University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of geography

National Network
Slovenia
Address

Askerceva 2
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia

Telephone
+386 1 241 1246
Telephone (other)
+386 1 241 1236
Fax
+386 1 425 9337
E-Mail
katja_vrtacnik@yahoo.com
E-Mail (2)
krevs@yahoo.com
Mobile Phone
+386 (0) 31 373 479
Mobile Phone (other)
+386 (0) 41 868 361
Website
http://www.ff.uni-lj.si/oddelki/geo/index.html
Organisation Type
Non-Governmental Organization
Year of Establishment
1919
Fields of Activity
  1. Environment/Sustainable development
  2. Heritage
  3. International/Cultural relations
  4. Research
  5. Youth and education
General Information
1. One of the 22 departments at the Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. 34 people employed: professors, assistants, researchers, professional co-operators and librarians (at the Department). Internal research centre, geo informatics and cartographic laboratory, physical-geographical laboratory, library and cartographic collection. 2. A part of a bigger institution (faculty, university) – the yearly budget covers the staff salaries, infrastructure, organization, and a part of research activities. 3. Other sources of funding: scholarships (postgraduates, employed students), local, national and international tenders and programmes. 4. Socrates Erasmus – exchanges, intensive programmes, thematic networks; Leonardo da Vinci; extensive bilateral cooperation, predominantly within Europe (incl. SE Europe); 5. Other universities in Europe; International Geographical Union; Students’ Geographical Society (Slovenian and European)
Mission and Objectives

With its pedagogical and diversified scientific-research work department of geography plays an important role in education and qualification of young geographers, development of new knowledge and putting it into practice.

Main Projects / Activities

Leading or participating in international networks – e.g. ERIC (European Resources on Intercultural Communication), R.A.V.E. Space (Raising Awareness of Values of Space through the Process of Education), REACT (Regional Actors in Interreg Cooperation), 2 ASO projects: Challenges of Urban Governance: Planning Efforts, Cooperation and Participation; Structural Analysis of Spatial and Human Sources for Interregional Cooperation in SE Europe, Slovenia and Austria; bilateral cooperation with the Czech Republic on the project Sustainable development of small cities, S-T cooperation between the Republic of Slovenia and BIH: Regional Structure and Migrations; S-T cooperation with Poland: Migrations and Interethnic Relations in East Border Space: Slovenia and Poland; S-T cooperation between Hungary and Slovenia: Migration Processes and Interethnic Relations in Contact Space of Slovenia; S-T cooperation with Macedonia: Demographical and Migrational Aspects of Slovenians in Macedonia and Macedoni

Contact (1) Full Name
Katja Vrtacnik Garbas
Head of the organisation
dr. Marko Krevs
Contact (2) Full Name
dr. Marko Krevs