LEARN THE LANGUAGE
The programmes of the Centre for Slovene as a Second and Foreign Language provide comprehensive specialist support for Slovene as a second or foreign language and for Slovene language, literature and culture, as well as promoting Slovene Studies internationally.
The Centre works under the auspices of the Department of Slovene Studies at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. Its activities are organised into eight special programmes and are co-financed by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.
SURVIVAL
GUIDE
ACT LIKE A LOCAL - have a coffee break
Ljubljana is a coffee paradise, find our more here
Food lover? “Ljubljana is a delicious explosion of tastes, smells, textures, sounds and images. Taste it!
Check here
use-it map & škuc info point
Two locally grown ingredients of a cultural pot you must take a bite at. First is USE-IT map made by the locals for exploring the unconvencional spots of Ljubljana.
Info point and Gallery ŠKUC will introduce you to the core of what Ljubljana has to offer as a community building opportunities in fields of informal education and volunteering at cultural and sports events, as a network of youth organisations and events in Ljubljana.
Call The Cab OR Hello Mr. TAXI driver
Sometimes zig-zagging through Ljubljana is fun, but sometimes you just need a kind old Mr. Taxi driver to deliver you back to the dorms safe and sound. BEST option is to download a MEtro taxi app HERE
WHY 9 p.m. is a partybreaking hour?
Dear people, set the alarm on your watches and smartphones because at exactly 9 P.M. NO and we mean absolutely NO alcohol can be bought at any store, shop, gas station, black market or anything in between. Bars only. Or borrow some from your neighbour.
Going green
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Tivoli Park: GET LOST IN NATURE
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Mount St. Mary: OFFERS GREAT HIKES
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Highball's 33 km walk - Trail of Remembrance and Comradeship: BE A PART OF HISTORY
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Koseze Pond: DISCOVER IT
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Into the woods – Mostec: WHAT TO DO
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Meet Trubarjeva St., a colorful, messy and artistic side of town where the best graffiti artists found their way out in the open and where famous restaurant Skuhna (Falafel, Tandoori, Kebab, Libanonske meze, Čompa for meat lovers reservations) found its home.
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A whole world of food in one square aka Open Kitchen is A MUST SEE FRIDAY EVENT.
BADDEST, FASTEST, FITTEST - GYMS AND EXERCISE OPTIONS
1. Free University Gym in Rožna dolina: CLICK HERE
2. Almost free workouts with Student exercise (Študentska vadba) : CHECK IT OUT
Subsidized student meals
All students with student card are entitled to subsidized meals in most restaurants around Ljubljana. Each student can use as many subsidies as there are working days in a month (app. 20 per month). In order to be able to use these subsidies, you first need to make online enrollement. Click the button bellow to complete it.
After you complete it, write down you application number and bring it along with your UL student card or your enrolment certificate, your ID/passport, security number and your mobile phone (with a Slovenian sim card ) to a ŠOU POINT "Študenska Prehrana".
STUDENT CARD
All exchange students receive their STUDENT CARDS during Orientation days before the start of the semester at their faculties. The International Office at your faculty will inform you about the exact dates of Orientation days. In case of earlier arrival, you can pick up your student card at the International Office at the University of Ljubljana, located at Kongresni trg 12 (working hours).
Ljubljana is well known to be student friendly,
therefore your student card brings a ton of discounts at various stores, services etc.
All you must do is simply as for a student discount.
HEALTH INSURANCE
Students from the EU and the European economic region countries should have the E 128 FORM, the E 111 FORM or a valid EHIC. Each student should contact his/hers authorized insurance agency and ask for the above mentioned forms. DETAILS HERE.
If you do not have health insurance in your home country, you can contact the following insurance company to arrange your insurance in Slovenia:
ASSISTANCE CORIS
Ulica Bratov Babnik 10
1000 Ljubljana
Phone: +386 1 519 20 20, Fax: +386 1 519 16 98
Website: CORIS
During a temporary stay in Slovenia, insured citizens will be able to claim medical services in public health institutions on the basis of the European health insurance card. Medical services may only be claimed on the primary level in health centres.
If you are a NON EU citizen make a valid health insurance at Coris.
LIST OF HEALTHCARES AND HOSPITALS
STUDENTS HOSPITALS AND WORKING HOURS:
Aškerčeva cesta 4 WEBSITE
Rožna dolina, Student dormitories,
blok VIII, Cesta 27.aprila 31.
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
Bohoričeva 4, 1000 Ljubljana
or call 112 (emergency calls only!).
WEEKEND DOCTOR ON DUTY
Community Health Centre Ljubljana, Metelkova 9.
Open only on SAT 7 A.M. – 7 P.M.,
Phone 01 4723 891, 01 4723 717.
OPENING A BANK ACCOUNT
We suggest opening an account at ABANKA due to pleasant students' experiences there.
WHAT YOU NEED
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ID document,
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a valid student card or letter of acceptance
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TAX number.
You can get a BaMaestro card and Visa Electron. Additionally, you can ask for a free Abamobi app which enables you to regularly check your balance on your smartphone. LIST OF ABANKA OFFICES
HOW TO OBTAIN A TAX NUMBER
Tax office Ljubljana
(Davčni urad Ljubljana)
Sector for Foreigners (Oddelek za tujce)
p.p. 107, 1001 Ljubljana
Davčna ulica 1, Ljubljana
Telephone: +386 1 369 30 00
E-mail: gp.durs-lj@gov.si
Office hours:
MON, TUE: 8 A.M. – 12 P.M. & 1 P.M. – 3 P.M.
WED: 8 A.M. – 12 P.M. & 1 P.M. – 6 P.M.
FRI: 8 A.M. – 1 P.M.
If you already have a residence permit, you will be issued a residential tax number, otherwise a non-residential one.
WORK PERMIT
It is needed only when students are seeking for a long term employment. It is not required for student part-time jobs.
Part-time jobs can be found through ŠTUDENTSKI SERVIS, a service that provides information about available work placements. To be able to work part-time in Slovenia, you need to obtain a Slovenian TAX number and have an open bank account.