Knowledge and Slovene language courses

KNOWLEDGE OF SLOVENIAN LANGUAGE

At the University of Primorska Slovene language proficiency depends on the selected study programme.

As a rule, students’ language proficiency is not checked prior to application and enrolment. The exception are the following study programmes: professional study programme Pre-school Teaching, academic study programme Primary School Teaching and the master's study programmes Inclusive Pedagogics, Primary School Teaching and Social Pedagogy. Foreign citizens shall demonstrate knowledge of the Slovenian language at level B2 when applying for enrolment in the aforementioned study programmes.

There are no limitations applied to candidates and students, who study in a foreign language. 

However, foreign citizens enrolled in undergraduate and master study programmes of the University of Primorska, who study in Slovene language, must demonstrate the knowledge of the Slovene language at the basic level (at least at level A2) until their enrolment in the 2nd year of studies. In the case of enrolment in the higher year according to the criteria for transitions, this condition must be fulfilled until the enrolment in the next higher year.

*There are additional exceptions to this rule:
- foreign citizens who have completed elementary and/or secondary school in Slovenia or a secondary school with a Slovene language of study abroad or a bilingual secondary school abroad,
- foreign citizens who have completed previous studies conducted in the Slovene language.

 In some undergraduate and master study programmes, foreign students must demonstrate knowledge of the Slovene language at a higher level by the end of their studies: 

 For foreign citizens enrolling in doctoral study programmes of UP, there is no requirement to demonstrate the knowledge of the Slovene language, except for the study programme Slovene Studies, where the following applies: 

For students who are foreign citizens, UP organizes free Slovene language and culture courses (Preparatory days 2023), both before the beginning of the academic year and during the academic year and thus supports them in their integration and knowledge acquisition. 

THE COURSE OF SLOVENIAN LANGUAGE

The course "Slovenian as a foreign language" at levels A1, A2 and B1 comprises 60 contact hours, which are evaluated with 6 ECTS credit points. The course is taught at the Faculty of Humanities of the University of Primorska and is open to all foreign students of the University of Primorska.

The timetable and other information about the course "Slovenian as a foreign language" at UP Faculty of Humanities in the academic year 2025/2026:

SPRING SEMESTER ;  16. 2. 2026 – 29. 5. 2026

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Video

Foreign students about our course (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pWqbQ2okxc