % of points),
• overall achievement in the 3rd and 4th years of secondary school (30 % of points),
• success in Mathematics in the final examination or in the 4th year of secondary school if the candidate did not take Mathematics in the final examination (20 % of points),
• success in Physics, Mechanics or Mechanical Engineering in the final examination or in the 4th year of secondary school if the candidate did not take the subjects in the final examination (20 % of points).

Number of enrolment slots available in academic year 2024/2025

• 165 (Slovenians and candidates of EU member states)
• 18 (candidates of non EU countries)
• 2 (Slovenians without Slovenian citizenship)

Terms for advancement

Promotion Requirements from the first year to second year of Study Programme:

Students can advance to the second year until the end of study year, when they have fulfilled all the requirements, determined by the curriculum of the current academic year and have accumulated a minimum of 48 ECTS credits.

Promotion Requirements from second year to third year of Study Programme:

Students can advance to the third year, when they have fulfilled all the requirements, determined by the curriculum of the second year and have accumulated a minimum of 48 ECTS credits and all the requirements, determined by the curriculum of the first year and have accumulated minimum of 60 ECTS credits.

Exceptionally, a student may enrol in a higher year even if he or she has not fulfilled all the obligations stipulated in the study programme for enrolment in a higher year, when he or she has justified reasons for doing so as set out in Article 125 of the UL Statute (parenthood, prolonged illness of the student, exceptional family and social circumstances, recognised status of a person with special needs or special status, active participation in top professional, cultural and sports events and active participation in university bodies) or reasons arising from obligations due to parallel studies, transfer from one university to another, language problems (foreign students), additional workload due to international exchange or increased workload in additional developmental research work. The student must state valid reasons for the non-fulfilment of obligations and, upon request, provide the examination programme for the past period.

The fulfilment of justified reasons is decided by a special committee consisting of the vice-dean for pedagogical work of the study programme MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, the mentor of the year in which the student is enrolled and the mentor of the year in which the student wishes to enrol. Students who show above-average academic results are enabled to progress faster. The decision on this is adopted by the UL FS Senate on the basis of the application of the candidate and the opinion of the UL FS University Study Committee. The decision sets out a way to move forward more quickly.

Requirements for repeating a year of Study Programme:

A student who has not fulfilled all the study requirements set by the study programme for enrolment into a higher year may repeat a year if he has earned at least 24 ECTS credits. A year can only be repeated once during the course of the studies.

A student may still be able to repeat a year even if he has not fulfilled the requirements referred to in the preceding paragraph, if there are justified grounds for doing so (prolonged illness, extenuating family and social circumstances, study commitments to do with parallel studies, transferring from one university to another, language difficulties (foreign students), additional commitments due to international exchange or increased workload to do with additional development and research work). The student must provide valid reasons for uncompleted requirements and submit the exam programme for the previous period when lodging his application. Whether or not the conditions for justified grounds have been met shall be decided by a special committee, consisting of the Vice-Dean of Pedagogical Work for the university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING”, the mentor of the year in which the student is currently enrolled and the student’s tutor.

Requirements for the completion of studies:

A student is deemed to have completed his studies once he has completed all the study requirements prescribed by the study programme in the amount of 180 ECTS credits.

Methods of assessment:

The methods of assessment are compliant with the UL Statute and are listed in the course syllabi.

Conditions for transferring between programmes:

The transfer between programmes shall mean the termination of the student’s education in the study programme in which he initially enrolled and the continuation of education in the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme”, whereby part of the study
requirements or all of the requirements that the student has already passed as part of the initial study programme shall be deemed to have been completed. It should be noted, however, that transferring is only possible between study programmes that provide comparable competencies upon completion.

Applications for transferring to the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme” and the scope of satisfied requirements recognized within the study programme will be reviewed by the Undergraduate Studies Committee. In accordance with the Criteria for Transfers Between Study Programmes, a candidate can enrol in the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme”, provided that he is entitled to at least half of the ECTS credits from the initial study programme, pertaining to the compulsory subjects of the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme”. If, during the recognition procedure, the candidate is found to be entitled to at least as many (and specifically those) credit points that are the prerequisite for enrolment in a higher year of the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme”, the candidate shall be allowed to enrol in a higher year of the first-cycle university study programme “MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – Research and Development Programme”.

Application info

Enrolment into undergraduate and single cycle master’s study programmes of the University of Ljubljana is published each year on the 30th of January for the next academic year. Candidates apply for enrolment into the undergraduate and single cycle study programmes in accordance with the deadlines and the method specified in the Call for Enrolment at the eVŠ web portal.

More information: Enrolment in undergraduate and postgraduate studies

The application and admission procedure for the first and second application deadline is managed and implemented centrally by the Application and Information Service of the University of Ljubljana.

More information: Candidates with foreign entry qualifications

Programme Description and Curriculum

Details of the study programme (courses, course content, course holders. . . ) are presented in the Programme Curriculum.

Programme Curriculum for the academic year 2024/2025